eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Since it launched in 2011, the company’s online graphing calculator has been used to create everything from Valentine’s Day “Math-o-grams” to Picasso paintings. Over the years, the company created accompanying lessons for teachers and students to use on its calculator technology. Desmos is no stranger to beautiful doodles.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Image credit: https://larrycuban.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/parents.jpg Unfortunately there is a growing rhetoric and sentiment that the education system in America is broken and our teachers are to blame for this. If there is ever a profession that should be revered as much as that of a doctor who saves lives it is that of a teacher.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Education Technology Cardona’s direct experience with edtech is sparse, but Doug Casey, the executive director at the Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology, describes him overall as a “strong ally” for his office. He would definitely make sure students are in a safe environment, but he will also make sure schools open.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It’s not that paying for a piece of technology will treat you any better, mind you.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I maintain a dataset of all education technology investments and all education technology investors. Glaring in its absence from this list: “personalization,” one of the most trumpeted technology “solutions” this year. (I’ll The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is no exception.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Created in 2011 by Koivisto, Aleksi Postari, the current chief technology officer, and New York teacher Joel Levin, MinecraftEdu was a rare hit, in terms of a commercial game that found success in the classroom. And it came at a time when schools needed to run their own servers to play, which was time- and resource-intensive. “We

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Want to hear another episode on technology tools? Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon has served as an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Technology at the county level.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

Marzano and Tammy Heflebower in their article “Grades That Show What Students Know” (2011). Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology Available NOW ! . Here is a conversion chart based on a recommendation by Robert J. I’d love to learn from other educators doing this.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

link] The 2011 Worldwide Virtual Library Conference November 2 - 3, All Free, All Online in Blackboard Collaborate Submit to present or to be kept informed at [link] THE KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLACE (The Knowledge Sharing Place) Thu 25 Aug 07:00PM New York / Thu 25 Aug 11:00PM GMT / Fri 26 Aug 09:00AM Sydney Dean Mantz.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. Technology was also providing a surplus of real-time data we still weren’t sure how to best use. She achieved National Board Certification in 2011. .

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There is no box

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

I think we say Technology is just a tool so as not to scare people away from it but the truth is, technology is a powerful disrupter of the status quo and the idea of disturbing the status quo is very scary to a lot of people. gocrickets.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

But the font spread after Boer won the Smart Future Minds Award in Amsterdam in 2011. The font also won first prize at the Smart Urban Stage in Amsterdam in 2011 and was a finalist for the Fast Company Innovate Through Design Award in 2012. Education technology companies are already beginning to incorporate the font in their products.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Global funding for educational technology has risen to a record $2.98 A total of 442 deals were made last year internationally, up from 391 the year before, and more than double the number made just four years ago: Global ed-tech funding has soared from 2011-2015. Educators in the Middle East Tackle the Common Core.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy. Duck Duck Moose was the first company that could come up with really compelling apps that were good—arguably good—for kids, in 2009, 2010, 2011. Like, of course my kid knows how to do those things. We've seen that.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2012

Her Media 21 program ( [link] ) was a winner of the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Cutting Edge Library Service Award. In addition, she co-teaches Teaching with Technology in the UM School of Education. Harada, 2012).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Always eager to associate itself with the latest tech craze, education technology embraced Pokémon Go with great gusto: “ Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification.” ” But these wild proclamations – wishful thinking , no doubt – tended to overlook the realities of mobile technology and education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 26, 2011

link] ET@LKING: WHERE TO START IMMERSING TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, PART 2: THE STAFF! This topic continues this week, looking at how we bring staff on board in immersing technology in education. Integrating GPS technology, geocaching, and Google Earth into all subject areas is one way to meet many students'' needs all at once.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Across the country, schools are adopting new approaches to teaching and learning in order to prepare students for life in a technology-rich world. Further, deeper learning develops students’ creativity and innovation, and information and technology literacy necessary to thrive in a digital world ( P21 ). Why is this important?

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The STEAM Student Set and the Code Kit are designed for students in grades three through eight and are aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards. They provide everything needed to launch a hands-on, successful STEAM (Science, Technology Engineering Arts and Math) program.

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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? If you''d like to get a feel for 2011''s conference, then read dozens of blog posts submitted during the event. Want to connect with other educators and learn from their successes and challenges? Then join me for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 1, 2016

and it was purchased for an estimated $50 million in 2011 by Weld North. ” See also: Teachers Like Technology in the Classroom, But Few Think It’s Well Integrated. Most Math Curricula Found to be Out of Sync With Common Core. The two businesses are well-established in the marketplace. Company Exec.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 26, 2014

Game Based Learning has been rising in popularity over the years and is a great way to integrate technology in the classroom as well as help keep kids motivated for learning. For grades 9-12 PBS LearningMedia launched in 2011 in partnership with WBGH and is a free media-on-demand service available to educators nationwide. More than 1.5

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

In the case of Teachscape, one of the rare edtech startups that’s stuck around for over a decade, its acquisition by Frontline Technologies marked the end of the road. Started in 2011, Imagine K12 has inspired many other accelerators and incubators to prop up across the globe; the U.S. expandings its Basecamp network. A big difference?

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Reading By Example

APRIL 14, 2015

of close reading is only briefly mentioned in the Common Core State Standards, it has become a staple in discussions among educators. So, of every technology we must ask, Does it serve our human purpose? Technologies, in every generation, present opportunities to reflect on our values and direction. (19).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2013

Detailed lesson plans in every chapter align with the Common Core English Language Arts Standards and cover a variety of valuable skills, including personal responsibility and perseverance, social and emotional learning, standardized test-taking strategies, and much more!" He is married and has three children and two grandchildren.

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MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

Research confirms that in order for ELLs to acquire English they must engage in oral language practice and be given the opportunity to use language in meaningful ways for social and academic purposes (Williams & Roberts, 2011). Additionally, t he Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards specifically focus on oral presentations.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It’s time once again for my annual review of “the year in education technology,” something I’ve done since 2010. I’m feeling quite tentative about whether or not the insights that I might be able to glean about the year will have much relevance for the business and politics of education technology under Trump.

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Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 Via Education Next : “The Politics of the Common Core Assessments.” ” “Schools That Integrate Technology: Silicon Valley ” by Larry Cuban.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 18, 2017

” Testing, Testing… PARCC Inc , best known as one of the Common Core test-makers, is “moving in a new direction,” Politico reports. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Cumulative Growth in Number of MOOCs , 2011–17.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

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Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Frostburg State University football player who died after suffering a head injury in 2011. ” Chris Lohse is the new head of the Education Technology Industry Network , the ed-tech division of the Software & Information and Industry Association. and retailer George L.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. “Researchers Target Brain-Scanning Technology to Improve Ed. Get rid of it.’” ” – Ursula Franklin.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

11, 2001, has not been in use since 2011, so the move is largely symbolic and appeared to be aimed at distancing the departing administration from any effort by the new president to revive the program, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or Nseers.” ” The Trump Administration.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one-quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.”

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