The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

For the past few years ( here and here ) I started a tradition (if we can call it that) where I look back at the year in #edtech and try to make predictions as to what''s going to take hold in the coming year. No science behind any of this. What a pretty nifty idea. Still don''t believe me?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students. In the evolving landscape of education, one topic has taken center stage: generative AI.

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Guidelines Learning Industry Assessment 122

SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The shortlist of nominees for the 2011 Edublog Awards was announced this weekend. right? :-) I''m really honored to be nominated in the Best EdTech/Resource Sharing Blog Category. Best New Blog- All4mychild and Speech Room News Best EdTech/Resource Sharing Blog- Cindy L Meester and I are in there!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

To help them make sense of how we got here, Poptential has expanded and updated its Common Sense Economics digital curriculum to include recent economic events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, and the current inflation crisis. Click to tweet.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A bonus: many edtech programs offer scripted lessons and ready-made materials volunteers can use to supplement classroom learning. Because only 46 percent of teachers feel like the public respects them as professionals — a 31 percent decrease from 2011. Publicize job and volunteer opportunities within school districts.

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Meeting EdTech Strategy Professional Learning 109

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Premiering February 16th at 1 PM ET and available on-demand, this first-of-its-kind experience takes students behind the scenes of a major music event to discover the processes and people that make the televised production seem effortless. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Through my journey in the EdTech world, I have seen first hand the transformative power of educational technology and its vast impact on students learning. Critical thinking, as Finn (2011) defines it, “is applied rationality…a set of skills that people can learn and apply in their everyday or professional lives.” (p. And guess what?

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

The new Alumni Network and Alumni Grants Program offers previous participants networking opportunities, resources, events, and funding for existing science projects. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

As the legend goes … It was the middle of the night on July 11, 2011. From Podcaster to EdTech Magazine Editor and into the world of Conference promotions … you should never put yourself in the corner and be seen in this world as only one thing. Step 4: Your Brand Belongs to YOU… not EdTech. ProudMoment). They want YOU.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

Step 1: You Have to Start Somewhere As the legend goes … It was the middle of the night on July 11, 2011. ProudMoment) From Podcaster to EdTech Magazine Editor and into the world of Conference promotions … you should never put yourself in the corner and be seen in this world as only one thing. They all want one thing.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The company, based in Salt Lake City, has canceled an upcoming informational event for financial analysts Dec. The bank is also disappointed in the canceled financial analyst event, which may have come with new information on Bridge and Instructure’s signature product, the LMS Canvas. “We 3 to instead focus on strategy.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

There are a few more posts to round out the top including how to effectively use social media at events, why ignoring is not the only answer when it comes to bullies and tips for teens using social media. Entry Pageviews 7 #BYOD Building Blocks for Success Oct 11, 2015, 3305 4 #EdTech Tools I've Never Used Before The #TLTech.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

There are a few more posts to round out the top including one that includes a lively debate on the pros and cons of attending school and another that explains how to effectively use social media at events. Oct 4, 2015, 3156 4 #EdTech Tools I've Never Used Before The #TLTech. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You can use the internet to donate to charity, stay informed about current events and keep in touch with old friends. And I was a faculty member on record for the edtech program, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. And we were really, in the early 2000s, focused in on just the edtech part. You can meet people online.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media EdTech Course 88

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A former English teacher in Turkey, Abamu’s dabbling with edtech tools inspired her to launch a blog on international education. She’s also built storytelling chops as a broadcast journalist, researcher and assignment editor for NY1 News, covering everything from sports, politics and education to the bitter winter and other grisly events.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 27, 2011

His point was they had all learned to use Facebook without participating in a formalized training event. Source: [link] NOTE: Please continue learning from the comments below, and also my follow-up blog post of July 26, 2011. The presenter then asked how many of the Facebook users had taken a training class in how to use Facebook.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Edublog awards has had a lot of buzz the last couple of years (both positive & hater) but I find the event & experience invigorating! I wish I could name more than one on several of these categories! I''ve been humbled & honored to be nominated a couple times (first by the amazing Shelly S Terrell! Thank you, Shelly!)

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Social Media Libraries Wiki Twitter 28

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2017

Since its launch in 2011, the company’s communication app has amassed more than 20 million users—none of whom had to pay a dime. Launched last August , the idea was to let educators request and collect money from parents for school-related activities, from field trips to events, lunch and other school-related activities.

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Company Mobility Strategy Microsoft 88

edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. In Portland, Oregon, teens created a summer activities app that provided students and families with fun summer event opportunities. Today, FreshGrade is used in over 120 countries worldwide.

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RafranzDavis.com

JUNE 7, 2015

Fast forward to the end of Ashley Judd’s speech and I, like almost every other person in that room, was mortified at how uninspired she was for that particular event. While her story is compelling, it was not the right time or tone for that event). 2011 Keynotes. Others though? Not so much. An educator. An Educator.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Time to look back at the best of 2011 in our school library/edtech world and share! Look back at 2011. And, if this works, we’ll make it an annual event! At the TL Virtual Cafe on December 5th, 8PM Eastern, we’ll be hosting a Learning Tools Open Mic/Smackdown/Karaoke. What is the most exciting thing you learned?

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Libraries EdTech Strategy Tools 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

That the instruction and implementation tracks top the chart is hardly surprising, as the sessions focus on the application of tools (like Google), ideas (design learning) and frameworks (competency-based education) into the classroom—topics that have dominated the general edtech conversation for a while.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

Date : Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 1am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate. The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link]. Stager with the distinction of "20 Leaders to Watch" in 2007.

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Laptops EdTech Groups Technology 51

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The New York City-based language company, founded in 2011, offers 10 language classes along with courses in interior design, mixing cocktails and French culture. The challenge and competition is convincing people to come out to classes and events, rather than stay home and watch Netflix, he says.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2018

“It was about as big a mess as you can ever imagine,” says James Henry Russell, who left his previous role as superintendent of Texarkana Independent School District to become president of the college in 2011. Since those days though, Texarkana College has earned a new reputation.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Indira Gandhi Stadium, India’s largest indoor arena with the capacity to seat about 20,000 people, played host to an event in 2013 much different than its usual lineup of concerts and badminton competitions. He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls.

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Company Video Broadband Report 90

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Now, some educators—and consultants—are calling for edtech consulting firms to be held accountable for whether or not their million-dollar advice translates into improved, measurable learning outcomes. Ambitious district officials flush with funds from philanthropic donations, grants or special tax revenues take on big projects.

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Personalized Learning Education Elements Learning Outcomes 121

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Net price calculators on college websites became available on college websites, [as] a requirement, in October 2011. In any event we think that having Edmit help optimize financial aid awards is considerably lower risk than outsourcing core academic functions, which many universities are doing,” he says.

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Company Data Strategy Analysis 66

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

The “Netflix for education” analogy has become somewhat of a cliché for edtech companies using student data to recommend anything from courses to textbooks. That idea relies on a technology known as predictive analytics, a statistical model that analyzes past data to make estimations about some future event or trend.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Tom Daccord, Director of EdTechTeacher, kicks off the event with the Monday/Someday dichotomy. The Greatest EdTech Generation. Based on survey data from 2011, Justin talks about how students indicate that in the 15 years between 1996 and 2012. Monday/Someday. Someday is your vision, your view of what may be possible.

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Google Technology Accessibility Classroom 60

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2017

The scarcity of female directors in edtech is a striking contrast to the diversity that exists in the sector's day-to-day leadership. As much as one-third of edtech companies started during that time have a female CEO or founder. Quazzo is a voting board member on three edtech startups and an observer on the boards of two others.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Formally launched by President Obama in 2011, Digital Promise is a national leader in procurement, micro-credentials, innovation clusters, and is home to the League of Innovative Schools. Organization: Future Ready Schools ® (Part of the Alliance for Excellent Education).

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There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Local IT service companies tend to be business focused, just like school IT shops of old, and are not well versed in the unique edtech challenges facing classrooms today. District’s don’t want to be messing around with routers and need a single point of contact to call in the event “the Internet” stops working.

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EdTech E-rate Google Company 40

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2018

In fact, according to NOAA, 2017 tied 2011 for the most billion-dollar disasters in a single calendar year. It’s an outline for each department in a school district, from IT to human resources, that lays out how the entire organization can continue to operate in the event of a catastrophe. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Ann McMullan, Project Director of the CoSN EmpowerED Superintendent Initiative, said that it is critical districts do not treat professional learning as an “event” but part of what is happening consistently in districts. “To Cathy Moore became the Wake County Public School System’s 10th superintendent in May 2018. About the Host.

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Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Here’s a chronological roundup of stories that made the biggest bang on the edtech industry (and to a similar extent, our web traffic) in 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.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

For more about the history of podcasting, please visit this amazing article from the creators of International Podcast Day , an event celebrated each year on September 30 around the world. It was at that moment when I was encouraged to do so and on July 11, 2011, I bought the domain TeacherCast.net and the rest was history.

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