Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 30, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. Evernote is a great tool for students, educators and administrators as well. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2016

Technology integration can be one of the most challenging topics to find quality research on. In addition, technology tools change rapidly, and outcomes can vary depending on implementation. What Is Successful Technology Integration? It was written by Vanessa Vega, with subsequent updates made by the Edutopia staff.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments. And ETS contracts with OECD, which creates the global education assessment benchmark test known as PISA. Each company received $75,000 from Village Capital and $50,000 from ETS. With more than $1.3

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is changing the educational landscape, often in unpredictable ways. It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Bencivenga, who will be coaching entrepreneurs on acquisitions at EdSurge Immersion NYC in September, founded DataCation (later named CaseNEX DataCation) in 2007, and made his first acquisition in 2011, buying the assessment business DataDriven Classroom. We were doing $3.5 million when we made our first acquisition.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 18, 2021

For me, the journey began back in 2011 when we first introduced the flipped approach at New Milford High School, where I was principal, with resounding success. Technology is a significant component, but not every activity has to incorporate some type of tool. Blended learning is something that is near and dear to my heart.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

It also provides me with an opportunity to reflect on what I see and my take on how the field of education can continue to evolve in ways that better support the needs of all learners. The concept of brain breaks got me thinking about a growing trend in education – as kids progress through the K-12 system, there is less and less movement.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And its announcement of a $40 million Series D round, led by Owl Ventures, is recognition of years of growth at the forefront of programming education. Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills. In addition to their daily task of educating students, teachers must also continue to learn. Traditionally, that requires educators to take courses, whether in the classroom or online. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:24. A lot is demanded of teachers.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Given students’ interest in technology, educational technology tools are a promising way to motivate them to learn. Future research will help clarify the role of technology in boosting student motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975, 67, 776–783. a consulting company for product designers. Habgood, M.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

To develop and periodically revise the standards, ISTE leaders draw on research, expert perspectives on trends and technologies, and, most important, input from teachers and other members of the education community. Thousands of educators from around the world have contributed to the standards' development and evolution. .

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Nearly a hundred years ago, celebrated educational reformer John Dewey admonished: If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow. Never before have there been so many tech tools at our disposal for educating in entirely new, exciting, and promising ways. The Road to the Interactive Whiteboard.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team. The earlier educators start promoting family engagement, the more effective it is.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 20, 2018

Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Special Education Educator, Lauren Pittman to discuss how technology can be used in the classroom to assist in teaching our exceptional learners.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 31, 2021

Here is a smattering of such articles: A time for disruptive innovation in education. COVID-19 as a catalyst for educational change. Despite our wishes otherwise, even the savviest, most skillful, most trusted school leader is going to have difficulty transforming their educational system after the pandemic. 2021; under review).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Liz is a clinical assistant professor in education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017). published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017). Liz runs a blog at [link].

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 2, 2024

Enhanced Executive Control : Bilingual individuals often perform better in tasks requiring executive control, such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility (Bialystok, 2011). The paper also touches on public policy implications related to multilingual education and healthcare for bilingual individuals. Bialystok, E.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We wrote recently about some of the reasons that may be keeping teachers from pursuing the bilingual educator route, despite the widespread need for teachers who can instruct English learners. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The need has gained new urgency as the immigrant population in the U.S. percent to 10.7

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2019

In 2002 Joan Hughes (now at the University of Texas-Austin) and I received a large federal grant to create the first graduate program in the country designed to prepare technology-savvy school leaders. Minnesota program and numerous other students gained new school technology leadership experiences at partner universities. I’m excited!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. As part of the Discovery Education family of services, DoodleLearning will continue to apply its educational ability to building and deploying affordable learning solutions for students worldwide.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It’s three main sections provide specific kinds of information useful for technology leaders. The “Technologies to Watch” section of the Horizon Report provides administrators a glimpse of where technology is moving in education. Those two technologies were: 1) mobile computing and 2) open content.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Last time we started to explore the top four challenges facing higher education in the US. The report covered the six-year completion rates of the cohort of students (which the study refers to as the 2011 cohort) who began college in 2011. While the 2011 completion rate shows an uptick of 2.1% from the 2010 cohort.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 16, 2015

In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Here's my updated version for Summer, 2015. I'm a huge user of Google Apps and Evernote. Without these, I'm stuck. I also back them both up.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. In 2012, Sackstein tackled National Board Certification in an effort to reflect on her practice and grow as an educational English facilitator. MsSackstein on Twitter.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2011

Since that time so much has gone on in the world of Social Media in Education, I decided it needed some updating. With all of these external pressures there is little time for school leadership to encourage teachers to take risks in their classroom and be creative in terms of technology. I orginially wrote this post back in 2009.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the evolving landscape of education, one topic has taken center stage: generative AI. As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students. A Strategic Roadmap for Integrating Gen AI Into Schools 1.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

What do all these new tools and technologies have in common? Getting the data to fuel these technologies immediately leads to challenges with bias, accuracy, privacy and intellectual property rights. Since at least 2006 , technology leaders and mathematicians have argued that data is the new oil.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools has implemented and advocated for equitable access to technologies to close the digital learning gap since its inception in 2011. Last year’s abrupt transition to remote learning impacted all levels of K-12 education. Despite its challenges, remote learning is here to stay.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Did you know that despite similar interests and abilities in STEM subjects (defined here as science, technology, engineering, and math), women are considerably less likely to end up in STEM careers? The good news: educating and empowering girls in STEM from a young age can overcome some of these barriers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. They were the most powerful companies in education. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. In higher education, the student persistence and retention strategies used by institutions all over the world are built on the seminal works of great theorists such as John H. million persons under the age of 18.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology. I can say from what I saw in my travels around that educators still are just scratching the surface when it comes to 24/7 Professional Development. No science behind any of this.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

During a regional principal’s meeting today, our conversation steered toward the integration of technology within instruction. My administrative career began in 2011 which is around the time that iPhones started to come into prominence. Matt Renwick. Smartphones were a frequent topic, especially from the secondary school leaders.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural 3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network Alumni Grants Program. Banovetz, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Environmental Responsibility at 3M. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Paul, Minn.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

The information comes from the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report from YouScience , a technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, and Black Girls Do STEM , a nonprofit organization empowering Black girls to achieve equitable STEM representation.

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