eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality (2012), the average teacher in the United States gets 45 minutes of planning time per day. However, as that seems unlikely to happen, here are six ways that teachers can use edtech tools to save time. Needless to say, educators don’t have nearly enough time to plan lessons.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

2012 saw the development of Oculus, a virtual reality headset company that Facebook later acquired for more than $2 billion. These tools can and should be created with pedagogy, student experience, and learning outcomes as the priority. For video game players, the 2010s were a decade of extended reality.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

ISTE’s standards for students include “Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.” I welcome debate around my splitting hairs in the comments.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Video, captured either through a smartphone or tablet, has become an essential coaching tool to assist the girls with learning their routine. Cynthia Brame shares this: "To help students get the most out of an educational video, it’s essential to provide tools to help them process the information and to monitor their understanding.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 23, 2012

Today (April 23, 2012) is the 7th Anniversary of the first video ever being uploaded to YouTube. I have put together a list of some of my favorite tools to use with YouTube. So there are 5 of my favorite YouTube tools. Do you have a favorite tool or maybe a tick to share? You can still see that first video here.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 11, 2012

Tell a story with QR codes tags: qrcodes favorite The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials tags: iPad favorite Reading, Writing, and Wikis: Nurturing a Sense of Wonder Across the Curriculum tags: wikis writing favorite Six-Step Process in Creating a Technology Plan tags: technology technology planning favorite leadership What IS The Role (..)

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Docs - Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers tags: ifttt readitlater favorite Twitter is Only One PLN-building Tool - The Tempered Radical tags: ifttt readitlater PLN Twitter favorite 50 Crucial Rules – Social Media Etiquette for Students | SociableBlog : Social Media Blog tags: ifttt readitlater socialmedia netiquette favorite digitalcitizenship Integrating (..)

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Tools by Task tags: web2.0 tools favorite Posted from Diigo. id=ddwwqq6t_22g7rmsjgk tags: google google apps favorite Internet Safety for High School Kids Tips | Common Sense Media tags: internet safety high school favorite EdTech Toolbox: Web 2.0 The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Developed under the Verizon Innovative Learning program, Verizon’s education initiative focused on addressing barriers to digital inclusion, these programs will bring valuable training and tools to educators and students in support of digital learning and help bring connectivity to students in under-resourced schools.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 6, 2012

On Friday, I will review my favorite web tools as a school administrator, many I have reviewed before. Web tools for busy administrator View more presentations from John Robinson. educational leadership NCTIES NCTIES Conference 2012 technology leadership Web 2.0' Here''s the slideshare of that presentation.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 25, 2012

tags: networkedlearning network pln favorite Web 2.0 to support the NETS tags: web2.0 tags: posterous blogging favorite 9 Questions for Reflective School Reform Leaders tags: reform reflection Leadership favorite Posted from Diigo.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2012

NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? YouTube tags: videos Trapped on an Escalator - YouTube tags: videos Posted from Diigo.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 13, 2012

Open Education Resources tags: OER ebooks opensource digitaltextbooks favorite Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog: 3 Ways to Be a Positive Leader tags: leadership favorite Analyzing Primary Sources tags: primarysources favorite Mobile Learning infokit tags: mlearning mobile favorite Technology Integration Matrix | Arizona K12 Center tags: technology integration (..)

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 4, 2012

Questioning Toolkit tags: questioning Inquiry curriculum favorite QR code success using iPad and iPod touch tags: mlearning QRcodes favorite CK12.ORG The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 2, 2013

17-year-old Nikhil Goyal nails it with his take on the Best of 2012: The Five Most Extraordinary Things to Happen in Education for GOOD magazine. It is imperative that we ensure students are prepared to effectively use the tools of their world to change their world. Read the rest of Goyal''s extraordinary happenings here.

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 31, 2011

In 2012 I am looking forward to the above endeavors, in addition to regular content here on SpeechTechie. creation tools. This year saw me moving into a new school, getting to work with some great people and organizations on presentations, and being invited to develop new apps with Barbara Fernandes and Smarty Ears !

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education provides an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging, daily instruction in any environment.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

Free Web Tool - PicMonkey - Made of Win! audrey Nay eddies12 edublog awards edublog awards 2012 george couros Jennifer LaGarde level up book club librarian tiff picmonkey richard byrne sue waters tiffany whitehead' Follow #Eddies12 on Twitter to keep up on the noms & stay tuned for when it''s YOUR t urn to be a part and V OTE!

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

My 2012 Edublog Award Nominations Are: Best Individual Blog: Cool Cat Teacher by Vicki Davis Vicki not only blogs about education and educational technology, but she also shares her personal struggles balancing family and professional life. Great tool for promoting student engagement! These are the "missing manuals" on Web 2.0

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND (PRWEB) — Technology company DisplayNote has released a new version of their one-to-many screen sharing tool, Broadcast. About DisplayNote Founded in 2012, DisplayNote creates connected experiences for the world’s presenters, educators and learners.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

My nominations for the 2012 EduBlogs Awards are all about being inspired and helped throughout this year. Med Kharbach does an excellent job of curating edtech tools. Best free web tool - Google Apps for Education. I highly recommend and nominate: Best group blog - Hawaii Book Blog (soon to be Hawaii Reads). Empowering.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Launched in 2012 by two visionary educators—Peter Bohacek and Matt Vonk—the platform provides users with more than 10,000 authentic, interactive video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. Pivot Interactives offers opportunities for students to explore and learn for themselves.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2023

That might include doing research, building tech tools or helping manage organizations. An Unusual Backstory When MIT and Harvard each invested $30 million to start edX back in 2012, it was surprising news. In fact, a New York Times piece declared 2012 “ the year of the MOOC.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2023

Key points: The COVID-19 pandemic facilitated the introduction of new learning technologies into the mainstream Educators and students were forced to adapt to new edtech tools, which now have a permanent place in today’s classrooms It goes without saying that the Covid-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our lives in one way or another.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

Finally, I’m a strong user of social media tools and online platforms and have a large global professional learning network (so Standard 1b!). I’m familiar with and am a regular user of a larger number of digital tools, including some old standbys like RSS and blogs that I think still have value in today’s social media-oriented world.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Best free web tool Domo Animate is one of my favorite web tools to tell people about. Best educational wiki Karen Janowski and Joyce Valenza''s UDL Tech Toolkit is a one-stop shop for tools to help any learner access the curriculum. Animation=Language, and it''s pretty easy to use.

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wwwatanabe

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Here are my nominations for 2012: Best individual blog: Dare to Care by Denise Krebs Dare to Care Denise is a passionate educator who I learn so much from. Best free web tool: Twitter Twitter is the best free resource I''ve been introduced to. tool tutorials, how to build a PLN, and blogging. It can make their day.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The NCTIES Conference this year will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 7-9, 2012. Every year for the past four or five years I have attended the North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES) Annual Conference. This is the premier educational technology event in the entire state.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 27, 2012

This reminder is the 2012 NMC Horizon Report K-12 Edition ( You can download it here. 2012 NMC Horizon Report Near Adoption Technologies Where is technology going in the next 5 years, and what might be some things we can expect as educational leaders? More and more schools are re-thinking policy regarding students having these devices.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

It was a great year. Loads of great things happened. And there are still lots of unknowns out there.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 16, 2021

When video tools enter the picture, teacher progress is certain. Several studies showed that teachers build vital professional knowledge and skills when watching and discussing instructional videos with colleagues (Little, 2012; Sherin & Han, 2004). Here are links to the research referenced above: Little, 2012. Seidel et al.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019. Games4Ed facilitates collaborations between educators, researchers, game developers, publishers, and policymakers to further the use of games and other immersive strategies in schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Here is a short list of some of the changes that have been implemented and sustained: Social media use as a communications, public relations, branding, professional growth, and student learning tool implemented in 2009. Independent OpenCourseware Study (IOCS) implemented in 2012. Grading reform implemented in 2012.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2012

tools or innovative pedagogical techniques that have begun to take hold in small pockets across the country. The over 50 concurrent sessions focused more on the "how"as opposed to the "why" to integrate tools and innovative pedagogical techniques.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I love hearing from colleagues about tools they discover that make a difference in their classroom. This online video making tool is a great solution for incorporating mixed media into lessons as well as supporting the flipped classrooms ideology. Make a video and test it out yourself! in Education Leadership.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

Posters that reinforce these ideas can be a powerful visual tool in the classroom. Researchers such as Carol Dweck (see also Dweck and Yeager , 2012)have highlighted the importance of nurturing a growth mindset in students, as it contributes to motivation and increases resilience and achievement (Dweck, 2006). References Dweck, C.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minneapolis, Minnesota Pivot Interactives, a phenomena-based, active learning tool for science teaching, has been honored with three Educators Pick Best of STEM awards, an EdTech program judged solely by science and STEM educators. About Pivot Interactives Pivot Interactives, Inc.

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