Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 2, 2015

Tech-It-Up – The Sharp Classroom Technology Challenge , is a contest which will award more than $100,000 worth of classroom technology to K-12 Schools across the United States as a continued effort to support education technology. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. contest edtech'

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

Every day I see new articles highlighting the millions of dollars; in some cases, spent to either begin to close or eradicate the digital divide. William Horton says it best, "Unless you get instructional design right, technology can only increase the speed and certainty of failure."

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Klein ISD , one of the fastest-growing districts in Houston, recently adopted 50 large-format TVs for digital signage as part of a three-year technology growth plan. How Schools Use Digital Signage. time-bound dayparting information. Content Subtype.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. No need to dig far to discern what I think about it as I am quoted in the article. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition). More on this below.).

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2021

It’s a return of the INST ticker symbol for the company, which first went public in 2015 , but then was taken private last March when Instructure was purchased by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for nearly $2 billion. Season of IPOs The IPO is part of a trend of edtech companies going public, though.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2019

education technology, and early signs in 2019 suggest the industry is poised for another cash infusion. Already, one New York-based edtech company has raised $100 million. Owl Ventures , a San Francisco-based education technology investment firm, has closed $315 million for its third fund. Expect more dollars to flow.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2018

Holograms have become somewhat less of an anomaly since Michael Jackson’s image moonwalked across the Billboard Music Awards stage four years ago — and in time, the technology could start showing up in K–12 classrooms. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! How would it be implemented?”.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 19, 2018

My electrical and computer engineering students from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, finally received exposure for their work on the PROGNOSIS project when they placed at the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 World Finals. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Content Subtype.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 2, 2015

Summer is a great time to check out some new edtech tools and possibilities. Remember I am picking these from thousands and I am trying to find those sites that are up and coming and might just be the next big edtech hit. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS.

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edWeb.net

MAY 14, 2020

In the Montour School District, they are designing a positive future for Montour schools aligning every action and decision to their three core values: curricula, educational technology, professional development. He prescribes five tips for designing a student-centered, future-focused edtech mindset. Adopt and Adapt.

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted a study on the correlation between test performance and technology usage in the classroom. In the last quarter of 2015, they released their findings in “ Students Computers and Learning: Making the Connection”. Digitally Mature Leaders .

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

The retirement was a long time coming, an article on TechnoBezz.com said, “there is no other program on the market right now that is more flawed and vulnerable to malware and other security threats than Adobe Flash Player.” Many teachers are still using EdTech that is generations behind other schools. No more support.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 19, 2018

My electrical and computer engineering students from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, finally received exposure for their work on the PROGNOSIS project when they placed at the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 World Finals. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Content Subtype.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

Remember, I am picking these from thousands and I am trying to find those sites that are up and coming and might just be the next big edtech hit. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

What Donna had shared with me today was an article outlining the significant increase in graduation rates of their school district. A few things: The focus is on “innovation,” not technology. I am sure that technology is present, but the focus is on changing the mindset to continuously new and better ways to serve students.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

Last year at this time, I had some words about the treatment of technology in the 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform. Given that I do not believe that the 2016 EdNext Poll on School Reform’s findings about ‘blended learning’ should be taken at face value, what do I think the poll actually reveals?

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 25, 2019

Edtech investments reached an incredibly high number in 2018, with $1.45 billion raised—the same amount that hit the market in 2015. If you’re an education entrepreneur who is looking to break into education, here’s a tip: technology is not the only area where teachers need assistance. . What happens?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

According to a research article by Peter Barrett et al entitled :The Impact of Classroom Design on Pupils’ Learning: Final Results of a Holistic, Multi-Level Analysis, the visual design of classroom materials can significantly impact learning outcomes ( Barrett et al.,

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 20, 2015

I''m beginning a new blogging series that I''m calling "#EdTechTidBits of the Week" which will consist of EdTech related resource (apps, sites, tips, articles, events, etc.) So here are my # EdTechTidBits for the week of April 13, 2015. 2015 Apps edtech EdTechTidBits iPadEd' Until next week!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

In an article last week , EdSurge shared a 2013 study by University of California, Berkeley economists Ross Levine and Rona Rubenstein, who analyzed the common traits of entrepreneurs and found that most entrepreneurs were white and male. Edtech companies aren’t the only ones creating inclusion surveys. Source: Clever Blog The results?

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

makered #TLChat [link] — Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) February 9, 2015 Love this crowd-sourced resource ? 50 Ways EdTech Benefits Teachers and Students Thought-provoking compilation by +Tom Vander Ark. This article pairs nicely with 4. What question(s) do you ask yourself before integrating technology into instruction?

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 7, 2015

Let''s hope my daughter sleeps late tomorrow :-) Daylight Saving Time (United States) 2015 begins at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 8 Here are the Most Read Posts for the last week: Why Should Schools go with Google Apps and Chromebooks. Looking for consulting, training and support in Google Apps, Chromebooks, EdTech or other areas?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Our list of Must-Read K—12 IT Blogs includes a mixture of teachers, instructional technology specialists, IT leaders, administrators and consultants. If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. And anymore, they end being the punchline of edtech jokes, somehow. In a 2016 article, ‘ Innovation in Higher Education: Can Colleges Really Change?’,

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality—can immersive technology really benefit students and their learning, or are these just tech fads? First, Donally and Luhtala started by distinguishing the three types of immersive technology. 360 environments are our future. We don’t live in this little box, we live in a 360 world.

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Reading By Example

JANUARY 25, 2015

Book Review: Unmistakable Impact by Jim Knight ( MiddleWeb , January 22, 2015). That part of the text was very helpful for me, when I was preparing presentations at a recent technology convention. EdTech – Focus on K-12 , January 20, 2015). I enjoyed profiling a teacher and my superintendent in this article.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

“If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. This article was modified and published by eSchool News and EdScoop. Dr. David R.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

As he moved around into different grade levels and roles, Rich discovered his passion for using technology to teach. Listen to this article. . In 2015, the Department of Education at the federal level enacted an initiative called Go Open. Here’s a great article on how to get started with OER in the classroom.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. Expect them to be reported on enthusiastically in 2015 conferences. On-campus Edtech. Expect MOOCs to continue to be the most high profile focus of academic angst in 2014.

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ProfHacker

MAY 26, 2017

Education and Technology: Critical Approaches. The book “brings together texts which question the hypothetical neutrality of technology and are not based upon reductionist or universalised views of a world that is, indeed, marked by difference, complexity and inequality” (p. The first such video comes from Audrey Watters.

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

The rate of change has increased exponentially due to the rapid creation of new content that is produced as technology and life have become seamless. The rate of change continues to have an impact on our education system because students today— Generation Z —have only known life with touchscreen technology. So, let’s embrace it!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Containing nearly 30,000 financial-aid opportunities painstakingly researched over several decades, the database that powered the Reference Service Press book-publishing company faced an uncertain future when Schlachter died in 2015. asked Drew Magliozzi, CEO and co-founder of the startup, which is now called Mainstay.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

The 2015 CEA Ken Spencer Award goes to Inquiry Hub. In 2015 Riverside Secondary School started delivering Digital Learning 10 to their Grade 9 students (which is also the grade we deliver it at for Inquiry Hub students). Benefits: Staff became more proficient at integrating technology for learning. Learning and Failure.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

For Brian Fitzgerald, what began as a newborn side project in 2012—when he was working at edtech startup Knewton—has become a fully-grown venture of its own. There is much more of a trend we are seeing socially, where kids are spending more time with technology or indoors,” Fitzgerald says.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 20, 2015

Article: "The problem with the SAMR model" +Eric Sheninger recently shared an interesting article by Trevor Shaw on the eSchool News website. The article is titled "The problem with the SAMR model" and it grabbed my attention immediately, as I am strong advocate for the SAMR model.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 18, 2020

The Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) recently published a rigorous study that found students who play ST Math have higher mathematics self-beliefs than non-ST Math students. Rutherford et al, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2019. Can a game change how you feel about math? The Findings.

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