Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

PowerSchool’s journey has gone like this: It was founded in 1997, back in the early days of the web and before smartphones, tablets or social media even existed. But by 2015, Pearson was looking to unload PowerSchool , which was bought by the private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $350 million.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. 78% of elementary school students, 69% of middle school students, and 49% of high schoolers now use a tablet in their school life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It started with a push for desktop computers which soon expanded to iPads and the wonderful apps (like art programs) that made tablets essential tools. Today’s focus is to give every student a digital device, much as kids used to be provided tablets and pencils. The Tech-infused Classroom. No forgotten books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. She has over 15 years experience in the field ranging from classroom teacher to tech teacher, to Professional Developer, to 1:1 integration specialist. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe?

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. So this is what happened in 2015. Cloud classrooms will become the norm.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Newly published, peer-reviewed research out of Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine suggests that one-to-one laptop programs improve student academic achievement in K-12 classrooms. The primary author of the study ( Binbin Zheng, Ph.D.

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techieMusings

JANUARY 3, 2016

Here are a few of my #EdTech tools of 2015: Camtasia – used to screen record & video edit my flipped classroom videos. Wacom tablet – to write on-screen with the accuracy of a fine-tip pen. ZAPTION enables me to truly personalize my flipped classroom by embedding formative assessment directly into video lessons.

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District Administration

JULY 9, 2015

District Administration, August 2015 At the Challenge to Excellence Charter School (C2E) in Parker, Colorado, educators are using tablets and Google tools in surprising ways to foster creativity, collaboration and content creation in grades K-3, while also establishing a foundation of knowledge-seeking skills that students will use in later grades.

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EdTechnocation.com

JANUARY 20, 2015

More updates for Google Classroom! The amazing Google Classroom team added two great new features on January 15th. Archiving Classes For teachers who have a lot of classes to manage, the Classroom dashboard can quickly become cluttered, especially as we move through quarters and semesters. bottom right corner of Classroom.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full. Part 4: Forty Educational Websites For Your Summer 2015 Toolkit ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Videos, animations, articles, and classroom activities. Optimized for mobile and tablet devices. billion years of history covered.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Teachers have long spent their own money to outfit their classrooms — on average, teachers spend $459 out of pocket on school supplies annually, according to an analysis of 2011-12 data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. Green got a tablet to use on the side so she can chat with those students via text.

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TeacherCast

JULY 11, 2015

In todays video from ISTE 2015, Tammy shows me just how quick and easy it is to create a SWAY and share it with your classroom. Start by creating your first Sway today, using any browser on your PC, Mac, or tablet. Students can take their photos, videos, PDFs and create dynamic presentations that be seen on any device.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

MARCH 18, 2017

In 2015-16 the Expeditions team visited a variety of schools setting up controlled virtual reality experiences. Since late Summer/early Fall Expeditions has been available for mobile devices/tablets (Android and iOS). Now anyone in or outside the classroom can take their audience on a virtual reality expedition around the world.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

That was a jump of 15 percent from the 2014-2015 school year. Tablets have surged from 26% to 55% usage as kids’ device of choice during car rides. Ninety-one (91) percent have access to computers, tablets or cellphones. Forty-two percent say it happens in classrooms. Where in a school does bullying take place?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

According to NBC’s review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, textbook prices have risen over 3 times the rate of inflation from January 1977 to June 2015, a whopping 1,041% increase. After all, textbooks are a must in classrooms. It is believed that textbook prices have skyrocketed over the last few years.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Bringing technology into the classroom can feel like an uphill battle. In addition to helping teachers modify curricula for different learning styles, classroom technology also primes students for research and collaboration in higher education and beyond. All are supported on smartphones , tablets and Chromebooks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

girl holding a touchpad tablet. For the last three years, we have used it faithfully and with validity in all of our classrooms,” she said. In 2015-16, 86 percent of the district’s fifth-grade students scored as proficient in math on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam—up from 75 percent the prior year.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 3, 2015

Creative Commons License Image Source With Competition Slowly Creeping in, How Goes it for the Behemoth of the Classroom Tablet Scene? When Apple released the iPad in 2010, they took the world by. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 20, 2015

So here are my # EdTechTidBits for the week of April 13, 2015. To other Classrooms? Learning becomes authentic, meaningful, and more powerful when students are able to connect their learning to the world around them, and experience it and share it with people beyond their classroom. 2015 Apps edtech EdTechTidBits iPadEd'

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 12, 2017

It can be challenging to initiate a virtual reality kit in the classroom since it is relatively new to the modern world. With the swift advancement of the computer, it will be incredibly beneficial when it comes to the virtual reality kit in the classroom. It can be accessed from the tablet, iPad, and desktop computer.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The classes are a product of RIFLI’s plan to create a 1:1 classroom computing model that, according to RIFLI’s Director Karisa Tashjian, “blurs the lines between language/content learning and using technology.” But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle.

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TeacherCast

JULY 29, 2015

It’s July 29, 2015, a day that will go down as Windows 10 day! I was excited to wake up this morning and download the latest FREE operating system on my Surface 3 tablet. There are several great new features to Windows 10 that are perfect for any classroom. Are you looking to take your tablet devices on field trips?

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. Another aspect is the gradual disintegration of computing , as we move from desktops to laptops to tablets, phones, cameras, trackers, and gewgaws attached to various locations in our spaces and on our bodies. Even academics.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 9, 2015

The 4th Annual Teaching and Learning With the iPad Conference is Accepting Presentation Proposals Through June 30th Do you teach in an iPad-empowered classroom, or help support teachers who do?Are. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

They were made by pressing a reed or stick into a tablet of wet clay.[3]. The written language most likely first appeared around 5,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (located in present-day Iraq). Early pictorial signs evolved into characters representing sounds in the Sumerian language. But writing also evolved independently on other continents.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. From 2011 to 2014, U.S.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 29, 2015

Visit the exhibitions to receive free tools and apps for your classroom. Sketchnote the presentations on an iPad or tablet using free apps like Adobe Illustrator Draw , Paper 53 , Bamboo Paper , and Inkredible. Use a stylus pen to easily write on your tablet. Find all the 2015 goals here ! Get your swag on!

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

This connectivity issue, coined “The Homework Gap” by the FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel, means that many of the children sitting in our classrooms lose access – and therefore opportunity – the moment they leave our schools. As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2015

Today I introduce a new web browser based tool called imakiku , which is sure to enhance formative assessment in your classroom. Imakiku enables real-time voting, posting, and survey capabilities through the use of smartphones, tablets, or laptops. You can access a free trial until 12/31/2015 for general use.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 22, 2017

These challenges translate into difficulties in the classroom. Managing anxiety and stress for ASD students in the classroom is an entire sub-topic of its own, and there are many great tools that can help, like The Incredible 5-point Scale. In 2015, the robot was also used to develop “autobiographical” programs used to train ISS crews.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 10, 2018

Education has moved on from pencils, pens and paper – and onto the virtual age with interactive white boards and tablets. Virtual Reality can transport your students to other ends of the planet, and even into the outer universe – without ever leaving the classroom. The sensor normally sits on the user’s desk.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Chromebook, Tablet Projection Stand, and BlackBelt 2nd Degree Rugged Case with Screen Protector for iPad Air 2. ″ Chromebook™ (K64417; SRP: $34.99) – Chromebooks are becoming one of the most popular devices in classrooms — sales recently surpassed a 50 percent share of K-12 sales in the U.S., More than 5.2

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Chromebook™, Tablet Projection Stand, and BlackBelt™ 2nd Degree Rugged Case with Screen Protector for iPad Air® 2. ″ Chromebook™ (K64417; SRP: $34.99) – Chromebooks are becoming one of the most popular devices in classrooms — sales recently surpassed a 50 percent share of K-12 sales in the U.S., More than 5.2

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 9, 2016

This is a very exciting program that I was fortunate to be apart of in 2015. The program recognizes educators nationwide who are incorporating digital media in classrooms and serving as leaders in educational technology. Plus, each Lead PBS Digital Innovator will receive a Samsung Galaxy® tablet.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Through computers, smartphones, and tablets, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips that can be both entertaining and intellectually stimulating. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2015, 36, pp. Sleep Medicine Reviews, June 2015, 21, pp. Lauricella, A.R., Wartella, E., and Rideout, V.J. Elshaug, C.,

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