Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 25, 2015

Many of my public presentations have the prefix: Digital Learning Futures, because for me, the future of education and learning will be greatly influenced by digital technologies. I counselled that technology is not a silver bullet, and cannot solve all the problems education is currently experiencing.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Learn more here about their Marriott Lightning Sessions and raffle and follow @commonsenseedu & @graphite on Twitter. Connect with CDW*G during ISTE 2015.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 18, 2015

The Challenge Of Personalizing Learning In Real-Time. Here in Clarke County School District of Athens, Georgia, we are taking steps to truly integrate our digital learning initiatives with are common planning process using data. Waggle is a digital learning platform that monitors student performance based on practice.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Before we even got started, a team of us designed two Board Authority Authorized (BAA) courses for the school: Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Learning (digital literacy). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course (2012). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course 2018.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

This post is part of a series of conversations with thought leaders deeply-rooted in dialogue about courseware for digital learning. Gates Bryant: Courseware is central to personalized learning, but the discovery and procurement process seems confounding. But, we have to ask, will this really improve learning?

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Doug Levin

JULY 5, 2015

Most mornings, over a cup of coffee, I do my daily reading of news about trends and issues related to education and technology – a practice I have more or less followed for at least the past 20 years. In fact, I think it is more important to pay attention to these voices than the ones with whom I tend to agree.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Most were near our offices in Silicon Valley so that we could learn from them firsthand. At the same time, we knew that technology was nowhere near a silver bullet. Equally important, they’re never using “technology for technology’s sake.”

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies.

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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. FCPS Office of Instructional Technology. Tim Stahmer.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) has prioritized a culture of technology-enriched student learning through its Students and Teachers Advancing Tomorrow Initiative (S.T.A.T.). is to transform BCPS into a student-centered, personalized learning environment. digital learning environment. environment.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

How can school and district leaders leverage research-based practices and models of success to create an effective personalized learning ecosystem for all learners? District leaders can use Future Ready’s free Interactive Planning Dashboard to create a digital learning implementation plan with customized strategies for planning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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. . Where does that leave the education technology crowd? . What happens?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

But the day of November 17, 2015 will always be kind of magic for the NEO team. This collaborative work has placed the NEO Blog in the first 20% of all e-learning blogs! Besides these five trends of 2016, mobile learning, gamification and cloud integration have continued to be on the lips of ed tech people everywhere.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

The post Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Returning to the Classroom with Technology. Click To Tweet.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. But technology can help facilitate these classroom experiences, Evans said. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We During the 2015-16 school year, Black students in the district faced out-of-school suspension at 3.4 We are in that moment now in education.”.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact. They’re amazing.

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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. Learn more at www.net-ref.com. Adopt and Adapt.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Prompted by district administrators’ desire to find ways to build student agency, engage student passion and personalize learning, we hoped blended learning would shake up the status quo and spark large scale change. We knew that meant more than simply integrating technology into the school day.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The EdTech industry rose to the occasion and introduced education products to supplement in-person learning. Now that the pandemic has subsided, designers should consider whether their education product caters to all-digital learning or hybrid teaching by offering the best user experience. You May Also Like.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. “And it has everything to do with the policies of the states.”.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. million teachers in more than 81,000 schools have the Internet access they need for digital learning.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Facebook unveiled its newest education project, the Personalized Learning Plan (PLP), and in doing so underscored the need for greater broadband access in public school classrooms across the country. Parents across the country overwhelmingly support personalized learning experiences for their children.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

ONE YEAR LATER—Greg Esteves shares lessons learned from ELM. With Hapara Learning Suite's Workspace, educators can: Build dynamic digital learning experiences. Easily differentiate learning for groups of learners. Share resources, assignments and more.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2017

But what do parents really understand about school technology use and student data privacy? As technology becomes more prevalent in classrooms, parents say they support technology’s increasing prevalence in classrooms, as long as they are informed about how their children’s information is gathered and used.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. NAU saw immediate positive impact,” she adds.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 19, 2015

In 2015, the poll included 34 questions (not counting the a/b/c/d variations of some questions asked only to a fraction of the overall sample), only one (1) of which addressed the topic of technology in education. Source: Education Next – Program on Education Policy and Governance – Survey 2015 [pdf]. So it goes.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 21, 2016

Education technology is still at its earliest stages and has yet to live up to its promise, philanthropist Bill Gates told an audience of thousands of ed-tech entrepreneurs and investors at the ASU GSV Summit here. ” Scaling Up Personalized Learning. . ” Scaling Up Personalized Learning.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 5, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. ” Blended Learning Implementation Guide 3.0. Originally published September 2013, updated & re-released Summer 2015.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

DET, working with all things data, develops processes for evaluating digital content, measures efficacy of implementations, and informs decision-making, training, and evaluation. The technology needs to work, of course, but is it being used and delivered powerfully and in the best way possible? WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2016

BenchPrep, a digital learning platform company, will work with ACT to leverage technology to bring personalized, web- and mobile-based ACT test prep to all ACT test takers. million students in the US high school Class of 2015 took the ACT test—approximately 59 percent of all high school graduates in the United States.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 6, 2016

Udemy said it plans to use the new capital to “continue its strong international momentum, including growing its localized course content library and product offerings to meet the global demand for online learning.” ” The investment is a follow-on to Udemy’s $65 million Series D round of financing from June 2015.

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