EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

million students who graduated this past spring Also good news is the fact that employers are estimated to hire about 5 percent more graduates from the class of 2016 than 2015. And one of the key ways schools are enhancing their connection with students is through personal technology. This is good news for the 1.9

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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. Azure Offers Flexibility for Educational Technology. It brought a wide range of open handling issues.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Finally, the authors themselves caution that the findings of this study should not be considered generalizable to deployments of tablets, desktops, smartphones or other classroom technologies, as those technologies have different affordances.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 15, 2015

April, 2015 Presentation Remote is a Chrome app that allows you to use your smartphone to remotely control your presentations on Google Drive, Prezi, Scribd, Slideshare and Dropbox. Of course, to be.read more. google docs'

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

While it’s hard to know for sure how the schools of the future will look like and function, I think it’s safe to assume education technology will be omnipresent. Education technology already assists teachers create diverse and engaging learning materials and deliver better classes. Well, at least more than it is today.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

When teachers leverage technology, learning outcomes improve. The first 20 years of the 20 th century saw more technological advancement than in the entire 19 th century. In 2015, more than 90% of district administrators said instructional tech is important to achieving their core mission of educating students. Students agree.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2017

Should kids put up their smartphones and talk to each other and parents sometimes? Are we using technology too much as parents? Scary Ways Technology Affects Your Sleep Sleep.org. George Lucas Hasn’t Been on the Internet in 15 years: not email even (written in 2015). How much time on devices is too much time?

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. 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. Lauricella, A.R.,

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

But even after decades of use, graphing technology of any sort in the classroom still sparks debate. Whether teachers continue to use these tools or ditch them in favor of new ones, graphing technology will likely always have a place in secondary math education. The Rise of Graph Apps.

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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. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Before we go ahead and look at some practical steps I thought it would be useful to sketch in some background on how technology is actually being used in classrooms across the US, in an effort to create some necessary context. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund a series of research reports called Teachers Know Best.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

based early childhood technology and services developer best known for its GOLD observation-based assessment system and its Creative Curriculum product lines for infants, preschoolers and kindergarteners. But ReadyRosie’s growth also comes as a result of growing smartphone use among lower-income families.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

The Social Institute , whose mission is to empower millions of students to navigate their social world — including social media and technology — in positive, healthy, and high-character ways, released its 2024 Student Insights Report: How Social Media, Tech, and Current Events Impact Student Well-Being. Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

That was a jump of 15 percent from the 2014-2015 school year. According to techcrunch.com , the average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012). More parents are sending their young children to elementary school with a smartphone.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Technology is moving and changing rapidly across the world while connecting us in unforeseen ways. Although this generation can navigate the digital world with ease, it is unreasonable to assume young people fully understand how to leverage technology for best possible outcomes. By: Robyn Shulman, M.Ed.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology—social media, texting and smartphones—is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The report, “ The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens ,” updates a 2015 study by the same name from the nonprofit organization. The total amount of screen media time, not including screen time for school or homework, has remained relatively steady between 2015 and 2019 for tweens and is only slightly up for teens.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

Audiobooks, social media and smartphone newsfeeds are what Americans are doing. On smartphones. It’s considered by pundits that the shift in access via smartphones has caused a mutation in content consumption away from only books and long-form reading. The Smartphone Take-over. consumers have a smartphone.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 14, 2015

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2017

However, despite being an allegory of our times, a lot has been said off-the-record about misconceptions regarding students’ technological abilities. A 2015 study conducted by the Pew Research Center shows students like Foley and Saeed are not alone. Those are programs I will use in my field, so I need to know it.”

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2015

Advances in web-based technologies now offer teachers the ability to answer these questions in a more holistic manner. 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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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 20, 2015

Webmaker Beta is a free, open source Android app that allows smartphone users of any skill level to create original content online. Visit the 2015 website for more information. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Here is a blog post on Webmaker and you can download it here.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 7, 2019

Photo by Pedro Figueras on Pexels In my last post I wrote about smartphones and other personal devices, and their tendency to distract us by diverting our attention. The proliferation of technologies such as smartphones, social media and email means employees are increasingly exposed to task interruption. This is a continuation.

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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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Perry Hewitt

APRIL 10, 2015

New Pew research covers teens’ 2015 use of social media and technology. teens now has a smartphone, with predictable increase and shifts in mobile-accelerated social networking. The survey also reveals income-correlated disparities in access to technology, and different habits by gender.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For the past decade, schools have invested millions of dollars in technology. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. More on changes in education.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

“Technology invites us to move from engaged to empowered.” — From George Couros’ Innovator’s Mindset. Teachers Know Best, 2015 Report Ebook platforms can provide scaffolding that English language learners need, such as audio enhancements and highlighting features that help support the reluctant readers. Capstone Interactive.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This nationally representative study on how kids age 8 to 18 use media highlights what kinds of access kids have to technology, what they're doing on those devices and how often, and how much they enjoy the various types of media activities they're engaged in. Your students still don't have equal access to technology.

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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. Most high schoolers have a way to send an email from home, whether it’s from a smartphone or a family computer. Subscribe today!

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2016

Most educators–and parents–focus technology benefits on how it helps academically, but efriend Joe Peters reminded me the other day that there’s more to it than that. Technology also helps to prepare students for the future and improves the retention rate of information. Taking Advantage of Technological Innovations.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Ilna Colemere, instructional technology coordinator at UTSA, researches ed tech and offers trainings for teachers and students on the technologies she sees as having the most potential in schools. That is where the wealth of this technology comes from.”. Future of Learning.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 10, 2018

Furthering the frontier of technology in education is Virtual Reality, a computer-generated simulation of a 3D environment that can be interacted with in a physical way by a person using special electronic equipment , ordinarily goggles. For more information, visit: www.oculus.com/. The Vive has a refresh rate of 90 Hz. Samsung Gear VR.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Use of both tablets and smartphones (at home, school or elsewhere) has risen across all grade levels. In 2015, nearly 80 percent of surveyed elementary students reported using a tablet regularly compared with 66 percent in 2014. Smartphone use increased only 9 percent during the same period (from 44 percent to 53 percent).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

“We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology. In 2015, Sphero secured a licensing deal with Disney to sell robotic toys modeled after droids from the Star Wars franchise, BB-8 and R2-D2.

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