The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. Pick some tools. What are some of Monica’s favorite tools for formative assessment. How should teachers select their formative assessment tool belt. Want to hear another Tech Tool Tuesday? Listen Now.

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More Verbs

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Here are notes and useful links related to the DOE MLTI Update for Fall 2016. 2016 Apple Refresh and Collection Update. The 2016 Opt In deliveries are nearly complete. Districts will be notified by early November if their tech plans are due by June of 2017. New Staff Members.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

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? This is malarkey.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

Resources Mentioned in the Show Epic book of Web Tools and Apps The Digital Librarians Survival Toolkit Kristina Holzweiss – Bio as Submitted Kristina A. In 2016 she was invited to represent Long Island, NY in Washington, D.C. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it. during the National Week of Making.

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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). I’ll be keeping a running list of those districts here.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition).

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition).

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

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? This is malarkey.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Auster (2016) defines blended learning in a succinct and clear manner. Breen’s perspective broadens the scope of blended learning beyond the mere inclusion of electronic and digital tools in education. Auster’s study (Carol Auster, 2016​ ​​​). In her study, Carol J.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

[ Editor’s note: This story is Part 2 of our 3-part series on Lessons Learned in 2016. As these four principals look back at 2016, they recall the most important ed tech lesson they learned this year—and look forward to inspiring their staff and students anew in 2017. Check back tomorrow for Lessons Learned by Educators.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

billion across 138 venture deals in 2016. It’s worth noting that even though 2016 marked the end of this trend, the dollar total still surpasses the years before 2015. As in previous years, companies offering tools in the postsecondary and “other” categories out-raised other products. Or, from a different perspective, U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Technology in higher education on the eve of 2017 is at a crossroads.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

This session focused on the various ways that school leaders could use common, classroom tools in their practice. Presentation: [link] Resource Doc: [link] Curating Content-Centered around another one of my books, this session introduced the concept of curating information and the tools used to do it better.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Let's see what resonated on social media in 2017. I’m using these tools to bring you the best of what I shared in 2017. I’m using these tools to bring you the best of what I shared in 2017. A Visual Guide to Formative Assessment Tools. Similarly, Instagram Insights shows me data about each of my posts.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It is integrated classroom tools for students and teachers and powerful transparency for families and school leaders. Otus is an interesting product, created by educators. It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

My first publication was in July 2017 with CheMystery! In addition, I have taken 30+ graduate chemistry and education hours from the University of Kentucky in the pursuit of a Ph.D. in S.T.E.M. Along with teaching and grad school, I write! A graphic novel aimed at providing quality chemistry knowledge through the lens of superheroes.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? We foresee more and greater procurement tools (EdSurge Concierge, here we go for schools!)

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Digital Promise

JUNE 26, 2019

Since March 2016, over 2,000 schools and educators have signed the Maker Promise to register their commitment to providing maker learning experiences for all students. Originally launched in November 2017, the Maker Learning Leadership Framework supports educators’ maker learning programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

She is the recipient of the 2005 TI:ME Teacher of the Year, 2016 NJ Master Music Teacher, 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, and the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Awards. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in Texas, Indiana, St. Maarten, and Australia.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

By bringing these two solutions into PowerSchool’s unified portfolio, we are focusing on providing tools and insights that can help simplify, guide, and provide all the options they need to help with that journey.” Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55 In 2017, Hobsons sold five of its products to Campus Management Corp.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Few empirical studies may be more detrimental to advancements of effective technology use in K-12 education than Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) and Carter, Greenberg, and Walker (2016). However, neither mentions any instruction to help students capitalize on digital tools! References: Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. Carter, S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The Massachusetts School Support Network (MassNET) Edtech Testbed research aims to improve schools’ abilities to implement edtech tools. The report, Insights on Software Piloting in an Urban School District , released in December 2016, suggests key factors that influence successful adoption of edtech products.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

She was named Oakridge Teacher of the Year and Arlington Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2016. Fantastic Formative Assessment Tools ( https://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis ). She was named Oakridge Teacher of the Year and Arlington Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2016.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. 2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. Here’s what Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital, had to say. education technology agenda. What do you say?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Sean Wybrant, 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year, has students building virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. Palmer High School, in Colorado Springs District 11, was named the 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year by Interim Education Commissioner Katy Anthes at an assembly on October 11, 2016.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Of this group, five teams are building education technology tools with support from mentors from Imagine K12, the local edtech accelerator that Y Combinator absorbed last February. Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017. districts, and plans to use that anonymized, historical data to “build the foundation of our matching tools.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools. The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

It also forecasts that district spending on hardware, networks, and major system software will see a slight increase in 2017, rising to $16.2 2016 was also the highest year on record for digital curriculum spending. The Learning Counsel’s Assessment Tool and Survey proved to be a valuable aide in this process.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. The program began in March 2016 at MIT, a comprehensive middle school with 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many tools give teachers the flexibility to customize lesson plans for their students by pulling in up-to-date content and activities, without waiting for the latest textbook versions to hit the market. Others are more optimistic about the adoption of proprietary digital curriculum tools. Dreambox received $130 million in 2018.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Few empirical studies may be more detrimental to advancements of effective technology use in K-12 education than Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) and Carter, Greenberg, and Walker (2016). However, neither mentions any instruction to help students capitalize on digital tools! References: Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. Carter, S.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two of the largest higher-education systems in the country are partnering to pilot an online course finder tool to increase students’ access to 10,000 online and transferable courses. The tool just helps students find the high-quality education that we have available.” The year-long initiative, called Finish Faster!, million learners.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These include big-name sponsors, competitive pro leagues, college competitions and, in 2017, more global viewers than the 2016 NFL regular season. This includes creating tools like text groups, email lists, and social media sites. Published May 12, 2017. References: Molina, Brett. Why watch other people play video games?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Did you miss our top S’Cool Tools of 2016 ? As we start 2017, here’s what a couple of educators across the interwebs are stoked about. If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Check it out—then check back here. DoodleMaths Freemium! Plotly Freemium!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 10, 2017

January 11, 2017 Looking for some good digital storytelling resources to use with your students in class? The chart below has you covered. It features what we think are some of the best digital.read more.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools. Between September 2016 and May 2017 the program donated 1,600 computers and 870 4G mobile hotspots to low-income families in Denver, Colorado.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment. Computer Fundamentals: Students learn to harness technology as a tool to create, problem-solve and collaborate with others.

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