Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This Digital Learning Day, I reflect on my experiences as a new teacher, discovering the potential of digital learning in the classroom. This was in 2014 when digital learning was still a growing trend and the daily challenges ranged from frozen screens and lost passwords to content filtering, and more.

Digital Learning 74

Digital Learning Technology eBook Classroom 74

Digital Promise

JUNE 21, 2017

Is it happening in a high-tech lab fully equipped with expensive technology? However, creative production with technology is possible in many school contexts and for all learners. The 360 Filmmakers Challenge , a program that Digital Promise Global directs in partnership with the Oculus VR for Good initiative, is one example.

Technology 144

Technology Facebook Video Report 144

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). Both assert that students in lecture-style courses perform worse when allowed to use technology. Presentation Slides. My Note Taking Articles.

Strategy 110

Strategy Digital Learning Laptops Learning 110

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

When kids first join the Maker Foundations program at Digital Harbor Foundation , a technology-focused out-of-school organization in Baltimore, they are given a pile of everyday items such as an electric toothbrush, a plastic cup, a few markers and some rubber bands. DreamYard Maker Jam, 2016. Source: DreamYard. “We

Digital Learning 140

Digital Learning Resources Learning Robotics 140

Edutopia

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Ashley Cronin Technology Integration The fifth annual Digital Learning Day will be on February 17, 2016. Find resources to help you celebrate, tell your story, and support digital learners all year long.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Learning Resources Technology 40

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2016

By EdTech Staff Important developments in four key technology areas could bring digital learning to more K-12 classrooms in the coming year.

Classroom 150

Classroom EdTech Digital Learning Technology 150

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast A recent edLeader Panel, “ Utah Spotlight: A ‘State’ of Alignment ,” featured experts that included Rick Gaisford, Education Specialist, Education Technology and the SETDA Chair Elect, Utah State Board of Education; Melanie Durfee, Ph.D.,

Technology 76

Technology Common Core EdTech Trends 76

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

You can connect with Tom on social media. The post US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

Policies 530

Policies EdTech Future Ready Elementary 530

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Next page: The 21 technology recommendations.

Technology 40

Technology Equity of Access Future Ready Education 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Next page: The 21 technology recommendations.

Technology 40

Technology Equity of Access Future Ready Education 40

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). Both assert that students in lecture-style courses perform worse when allowed to use technology. Presentation Slides. My Note Taking Articles.

Strategy 84

Strategy Digital Learning Laptops Learning 84

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Colleges and universities with prison education programs are increasingly using technology to deliver instruction to incarcerated individuals, even with strict limitations on internet access in correctional facilities. But the technology is also raising serious questions about quality. Then, in 2016, the U.S. More than 1.5

Technology 133

Technology Laptops Education Blackboard 133

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016. TEN YEARS OF EDUCATION RESEARCH has shown we are failing to use technology effectively with underserved students, who are mostly subjected to “drill-and-practice or remediation” activities, writes Molly B. Zielezinski.

Chromebook 60

Chromebook Industry EdTech MOOC 60

BYOT Network

JANUARY 9, 2017

With the use of these resources, educators are planning to better engage student learning, increase academic performance; and prepare students for an ever-changing digital world. There are many possible reasons why teachers are still struggling to use technology to transform instruction. Content Curation Activities.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Learning Accessibility Resources 40

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Today’s Sponsor: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. The Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection is here! This app is a digital supplemental curriculum solution for K-2nd grade – aligned with standards it includes over 150 curated apps inside their one simple app to install. Read my review.)

Classroom 278

Classroom iPad Twitter Digital Learning 278

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Collaboration and Blended Learning Fosters Critical Skills.

Personalized Learning 331

Personalized Learning Tools Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction 331

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models. Learning Transformation.

Technology 63

Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 63

Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Each mission in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom , shares an example of the Mission in Action by a teacher I admire. The seniors were grouped to represent different candidates in the 2016 election. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com

EdTech 201

EdTech Digital Learning Training Groups 201

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Students from historically marginalized backgrounds are more likely than their advantaged peers to be treated as passive users of technology. While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools.

Digital Divide 93

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 93

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The need for digital learning content in classrooms is nothing new, but teachers, parents, and students are becoming more vocal in their desire to provide or have access to such materials outside of the school day or school year. Next page: Students explain their desire for more digital learning outside of the classroom.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Classroom Smartphone Survey 40

techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

. – February 15, 2018 – Learning.com is joining thousands of educators and students nationwide to celebrate Digital Learning Day, February 22, 2018. In addition to free lesson plans, Learning.com will also feature helpful ideas and tips for teachers to show students how technology supports learning in high school, college and careers.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Resources Classroom Online Assessments 40

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

While opportunities to advance technology-enabled or -enhanced school reform and improvement efforts appear throughout ESSA (and are in no way precluded as a strategy anywhere in the bill), it is Title IV that presents the most direct opportunity for state leadership. These also speak to implicit expectations for technology availability.

Strategy 231

Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

Department of Education 2016 results, would have fallen by more than 1.5 million between 2012 and 2016, says Jeff Seaman, co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group, who has been tracking the country’s virtual education lifeline for 15 years. percent from 2015 to 2016 to reach 6.4 They rose 5.6 percent of all U.S.

Survey 230

Survey Comparison Outcomes LMS 230

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Video technologies’ continue to have a profound impact on K-12 and higher-ed classrooms as educators and students report increases in achievement, engagement and active content creation, according to a new survey from Kaltura. Seventy-three percent of higher education institutions use video technologies for remote teaching and learning.

Video 82

Video Technology Survey Education 82

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative —made possible by a partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon—works to bridge the Digital Learning Gap by equipping every student and teacher at select middle schools across the country with devices and up to a four-year data plan.

Learning 312

Learning Robotics Technology Company 312

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week at Campus Technology 2016, higher-ed technologists joined forces with administrators, instructional designers, and faculty to explore another realm many consider “wizardry”—predicting the future. If we can accept that the world is complex, that education is complex, why are so many of our technologies about compliance?”

Learning Analytics 60

Learning Analytics MOOC E-rate Trends 60

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Equity of Access Learning Social Media 40

Doug Levin

AUGUST 31, 2016

30 August 2016. Such uncertainty speaks directly to the need for better monitoring of technology’s use and impact in K-12, said Douglas Levin, the president of EdTech Strategies LLC, a consulting organization. As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. Maine 1-to-1 Computing Initiative Under Microscope.” Education Week.

Laptops 150

Laptops EdTech Strategy Digital Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Smart Technologies suggests using ADDIE — analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate — as a formula for identifying meaningful ed-tech solutions. . When introducing technology to improve classroom results, it’s important to understand the needs and limitations of the teachers who will handle those solutions day to day. .

E-rate 242

E-rate Case Study Strategy Report 242

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.

Future Ready 139

Future Ready Learning Digital Learning Assessment 139

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Promethean, a global provider of educational technology solutions, introduced its new ActivPanel interactive display at ISTE 2016 in Denver. With its externally accessible Android processor, the new Promethean ActivPanel can be easily upgraded over time to keep pace with frequent advances in computing technology.”.

Android 44

Android Tablets Software Mobility 44

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Innovate to Educate Awards to recognize the best ed-tech innovation and commitment to making the digital classroom and personalized learning a reality. the opportunity to showcase their groundbreaking approach to improving teaching and learning through the use of technology. About Xirrus, Inc.

Education 59

Education Secondary Conference Facebook 59

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. How is the Center for Teaching and Learning navigating the myriad options?

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning How To Learning Outcomes 60

RafranzDavis.com

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

A few days later, I received an email from her that while her kids were enjoying this new way of learning, they could barely stay online, but were being such great sports trying. It was such a profound moment because until that point, I made an assumption that one should not make in planning for digital learning initiatives.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Social Media 40

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 12, 2017

million students now have at least the minimum connectivity they need to take advantage of technology in the classroom, representing 88 percent of school districts nationally. took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016 – with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. 35 million students.

Broadband 40

Broadband Report E-rate Digital Learning 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S. Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2016, up from 6.3

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40