Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 25, 2015

What can we expect from the digital world in 2016? Humans find their own uses for technology, too, which can send trends sideways. There’s also the problem of long-term trends, with our tendency to underestimate long-term effects, and the way some developments can take a long, long time to arrive (cf ebooks).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 24, 2016

July 24, 2016 If you are planning to integrate Android tablets in your instruction, the resource we have for you today will absolutely provide you with a solid starting ground. This is a.read more.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

More than just a fad technology that was used for capturing Pokemon in 2016, augmented reality (or AR) is creating incredible possibilities across numerous industries – not least in education. We’ve already seen devices like tablets flooding into classrooms at practically every level of education. What is AR?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

Google and Apple both made big education technology announcements this week, unveiling new products designed for schools. Google’s first Chrome-powered tablet will create new competition for Apple, just as the company announced a new iPad , complete with augmented reality capability, the Apple pencil and a 10-hour battery.

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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

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions. Improving the use of the various types of assessment data is another priority.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

The tablet-like display for the modern classroom features externally accessible, upgradeable Android processing power and access to more than 500,000 educational apps. Promethean, a global provider of educational technology solutions, introduced its new ActivPanel interactive display at ISTE 2016 in Denver.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2012

I was accompanied by NMHS Adobe guru Walt Pevny, who consistently integrates technology in his classroom to allow students to create artifacts to demonstrate learning. Image Credit: [link] The summit focused on the rise of tablet devices and to advances in their ability to create digital content.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. Hillary Scharton writes that children aren’t born knowing technology, and that the belief that digital natives excel at multitasking can be detrimental to their learning.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 28, 2018

In a technology-driven, student-centered learning environment, what does it mean to be a teacher? In 2016, he was one of Lamar’s 55 teachers and 842 students who received tablets with data plans as part of the Verizon Innovative Learning program, administered by the Verizon Foundation and nonprofit Digital Promise.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! In 2016 Karen published Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning as a way to help educators see how technology can help students create their own content instead of consuming someone else’s. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For the past decade, schools have invested millions of dollars in technology. 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. Note: One 2016 study showed that 92% of students prefer print to digital.).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. She purchased tablets to offer short-term learning opportunities to transient inmates. A pilot program would test the use of tablets in combining online education with classroom teaching in a prison setting. The tablet computers allow inmates to drown out the din.

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2017

Chromebooks continued their steady growth in education, securing 58 percent of K-12 market share in 2016, according to a new report examining technology trends in the K-12 education market. The report from Futuresource Consulting notes that annual mobile PC shipments in the K-12 education market grew 18 percent year-on-year in 2016.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

According to Cheryl Ashbaugh, communications professor at Robert Morris University: “I can grade papers anywhere I want on my tablet with the Turnitin Feedback Studio app. More information and a live demo of Feedback Studio for iPad will be presented at a webcast on September 29, 2016 at 3:00pm PST.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We can no longer overlook the importance of the use of technology in schools. However, the education system must prepare students for the adult life, and we, adults, use technology more than we would like to admit. Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom.

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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. According to Futuresource, volumes in the first half of 2016 increased to 6.4 Mike Fisher, associate director of education technology at Futuresource, said that the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Round 2 starts Monday Nov 14th 2016 and ends Sunday Dec 18th 2016. Typing Tournament Online can be used anywhere there is an internet connection including home and school, at any time of day and on any device including iPads and other mobile tablets. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

C upertino, California (June 1, 2021) – The first-ever phygital board game platform using iPads, Tacto is built on innovative touch technology and AI to turn screen time into family time. and comes with a unique set of figurines and frames to securely hold the tablet in place. Each Tacto set is priced at $49.99

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Today, technology is everywhere. Whether doing research in a computer lab or conducting classwork on a personal tablet, students and teachers are more connected now than ever before. Whether doing research in a computer lab or conducting classwork on a personal tablet, students and teachers are more connected now than ever before.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The fear was, and is, that technology might cause achievement gaps between rich and poor students to grow if it’s easier for rich kids to use educational software, practice computer coding or learn about the world online. A new 2017 survey of technology use at home shows the gap in computer access is rapidly closing.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

He attached an equally small wheel to one of the blocks, and with some taps on a tablet computer, the block became a working motor and the wheel whirred to life. Horn believes simplicity is a key to making science and technology interesting to not only students, but their teachers. SAM Labs’ Horn says the company has grown in the U.S.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In 2016 the Common Sense Education editorial staff evaluated close to 170 apps, games, and websites for learning potential and classroom implementation. Redbird Advanced Learning Mathematics is a digital curriculum platform for in-class or blended-learning use that incorporates robust, research-based adaptive technology. Price: $14.99/month;

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The use of technology in an educational environment is certainly nothing new – teachers have been relying on computers and similar devices for decades now. Defined as a way to facilitate education through the use of devices like smartphones and tablets, m-learning is also a lot more than that. More than that, there were 2.1

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The post The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2016 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The 2016 Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide has a little something for every educator on your list, and this list includes practical and affordable options as well as more expensive dream items. Fire Tablet, 7″ Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB. Ozobot Bit 2.0.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Technology can collect and harness more data than ever before. In education, does technology create just as many problems as it solves? But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. Technology must support and empower better teaching and learning. If so, what new challenges have emerged?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2019

For starters, teachers are increasingly showing an interest in projects related to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), a reflection of a national trend in education. They beat out computers and tablets, games and classroom supplies by a long shot. They’re more tactile, hands-on ways for students to learn computer science.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at California State University Fresno and Teacher on Special Assignment at ACEL Charter High school. Training: Jumpstart: A Technology Course for Thoughtful Educators, Twitter for Teachers and Students. Cult of Pedagogy. Blog: Cult of Pedagogy. Blog: Control Alt Achieve. Monica Burns.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The new plan lays out model ways of using educational technology in the nation’s classrooms, with a focus on equity and active use.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 9, 2016

I am excited to announce that applications are open for the 2016 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator program. 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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2015

These science and technology grants for schools can provide new opportunities. This month’s grants focus on science and technology grants for schools. Classroom Improvement Technology grant. 2016 PASCO NSTA STEM Educator Awards. Each month, eSchool News compiles a list of new education grant opportunities.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school.

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