Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

On February 3, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rescinded a report issued two weeks earlier that examined the progress of E‐rate since the modernization orders of 2014 were passed. To that end, and in the public interest, I am making the January 2017 E-rate Modernization Progress Report ( DOC-343099A1.pdf

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2017

NEO by CYPHER LEARNING will be exhibiting at ISTE 2017 for the third time! The Henry B Gonzales Convention Center , where ISTE 2017 will take place, is located right near the famous Riverwalk — the largest urban ecosystem in the US. We can’t wait to meet you at ISTE 2017! The post NEO will be at ISTE 2017!

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Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 8, 2018

2017 has come and gone and there are some things that you may have missed in the world of Google. We do a little year-end wrap up on the Google Teacher Tribe podcast.We've seen a lot of new products and features from Google in 2017. We've gotten more closely acquainted with the Google Assistant.YouTube has made […].

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” The Teacher’s Guide to Technology for 2017 is here. The post 5 Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. This link is an affiliate link.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 17, 2017

Credit where it is due: the 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform expanded coverage of the topic and, while not perfect, is much improved. I have been critical of the treatment of technology in both the 2015 and 2016 Education Next back-to-school polls for a variety of reasons. Here is what savvy readers should know about this year's findings.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The post The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017 appeared first on Blog. How edtech in school districts has evolved since the rise of 1:1 and the Common Core.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The post The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017 appeared first on Blog. How edtech in school districts has evolved since the rise of 1:1 and the Common Core.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Last night we kicked off the MAD about Mattering 2017 project. The post MAD About Mattering 2017 Kickoff! Global Collaborative App Development From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Last year, we started with five schools. This year, we have fifteen schools. Stay tuned.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition). " Tagged on: September 2, 2017 A Classroom of Tomorrow | CURMUDGUCATION → A biting and satirical response to the New York Times' latest article on teacher brand ambassadors. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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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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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Since we’re just a few weeks away from the new year, it’s only natural for all of us to wonder: what will 2017 bring along? 7 e-learning trends for educational institutions in 2017. Without further ado, here are seven e-learning trends that could shape the edtech landscape in 2017: Gamification. Bite-sized learning.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). " Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. I think the latter."

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Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition). Tagged on: May 1, 2017 Google's Chromebook End of Life Policy stops support after 5 years | PCWorld → Planned obsolescence: Google's End of Life Policy sets a schedule for retiring older Chromebooks, but the details are murky. face up to. |

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2017

Back in December, ISTE asked for assistance reviewing draft 1 of the 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers. Last week ISTE released draft v2 of the 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers and expects to release one more draft in February before they are finalized and released at the ISTE conference in June. You all responded wonderfully!

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From a strong network infrastructure to better teacher support, districts made sure to have everything in place to use technology to boost learning outcomes this year.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 8, 2017

I am very happy to have been asked to present at the Global EdTech Summit 2017. Hope to see you there Tagged: edtech , edtech conference , edtech CPD , edtech summit , education , global edtech summit , global edtech summit 2017 , professional developmeny , teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

Top 10 Shows of March 2017. 5 Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez (Show #20). The post 10-Minute Teacher | Top 10 Episodes of March 2017 #10mt appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. These are calculated on downloads as of today.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2018

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2017: Top 10 Tech Tips. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2017. As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you.

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Education Elements

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Before we get too far into 2017 I like to reflect on what has been and make predictions for what the year ahead will mean for education. Outside of changes to our company, I predict 2017 will bring five major changes to education as a whole.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2016

ISTE is working on revisions for the Standards for Teachers and would like your assistance reviewing and commenting on the draft v1 of the 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers. As many of you know, I am one of the group of ISTE/CAEP reviewers.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2024

Those possibilities became a reality for Nakia and her classmates when Chilhowee became a Verizon Innovative Learning School in 2017. These six schools were part of Cohorts 4 and 5, first joining the program in 2017 or 2018. “We’d look at another school that has technology, and we’re like, ‘Wow, I wish we had those possibilities.’”

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 13, 2017

To really take stock of EdClusters in 2017, we first need to revisit the foundation and origin of Education Innovation Clusters — what they are, how they work, and how they are progressing. In 2017, we initiated a research project with seven EdClusters and key research partners. What are EdClusters? So what have we been up to?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

TpT 2017 Conference Observations. Teacher-authors have earned more than $330 million since TpT opened its doors with about a dozen making over $1 million dollars and nearly 300 earning more than $100,000. There’s no set-up charge, no cost to join, and no annual fee unless you choose to become what’s called a Premium seller.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2017

Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez (Episode #20). The post The 10-Minute Teacher Show: Top Ten Shows for February 2017 appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. And the top 10 shows for February are: A Song for Teachers by Jim Forde (Episode #11).

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2017

By Jena Passut The tech giant expands offerings that help teachers use tools like Google Earth Voyager in the classroom.

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Education Elements

MAY 3, 2017

When Keith Wilson and Monte Westfall, successful administrators of the Lawrence Virtual School, and I began working on our workshop about equity for Education Elements’ Personalized Learning Summit (May 10-12, 2017), we chose this very equation as the title but added a new twist.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Whether you are prepping for #ISTE17 or planning to be #NotAtISTE, here’s a rundown of some of the big conference happenings.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2017

December 19, 2017 Below is a collection of some of our favourite math apps in 2017. We included apps for both Android and iOS, another list featuring math tools for the web and Chromebook is in.read more.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 8, 2017

Tagged: edtech 2017 , education , educational technology 2017 , future edtech , future tech , teachers , teaching , tech tools 2017 , top edtech tools. I recently wrote a new year themed article for a joint project between Google and the Times Educational Supplement (TES). Click here for the full piece.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The foundation has pledged to give out $500,000 in grants in 2017 to help pay for everything from your standard pencil and paper to technological advances in the classroom. . Any educator in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin is eligible for these grants and there is no cost to apply.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 26, 2017

The 2017 Global Student Conference, a student-organized event, will be held ONLINE on Saturday March 4th, 2017, and feature keynote speakers and crowdsourced presentations by students in grades 6-12 and college. There is no cost to participate or attend. The theme for this year is “STEM + Entrepreneurship.”

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 14, 2018

The post Teaching In 2017: A Checklist For 21st Century Teachers appeared first on TeachThought. What education technology works, and what is a waste of time? What would a checklist for 21st century teaching look like? Does ‘21st-century teaching’ even […].

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Teacher Tech

DECEMBER 26, 2016

10 Google Apps Tricks to Learn for 2017 1. The post 10 Google Apps Tricks to Learn for 2017 appeared first on Teacher Tech. Force a Copy When I create templates I like to share the templates in a way that prompts the user to create a copy.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2017

2017 was a year filled with makerspaces, student engagement, personalized learning, and more. Here, two seasoned librarians shed light on their biggest lessons learned in 2017 and look forward to the up-and-coming trends for the new year. The biggest lesson I learned in 2017 is to never underestimate what students are capable of.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

In 2017, this was especially true while taking a computer science course on data structures and algorithms. million high school graduates (36 percent) did not fill out the FAFSA for the 2016-2017 academic year. Looking ahead 2017 has shown me many of the challenges in higher education that need solutions.

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