EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2018

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00. Recruiting talented teachers there, however, is no longer an issue thanks to videoconferencing technology.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. The sudden shift in the learning environment last year may have provided an obstacle for the way we wanted to see this happen. Planning Blended Learning for another year.

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techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, has spurred institutions in Rhode Island and Vermont to give their students greater access to the wide array of VHS core and elective courses.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, May 22, 2018 — To keep students actively learning over the summer and to help prevent summer learning loss, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), with the help of Fuel Education® (FuelEd®), is launching its sixth annual Alabama Summer Learning Challenge. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 25, 2019

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

This study found that in 2017, 71% of teens claimed to either own or have use of a smartphone. There are also a number of drawbacks to mobile learning, few of which are actually based on the pedagogy possibilities of “on-demand, in-time” learning and have more to do with costs, access and usage. In the end.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

Rather than dreading a stack of essays to read, teachers can look forward to interacting with student learning through these dynamic project ideas. Dynamic Learning is at the heart of Kasey Bell’s books, Shake Up Learning and Blended Learning with Google. 3 Sketchnotes. Jen is the sketchnote queen!

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. According to state data, the number of young people in state juvenile justice facilities dropped from 901 at the end of 2012 to 386 in 2017.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

For Online Courses/Blended Learning. Coursera is known to work with both K-12 and higher education institutions and provide them with access to online courses. To help you get a little bit more innovative in the coming academic year, here is a list of proven-effective edtech tools that may be highly useful in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” But she thinks it’s a great resource for educators, especially because it is open-access and freely available. Indeed, developing “a teaching force skilled in online and blended instruction” is one of the recommendations in the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

link] Recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page, usually within a few minutes after a session has ended. Everything you need is here. link] Earn a certificate of participation by playing the GEC Connect Game from Alludo.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The new report , “Time to Act 2017: Put Data in the Hands of People,” catalogs how the evolving use of data has influenced policy and teaching practices over the last 10 years. We know spreadsheets and 30-page PDFs are not the most useful.”.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Using the School Finder wizard from any device, parents can input their address and select criteria that matter to them in a school, like blended learning, an emphasis on the arts, or after-school programming. Applications in Oakland are now live for both district and charter schools for the 2017 - 2018 school year.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Today, I'm going to show you step by step how I used blended learning to achieve those results. We are jumping right in to learning activities: icebreakers, group work, problem solving, etc. For the 2017-18 school year, I'm going to start with an editable Escape Room / Break Out activity created by Danielle Hall.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

With the purchase of a Wowzers subscription, teachers and administrators have unlimited access to on-demand PD, including an informational overview document and video tutorials. Quality and Effectiveness: This research-based K–8 math curriculum was redesigned with a fresh interface in 2017. Contact an account manager for more details.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2019

From “The Vault” of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Lisa Scumpieru’s show aired in 2017 and remains a highly shared resource on hyperdocs. Sometimes in the Hyperdoc then, you can do like a flipped classroom type of thing, where they can access the Hyperdoc. Then they’re able to access the material that I want them to.

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The PL2C Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

Colleen attended the August 2017 Leading Schools Summit in Boston and jumped right in, several weeks after the Summit, to immediately begin applying what she learned. Colleen was impressed that Leading Schools was paperless, with all materials accessible online during and after the Summit.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

We quickly realized we lacked the robust infrastructure and support systems needed to fully implement our district’s vision of personalized learning. BWRSD made several strategic investments to upgrade our network infrastructure, paving the way for our road to one-to-one device access. Scaling Innovation.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition). Thirty-six said they did not have adequate internet access. Vulnerabilities happen.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

Alternative modes Today, education has expanded beyond traditional learning spaces into distance education , blended learning, flipped classrooms , mobile learning, and online delivery through technologies such as MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ). Insight, Available online at: [link] (Accessed 1 May, 2019).

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techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The VHS online AP Computer Science Principles course first ran in the 2016-2017 academic year, with VHS students earning a 94 percent pass rate on the AP exam. In the 2017-2018 academic year, VHS students achieved an even higher AP exam pass rate of 96 percent – far exceeding AP exam national averages. is an online learning pioneer.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

With help from Rosetta Stone’s language learning solutions, Boone County Schools is providing students with access to programs that it hopes will enhance college and career readiness and global competence. The use of Rosetta Stone in the classroom is a new initiative being funded by a county-approved tax levy.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Overall, revenues in the edtech industry have increased, driven by a demand for more blended learning options, greater use of technology in education and a growing middle class overseas. billion have revenue by the end of 2017, and projects that number to increase to $14 billion by 2022. billion in 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s too soon to know how well the free pilot program mixing online and in-person learning will work, but one thing is clear: Without it, said Holmes County Superintendent Angel Meeks, AP physics in this rural Mississippi district “would not exist.”. In 2017, the average score on all AP exams in Mississippi was a 2.2, compared to a 2.84

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

a non-profit organization empowering schools with the industry’s most extensive variety of online and blended learning programs, has opened registration for its 2018 summer program. In summer 2017, students taking VHS summer courses for credit recovery had a 75% pass rate. “A The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.),

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. In the early years of Lindsay’s experiment, few students had internet access at home. “I Today, students are even able to access assignments on their mobile devices.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

A flipped classroom is a teaching pedagogy which reverses old classroom teaching and homework through a form of blended learning using modern technology and practical application. [2] By providing open access to all learning modules and through simple guiding rules via Loomio , I have provided a starting point for my students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017. The biggest reason, I think, it’s the tool to go to, is the ability for it to be in the cloud and accessible to a large number of students and to bring an unparalleled educational experience to them that you can’t re-create in the classroom. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

He appreciates how these tools have so many accessibility pieces “baked” into them. Mike is a RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional and the 2017 ISTE Inclusive Learning Network Outstanding Educator. Two of Mike’s favorites include Read and Write for Google and Book Creator. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

We limit students’ educations when we curb their access to museums, libraries, community events and other places where learning happens. What good is a city flush with national monuments and museums if students across town can’t access it without hopping on a bus and switching to a train to reach it?

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One thing that I often hear educators say is that it's hard to find enough time to learn about the different tools out there and to roll them out in the classroom. Here are some top concerns when contemplating adding a new tool to the stack: Will there be a learning curve with the tool? Is it accessible on different devices?

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