EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success. 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.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This leads to a false assessment of their own skills and abilities and builds up a false perception. Alignment Try to align the look-fors to elements of the formal observation tool you use and expect to see routinely. 2017 Dec;13(4):327-333. So why does this matter in the larger scheme of things? Breathe (Sheff).

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – 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 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 18, 2017

From there we looked at Formative Assessment and how easy it is to do today. Finally we will finish the series by looking at some new and exciting tools to try in your classroom. There are so many new and exciting tools, apps and sites to discover and use throughout the course of the year.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Research continues to provide further evidence that the conventional wisdom about learning styles should be rejected by educators and students alike (Kirschner, 2017; Husmann & O'Loughlin, 2018; Riener & Willingham, 2010). There is little scientific support for this fashionable idea—and stronger evidence for other learning strategies.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Those days are over: 2017 was OER’s breakthrough year. That happened in 2017. Meanwhile, at least 70 OER-related bills were introduced in more than half the country’s state legislatures in 2017. But it never seemed to gain broader adoption beyond that group of pioneers. Ohio University is doing the same.

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2023

The 2017 Clovis, New Mexico Library Shootings: The Teenage Attacker Reveals His Motives Part of the Library 2.0 On August 28, 2017, he walked into the Clovis-Carver Library, in downtown Clovis, New Mexico, went into the public restroom and loaded a pistol he had stolen from his father’s unlocked gun safe at home. in English, and a B.S.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Recently Shaelynn Farnsworth and I had a great and engaging discussion on the topic of Formative Assessment for ACER Education. Some of the highlights: What Is Formative Assessment —As you can tell from our video, there are many ways to describe formative assessment. Formative Assessments should not be graded assessments.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

With little existing research evidence for most edtech products and substantial latitude from the Department regarding what counts as evidence in informing spending of COVID aid dollars, districts will be largely left to utilize their own processes for determining which digital learning tools to invest in.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

February 23, 2017 Exit tickets or cards are informal assessment tools teachers can use to assess students understanding at the end of a class. They can also be used for formative assessment purposes.read more.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

“More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” Along with Chromebooks came Google Apps for Education – a suite of free, cloud-based productivity tools that allow for easy collaboration and engagement on any device. Indeed, $2.3

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jen shares ideas that will help teachers go BEYOND traditional assessments like reports, essays, presentations, and cookie-cutter assignments. 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment with @virtualgiff.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Reach Capital Edtech Outlook 2017 from Jennifer Carolan. Education technology spans a broad category of classroom tools, spanning corporate learning, language learning, digital learning content and more. Here are some of the trends from 2017 we’re excited to share: 1. Nearly all schools are connected, but bandwidth is lagging.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2021

That was the thinking behind Along , a free digital reflection tool developed by the nonprofit Gradient Learning and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and announced yesterday at the 2021 annual conference of ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education, which is EdSurge’s parent organization.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

If students are not given the tools, practice, or space to develop these skills, they may flounder when asked to work independently in-class or online. Blended Learning Environments Require Self-regulation Skills. Supporting Self-regulation in Blended Learning Environments. Zeidner (Eds.), Handbook of self-regulation (pp. Zimmerman, B.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 29, 2018

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator, Spotlight Series Podcast, we speak with Principal Product Manager Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education Team about his favorite moments from 2017. The post Looking Back at 2017 and reflecting on amazing moments with Microsoft Education appeared first on TeacherCast.

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 1, 2018

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator, Spotlight Series Podcast, we speak with Principal Product Manager Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education Team about his favorite moments from 2017. Best of 2017. Mike – Closing the Gap, 2017 and AssistiveTech, Special Needs. Mike – Learning Tools, Line focus.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Along similar lines, referencing Picciano (2009), Fabbian et al (2017) define a blended learning class as one that “integrates face to face (F2F) and online activities in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner while online activities replace a portion of F2F time” (pp.314-315). Auster’s study (Carol Auster, 2016​ ​​​).

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EmergingEdTech

JANUARY 4, 2017

Explore 4 Different Web Apps for Assessment in This AppEd Review Roundup! Happy New Year and welcome to our first RoundUp of 2017. Over the break, we took a bit of time to recharge our batteries and. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Almost a decade after Lynzi Ziegenhagen began work on tools to help K-12 schools with data analysis and visualization, she faced an important decision. based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. Raising money and building that team internally wasn’t the ideal situation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2017

Seesaw embodies simple authentic assessment. This is a tool you’ll want to notice if you’re using iPads. Happy Tech Tool Tuesday! Recommendations on assessment with Seesaw. Determination of date of winner: Wednesday, March 14, 2017, the name will be drawn and the winner will be notified. Listen Now.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. Every MobyMax product is rooted in teacher feedback, which we integrate into both the curriculum and the tools we design for teachers to use in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 28, 2017

AI has the potential to really disrupt the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach and give teachers the insight and power to assess how each student is performing, see how they might improve, and modify activities accordingly in real time. For example, marking homework and grading tests can be a massively time-consuming task.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

Developed by University College London’s Knowledge Lab , the software is primarily designed to assess as students learn, thus removing the high-pressure, high-stakes exam format that many academics feel is an unsuitable way to assess student knowledge. Read more: 4 Ways AI will be a great teaching assistant.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 Liz runs a blog at [link]. The post Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

We’ve rounded up our 10 most popular articles from 2017, as picked by our readers. Here’s the 2017 countdown, from #10 to #1. But students are now pushing back on these generational generalizations—especially the assumption that they’re all “digital natives” who can wield any tech tool with ease.

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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. Let's see what got the most clicks. Google Document URL Tricks.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 25, 2017

I think 2017 is going to be an exciting year, there’s going to be a lot more cloud based technology than there was before and when classes and content are delivered in the cloud and via browsers, it means kids can access the same experience and content at home as they can in the classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Its latest act: making a strategic investment in Open Assessment Technologies (OAT), a San Francisco-based startup that offers open-source tools for building and delivering digital tests. Besides just being an assessment company, we’re also becoming a learning and navigation company,” Roorda tells EdSurge in an interview.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. Continue Efforts to Improve Connectivity In Schools Just last week, one of my portfolio company founders was excited to pilot a new literacy tool in a school in Richmond, Calif., Here’s what Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital, had to say. education technology agenda.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. The tool automatically sends IT tickets to technicians based on their skillsets. “As I am impressed with their dedication to building tools which solve real needs of educators and vision they are executing upon.” classrooms.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Oh, The Places Edtech Will Go – loosely adapted from Dr. Seuss by Isabelle Hau, Omidyar Network 2017 should be another big year for edtech Six big trends we expect. Edtech will allow for formative assessment, And greater competency impressment.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Tools like interactive smartboards are helping teachers engage their students, enticing students to be more actively involved in their education. As connected classrooms become more ubiquitous, schools will need to ensure that individual classes have the necessary bandwidth to incorporate these new tools. Everyday 1:1 Technology Use.

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GoConqr

MARCH 20, 2017

Primary teachers have many tools at their disposal to enrich the subject, such as Goconqr’s mind maps. These tools allow teachers to create educational resources which display content in an attractive manner (such as the mind map shown below) in a matter of minutes. Give feedback to students (and parents).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Some of the best things about an ed-tech conference are the sessions, where attendees learn about new tools and resources, trends, and teaching strategies. We’ve put together a list of apps, tools and resources from those sessions. Did you have a favorite session or tool that isn’t listed here?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2017

Still, smaller developers are innovating at a rapid pace and are creating some truly exciting tools. But scouring the expo hall floor, I couldn't help but notice how much there was to see, and how many tools were confusingly similar in what they offered. Take a look at Spiral. Using Google Expeditions for VR?

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