EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Administrators at the School District of Palm Beach County have been working for years to develop a workforce of educators who not only are eager to innovate in the classroom but who also are skilled enough to coach and support their peers. Participating teachers receive training on integrating technology into their classrooms.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Educators around the world either discovered or got better at using technology in their instruction, for both K-12 and higher ed students. Whether they used online courses as a stand-alone teaching technique – or as part of a blended learning environment – teachers did their best in delivering the best education they could.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. So, why and how should you use technology in your classroom? What Is the Proper Role of Technology in the Classroom?

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

Please find 10 summer jobs for teachers in 2017 listed below. 10 Summer Jobs For Teachers in 2017: Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is hiring experienced, accomplished tutors, teachers, translators, interpreters, and education specialists in Delaware. Psychologists for psycho-educational evaluations on an as-needed basis.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 21, 2020

In 2017, we partnered with Google and EdTechTeam to launch the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a classroom-based coaching program with the goal of increasing educational equity and the impactful use of technology. What are our recommendations for classroom-based technology coaching? 11 from 3-4 p.m.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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Ditch That Textbook

DECEMBER 27, 2017

And just like that, 2017 is in the books. Technology in classrooms has seen some great changes. For instance, “Flipgrid Fever” (flipgrid.com) has really taken off. Students have really shown their voice by recording short Flipgrid videos and sharing them with their classmates and the world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Ask a Tech Teacher routinely shares favorite websites and apps that make a difference in the classroom. do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it). Here are the 2017 Best-in-Category and Honorable Mentions for the following Categories: Winners: Please grab your award from this page. Assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2020

Heather Marrs shares how to get started with gamifying your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How could you take your whole elementary classroom year and gamify it? What if you can reach those strugglers by making a classroom on mission? Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In fact, according to the Education Market Association , on average, most spend nearly $500 per year, and one in 10 spent $1,000 or more. 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. . Literature.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” The Teacher’s Guide to Technology for 2017 is here. Jennifer Gonzalez @ cultofpedagogy is a National Board Certified teacher with over 10 years of classroom experience in middle school language arts and teacher preparation at the college level. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. This link is an affiliate link.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

Unknown to many educators, Fortnite has three modes of play. Some educators are creating private islands (for free) that their students can make Rube Goldberg machines and other creations. Today’s guest, Mike Washburn, is on the educator advisory board for Fortnite. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Last night we kicked off the MAD about Mattering 2017 project. I’ve recommended all of the teachers and organizers grab a copy of Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds as I’ve found the principles Julie Lindsay and I outlined in that book to remain tried and true when it comes to global collaboration. Stay tuned.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

I’ve developed somewhat of a complex in the last year being a college student with an interest in the education system. In 2017, this was especially true while taking a computer science course on data structures and algorithms. Online education and improved access to resources are changing the learning landscape.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Adding outdoor classrooms to elementary schools. According to the 2018 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education , which compiled the information on minutes spent learning science, only 17 percent of early elementary classes had science lessons most days of the week. “We Such efforts can only improve current practices.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – 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 36 Edition). Nonetheless, they contend that its killer app will be education.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – 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 36 Edition). Nonetheless, they contend that its killer app will be education.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

In the absence of the weekly news round-ups, I took the time away to do some further writing and analysis: Everything’s Bigger in Texas…Including (Maybe) the Data Breaches , which details the ham-handed way in which the Texas Association of School Boards has communicated about their breach of personal information about Texas educators.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Although women’s equality in education and the workplace has come a long way, stereotyping and biases (both subconscious and overt) continues to hinder women from choosing STEM careers, even if that’s what they are passionate about. The good news: educating and empowering girls in STEM from a young age can overcome some of these barriers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. Minecraft in the Classroom. Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Minecraft in the classroom. That’s what Minecraft Education Edition does.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 8, 2017

I am very happy to have been asked to present at the Global EdTech Summit 2017. I have no doubt that it will be an excellent event – topics include: Digital Transformation In Higher Education. Social Media Learning: How To leverage Social Media in the Classroom. Mobile Learning: Portable Classroom Interaction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

Top 10 Shows of March 2017. 5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America with Daisy Dyer Duerr. 5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America with Daisy Dyer Duerr. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Steven Anderson (Show #29). 5 Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez (Show #20).

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. 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. I think the latter."

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Liz Kolb reflects upon how far cell phones have come since she wrote one of the first books on cell phones in the classroom. Liz is a clinical assistant professor in education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017).

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair. A 10th-grader enters her classroom, flips open her Chromebook and then settles into a quiet corner to work. . The 'Modern Classroom' Movement Is Growing Fast. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 07/02/2018 - 14:22. by Ryan Petersen.

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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. 6 Ways to Make Classroom Typing Fun. 13 Reasons For and 3 Against Technology in the Classroom. 22 Digital Tools You Must Have in Your Classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

K–12 Schools Find Educational Benefits in Cloud-Based Gaming. A majority of educators agree that video games can help K–12 learning. In a recent study from educational nonprofit Project Tomorrow , nearly 62 percent of teachers reported using video games in their classrooms. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 05/15/2019 - 09:59.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

There are rarely absolutes when it comes to educational leadership and ushering in meaningful change. As a leader, you can control whether you make the time to visit classrooms to provide valuable feedback to your staff. If educators are unclear or must guess what administrators are looking for, the process diminishes in value.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s accepted wisdom that good relationships between teachers and their students lead to students who are willing to work harder in the classroom. Researchers pulled data for two years (the 2017 and 2018 academic years) from Missouri’s state-wide teacher evaluation system, in which students rated teachers’ effectiveness. .

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Conflict: It’s great for drama, and an inescapable part of human progress, but it can make for fraught situations in the classroom. Conflict can happen even in the most supportive, positive, and open classrooms, disrupting your students’ ability to learn. But there are concrete steps you can take to settle problems in the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s no small feat making Forbes “30 Under 30” roundup, which in 2017 boasts an acceptance rate of less than 4 percent. The Teach For America Alumni Having experience in the classroom wasn’t a prerequisite to make the Forbes list, but several honorees this year do. Shots at getting into Stanford and Harvard are both higher.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Amy believes this pedagogical shift is a game changer in the music classroom Learn more. Project Pals has a useful classroom collaborative platform that lets you create and manage projects for your students. Project Pals connects with Google Classroom but also lets me see detail on which students are contributing and participating.

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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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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Did you know that when parents play an active role of their child’s education, academic achievement improves, students are more likely to feel confident and self-motivated, and chronic absenteeism drops? You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

An early warning and intervention system, called BARR, pictured above, was one of the most successful education interventions to come out of the Department of Education’s research and development program that issued $1.4 billion in grants between 2010 and 2016. The failure rate was 74 percent. Source: IES , February 2024.

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