Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one. It is integrated classroom tools for students and teachers and powerful transparency for families and school leaders. Has a great gradebook supporting traditional points-based classrooms and standards based grading.

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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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach. The next, they’ll try a Kindle.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

An effective way to tackle the challenge of teaching core academics to all students across ability levels is to implement a personalized approach supported by a variety of carefully chosen digital resources. In our first year, we implemented personalized learning in our six middle schools. Intentional design.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. Transitioning to a personalized learning environment doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2022

Last fall, I started talking to people about school discipline after reading about the behavior challenges educators were describing with the return to in-person learning. I’ll let you read the story to learn more about how and why the disciplinary practice remains in Mississippi and 18 other states.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

It makes perfect sense why there is a push for personalized learning in our schools. As an ideal, personalized learning aims to provide instructional experiences tailored to each learner’s preferences and interests, and at a pace appropriate to their needs. Why do you think people want to use the applications?”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In particular, Haimson, who is also the co-chair Parent Coalition for Student Privacy , called attention to the “hype” around personalized learning, often described as a technology-based education model that aims to allow individual students to be able to learn at their preferred pace and instructional method.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. In less than two years, between 2015 and 2017, the district paid more than $4.5

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light. Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Classroom tech and data will continue to boost learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Happy holidays, and thank you for tuning into our 2017 countdown!]. With personalization a growing initiative in schools, the library may not be the first thing educators think of as a resource. How Libraries are Personalized Learning Hotspots. Libraries can track unique student data.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Here’s what Matthew Rascoff, vice president of the Office of Technology-Based Learning and Innovation at University of North Carolina , had to say. “Oh, Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Technology in higher education on the eve of 2017 is at a crossroads.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

Among the tools the district found was Teach to One: Math (TTO), a digital personalized learning program by New Classrooms , a New York-based nonprofit, that adapts to a student’s individual skills and gaps. We are committed to personalized learning, but can't continue a program that does not meet the needs of all of our students.”

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SETDA Says

DECEMBER 21, 2017

2017 was a great year for state leadership for educational technology. SETDA engaged members, affiliates, private sector partners, and partner organizations around federal and state advocacy efforts and provided national leadership for broadband, digital instructional materials, and data interoperability.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The report, titled “Beyond Engagement” and written by Julie Evans, chief executive officer for Project Tomorrow, expands on findings from Project Tomorrow’s 2017 “Speak Up” report. . Drawing on the data gathered, Evans points to three key ideas to take away from the report: . Empower Students to Seize Their Own Learning.

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District Administration

APRIL 7, 2017

Personalized learning solutions are helping educators leverage digital curriculum technology to create individualized learning paths for each student, based on personalized and adaptive instruction. Gather data to monitor academic growth, and identify and address knowledge gaps. Scheduled speakers: Jason Green.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This definition aligns with the broader understanding of blended learning as an educational approach that integrates traditional classroom instruction with digital and online methods, offering a holistic learning experience that leverages the strengths of both modalities. Fabbian et al, 2017).

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

Change has proven rewarding at CICS West Belden , a high-performing K-8 charter school in Chicago, which recently shifted to a personalized learning model. For CICS West Belden, the “next level” was shifting to a personalized learning model, moving students towards competency-based education.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2017

Nothing short of “creating the world’s best education and providing personalized learning for all,” he tells EdSurge. Vodicka’s new position is part of AltSchool’s mission to bring its personalized learning platform across the country. That dream is still a long way off.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2017

Personalized Learning and the Tech to Make It Happen SXSWedu 2017 Panel One of the most promising ideas in education right now is personalized learning—providing instruction that is meaningful and contextualized for every student. What does personalized learning mean? Make sure it won't be sold.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

State leaders are collecting reams of data on students, but they must do more to put that information into the hands of parents and teachers, according to a new report. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. based nonprofit organization that advocates for better data use.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Learning, not only teaching, is part of the job. So to share a little bit of my learning over the year, I wanted to highlight five posts that were read the most from my blog in 2017. This is an archive for my learning as well as an opportunity to share with others. December 27, 2017 People Shape Culture.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2018

billion market in 2017, and that market is expected to grow by 30 percent through 2020. Further, the technology can save teachers’ time by doing the number crunching and organizing the data to help them identify students in need of intervention. Classroom assessments represented a nearly $1.6 The benefit of formative assessments.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 To address absenteeism, school administrators have turned to outside groups to help implement data-informed intervention and outreach strategies. Her organization recommends that attendance is taken for every in-person and virtual instructional experience.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I ran the lesson plan with my seventh graders while collecting learning and survey data — and I learned so much. I analyzed both the student and parent responses and improved and changed the lesson based upon the data. Data Analysis. You are a person who would like learn on a flexible schedule.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

This approach has learners and educators working together to ensure that students master what they need to learn, with opportunities to show what they know and can do in a variety of ways. Personalized learning helps each student receive support to reach their learning goals. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

When Public Education Data Isn’t Really Public : The U.S. government’s data center, Dava.gov, is a goldmine of open student and school data. But as Lindsey Cook (Data Editor at US News & World Report) points out in this 20 minute talk, that data isn’t always accessible. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Risk One: The Threat to Student Privacy Risk one is the invasion of student privacy, utilizing data by tech companies collected when students are online. Parents became alarmed by the plan to put their children’s data into a cloud and mobilized in communities and states to stop inBloom. Will his or her data be sold?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. E-textbooks: A Personalized Learning Experience or a Digital Distraction? Here's what they said.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Those possibilities became reality for Nakia and her Chilhowee classmates, along with students at nearby Copper Basin High School, in 2017, when both Polk County schools joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS). The VILS program sparked a whole new culture of collaboration and innovation among our teachers,” McClary said.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2023

Read more Despite policies that require California school districts to report the number of students transferred, the Department of Education’s overlapping and vague data reporting requirements mean it’s often unclear why a student changed schools. The data doesn’t get reported publicly. But the data isn’t reported publicly.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Combing through more than 200 applications, the team chose schools that best articulated a need for personalized learning support, and help aligning their pedagogy and curriculum with state and Common Core standards. The Montessori approach, he believes, “has had very little tangible data to prove its amazing benefits.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mary Earick, project director for NG2, says the purpose of the program is to create more flexible learning pathways for students through “competency-based multiage schooling,” which allows students to move on to new objectives only after mastering others. “[NG2] NG2] tackles long-standing educational barriers to personalized learning.

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