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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards. “We I am now almost booked through June and the rest of the 2017 calendar is filling fast. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Quick Notes.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

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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. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

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Murray and Sheninger, co-authors of Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , published by ASCD in 2017, will be featured speakers at the #ICE18 conference in Schaumburg, Ill., They took some time to talk with EdTech prior to the conference. EDTECH: How can educators get around these roadblocks?

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

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We asked teachers what they want from edtech. Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Educational Technology Support! With the flexibility afforded by a full suite of digital content, teachers have the freedom to assign students dynamic work tailored to their needs.

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Why Single Sign-On Has Teachers Cheering

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For us, SSO has become a learning enabler when sometimes technology can be a learning variable. Can you imagine an edtech tool so supportive and effective teachers cheer when it arrives? Abshire has been Calcasieu’s Chief Technology Officer for 21 years. Sheryl Abshire: A lot of people think I’m all about technology.

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Eyeing More Deals, 2U Raises $331 Million From Latest Public Offering

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He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. He was vague on what the company is eyeing next, only saying that “technologies and services that support our students and improve our core business is critical.”

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With $14M Fundraise, Noodle Wants Colleges to ‘Pick and Choose’ How They Build Online Programs

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One of the newer players to step into that online program manager (OPM) space, Noodle Partners , got a boost this week: $14 million in Series A funding led by edtech venture capital firm Owl Ventures. Backdrop to the raise is a growing market and demand for online courses. Other OPM providers, including 2U, still use that all-in-one model.

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