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). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity?

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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). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity?

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EdTech Student Data Privacy Industry Social Media 150

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.

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Broadband Survey Mobility EdTech 319

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

This figure, based on a survey of 621 parents taken in early April, is up from 65 percent from the period of March 23 to 26. And those in private schools were much more likely to say they’ve used video-conferencing tools—88 percent, versus just 39 percent of public school students. As of 2017, about 14 percent of U.S.

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Survey Comparison Learning Accessibility 210

User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. This is why we decided to create a planning tool for makerspaces in the classroom for you using the Design Thinking Process and Universal Design for Learning®.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

The Learning Counsel released the results of its third annual Survey of school and district digital curriculum strategy and transformation, sponsored by Ruckus Wireless. The survey found that 78 percent of students nationally have access to a computing device for a good portion of the school day or the full school day.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 8, 2017

June 8, 2017 Google Forms is a great web tool that allows you to create a wide variety of forms that include surveys, polls, questionnaires, registration forms and many more. However, if you.read more.

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Tools Survey Google 76

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Nonprofit Common Sense has released a new survey and companion analysis about the 0-8 year-old set. One takeaway since the last time the Census was done in 2017 is that for the first time, online video viewing dominates screen activity of kids ages 0-8. But they may not have the tools they need. Podcasts, anyone?

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 176

The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2017

Finally we will finish the series by looking at some new and exciting tools to try in your classroom. Other Social Media And Communication Tools To Investigate: Instagram -Easily share images of the great things happening everyday in schools. Next, we need to survey stakeholders to find the preferred communications channels.

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Social Media Learning Facebook Twitter 128

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. . When teachers use digital content, tools and resources in the classroom, it helps students develop workplace- and college-readiness skills.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

“There are kids who can be successful in math, but the opportunities are not there for them,” Ross told me, in an eye-opening conversation that came in response to a survey The Hechinger Report sent to our readers last month. “I I wish I had some magic bullet solution but haven’t found it yet. And I have been looking for four decades.

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Survey Common Core STEM Education 136

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. 2016 digital education survey. ASCD and OverDrive survey finds digital content used in 80% of schools and districts.

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Survey Differentiated Instruction Common Core Student Engagement 208

ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. We wonder why you would survey non-faculty in a survey about faculty attitudes?

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EdTech Survey Software Report 156

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many tools give teachers the flexibility to customize lesson plans for their students by pulling in up-to-date content and activities, without waiting for the latest textbook versions to hit the market. Others are more optimistic about the adoption of proprietary digital curriculum tools. We do not track grants.)SurveyEdSurge

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OER Data Tools Trends 89

Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2019

Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome. Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation.

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Accessibility EdTech Trends Course 310

techlearning

APRIL 3, 2018

2017-2018 Digital School Districts Survey Winners – Congratulations! About eBOARDsolutions eBOARDsolutions is the leader in online board management tools for effective governance. was born, and has been making these tools available to school boards, nonprofits, and governments across the United States ever since.

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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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SchoolDude Microsoft Company Learning Analytics 127

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

In classrooms around the building, the school’s ninth-graders whizzed through an online mental health survey that would soon deliver real-time data to the group in the conference room. A statewide student health survey given every two years reveals just how prevalent thoughts of suicide are among Colorado youth.

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Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Approximately 71 percent of K–12 teachers allowed students to use the internet to research subjects in class, according to a 2017 University of Phoenix survey. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out how one-to-one computing programs are boosting digital equity for K–12 students. Seventy percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Speak Up Survey data shows that 5 percent of teachers say they are using virtual or augmented reality in their classroom. Virtual and augmented reality, once far-off on the classroom horizon, have moved with relative speed into the realm of possible classroom technologies. Next page: 5 augmented and virtual reality resources).

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Tools Survey Data Report 86

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Observations are done using a tool called the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), which Pianta helped create in 2008. It's a tool that's been studied for decades in thousands of classrooms , and research has shown that it's linked to student gains in math, vocabulary and social skills. percent in 2015-16.

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Tools Udemy System Training 109

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

What better way to prepare students for coding careers and computer science-related fields than introducing them to the tools that professionals use? Our mission is to help developers learn to code with the real-world tools of industry.” Used by more than 28 million developers and 1.5 Used by more than 28 million developers and 1.5

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Industry Tools Microsoft Software 93

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

The company offers a three-tier partnership program that offers partnering companies different marketing and sales perks based on how tightly their tools are integrated with the Microsoft products such as Azure (its cloud computing platform), School Data Sync (its rostering system) and Edge (its successor to the Internet Explorer web browser).

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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. “We Virtual Tools Bring Better Teachers to Remote Schools. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00.

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Classroom Broadband EdTech Blended Learning 228

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2019

Our district uses the School Effectiveness Framework (SEF), a tool that is based on best practices, to help us effectively monitor, reflect and gather teacher data throughout our system. Related content: How we built an immersive learning environment.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In February 2017, I was a digital coach at Pinecrest Academy St. If the guest speaker isn’t comfortable with the video tools, it’s possible to send them an audio link from a videoconferencing service, which allows the speaker to connect to the classroom, make a presentation and answer questions with students in an audio-only format.

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Flipped Classroom Video Survey Examples 302

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It was designed by researchers as a way for young children and their families to gain exposure to coding by learning how to use a coding tool and collaborating on an open-ended project. The tools used at these coding events—KIBO robotics kit and the ScratchJr app—were born from over a decade of research by the DevTech Research Group.

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Robotics Pearson Learning Survey 148

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

November 15, 2017 Google Forms is a great free web tool that allows you to create a wide variety of forms (e.g., surveys, polls, questionnaires.etc). Your forms can include various multimedia.read more.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 2, 2017

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

According to CoSN’s 2017 infrastructure survey of district tech officials , 40 percent of respondents said their school systems already offer one device per student, and 43 percent expect to reach that threshold within three years. Technology is an extremely important tool, but there has to be that personal touch to make it work well.

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Digital Divide Social Media Chromebook Laptops 187

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

And between 1976 and 2017, the Latino proportion of all students enrolled in college rose from 4 to 19 percent. Related: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S. This work could include parent surveys as well as interviews and town halls to elicit Latino parents’ perspectives.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 8, 2018

Overall, in 2017, the national grade was a C-average, scoring a 74.2. According to the study 2017 saw Massachusetts takes first place among the states (for the third year in a row), with a B score of 86.5. When asked: Which of the following school-provided tools do educators and students use most frequently for instructional purposes?

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Education Chromebook Laptops Study 150

Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

Most mapping tools feature a way to import data, with plenty of examples, search functions, and instructions to help users. We’ve spent hours creating a comprehensive list of the best mapping software products, comparing the best online mapping tools and printable maps for classroom mapping purposes.

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Hapara

MAY 25, 2023

A report from 2017 showed that in several states, up to half of high school graduates had to be placed in remedial math and English courses. According to an eSchool News survey , “65% of American educators say student-led learning is extremely valuable in developing 21st-century skills.” What are the benefits of student-led learning?

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Digital Citizenship Hapara Learning Google 167

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2020

“Middle skills” jobs are estimated to comprise 53 percent of the economy , and the ones that have been hard to fill involve the use of digital tools like Jira, Google Analytics, or Power BI. Burning Glass estimates that there were over 9 million roles posted in 2017 that fit this category, and the number continues to grow.

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Industry Social Media Training Survey 185

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. Loss of Funding Persistently high turnover rates also come with a significant financial cost for school districts.

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Dropout Training Survey Strategy 218

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

From 2005 to 2017, the number of licensed small home-based child care programs dipped by almost half, according to data from the U.S. Melot, who started using Brightwheel in 2017, says she now pays about $5,000 in total software licenses per year. Department of Health & Human Services.

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