EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

TCEA 2019: How One K–12 Principal Put Google Classroom to Work. Tue, 02/05/2019 - 09:45. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued TCEA 2019 coverage! I know almost everyone at my campus is accessing this resource every day, including me.”. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

FETC 2019: K–12 Schools Need Evolved Security Protocols to Thwart Next-Gen Hackers. Mon, 01/28/2019 - 16:07. One hundred percent of the time we were able to get access to information we were not supposed to, but we were only detected less than 10 percent of the time ,” said Lane. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech. Fri, 11/08/2019 - 15:29. Inequities in student access to reliable internet service and personal technology are not insurmountable. Langford recently talked with EdTech about the challenges of the digital divide and practical ways to overcome them.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2019

FETC 2019: 10 Steps to Develop a Successful K–12 Bus Wi-Fi Program. Wed, 01/30/2019 - 12:56. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued FETC 2019 coverage. For example, schools can bring Wi-Fi-enabled buses to low-income areas where internet accessibility is low so students can connect after-hours.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

TCEA 2019: 5 Ways to Improve Your E-Rate Process. Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:04. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued TCEA 2019 coverage. MORE FROM EDTECH : Find the information you need to prepare for your E-Rate application. eli.zimmerman_9856. Build an E-Rate Team in Your District.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

Customize Your Experience with the EdTech Insider Program. Tue, 01/15/2019 - 11:52. EdTech Insiders gain access to personalized content recommendations and our most in-depth, premium articles, videos and more. Thank you for making EdTech a part of your workday. eli.zimmerman_9856. As always, we’re here to help.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

ICE 2019: What Does It Take to Start an Esports Team? Wed, 02/27/2019 - 10:58. All it takes to kick off an esports team in a K–12 school or district is a dedicated internal champion, proponents advised this week at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference. . Ensure Teams Can Access the Right Equipment.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

Fri, 07/12/2019 - 09:41. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools can balance privacy and security protocols. It also is important to have clear designations and parameters governing what devices may be used , what data may be collected and shared, who can access the data and how they access it. Start Here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2022

March 13, 2019, for many educators in California and nationwide, was a day that will forever be etched in their memories. At the site level, she observed many changes to the accessibility of content, with m ore teachers harnessing Canvas to organize their lessons and instruction, realizing that accessibility for students must be 24/7.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Thu, 10/24/2019 - 10:55. For IT staff and administrators, the work of ensuring all students have equal access to the internet , and to technology that is now standard for modern classrooms, is complex. . Digital Equity: How Far Have We Come? eli.zimmerman_9856. by Wylie Wong.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2019

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 13:39. With the incorporation of cloud-based tools, K–12 schools are starting to consider more effective privacy and security measures , such as identity access management and managed cloud services from third-party vendors that can take responsibility for overseeing security. “On eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! I started this blog 10 years ago, which was shortly after using Twitter and other social media tools to connect with educators. The awesome part is these tools are free and offer access to awesome fonts, stock photos, frames, templates, and icons.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2019

Thu, 07/18/2019 - 11:31. Federal laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) , as well as state allocations and local funding, give schools access to resources to support students with special needs. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools can use virtual reality to fit students' learning needs.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Tue, 09/03/2019 - 10:08. Blended learning “can provide educators and students with a wealth of actionable insights on student learning, needs and preferences, empowering them to deliver the right learning resources at the right time for the right students,” according to the Consortium for School Networking’s Tech Enablers 2019 report.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:20. While traditional professional development is important — in-person and group education — today’s teachers need access to fast approaching and more relevant opportunities that cater to their personal goals. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 teachers can gamify their classroom. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:45. It’s simply naive to think that our littlest learners can’t or shouldn’t have access to classroom technology. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find more strategies for connecting students and teachers for productive learning. Technology should be used to increase access to learning opportunities for all children.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Thu, 08/15/2019 - 13:15. Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out how one-to-one computing programs are boosting digital equity for K–12 students.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2019

Fri, 01/25/2019 - 13:12. As cybercrime becomes more common in K–12 education, schools and districts face increasing threats from cybercriminals looking to sell access to systems and the types of personal and financial data that schools store in abundance. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. . .

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

Fri, 05/17/2019 - 10:40. With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. EdTech sat down with Tarah Luster, director of Project B3, to learn more about the organization’s unique approach to getting students invested in digital literacy campaigns.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2019

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 15:55. The Chromebook App Hub — a new resource to help teachers find and integrate Google educational apps in the classroom — will launch later this year, Google announced today at SXSW EDU 2019 in Austin, Texas. Sam Houston Independent School District , told EdTech. “A eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:02. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out where K–12 schools can turn to secure funding for personalized learning programs. K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades. eli.zimmerman_9856. And they said, ‘We get it.’ It was a visual that totally made sense to them.”. Public Schools. by Wylie Wong.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2019

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 13:59. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how teachers can redesign their lesson plans to prepare their students for the future. Others deploy monitoring tools to give students access to the latest digital resources, while also keeping them safe. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Ryan Petersen.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2019

Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:12. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about the roles educators play in meeting the demand for cybersecurity experts. The department awarded a share of $3 million to six states to improve high school CTE students’ access to post-secondary education and STEM careers. Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Mon, 12/02/2019 - 09:12. MORE FROM EDTECH : Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom. The device’s features also include web search filters that are quite granular; for instance, granting teachers and administrators greater access than students or restricting a student’s access to content based on age or grade level.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2019

Sun, 04/14/2019 - 10:28. K–12 students have more access to the internet than ever, thanks to the multitude of personal devices at their fingertips. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out these top three elements of digital citizenship. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about how K–12 schools can design a digital citizenship curriculum.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:12. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how a Massachusetts school district enacted its own digital transformation. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out which blended learning program will best fit your classroom. Follower her on Twitter at @wendymcmahon. 5 Strategies to Help Superintendents Lead Digital Transformation.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Thu, 11/07/2019 - 15:06. Buryanek recently talked with EdTech about how her district is tackling the challenge of digital equity one teacher and one mobile hotspot at a time. EDTECH: What challenges related to digital equity are you facing in your district? Asking the right question about access was our first hurdle.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Fri, 10/18/2019 - 15:01. She talked with EdTech: Focus on K–12 Managing Editor Marquita Brown about data privacy in schools, what school IT directors and administrators need to know about it, and how some school districts are successfully responding to or preventing cyberthreats. . Focus on Human Error. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:34. Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . keara.dowd_i47Z. Education now is 24/7.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:12. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how digital literacy programs prepare students for a tech-enabled future. Young children spend around seven hours every day in front of a screen , and most teenagers have access to a mobile device. How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:05. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how artificial intelligence can help strengthen personalized learning in the classroom. Access the full report here.). “It Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. How K–12 Schools Have Adopted Artificial Intelligence. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 22, 2019

Wed, 05/22/2019 - 14:22. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out three ways to configure windows 10 for a distraction–free experience. Like most security technologies, WDAG has some disadvantages: Users can’t access their favorites in a WDAG session. MORE FROM EDTECH: Here are five steps for K–12 schools making the switch to Windows 10.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:44. COAST students will also have access to tools such as 3D printers and a 5-kilowatt solar panel , as well as professional software such as AutoCAD. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how blended learning has developed in K–12 over the years. Marquita Brown is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K-12.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 24, 2021

There have been many conversations happening on Twitter, on Facebook, in educator communities about whether or not to participate in PD this summer. ISTE Live is fully virtual this year and will have many sessions and other formats available from June 27-30 with access to the recordings for several months. PLNs and PLCs.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 15:39. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how teachers use virtual reality platforms to teach coding. Create Accessibility-Friendly Classroom Environment by Decluttering. A way schools can transition learning environments into a more accessible space is by purposefully removing certain classroom items.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 15:29. We see mail that looks like it is from the superintendent going to the financial officer or the secretary asking for all W-2 forms or other payroll information,” CoSN CEO Keith Krueger tells EdTech. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how K–12 leaders are protecting sensitive data in connected classrooms. .

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:13. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn steps K–12 IT leaders can take to prevent phishing attacks. The district was a CDW•G customer, so I worked with an account manager to access the district’s potential data security threats and develop a recovery plan. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Where would we locate recovered data?

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