Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

While it’s always risky to make predictions, I believe there were several strong trends from 2018 that suggest the shape of things to come in 2019. And these are results that all members of the academic ecosystem would welcome in 2019, and beyond.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

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Learning Survey Data Accessibility 195

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! One way for students to demonstrate what they are learning is through screencasts. In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. Screencast with your iPhone.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Students can design a game in any subject to assess their peers. If you enjoy these resources, then take one of my fully accredited continuing education and graduate online courses or check out my latest book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions !

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 21, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

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Learning Survey Data Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 20, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

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Learning Survey Data Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

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Learning Survey Data Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

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Learning Survey Data Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2020

But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.

Learning 150

Learning Survey Data Accessibility 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! One way for students to demonstrate what they are learning is through screencasts. In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. Screencast with your iPhone. Screencast with your iPhone.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

In fact, when the Consortium for School Networking asked IT leaders about their role in supporting teaching and learning, 76 percent said it is to “be more responsive to educator IT needs,” according to CoSN’s 2019 K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report. My role as an IT leader is to ask questions. What are their goals?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Students can design a game in any subject to assess their peers. When students design games they use a lot of creativity and critical thinking skills. Students must imagine and design worlds, characters, levels, sound effects, game elements, and more.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Motivate students with digital badges. The Mac Arthur Foundation defines a digital badge as “an assessment and credentialing mechanism that is housed and managed online. ” A digital badge looks similar to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout patch.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Report Card on learning loss was a sobering but not unexpected reckoning for how deeply and broadly the pandemic impacted student learning and achievement. This statistical approach is used to predict how students would have scored on assessments absent the pandemic.

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

In collaboration with HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom Initiative, Digital Promise Global is launching two new programs that celebrate teachers and schools who demonstrate powerful teaching and learning with technology. Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

In fact, when the Consortium for School Networking asked IT leaders about their role in supporting teaching and learning, 76 percent said it is to “be more responsive to educator IT needs,” according to CoSN’s 2019 K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report. My role as an IT leader is to ask questions. What are their goals?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

In fact, when the Consortium for School Networking asked IT leaders about their role in supporting teaching and learning, 76 percent said it is to “be more responsive to educator IT needs,” according to CoSN’s 2019 K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report. My role as an IT leader is to ask questions. What are their goals?

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Data Survey Education EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 31, 2020

In fact, when the Consortium for School Networking asked IT leaders about their role in supporting teaching and learning, 76 percent said it is to “be more responsive to educator IT needs,” according to CoSN’s 2019 K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report. My role as an IT leader is to ask questions. What are their goals?

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Data Survey Education EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

In fact, when the Consortium for School Networking asked IT leaders about their role in supporting teaching and learning, 76 percent said it is to “be more responsive to educator IT needs,” according to CoSN’s 2019 K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report. My role as an IT leader is to ask questions. What are their goals?

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019 Wakelet - Wakelet lets educators easily bookmark any item on the web (i.e. This can be used in a wide variety of ways such as for: digital storytelling, professional development, and more. This is a great way for educators to assess learning and differentiate instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Amid surging demand, bullish investors plowed money into the sector, and edtech capital funding surged 297 percent from $7 billion in 2019 to $20.8 Educators need early insight into the efficacy of the learning tools their schools and districts purchase. billion in 2021.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Where Instructure planned to go with Bridge, its learning management system for corporate and enterprise customers, has been an open question for over a year, when the company was still publicly traded. Instructure announced it has reached an agreement to sell Bridge to Learning Technologies Group, a London, U.K.-based

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

E-textbooks also often include digital assessments. Students can take these assessments along the way while they’re reading. This type of active learning can reinforce concepts and help students get a pulse on what they need to review. Digital textbooks don’t present the same problem. Learn more.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

But it’s become increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, as concerns persist over quality, inequitable disparities in digital-learning participants and outcomes. Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Empathy seems to be a theme at this Educause,” said Ken Graetz, director of teaching, learning and technology services at Winona State University. That’s a stark contrast from the last in-person Educause event back in 2019, which was all about humans as data points. This year’s conference stressed humans as … humans.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

“Elinor can understand the child’s response and then make a contingent response to that,” says Mark Warschauer, professor of education at the University of California at Irvine and director of its Digital Learning Lab. That’s what experts at the Digital Learning Lab and PBS hope to find out—with help from an animated bunny.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Statista predicts that approximately five billion people will use a smartphone by 2019. High-quality digital learning content. Digital learning content and tools that can be used to design and deliver engaging and relevant learning experiences. Imagine what this number will be in years to come.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Thinking Big Goldsmith, who became CEO of Instructure on the first day of 2019, would not share what kinds of acquisitions that it might make under its new ownership, or what new features or products it might build. In 2017, the private equity firm acquired Frontline Education , a provider of K-12 administrative tools.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. The company also noted that “in 2019 and 2020, we had net losses of $13.6 million and $15.8 million and $13.5

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Under his watch, Instructure bought assessment software provider MasteryConnect and digital portfolio maker Portfolium. Plus, the company exceeded $250 million in annual revenue in 2019 and achieved positive free cash flow for the first time in its history, according to a company statement. “At

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 16, 2020

There are plenty of examples of learning management systems in the market. Some are targeted for student assessment while others are built to deliver quality audiovisual content to online learners. Pre-K Learning: Enhancing Education with Digital Technology. Education Technology / July 11, 2019. You May Also Like.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“The latest addition to EasyTech is designed to help both teachers and students navigate online learning this year, ensuring they are able to reap all of the benefits that online tools can provide,” said Keith Oelrich, CEO at Learning.com. “A To learn more, please visit [link]. About Learning.com.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This year, I resolve to … Support high-quality learning. For 2019, our IT emphasis will be on cybersecurity and on high-availability, high-resiliency, high-speed wireless access to support 24 x 7 x 365 learning. Oletha Walker, challenge resource/project-based learning teacher, John F. Teach STEAM skills.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The newest voices in that choir come from Bill and Melinda Gates, who declared that “ textbooks are becoming obsolete ” in their 2019 annual letter. Even as many traditional textbook providers are transitioning to digital formats, paper and ink have proved stubbornly resilient. Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

So far there are 45,000 verified educators on the platform, up from 20,000 in August 2019, according to Grauer. Among the areas of interest, according Grauer, are tools that provide students access to on-demand tutoring services, and those that help educators find and create teaching and assessment materials.

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