EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

Q&A: Adam Welcome on How K–12 Educators Can Integrate Technology for Engagement. Wed, 01/16/2019 - 13:21. In order to use technology properly in the classroom, teachers need to take a back seat and allow students to spend more time as the drivers of their own education, says educational consultant and public speaker Adam Welcome.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Education and cutting-edge technologies are core to the many programs at NYC Media Lab , where we lead university-corporate partnerships, communications and events. Of the many emerging technologies NYC Media Lab explores, a few in particular stand out as keys to building the classroom of the future.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:51. To help bridge the gap between current skill sets and the next generation of employees, K–12 schools are adopting a new approach that is ideal for technology integration: project-based learning (PBL). MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn what research says about how 3D printers affect student learning and engagement.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2019

A version of this post was originally published on April 4th, 2019 on Education Technology. Technology has the power to harness real change and bring education to life. Even though many schools are already embracing the benefits that edtech provides, many others still aren’t taking advantage of these opportunities.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2019

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 13:59. The evolution of society and technology places tremendous demands on K–12 leaders , and yet this same challenge can yield immense satisfaction. The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Not the driving rain or 50-degree temperatures could keep edtech enthusiasts from the opening day of FETC 2019 in Orlando. The edtech administrators, information technology, educator, early learning, and inclusion and special education tracks ensured that there was something for everyone. Assistive Technology.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 16:52. There are several classroom tools available that can keep students engaged while building the science, technology, engineering and math skills they will need down the road. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools work to incorporate computer science into their curriculums. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2019

Wed, 04/17/2019 - 13:43. An increasing number of K–12 schools are bringing drones into the classroom as new use cases show how useful unmanned vehicles can be to teach science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics skills. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how schools are teaching students to build and code their own drones.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

Congratulations for making it through the first quarter of 2019! Chief Mascot Ronald confided with EdSurge that it is considering integrating that technology with school information systems to tweak Happy Meals based on how well children do in school. But some administrators say the tool feels impersonal and, well, robotic.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:12. Schuler and Gaines shared five imperatives for technology leadership in K–12 schools in the first installment of CoSN’s webinar series, “ The Empowered Superintendent ,” which seeks to guide district leaders and encourage teachers, students and parents to embrace and support new technology initiatives.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

The district now offers 16 career clusters, exposing students to a variety of technologies, from medical manikins to VEX robotics and 3D design tools such as Autodesk. . In the 2018-2019 school year alone, Fairfax County students earned 18,000 industry credentials, says Beth Downey, the district’s CTE coordinator.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

The district now offers 16 career clusters, exposing students to a variety of technologies, from medical manikins to VEX robotics and 3D design tools such as Autodesk. . In the 2018-2019 school year alone, Fairfax County students earned 18,000 industry credentials, says Beth Downey, the district’s CTE coordinator.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 12:56. However, evaluating the best immersive technology resources requires an understanding of current technology limitations and offerings. . The future looks promising as educational technology companies rapidly build new immersive tools for the classroom. .

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 15:20. Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . MORE–FROM–EDTECH: See how mixed reality tools are helping K–12 teachers engage their students.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 11:12. For educators, the new school year is a prime time to set technology-related goals for their district, school or classroom. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Creative applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud are helping students develop soft skills employers value. “It eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Frankie Jackson, chief technology officer, Cypress Fairbanks (TX) Independent School District. 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. Tina Coffey, instructional technology resource teacher, Roanoke County (VA) Schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

Even the biggest names in the education technology industry, awash in private capital, are seeking public support during the pandemic. Even an investment firm that has supported dozens of edtech startups appeared on the list. When school closures started happening, edtech companies started hurting for cash.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. . It was hard to see where else the district could go with technology in the classroom.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. We see an explosion of startups.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With three decades leading teams in robotics and AI research and development, Tan will further thedevelopment of a world-class computer vision and AI platform that aids in the creation of new products, games, and devices incorporating gains made in deep learning technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe. Tuesday, March 5, 11 a.m.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

The NEO team will be heading to London next week to attend The BETT Show 2019 , between January 23-26. For many teachers, edtech conferences are a major highlight of the school year and a great opportunity to connect with fellow educators. Not to mention 3D printing, AR and robots! Heading to Bett 2019?

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A decade ago, I was a high school English teacher blissfully naive to what radical changes were coming thanks to edtech. In February 2019, an IBM AI supercomputer named "Project Debater" was pitted in a competition against a human national debate champion Harish Natarajan. Can a robot be whimsical?

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 2, 2019

The post [On-Air Coaching] Staying Focused on the Learning Goals, Not the Technology – SULS006 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. She loves integrating movement and technology from her classroom. As you’ll hear today, she also has some struggles, specifically around technology. We’re doing something different today!

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) helps us by sharing what the organization sees as the next big trends. 2019/20: The Year Of. SCREAM stands for science, computing, robotics, engineering, artificial intelligence, and math. She shared why AI is important in her SCREAM Lab.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

infoequity @joycevalenza @elissamalespina @MrGtheLibrarian @spaul6414 @TrusteeMcVey pic.twitter.com/wOLIBDu1SZ — Renee Isom (@isomsideas) June 23, 2019. Thanks for a thoughtful session @kmishmael @billbass @joycevalenza @THLibrariZen @_teacherx #iste19 pic.twitter.com/vctmvc3EZe — Margaret Sisler (@TechyMargaret) June 26, 2019.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

When a new idea or technology becomes available and shows promising usage, powerful governments run to grasp the technology and take advantage of being early adopters. The more resources and technological advancement a country has, the more influential and rich it becomes. And why not? World economics works that way.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 28, 2019

Fri, 06/28/2019 - 16:58. While professional golfers drove their way down the green at the PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, shouts from excited students could be heard coming from a large white tent where kids were hard at work building miniature robotic Lego golfers. They had to use robots to do it. marquita.brown_tC0Z.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

This was in early 2019. Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.

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EdTechnocation.com

JANUARY 15, 2020

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 11:27. Research supports the positive impact of a PBL approach on student learning and retention , but the time required to develop new teaching frameworks and a lack of technological resources necessary to underpin PBL success at scale hamper widespread adoption. shailaja.neela…. Here’s how.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. Many of the latter often hide the up-and-coming tools for 2019 and beyond. Kai's Clan is a coding platform that tasks students with solving real-world problems.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Our world revolves around science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Related: 8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact | 2019. Allows Students to Keep Up with Technology. What is STEM? Encourages Teamwork.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

Of course, we’ll also dig into technology! 02:58] – We have a quick question from Laura Cahill: How do we support more reluctant teachers to embrace technology and new ideas in the classroom? [08:04] 14:41] – Does Camden use technology in class every day? [16:39] Dash Robots. I’ll include a list below!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But a recent reorganization of the NSF’s grantmaking portfolio and personnel has raised concerns about whether that support will continue—especially after a dozen edtech companies that recently applied for funding said they were all unfairly rejected. This means edtech is no longer its own separate portfolio with its own dedicated director.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. Many of the latter often hide the up-and-coming tools for 2019 and beyond. Kai's Clan is a coding platform that tasks students with solving real-world problems.

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