EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! But it’s also a space where they can write a book,” she says.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

As an organization on a mission to build a strong, socially conscious and diverse tech workforce, the past year showed us where we can strengthen our existing practices and sharpen our focus and advocacy efforts to be even further out on the leading edge of innovative learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech. Take Chile, for instance.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

For the second time in two months, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone company (NYSE: RST) has had two of its literacy programs recognized as standouts in a prominent edtech award program. A complete list of winners of the 2020 Tech Edvocate Awards can be found here.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

The aim of the Candice Dodson Influencer Award is to commemorate the values, professional influence and personal contributions to the field of educational technology that Dodson championed every day, and to recognize similar qualities in EdTech leaders who can carry on this important work in the future.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Susan Gentz, a partner at K20Connect, provided a guide to the types of emergency federal funding that became available during the summer of 2020, as well as some of the issues that districts receiving funding will need to work through. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

Our teammate and Events Director, Al Thomas , a former principal himself, ran the Education Leaders Network Playground, which featured 28 sessions for leaders by leaders, and one session in particular stood out when we talked about it… a session called Leading EdTech Initiatives for Social Good by Jennifer Williams , author of Teach Boldly.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

“If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom. Focusing on the first module of The Empowered Superintendent Toolkit, 3.0,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Teachers are paying out of pocket for edtech tools while using more of them. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Teachers Are Using More Edtech Tools—and Paying More It’s no secret that edtech product use has spiked during pandemic-related school closures. Is That Avatar Annoyed or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

Happy holidays and welcome to 2020! I have often talked in Edtech Elixirs how digital tools should help us serve an academic objective. Hope you enjoyed some well deserved time off during winter break. For our district, the need for effective standards based grading (SBG) began a search for a transformative digital tool.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Continuous professional development is key for integrating edtech, but it often gets deleted from the budget. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Additional edtech budget items: Most administrators’ budgets have detailed estimates that include direct costs (e.g., Reexamining impact and use of edtech tools: Most schools are already collecting data on how frequently programs are used and the impact of the programs on student learning goals. devices) and indirect costs (e.g.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. Romero led the effort to bring edtech solutions that accelerate learning into the district’s pre-K classrooms.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Similarly, Ann Linson, Superintendent, East Noble School Corporation, IN, said that understanding the total cost also means having a focus for the edtech initiative.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer. The post Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud appeared first on edWeb.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

GoGuardian, a K-12 EdTech company dedicated to maximizing each student’s learning potential by providing solutions that enable more productive and safer digital learning, today announced a merger with Pear Deck, an award-winning and market-leading student engagement platform. www.goguardian.com. About Pear Deck.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

In addition, the current reliance on distance learning—and the potential to need it again—has opened many families’ eyes as to why school are spending many on edtech. As schools prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, the presenters have had many opportunities to listen to their stakeholders. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In 2020, Baltimore County Public Schools was hit with a cyberattack that disrupted the district’s remote learning programs, froze its operations and cost the school system nearly $10 million. Related: ‘Don’t rush to spend on edtech’ The federal government is starting to step in.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now that the 2020-21 school year is underway, district leaders must continue to respond in new ways to fast-changing situations resulting not just from COVID-19, but also from equity issues, and in many locations from environmental problems as well. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. The presenters emphasized constant, consistent communication with all constituents, explaining what edtech tools the school is using, why they are using them, and the expectations for the students.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

She also served as WCPSS’s 2014-15 Teacher of the Year, has been a member of the WCPSS Strategic Planning team, and was awarded the CoSN NextGen Emerging EdTech Leader in 2019. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. About the Host.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It wants to create a movement of “equity designers” through youth programs, leadership development and educational advocacy tools. It hopes to run the service in all 50 states by 2020. It hopes to open its doors to students in fall 2020. It wants to open in fall 2020. The school will be for young boys in New Orleans.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Miller added that one of the benefits of CoSN and some other edtech organizations on a more local level is they are all talking to one another, and having that network helps when some of the new legal requirements come out at a state or federal level. Take the time to listen and understand what they’re bringing to you,” he said.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

The budgeting team needs to understand the many roles of edtech as well. Edtech needs sustained funding over time because once tech initiatives are started, they can’t be stopped. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

However, the more successful schools focus on improving teaching and learning first with edtech being just one of the tools to support it. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Create and Sustain a Cross-Functional Strategic Planning Team: Both Wright and Robbins said their schools had a lot of silos, not just edtech and instruction, that needed to come together and understand how their specific skill sets are necessary to the process. In addition, leaders need to bring parents in early during these conversations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Population Activities for an Equitable and Sustainable Future , Carol Bliese, Director of Teacher Programs, Population Education World Peace Song Project 2019 - 2020 , Professor Yoshiro Miyata, World Museum, Chukyo University | Lorraine Leo, Durga Pandeya, Vincent Max Kayesi, Hsc Registration (free) is required. link] and [link] Jennifer D.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Although Rocketship founder John Danner hoped that the charter school chain would serve one million students by 2020, his goal has since been significantly revised.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

Here’s the latest one for the Class of 2020. Via Education Week : “Parent Advocacy Group Warns of Ed-Tech ‘Threats’ ” Via PC World : “Why Google plans to stop supporting your Chromebook after five years.” Via Edsurge : “Why Your Financial Advisor Doesn’t Recommend Edtech Stocks.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via eCampus News : “The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump.” ” Via Edsurge : “Is Edtech Worsening or Righting Inequities in Education? “New study raises concerns about impact of automated social media advocacy on education coverage,” says Alexander Russo. Seriously?!

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