eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Renaissance displayed its literacy solutions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Free Distance Learning Resources. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

TeacherMade, the app for making free interactive worksheets, has launched TeacherMade PRO, a premium edition with powerful capabilities for interactive digital learning. . TeacherMade’s free digital worksheet creation software was the breakout hit of the 2020-21 school year. Such a tool is what is needed going forward.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

This revolution hit the education industry in earnest in 2011, with the launch of the Chromebook to compete with Apple’s iPad. Flash-forward to March of 2020. Students needed devices to learn in remote settings, so most schools that weren’t 1:1 before the pandemic became it almost overnight. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.)

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 29, 2020

Lessons Learned From Remote Learning. What Students Have to Say About Remote Learning [interviews with a 3rd and 12th grader]. Online Teaching Best Practices, Tips, and Tools. The Dynamic Learning Workshop (50% Off). Home Learning with Choice Boards. 10 Ways Google Certification Can Support Remote Learning.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 30, 2020

Here are 5 easy ways to get started on setting intentional coaching goals in 2020. When I first started as an instructional coach, I wanted my campuses to be seamlessly 1:1 and for all teachers to be using the Chromebooks the district had provided for their classrooms. Even that goal, as I would learn, was unreasonable.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 25, 2020

We have many programs to help your teachers learn how to meaningfully integrate Google tools and the entire G Suite in the classroom. Help your teachers learn more about G Suite tools, Google Classroom, and meaningful technology integration strategies. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. on March 18, 2020. on April 10, 2020.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The post Digital Equity and Why It Matters [interview with Ken Shelton] – SULS051 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. One of the biggest issues facing the learning community today is creating diverse and equitable educational practices, tools and strategies. . Join our FREE Shake Up Learning Facebook group.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

For several years, Storify was one of my favorite free "go to" edtech tools. You could use it to collect digital artifacts -- URLs, pictures, YouTube videos, social media posts -- and you could sequence these items to create a narrative in order to share with others. When one edtech door closes, another one often opens.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

Implementation goals (like going 1-to-1 with Chromebooks). We have many programs to help your teachers learn how to meaningfully integrate Google tools and the entire G Suite in the classroom. Help your teachers learn more about G Suite tools, Google Classroom, and meaningful technology integration strategies.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 7, 2020

The post The Chromebook Infused Classroom – SULS070 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey interviews Holly Clark about her new book, The Chromebook Infused Classroom. Learn all about the Infused Classroom model, using Hyperdocs for remote learning, and practical ways to go from analog to digital!

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JUNE 23, 2021

As I look back on my first days as an edtech cheerleader (as a classroom teacher, and then as a digital learning coach), one of my biggest regrets was being too caught up in sharing the latest fancy, flashy tool. I made sure when sharing a detailed exploration of a digital tool in this blog to at least ask "How could you use it?"

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. In 2020 alone, venture capital firms invested $2.2 Or their networks need an upgrade?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 11, 2021

If you can comprehend the above lines at a proficient reading level, you might be a teacher transitioning out of the 2020-2021 school year. How I use digital tools in my lesson procedures. These digital interfaces allow you to take the sticky note, the butcher paper, and the whiteboard into the digital world.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The district also holds several events inviting staff to learn about technology tools and strategies for the classroom. In fall 2020, 61 percent of children in prekindergarten were classified as academically “at risk” and she has witnessed the impact a lack of readiness for kindergarten and beyond has on students.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With remote learning still at play, students now rely on virtual engagement with their teachers to have questions answered and assignments clarified. With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. The results?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. This emphasizes the need for tools and programs to support their well-being.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As Pendergrast pointed out, technology usage is not always the same as engagement, so administrators and educators need to know which tools are being used effectively. Mr. Pendergrast was named 2020 Superintendent of the Year for the State of New Jersey by the NJ Association of School Administrators (NJASA).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. This emphasizes the need for tools and programs to support their well-being.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” What will come first: that great reckoning?

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