EdTech Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

Our teachers didn’t have the tools and technology before,” she said, speaking on a panel of three superintendents during ISTELive 2022. Community Schools, to share one of the most positive ways that the pandemic impacted education, she will talk about technology. People are taking more risks.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

At this year’s in-person TCEA 2022 conference in Dallas, the A Teacher’s Guide to Online Learning author used her session, titled “The Recipe for K–12 Online Learning Success,” to share with teachers, instructional technologists and other educators how to cook up a satisfying online learning experience.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Security-focused breakout sessions at CITE 2022 filled quickly, and Wednesday’s keynote featured cybersecurity expert John Sileo. News of successful K–12 ransomware attacks spreads quickly, which may be one reason district IT leaders are looking for any way to mitigate the threats. Experts in…

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

When it comes to protecting a school’s physical campus, times have changed, and school security should reflect those changes, said security expert Matt Tourney in a TCEA 2022 session. What does a safer school campus look like today?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With this as a backdrop, teachers, instructional education specialists and IT team members — both women and men — participated in a TCEA 2022 panel discussion on how to expand the pool of women in line for leadership positions. Panelist and former K–12 CTO Frankie Jackson noted that the low number of women in K–12 IT…

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

More than 50 percent of organizations reported a third-party data breach in 2022, and more than 70 percent found third-party breaches or cyberattacks in 2022 resulted from giving too much privileged access to third parties.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

K–12 schools used, on average, 2,591 ed tech tools during the 2022-2023 school year, according to a Statista survey. percent increase from the 2021-2022 school year and a nearly 190 percent increase from the 2018… This is a 1.7

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2022

There is no innovation without innovators. This year, EdTech sought out the IT innovators and collaborators who are making meaningful changes in K–12 education. Their work is driving the next iteration of educational technology and digital transformation.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

After making headline news for falling victim to a ransomware attack on Labor Day in 2022, Los Angeles Unified School District technology leaders are speaking out. Because LAUSD is the second-largest school district in the country, with more than 600,000 students, the attack was a wake-up call for all of K–12.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2022

Collaborative education is a pedagogical approach centered on students interacting and learning together. This approach goes against the traditional format of information flowing one way, from teacher to students. Instead, students become part of the teaching process in a collaborative environment where they build knowledge with their peers.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

3M ( @3M ) and Discovery Education ( @DiscoveryEd ) are proud to announce the top 10 finalists and four honorable mention recipients in the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge , the 15th year of the competition. . The final event will take place on October 17-18, 2022, at the 3M Innovation Center in Minneapolis. “At Stratford School.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Wednesday, February 3, 2022) – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) are excited to announce that the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist ) is now open to entries. Competition entries are accepted at YoungScientistLab.com until the April 26, 2022 deadline. . Paul, Minn. and Silver Spring, Md.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Generative AI has taken the tech world by storm, making news headlines and sparking federal policies since OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in November 2022. Its prevalence has impacted…

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Sessions at this year’s California IT in Education conference highlighted the importance of communication, internally and externally, as a facet of IT leadership. District leaders shared how they made various changes to improve their image, strategies and leadership styles.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

However, by 2022, about 90 percent of middle and high schools reported providing students with devices, and 84 percent of elementary schools said they were doing the same, according to a 2022 EdWeek survey. The digital evolution of K–12 schools…

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Before 2022 ends, I was feeling reflective and wanted to briefly share some personal highlights of the year through the lens of Edtech Elixirs. Adapting that session into an article eventually became a published piece for EDspaces Essentials online magazine this year (" Article in EDspaces Essentials magazine! Happy holidays!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Carve-a-Pumpkin from Parents magazine – Resolute Digital, LLC (app). Copyright ©2022 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Here are ideas for Halloween projects, lesson plans, websites, and apps ( check here for updated links ): Websites and Apps. 30-day Halloween fitness challeng e. Build a Jack-o-lantern (in Google Slides).

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Keene, NH, July 29, 2022 – Acclaimed Early Learning furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today announced its new Nature View Writing Center received the Platinum 2022 Spaces4Learning New Product Award, one of the most widely recognized awards for product innovation in the educational products market.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This year, California IT in Education had a record number of female attendees at its CITE conference, panelists said in Wednesday’s “Every Role is a Starring Role for Women in Technology” session.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2022

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference brought educators and IT leaders together in Orlando, Fla. The annual event gave attendees the opportunity to meet in person, shake hands and forgo problematic videoconference mute buttons. It comes as no surprise that innovation and collaboration were two major themes at this year’s conference.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Additionally, a report from Emsisoft highlighted a staggering 1,981 schools in 45 districts that faced ransomware attacks in 2022. The Cybersecurity Almanac recently issued a stark warning: With nearly 5.3 billion mobile devices globally and security threats escalating, mobile devices now constitute more than 60 percent of digital fraud.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Many may not realize it, but digital equity and inclusion is a large part of technology work, says Marlo Gaddis, CTO for the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina and secretary for the Consortium for School Networking. We spoke to Gaddis and Diane W.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Interactive displays that are bright, intuitive and easy to use can help enrich the classroom experience in meaningful ways. The Samsung Flip Pro line of products offers easy casting from devices, plug-and-play web conferencing from the board and the ability to draw on top of whatever you’re presenting without editing what’s underneath.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

percent of middle schoolers using e-cigarettes, according to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey, vaping among teenagers has become an epidemic. percent of high schoolers and 3.3 And while the health concerns are troubling, the wider safety and security implications for K–12 schools and districts are often not discussed.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Esports is growing in schools around the country, and organizations are working with districts to build this activity into curricula and after-school programs.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 29, 2022

Many school districts are rushing to spend state and federal dollars allocated to ed tech before losing that money for good over the next two years. However, some may not have a sustainability plan in place.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A December 2022 report from Internet Safety Labs confirmed that 96 percent of school apps shared student data with third parties, and 28 percent exposed kids to advertising. While many educational software providers offer students helpful and engaging content, some can end up exposing student data.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A LearnPlatform survey recently found that, despite concerns about known risks, districts accessed an average of 1,417 ed tech tools every month during the 2021-2022 school year. The top tools in many of the categories examined in LearnPlatform’s “EdTech Top 40: Fall 2022 Report” were Software as a Service applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2022

National Library Week is April 3-9, 2022. Kindle –read ebooks, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on an easy-to-use interface. It allows us to promote our local libraries and their workers. Find more about here at the American Library Association. Aesop for Children –collection of fables. Loyal Books.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, the educational services sector experienced 1,241 incidents in 2021, with 282 involving confirmed data disclosure. Of those attacks, 75…

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

Educators are leaving the profession in droves, with numerous states facing severe teacher shortages heading into the 2022-2023 school year. In June 2022, 79 percent of educators were dissatisfied with their jobs, compared with 45 percent in June 2020.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

There was a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill as the 117th Congress wrapped up in December 2022. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) of 2022 and an amendment to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998 were two bills that congress took off the table to pass the omnibus bill.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

As a leader in the interactive whiteboard category, Promethean knows a thing or two when it comes to collaborative classroom technology. The latest version of its ActivPanel 9 Premium series whiteboards were on display at ISTELive, and we had the opportunity to get a personal demo of some of the new functionality and enhancements that come with it.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When Google released its “Future of Education” report in late 2022, it noted the need to “elevate the role of the teacher” through the use of technology; that is, to give them the time they need to invest in themselves and in their students, and to support their roles as “choreographers” of student learning.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The “CoSN State of EdTech Leadership 2022” report states that the share of female CTOs increased from 25 to 34 percent between 2020 and 2022. Research shows that white men continue to dominate the makeup of K–12 IT leaders. Despite the increase, men still outnumber women 3 to 1.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

3M and Discovery Education announced 31 State Merit Winners in the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge State Merit Winners are listed below in alphabetical order by state: [Alaska] Sara DeVolld, Connections Homeschool Program, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. SILVER SPRING, Md. &

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Cybersecurity remains the top priority for K–12 IT leaders, according to CoSN’s “2023 State of EdTech Leadership” report, with more schools prioritizing training for IT staff and end users last year than in 2022.

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