eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With generative AI emerging as a pivotal element in the dynamic educational landscape of 2023, Imagine Learning conducted the survey to explore the perceptions, current practices, and future aspirations of educators who have already embraced technology in the classroom. “Generative AI is a blend of promise and prudence.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

The 2023 TCEA Convention & Exposition is almost here, and with the conference comes the opportunity for educators to connect in person and share insights and innovations around teaching and learning. Here are 7 TCEA 2023 sessions that caught our eye: 1. Related : 9 new digital learning resources from TCEA 2022

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2023

Digital Learning: With the help of AI, digital learning is now powered by more customized options, study guides, and digital textbooks. Updating Learning Content: AI takes into account the current education breakthroughs that happen daily and then, helps in regularly updating and generating new content.

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Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 26, 2023

In a poll of K-12 districts in early June 2023, Lightspeed found: 81% have limited, no, or uncertain visibility into generative AI use—despite 72% worrying most about academic dishonesty/misuse and 51% concerned about data privacy. To learn more, visit [link].

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). In 2023, the national median cost per megabit for districts meeting or exceeding the school internet connectivity speed goal dropped to just 85 cents.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

We are excited to release the annual GSV 150, a selection of the leading private companies in digital learning and workforce skilling,” said Alexandra Argo, an investor at GSV Ventures. “As As we enter into what we call a ‘Brave New World,’ it is clear that you can’t use an old map to navigate a new world.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s easier than you think to begin using Minecraft Education in your classroom. During an FETC 2023 session, technology specialist Kristen Brooks from the Cherokee County School District offered an overview of how she engages her students with Minecraft Education. What if I told you that you don’t need to have the fear factor?

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2023

schools , the new survey of educators and administrators conducted by Clever , a digital learning platform, underscores the need for greater preparation for educators and administrators on the use of the emerging technology in classrooms. As artificial intelligence (AI) quickly becomes a focal point in U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s easier than you think to begin using Minecraft Education in your classroom. During an FETC 2023 session, technology specialist Kristen Brooks from the Cherokee County School District offered an overview of how she engages her students with Minecraft Education. What if I told you that you don’t need to have the fear factor?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. These technologies can also be leveraged to customize learning resources through assessments, interactive quizzes, and other adaptive learning programs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

K-12 schools to simplify and secure digital learning, announced last month its Classroom of the Future Report 2023 , a new survey of school administrators, teachers, and edtech vendors highlighting five trends shaping classrooms of the future. Clever , the platform used by more than 75% of U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

These findings underscore teachers’ genuine excitement about the promise of artificial intelligence and the huge potential this technology has in the classroom. As this technology continues to develop, educators remain optimistic about its various applications in the classroom and finding the best AI tools for teachers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Key points: AI has tremendous potential in education–here’s how to harness its power 4 lessons learned about AI in 2023 Everything you need to know about AI in education For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page It seems as if we hear about AI in education every day, if not every hour.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports edtech startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes. Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early January announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

I began at OCPS as a first-grade teacher before joining the district’s teaching and learning team, where I helped plan our five-year 1:1 device rollout for 280k students. In August 2023, I transitioned from teaching and learning to IT.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Building Inquiry-Based Instruction : This session is designed to support educators in creating inquiry-based lessons with a focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills; both of which enhance student performance in and out of the classroom. The Magic of Merlyn: How AI Can Create wonders in Your Classroom? 23, 2024 in Orlando.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2023

Key points: School grants can help educators make ends meet and connect students with valuable opportunities Digital learning is often a funding priority for states and districts Each day, teachers are tasked with doing more and more with increasingly fewer resources. Deadline: June 30, 2023

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Brainly’s Back-to-School survey highlights a growing trend–66.5 percent of students in grades 6-12 actively seek external support for their homework and study needs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This use of AI at school will impact how students learn and use their creativity as innovation, which will be increasingly necessary in the future as even higher-order thinking skills become standard. We must evolve our definitions of creativity to higher orders to stay relevant, including successfully using AI in and out of the classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Since researchers at Carnegie Mellon University helped invent AI in the 1950s, AI has been transforming how we learn, work, and play–and that change is now happening at breakneck speed. Here are a few questions to consider when researching and evaluating AI programs for the classroom. Does the AI think like a student?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

We are excited to release the annual GSV 150, a selection of the leading private companies in digital learning and workforce skilling,” said Alexandra Argo, an investor at GSV Ventures. “As As we enter into what we call a ‘Brave New World,’ it is clear that you can’t use an old map to navigate a new world.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

Similarly, widespread use of the calculator didn’t erase the need for mental math; instead, knowledge of how to use the calculator to one’s advantage became just as important as the math itself (Ditch That Textbook, 2023).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Virtual learning refers to an online learning setting where educators can interact with their students using a digital learning platform from their choice of location. There are two types of virtual learning – synchronous or asynchronous. Several virtual learning platforms can be leveraged here.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, as of 2023, the effectiveness of high-dose tutoring has gradually declined due to low student participation rates and skepticism from education authorities regarding the actual educational impact of online high-dose tutoring. Observing these unengaged students, parents began to think that offline classes would be more effective.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The AI Revolution: Google’s Developers on the Future of Artificial Intelligence (60 Minutes) AI in the K-12 Classroom (AVID Open Access) Artificial Intelligence (U.S. Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom is a guide for elective teachers from ISTE and General Motors. Here are a few good options to get you started.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 13, 2023

With the world shut down amidst the pandemic, the classroom went digital and was followed by upheavals in the learning sphere. Educational institutions actively leveraged digital portals and resources to deliver learning solutions and thrive in this evolving world.

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MindSpark

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This year’s STEMpath cohort learned a lot during their externships. For the past five years MindSpark Learning has partnered with industry to offer 6-week externships that have transformed districts, mathematics curriculum, classroom processes, teaching methods, and student career literacy. A mindset of change is a good thing.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The activity also features important STEM skills and a step-by-step guide for implementing activities into your classroom. .

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Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning platform is designed to make teaching easier by allowing educators to manage and individualize lessons and evaluate students. To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Will it come to play a role in college classrooms? fribing FRI Spring 2023 here we come! The biggest piece for me using this in the classroom is helping my students explain their research to normal people,” Light says. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. The goal, she said, was “to build some momentum and enthusiasm for the semester.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. billion by 2023. “When I told you about this type of software in previous letters, it was mostly speculative,” Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter this year. From 2011 to 2014, U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Schools Face Barriers to VR Adoption in the Classroom. ABI forecast that by 2023, the total value of AR in education will be approximately $5.3 ABI predicts the average sale price for AR glasses will be $733 for monocular and $347 for binocular by 2023. MORE FROM EDTECH : Mixed Reality Brings New Life to K–12 Classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Not allowing political agendas to sway the decision away from what’s right for student learning, I think is really critical on either side. C : Part of this whiplash that we keep getting is it’s like, “Oh, online quick, it’s all remote learning.” We’re back to remote learning again.”.

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