EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Interactive whiteboards, online resources, and educational apps have made learning more engaging and accessible. Students can learn at their own pace, revisit difficult concepts, and access a wealth of information right at their fingertips.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Online Collaborative Writing Tools: Platforms like Google Docs or Microsoft Word Online enable collaborative writing projects, fostering teamwork, peer editing, and real-time collaboration among students. How does technology help students learn? Online collaboration tools facilitate group projects and communication.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2021

It was low-tech, but it foreshadowed some of the adaptive learning systems of today. The problem is finding the will to pay for that, and to make high-quality education accessible. For a while, PSI was used extensively at colleges across the country, including MIT. As Zimmerman puts it: “Better teaching costs more money.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2023

iPads, known for their intuitive design and creative prowess, offer a gateway to a world of interactive and engaging learning experiences. On the other hand, Chromebooks, with their affordability and seamless integration with Google’s educational tools, present a practical, collaboration-centric approach.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One key aspect is the incorporation of interactive multimedia, such as educational videos, simulations, and virtual reality experiences, to make lessons more captivating and accessible. Educators use these multimedia tools cater to diverse learning styles, ensuring that students grasp concepts more effectively.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. A growing body of research highlights the efficacy of game-based learning.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Students may also shift or adapt learning strategies to meet their desired outcomes. For example, in Hāpara Teacher Dashboard , educators can quickly access learners’ Google Drive assignments, making it easier to provide learners with feedback on a consistent basis. Educators can then point them to support resources.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Accessibility It may seem like the world is open to technological advancements.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

When it comes to personalized learning , the “personal” should be emphasized. Putting all kids in front of a device and having them engaged in an adaptive learning tool all at the same time is not personalized. With the learning plan in hand, students work through the lessons and assignments at their own pace.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

Picture teachers fully integrating technology into their classrooms through authentic learning experiences that include collaboration, creativity, and innovation, and preparing students to be productive digital-age citizens. This is especially important for teachers working with underserved communities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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Evelyn Learning

JULY 10, 2023

Image Source DeepDream: DeepDream is a generative AI technique developed by Google that modifies images to enhance patterns and create visually striking, dream-like effects. These models can generate tailored educational materials based on individual student needs, enabling personalized and adaptive learning experiences.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

New features include simple browsing by curriculum area, state/national standards and grade; improved search functionality; and easier access to local PBS station resources. [Do Nominate it for the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence Contest! Do you have an innovative edtech product?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The partnership enables device-agnostic access to educators and students, increasing accessibility to help close the achievement gap across the nation. We look forward to a long and beneficial partnership through which we can bring personalized learning and enhanced support to more schools and districts.”.

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

However, the next paragraph following that one stated: Guidelines for Effective Use of Online Tools in the Classroom When using online tools in the classroom, teachers should be sure to select tools that are age-appropriate, aligned with learning objectives, and accessible to all students.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

None uses especially sophisticated algorithms to tailor the instruction to each student, known as “adaptive” learning, but they do give instant feedback, letting students know what they’ve gotten right and wrong. “We These tough requirements whittled down an initial list of more than 900 studies to just three remote learning programs.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

Goegan also argued that he was forced to fail 30 percent of his students, which he said university officials wanted so that an adaptive-learning project being developed for other sections of the economics course would be made to look good by comparison. She praises the email Goegan sent this week and the protest he is making. “I

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

THE BIG GUYS: Here’s news from Google, ABCMouse, and Amazon. First up, Google Education announced a new “casting” app for the classroom projector, released the “Expeditions” virtual reality app for all teachers and students, and added a new quizzing feature in Google Forms. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.)

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning. Vrain uses Edthena.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

EdSurge connected with Cavanagh (online of course) to talk about what he has learned from all those podcast chats, and about how his sidegig as a detective novelist shapes his work in campus innovation. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On a side note: I highly recommend sharing with students The Washington Post 's website " The Fact-Checker's Guide to Manipulated Video "; this may require a free account to access.) A quick Google search resulted in no immediate hits of others writing such an essay. Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

SXSW EDU Launch Competition Judge Tony will try his best Judy Judy impersonation, as he joins Bridge Burns (University Innovation Alliance), Vince Chan (Creta Ventures) and Jonathan Rochelle (Google) to dispense advice and feedback for eight companies pitching their wares. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Inclusive teaching means ensuring that all students, regardless of their background, abilities, or challenges, have equal access to learning opportunities and feel supported and valued in the classroom. What used to be measured in decades now shifts within years, challenging educators to continually adapt, learn, and grow.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Department of Education spearheaded the #GoOpen movement, a collection of efforts to spur educators, publishers and technologists to make OER more available and easily accessible. Fishtree believes in giving students “voice and choice” to select the resource that matches their learning style. Last year, the U.S.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The high-quality apps available on the web, at the iTunes Apps Store, and Android devices on Google Play Store are astounding. The apps feature math games, activities, and user interfaces that make learning math a fun and enjoyable experience for students at all levels. Best Math Game For Virtual Learning: Prodigy: Kids Math Game.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Bottom line: A well-planned, -produced, and -curated set of free resources bound to get kids hooked on learning to code. Bottom line: Access a hefty collection of reliable, ready-to-print, leveled passages that allow you to tailor lessons, assign online reading, and track progress. DreamBox Learning Math. Google Classroom.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

. …This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The University of Akron launched the GenEd Core Pilot Program in Fall 2015 to help increase access to higher education. The program used Brightspace to deliver blended learning courses designed with experiential learning elements that allowed them to be offered with significant cost savings.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Popular games, big names get kids and teachers pumped to program Bottom line: A well-planned, -produced, and -curated set of free resources bound to get kids hooked on learning to code. DreamBox Learning Math. Google Classroom. Imagine Math.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Popular games, big names get kids and teachers pumped to program Bottom line: A well-planned, -produced, and -curated set of free resources bound to get kids hooked on learning to code. DreamBox Learning Math. Google Classroom. Imagine Math. TypingClub.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The technologies built by these companies span a wide gamut of buzzwords (adaptive learning, artificial intelligence, gamification) but will be integrated with TAL’s online offerings. This approach, says Goldman Sachs’ Victor Hu, offers “an efficient, relatively inexpensive way for overseas investors to access the U.S.

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MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

Check out the “dashboards” inside programs like Google Apps for Education, or freestanding gradebook apps like JumpRope, or ClassDojo, focused on behavior. Companies like Google pledge not to track the content of schoolwork for the purposes of advertising. Should they have access to it? Who decides?

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 8, 2016

Collection development isn’t as central, thanks to the digital world and Google. One question came in from Mark Ulett: “I am curious to know how the open access movement will shift library services especially oriented colleges”. One finding was campus leaders’ preference for adaptive learning over other edutech offerings.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Businesses and organizations are providing free access to digital tools and apps for teaching and learning (see THE Journal’s ever-growing list of Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak ). To assist with this, my students and I co-wrote a freely available, open access book, “ Teaching with Digital Tools and Apps.”

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