eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. SamGliksman. Jennifer Scheffer.

EdTech 52

EdTech Future Ready BYOD Personalized Learning 52

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 19, 2015

Now don't get me wrong, I am all for schools increasing student and staff access to quality technology. The end result has been a massive influx in tools, but a clear lack in vision and planning as to how these powerful tools can, and will, actually impact learning. In the end this will mitigate many issues before they arise.

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BYOD Professional Learning Chromebook Mobile Learning 150

RafranzDavis.com

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Teachers and/or students lack the access to reach those tools. With that said, we are literally starting from scratch considering that our district is BYOD with basically no mobile devices other than in specialized areas. It’s not about mandating usage but understanding that when data shows “non-usage” it could mean….

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Chromebook Microsoft Learning 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ? What are the one-, two-, and five-year goals for terms of digital learning? ? INNOVATIVE PLANNING To provide the best access to students and educators, leading states and districts think comprehensively about all funding and support. How do they use those devices? ?

Chromebook 40

Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Access to content in 12 Lexile levels in English and 8 levels in Spanish with customizable learning and language scaffolds means all students in a class can participate together in grade-appropriate learning, regardless of their level of reading ability or stage of English language development. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

Robotics 42

Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 42

techlearning

MARCH 23, 2018

As they go “all-in” on digital learning, schools are demanding more from their networks. The shift to personalized and inquiry-based learning not only engages students more effectively, it depends on efficient technology. They’ve grown up tech-savvy and prefer to do everything on mobile devices.

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Mobility Mobile Learning BYOD E-rate 40

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2016

In the report published last week by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education , Professor Linda Darling-Hammond and I summarized research findings about the conditions and practices that support positive outcomes of technology use and digital learning experiences for underserved, under-resourced, and underprepared students.

Tools 112

Tools Outcomes Education BYOD 112

RafranzDavis.com

JANUARY 23, 2016

Throughout the year, I have had opportunities to work directly in classrooms on digital learning initiatives. They have wifi for their mobile devices, but he didn’t have a laptop…until he was given one as a student in our High School STEM program. Stay tuned in the coming weeks to learn how you can help his project).

Robotics 40

Robotics Learning Laptops BYOD 40

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

It is not that our students are actually learning differently per se, but the environment in which they are learning is dramatically different. The engaging aspects of technology today and ubiquitous access to information provide constant engagement to learners of all ages.

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Digital Badges Learning BYOD Flipped Classroom 150