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Textbooks optional: What unbundling and BYOD mean for learning technology

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As digital natives, today’s students have grown up with technology integrated into every aspect of their lives, and education is no exception. Similar to the age-old Apple vs. Android debate, students tend to have personal preferences about the devices they use for learning. Enter the age of BYOD. While 25 percent of U.S.

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Digital Learning Prospers With the Right Culture

A Principal's Reflections

As of late I have been doing a great deal of work with schools and districts on how to effectively implement digital learning across the curriculum. When it comes to technology in general, the overall goal is to support learning, not drive instruction. This is a problem. How will it be implemented?

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Big Jump in Use of Games, Videos in K-12 Schools, Survey Finds

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. “The explosion in teacher interest and usage of videos and game-based learning could be a harbinger of a new awakening for digital learning” said Julie Evans, the CEO of Project Tomorrow, in a statement. Connect what they are learning to the real world (54 percent). Fit their learning styles (53 percent).

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

As technology changes, so must pedagogy, especially assessment and feedback. Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Additionally, leaders need and should want access to the latest trends, research, and ideas in the field.

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The best BYOD tech tools for the Common Core classroom

eSchool News

I recently had the pleasure of spending a few hours in a friend’s classroom where I introduced her students to technology applications that would engage them in “showing what they know” at different points in their learning. Having worked with this teacher for many years, I had always considered her a technology pioneer.

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Webinar Spotlight: Are You Ready for BYOD?

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Are you interested in implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program in your classroom or school? Rachelle, who oversaw the BYOD training in her district, developed her own model: R.E.A.D.I.E.E Research, Explore, Access, Develop, Inform, Execute, and Evaluate) for BYOD. Webinar Highlights.

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"Teachers Talk Technology" Report Creates Snapshot of Classroom Technology Use

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Today, MDR, a division of Dun & Bradstreet, released the second in its State of the K-12 Market Report 2018 series, Teachers Talk Technology , creating a snapshot of how teachers across the country are using classroom technology. Teachers shared their views on both the benefits and challenges of using technology for learning.

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