EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Traditional teacher-centered instructional practices, such as recitation or lectures, have given way to hands-on activities, student-led discussions, ­collaboration and group learning — all hallmarks of personalized learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Technology Research and News A recent Wall Street Journal Article is attracting attention. Technology in classrooms means little. In some countries, like Turkey and Mexico, about half of the students don’t have access to a computer at home. IT IS HOW YOU USE TECHNOLOGY! Technology in the Closet.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Here’s how educators across the country are using tools–from Minecraft: Education Edition to Roblox and easy-to-access online resources–to gamify their lessons and help students engage with learning. Still, there’s an art to gamifying a lesson and ensuring that students are actually learning instead of just playing a game for points.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Student Anxiety in Online Learning In this course, you’ll analyze anxiety brought about by technology immersion as an overactive fight–flight–freeze survival response. Education Technology Accessibility for All Students. Many technology tools require teacher customization in order for all students to access the content.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

App of the Day picks are selected from the top edtech tools reviewed by Common Sense Education, which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 3, 2024

Implement Technology Systems that Support Teachers and Extend Learning Teachers want their students to have the ability to learn at home, at work, and in the community. Students should be able to access all of their work wherever they need to. Many children might be interested in these positions if they can learn more about them.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 30, 2019

The integration of technology allows for great possibilities in meeting the needs of this diverse group of students while providing options for personalizing the user experience. There are many apps and edtech tools available today, but very few are made specifically for EL students. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Our students use technology for learning, connecting with friends and entertainment. They are also available in English or Spanish.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We asked teachers what they want from edtech. Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. Educational Technology Support! In order to reach all students, educators must have access to the right kind of content.

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Hapara

AUGUST 17, 2022

You can download the textbook and access it on a device, without needing to pay a fee for the book or a subscription. Textbook funds could instead be used to help lower class sizes, invest in ELL assistants, build outdoor learning areas, take learners on field trips, purchase new technology or upgrade buildings.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Savvas Realize , recognized as one of the most innovative learning management systems (LMS) in the industry and the winner of seven edtech awards, has now been made even easier to use with intuitive navigation for both teachers and students and time-saving tools for teachers to make the most of their teaching day.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

Students have access to models of strong and weak work. As educators across the nation have adopted these high impact assessment strategies, there has been considerable advancement in educational technologies that help amplify the effectiveness of these practices. Assessment Strategies and EdTech Resources in Action.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I use edtech in my classroom to differentiate instruction and take my literacy curriculum to the next level. To accomplish this, I use Achieve3000 , a digital platform designed to support accelerated literacy growth through differentiated content and assessments.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). And guess what?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

Designed to offer lessons, videos, lectures, quizzes, and more that differentiate for individual students, its real power is making the resources of the most respected names in edtech available with one click. “It’s great to be able to access teaching resources directly from the tool I already use to monitor class progress.”

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 22, 2024

Customizing Accessibility Authorization and Licensing Encryption: The Shield of Protection Detecting Unauthorized Distribution Unique Codes DRM Variations IV. eBook DRM, or Digital Rights Management, refers to a set of technologies and protocols designed to protect digital content. How does eBook DRM Safeguard Your Content?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. And in nearly two-thirds of the classrooms, students didn’t appear to use technology to solve problems or work collaboratively.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This all-in-one solution for middle school, high school, and advanced science levels helps educators support digital and hands-on learning, facilitate inquiry-based exploration, and differentiate instruction using labs, embedded safety resources, test prep, formative and summative assessments, and multi-level reporting tools. . “We

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively?

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Some common 21st-century skills include critical thinking, creativity, digital literacy, technology literacy, information literacy and self-direction. With digital textbooks, students learn how to use technology responsibly and pull information from a variety of digital sources. Digital textbooks don’t present the same problem.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

With the rise of COVID-19, this shift crossed a crucial threshold and created a demand for the edtech industry to provide solutions that don’t supplement or replace the teacher, but instead, pave the way for a new way to teach and learn. Nearpod works with any classroom technology, from tablets and smartphones to laptops and Chromebooks.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Because there are so many apps and edtech tools available today, you might expect to find lots of them made specifically for ELL, bilingual, or dual-immersion classrooms. There are, nevertheless, a lot of great edtech tools and strategies you can use with your ELLs, even if the tools themselves aren't ELL-specific.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A few weeks later, I jumped into a room led by education researcher Sabba Quidwai (@askdrq on CH) where a larger group of educators talked about design thinking, mental health, differentiated instruction and more over the hour or so they gathered. Accessibility and lack of platform choices are both significant barriers.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In the current installment, we will see how a cluster of specific thinking skills, that are put forward by both the IBO and contemporary educational research, can surface through differentiated teaching. Acknowledge your students as individual learners through differentiated instruction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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eSpark

JUNE 8, 2016

In the following interview, find out what inspired them to work in edtech and why they're so excited about classroom technology. This is the second installment of a series of interviews about the importance of technology in education. I had access to an iPad cart and used it often with my students. Ashley Yang.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Because there are so many apps and edtech tools available today, you might expect to find lots of them made specifically for ELL, bilingual, or dual-immersion classrooms. There are, nevertheless, a lot of great edtech tools and strategies you can use with your ELLs, even if the tools themselves aren't ELL-specific.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Because there are so many apps and edtech tools available today, you might expect to find lots of them made specifically for ELL, bilingual, or dual-immersion classrooms. There are, nevertheless, a lot of great edtech tools and strategies you can use with your ELLs, even if the tools themselves aren't ELL-specific.

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techieMusings

JUNE 21, 2023

Using Kami to Create Resources for Spanish Classes Whether you’re teaching beginners or native speakers, language learning is something that can be taken to the next level with the help of EdTech tools. To differentiate instruction, students who are finding the task challenging can reference their book and copy an example directly.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, acquired the Company in 2018 and will remain a major shareholder. Blackstone’s investment is a continuation of the firm’s high-conviction thematic focus on the fast-growing education technology industry.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Kasey shares how to access simple templates where the spreadsheet will do the work for you! Differentiated Instruction Tracker Kasey also found this great Differentiated Instruction Tracker template ! Google Sheets can seem intimidating with all the different formulas.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

To somewhat quote Darth Vader, I found the lack of quality edtech curriculum deeply disturbing. To somewhat quote Darth Vader, I found the lack of quality edtech curriculum deeply disturbing. This was at odds with my experience, because I relied extensively on edtech for assessments. Because I taught at a.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Carol Ann Tomlinson, a guru in differentiation, defines this component for us: “…at its core, differentiated instruction means addressing ways in which students vary as learners.” Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Summer VACAY Bingo (Anderson One Instructional Technology Team).

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 4, 2019

One of my favorite EdTech gurus is the Cool Cat Teacher herself, Vicki Davis. She teaches technology, blogging, photography and more. We talk about how Vicki brings her students passions to light by using technology to get them to create projects based on things that they are actually interested in. She also uses Nearpod. [14:18]

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Their school is committed to organization-wide change to effectively infuse technology into the curriculum and they are truly forward-thinking in their approach; the school has already implemented many innovative teaching practices and spaces. Arts and Applied Technology. Both images, below, are taken inside of one of the classrooms.

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