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SIIA Announces 2023 CODiE Award Winners for Education Technology

eSchool News

“We take great pride in acknowledging this year’s honorees, who represent the pinnacle of excellence and offer solutions to the pressing challenges learners encounter today, such as accessibility, equity, personalized learning and more. Congratulations to all the deserving recipients of this year’s CODiE Awards!”

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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

Edsurge

Mindful pairing of digital resources to learning outcomes is an excellent way to ensure that any blended learning program will produce the desired learning outcomes. This also means being mindful of students with special needs, and students without access to digital resources at home.

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The saga continues: Report finds ongoing iPad problems at LAUSD

eSchool News

Unified School District, including limited classroom use of iPads and other computers, inadequate support for teachers and partial or inconsistent access to the internet. Under the initial plan, all teachers were expected to shift to Pearson online curriculum. The results were sobering but not altogether surprising.

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Leading Through Crisis and Beyond for Teachers and Educational Leaders – SULS060

Shake Up Learning

Digital Equity. I commend those schools have been working triple time to offer wifi access and resources to kids who don’t necessarily have the means. Now is not the time for new tools, as we learned from Jennifer Pearson. Digital Citizenship. Digital citizenship is more important than ever.

Education 101
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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

. …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. Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform.

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10 Google Classroom Tips for Remote Learning

Shake Up Learning

One of the first tips I learned from Jennifer Pearson in this podcast interview , was to use a checklist for students. In Google Chrome, you can add it to your bookmarks bar for quick access. If you are all using Google Classroom, use it consistently. Use a Daily/Weekly Checklist. The latter seems to be more prevalent and succinct.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. By improving access to district systems and processes, school leaders will be able to better serve and meet the needs and expectations of the families they serve.

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