Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

It has become a familiar argument between those who believe children intuitively learn to type (“see them on smartphones and iPads–they don’t need help”) and those of us who believe instruction makes them better, faster.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Sifting out solutions from the struggle may help solve chronic problems of quality and equity, say education experts. After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Learning from Lockdown.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 24, 2023

Whether you’re a teacher, educator, parent, or student, I am confident that this guide will serve as a valuable resource for you. With specific features to speed you through airport security, this backpack accommodates a laptop and tablet while ensuring they’re easily accessible. Padded TabletSafe tablet pocket.

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Laptops Tablets Secondary Accessibility 98

eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2017

Too often, educators who are considering investing in blended learning pull back after hearing horror stories of good programs gone bad. But as a district with a large free-and-reduced meals program, we knew BYOD was leaving gaps in access that were best addressed by going 1:1. There’s no staff buy-in.

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

I use Buncee with my school iPad to make and edit the image. I prefer to use it instead of a computer because I have easier access to the tablet than the library computers. She is a Wakelet and Flipgrid Student Ambassador, as well as a Google Level 1 Certified Educator. What device do you use Buncee with? Tisha Poncio.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

Today’s most popular augmented and virtual reality applications are typically available for mobile devices, but many classrooms have moved from tablets to Chromebooks, especially at the secondary level. Chromebooks are often cheaper than other laptops and tablets like iPads, and they’re simpler to manage for district technology departments.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2018

It’s one reason why writer and activist Cory Doctorow thinks schools and educators should rethink their approach to surveillance and censorship. at Worldcon, a science fiction convention, to get his take on everything from surveillance in K-12 schools to open access publishing in higher education.

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wwwatanabe

APRIL 1, 2013

I''ve created the Close Read poster based on the training I received at the Arizona Department of Education, which is largely based on the work of Fisher, Frey, and Lapp. Educreations is an iPad app that can also be accessed from your browser. Once saved on the iPad, it will also save to the account created.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

A New Definition For Equity In Education. Each word has its own nuance, but one characteristic they share in common is access—a level, shared area with open pathways that are equidistant to mutually agreed-upon currencies. Design learning models that are inherently inclusive regardless of access to technology. by Terry Heick.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2015

Not only do they have a wide array of knowledge in their field, but they also possess insights into the future of education. This summer and fall, we want to introduce you to our EdTechTeacher instructors and some of our EdTechTeacher iPad Summit Boston Featured Speakers in a new series called #ETTchat.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Are any education technologies, for that matter? Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 28, 2019

This blog post is sponsored by Acer Education, a partner of EdTechTeam. As educational technology has become a common staple in classrooms around the world, many educators find themselves in the difficult position of deciding which type of device will serve their students best. Laptop Mode as an Essential Daily Tool .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Using wireless presentation tools by Vivi , an education-focused company founded in Australia, Gunn was able to mirror her tablet screen on the classroom screen and play YouTube clips directly through a hardwired receiver without slowing down the school’s wifi—or her students’ work. “I really needed a quick process.” Natalie Harris at St.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Congratulations to Barbara Sutelan, a newly Level 1 Google Certified Educator. Google Slides tip : Give everyone edit access to a Google Slide deck through Google Classroom. This will give you access to features like the teacher dashboard, personalized takeaways, and more. edtech #mtbos #mathed. Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. “If Apple provided “help” in the form of iPads and other Apple hardware to 114 low-income schools in 29 states. Take Adobe , for example.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. This intriguing research is a must listen for any school with access to technology. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Formative assessment on the iPad that Works.

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If you have a 1:1 iPad classroom, use these apps daily! Be sure to check out the DragonBox for educators where you can download teachers guides and printable resources for each game in the DragonBox math suite. Teachers, you can get access for free to make sure that the apps are right before committing to a purchase for your students.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Some users, educators, find that they can record their own videos without feeling like the person on stage in front of the class. Using educators’ needs as their driving force, the app will integrate lesson planning and building, assessment management and portfolio content, and better means of connecting with home learning.

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Brainscape

MAY 18, 2022

Law school app # 1: Black’s Law Dictionary It’s the most widely-used law dictionary in the United States and a trusted staple of any law student’s education: Black’s Law Dictionary. per month for unlimited access to vast flashcard collections made by top law students and professors.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. In it''s second year, this amazing five-day, 24-hour-a-day event helps educators and students connect with each other and with global education programs all over the world. Last year we had presentations from 62 countries.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 17, 2017

If you don’t have access to a 1:1 environment, this would make a great center on classroom computers during a study on energy or even for whole-class play on an interactive whiteboard throughout a unit on energy. Plan It Green would also be a great way to end a unit, after students have learned about different types of energy.

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 17, 2014

Yet, the word lecture really has a negative connotation among most well respected elementary and high school educators. It has come to be almost synonymous with outdated education. What if there was a way to use direct instruction and turn the very premise of direction instruction as poor and outdated education on its head?

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 3, 2019

From chalkboards to digital whiteboards (including ViewSonic’s ViewBoard ) and from notebooks to tablets, it has become clear that the very fabric of education has had to adapt to the times in order to keep students engaged and properly learning. Limited device access. Pupils might require guidance on appropriate online behavior.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Not every time, but a whole lot more often than when I just lay on the couch and click around mindlessly on my iPad. The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club provides professional development on productivity to educators who want to focus on what REALLY matters, both in and outside of the classroom. Even better?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Global Collaboration Week is a series of free online education events taking place during the week of September 23 - 27, 2019. During this week (and beyond), experienced global educators and other professionals will host connective projects and events and invite public participation. A current listing of events you can join is below.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

edWeb.net

MARCH 22, 2023

28% of secondary school educators said their students experience neck, back, or wrist pain and fatigue while using EdTech. Removing Visual Barriers The Logitech/EdWeek survey revealed that 42% of educators reported that students have trouble seeing images and other materials.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Many have debated the iPad v. Most of the conversations will lead you to believe the iPad is a creative tool and the Chromebook is a productive tool. Now we can have the best of both worlds, all the creativity of an iPad and all of the productivity of a laptop–well almost! It must be a regular single login to access.

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

From the teacher perspective, Seesaw makes it simple to access student work immediately from their own device. Tips: Seesaw also has Google App integration, if your school uses Google in Education, they can login with the same Google login they use for everything else! Seesaw also has direct import features from lots of popular apps.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2022

And it hasn’t been conducted because, at least so far, there’s been very little incentive for education technology providers to prove their products do what they say they do. Some could even be “transforming” education, as promised. Then schools began requesting the company make its technology available on iPads, too.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Luckily, the technology needed to make a film is more affordable and accessible than ever before. Any exhausted parent knows how easily an iPad can pacify an over-excited third grader with the bottomless well of on-demand content lurking beneath that lock screen. Students at West End Secondary School in New York City.

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The Electric Educator

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Classroom teachers are using tools like Google Apps for Education, iCloud, Moodle, Office365, Chromebooks, iPads at an ever increasing rate. You get "hacked" The term hacking is a very broad term that basically means someone without permission has accessed your account or information without your consent.

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Data Moodle Google Secondary 87

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I was given an advanced copy of Lisa Johnson’s new book, Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students. You may know Lisa as TechChef4U , a blogger, speaker, and famously creative educational technologist. She even made my list of 50 Educators to Follow on Pinterest.).

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Twelve percent of students do not have access to high-speed internet at home. Subscribe today! Sign up for our newsletters.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2015

A few years ago, many school districts jumped on the iPad bandwagon, when they were still brand new. These districts purchased the first iPad, which did not mirror and, believe it or not, had no built-in camera. After a while, it became evident that maintaining a shared cart of iPads was no small feat.

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