techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology. The Office of Educational Technology in the Department of Education suggests asking these fundamental questions in your search for funds: ? among others, depending on the context.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Edmentum’s new solution pairs adaptive diagnostic assessments with individualized learning paths.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For some folks in higher ed, the very idea of using open educational resources (OER) sparks dread. He and his students happily use open educational resources for textbooks. It's a quality edited book, and the online homework is integrated into the text. Now, our students can use the book and online homework completely free.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The products below were selected by an anonymous panel of educator judges, who scoured the exhibit hall floor during the conference in Chicago. Judges were impressed by BrightBytes’ continued dedication to improving education technology for the benefit of entire school districts. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 4, 2015

They are collaborating on a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to transform education for at-risk and underserved students. Most importantly, students want many forms of online supplements available to them so that they can choose what fits their needs. Students use tools that they can access immediately.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. Hunting for a new spin on middle school science education? Explore Tyto Online. A uniquely ambitious project, Tyto Online is a multiplayer online game focused on science.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

A study released last year by the National Council on Teacher Quality found that nearly half of the nation’s teacher training programs failed to insure that their candidates were STEM-capable. Both are great devices, but represent a sea change from the Macs and PCs that have traditionally been the device-of-choice in education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Alternative Education ? Educational Technology ? Hacking Your Education ? Higher Education ? Math Education ? Music Education ? Online Learning ? Positive Education ? Strengths-based Education ? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive apps and online platforms to adaptive learning systems, technology has redefined traditional teaching methodologies, promoting personalized and engaging educational experiences. Furthermore, technology offers real-time feedback through online assessments, guiding students toward continuous improvement.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. All three are outstanding (and free), but perhaps the most immediately useful to readers of this blog is Civic Online Reasoning or COR.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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