EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 16, 2017

This post will outline the aims of the PYP (the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate) and the role that technology plays in helping teachers and students to achieve those goals. What does the PYP say about technology? Can provide access to a broad range of tools to store, organize and present their learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Students would laugh as the teachers mumbled about the annoyances of technology. Undoubtedly, the pandemic accelerated the shift to technology adoption in schools. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning. Why is engagement important?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Most Americans agree that education is a national priority. public education system falls in the middle of international quality rankings. But let’s be clear: the problem with education in America is not lack of excellence. Education researchers and neuroscientists are learning more about how people learn.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Broadband’s Big Picture.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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Vizor

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes As schools order Chromebooks to include in their curriculums, it’s important that schools are ready to implement new technology workflows. Therefore, in this blog, we are going to review 5 technology workflows your school needs before getting Chromebooks. That’s where this technology workflow comes in.

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Edthena

JUNE 3, 2022

Thinking constructively about their own teaching practices is key to educators continuously improving that practice. Luckily, technology can make the self-reflection process easier for teachers to effectively improve their teaching practices. Technology such as AI Coach by Edthena can serve as a teacher self-reflection tool.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 18, 2019

As educators, we innately know that our students bring different learner profiles to our classrooms. Teachers need to acquire their own skills in using technology to provide accessible instructional materials and alternatives that will provide voice and choice for students. EdTechTeacher Summer Workshops.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district–one of the largest in the United States–are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

Over the last two days I have attended 2 different #MyFest22 presentations ( Accessibility Crowdsourcing for Digital Literacies Toolkit and Open Learning Journey Week 2 Kickoff) where the heart of the discussion was the question: what happens if a student or community is unable to access learning (tools, resources, content, courses)?

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Some traditional educators may still view student access to technology as a privilege, but it is not. Today, technology is necessary for learning to be accessible, real, and relevant in the modern world. The college, careers, and citizenship for which our students need to be prepared require the use of technology.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Economically disadvantaged students get Wi-Fi access through backpacks. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . The Gap Between Technology and Pedagogy. investment in educational technology.

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Kathy Schrock

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Parallels Access screenshot Parallels Access is the coolest new program for your iPad and your Mac or Windows computer! Take a look at a quick screencast I made from the iPad running the Parallels Access Program. The Parallels Access solution has two components. Teachers and students can use Parallels Access to access (!)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

ATLANTA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Incident IQ, the workflow management platform built for school districts, released an integration with ClassLink—a global education provider of access and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. Incident IQ is based in Atlanta.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Economically disadvantaged students get Wi-Fi access through backpacks. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . The Gap Between Technology and Pedagogy. investment in educational technology.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Economically disadvantaged students get Wi-Fi access through backpacks. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . The Gap Between Technology and Pedagogy. investment in educational technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. But not all content is created equal, and educators are often left sifting through hundreds of options to find high-quality material. Insights from Educators 1. 2016 digital education survey. Why Do They Want It?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

That’s the beauty of ClassLink—it’s technology that makes using other technology easier. For us, SSO has become a learning enabler when sometimes technology can be a learning variable. Can you imagine an edtech tool so supportive and effective teachers cheer when it arrives? Our kids have all three levels of access.”

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Aside from the in-person interactions and serendipitous moments, there are other parts of the educational experience worth revisiting and reconsidering before we return to business as usual. Many of these issues are ones that educators have long known about and advocated for. Learning is, at its basic construct, a social activity.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2022

Technology supports the transformation of every industry imaginable–especially education. New models of learning, such as hybrid, blended, and remote, have led to more accessible education for many. In just one month in 2021, educational organizations were hit by 5.8

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Digital Promise

JUNE 27, 2017

Technology has the potential to be a powerful tool for improving access to learning for adult learners. According to a Tyton Partners study , there is increasing demand for education technology among adult education program administrators and educators. Support the evolving role of the instructor.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2019

That’s why we must provide every opportunity we can for all children to access and benefit from high-quality preschool programming. Digital tools may help to augment high-quality early learning programs for those children who cannot take advantage of, or access, in-person offerings. And the benefits of Pre-K last into adulthood.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

“When we invited the entire district to come in and test drive different smart boards, everyone voted nearly unanimously for the BenQ Board,” said Joe Holecek, Spring ISD’s manager of campus technology support. They hit all our needs, from those of our teachers and students to our technology department.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon, March 31, 2022 — Leveraging standards-based instructional content and its award-winning technology, Vernier Software & Technology is announcing Vernier Connections , an innovative web-based platform to engage high school students in hands-on STEM learning and exploration. About Vernier Software & Technology.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2018

Our Summer SuperHighway blog series celebrates the educators that inspire us and showcases the ways that digital learning impacts their students. I feel like their generation was brought up around technology. What kinds of technology do your students use in the classrooms? Technology is useful for me every day.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. no implementation support?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. We may install things on their Chromebooks, but when they are on their phones, they are getting unfiltered access to the internet. You know, we may filter at school, but our students are taking everything home.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Despite the dramatic impact technology has had on education, many classroom structures and teaching methods haven’t changed much over the years. The education industry has often evolved slowly when it comes to major change and innovation. Innovation in Education. Technology in the SCALE-UP Classroom.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The role of AI in education is coming into sharper focus in recent times, as a growing number of schools and other academic institutions are beginning to understand its many potential benefits. AI in Education: What is Artificial Intelligence? AI in Education: What is Artificial Intelligence?

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