Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2022

Also, do not forget to add to the list your technical skills, such as your ability in collaboration tools, Microsoft apps (excel), video conferencing technologies and other software. Prepare Your References. References are people who have experience with your positive work, volunteer and academics.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2019

Whether you want to follow education technology, special education, math, or just teaching best practices , SmartBrief has an email newsletter for you. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. ”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2023

With shifting societal norms, advances in technology and evolving pedagogical practices at play, it's no surprise that change is the only constant in education. As dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Services at the University of New Mexico, I lead a team of over 120 faculty and staff members.

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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. For more information, please refer to the IB website. What does the PYP say about technology? Making the PYP Happen).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Teachers can progress in their use of technology. This webinar is sponsored by Netref , an amazing solution for monitoring and managing student access at the teacher level. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. We can do it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

That was the confounding question assistive technology specialist Neal McKenzie faced a year and a half ago from one of the 100-plus visually impaired students he helps in the classrooms of Northern California’s Sonoma County. But the boy had never touched an ox or even a cow and had no reference for the animal. “What’s an ox?”

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As access to technology becomes increasingly commonplace in schools, discrepancies continue to emerge concerning not whether technology is being used, but how it is being used. New rubric guides classroom technology use. The rubric includes a total of six indicators of impactful technology use.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is an emerging technology that is gradually becoming more mainstream within education, in part because it delivers immersive learning experiences for students. What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology. Given the surge in Smart Classroom technology requirements, the demands on these IT professionals gets ratcheted up ever further.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies and retailers take aim at their bulk deals with colleges to offer online course materials, sometimes referred to as “inclusive access” programs. Pearson, McGraw Hill and Follett defended their inclusive access programs in email interviews with EdSurge.

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N2Y

MAY 27, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final article in our travel series, where we cover a variety of topics on travel and access that help prepare you for traveling with children with special needs. Travel and Medical Access. Travel and Physical Access. They are typically higher-end technology and specialty ordered by insurance.

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 30, 2021

Techquity” refers to the infusion of technology and equity, and equity refers to the concept of every student needing what they need to be successful in the classroom. Guest Post by Victoria Thompson Number 3 is one of my personal favorites: it focuses on Techquity!

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2022

Learning and Employment Records (LERs)—also referred to as digital wallets or verifiable credentials wallets—offer learners and workers the tools to communicate the totality of their skills and abilities to employers. But few people understand the value of this emerging technology and how to use it to their advantage.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 17, 2019

It's the law Making the world accessible to those with disabilities isn't just the right thing to do. For example, in 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. For some it has become law.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

I refer to these as entry points, which can serve as a catalyst for any initiative or strategic plan. For example, students can use laptops to access online resources, collaborate with classmates, and create multimedia projects. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(4), 357-377. & Kay, A. Cheung, A. Johnson, C.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marissa Mierow It’s no secret that voice-enabled technology is taking off in the domestic sphere, but how is this increasingly robust technology impacting education? It offers companionship for some and greater accessibility for those with disabilities. How do you see voice-enabled technology changing the contours of education?

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Neo LMS

JULY 19, 2022

Most young adults and older professionals today rely heavily on technology. Understandably, parents don’t want their children to become reliant on technology or become so obsessed with it that they don’t have other non-tech experiences. . Students shouldn’t spend their entire day interacting with technology.

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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. billion people worldwide without internet access. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Eighth graders in Texas scored roughly in line with the national average on the test referred to as the Nation’s Report Card in 2022, seeing a similar dip since 2019. The payoff may be years away, when current Dallas students begin earning high-paying jobs in science, technology, engineering or math fields.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And if you need a more accurate version, don't hesitate to reach out via email — I'm committed to making my content accessible to all. They can show you have to use technology to unlock deeper student relationships with your students. This episode is more than just a podcast; it's a glimpse into the future of education with AI.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2020

Even with all the progress being made and practical innovations taking place, COVID-19 has unearthed on a global scale the inequity that persists when it comes to access to high-speed WIFI and technology. Even in more affluent areas, one cannot assume equitable access. Think of this as direct instruction on paper.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 16, 2020

With this knowledge in mind, teachers who are seeking to create effective, accessible learning experiences for students should know that learning how to mediate the online environment is imperative. Make personal references, discuss how the material impacts you, and share as many photos of yourself engaging the subject matter as possible!

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

If you don’t have good communication, that partnership really breaks down,” she says, referring specifically to parents and educators. “A Particularly, she points to the ones that asked questions such as, Do you have access to technology? Are you caring for anybody who is ill? Do you have a safe place to work?

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More Verbs

MARCH 13, 2018

More and more, educators are recognizing that the true value of technology isn’t learning how to use the tools and devices, but rather using the tools and devices to learn (see here , here , and here ). We will never be successful having our technology help improve student learning if we continue to primarily discuss the technology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Take Chile, for instance.

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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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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Digital citizenship is the continuously developing norms of appropriate, responsible, and empowered technology use. In their book, Digital Citizenship in Schools , Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey talk about how technology influences the way people interact and the concept of digital citizenship in the classroom. Digital access.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

Among these is the flipped classroom model , a strategy that leverages video instruction to mitigate potential obstacles that make it challenging for students to access information presented live. However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?”

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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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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 16, 2020

The advent of the internet and the popularization of digital devices brought a new context for teachers and school administrators, since students started to bring technology to the school routine. The school, in turn, cannot turn its back on this new reality, but must incorporate educational technology into pedagogical practices.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Access to education fundamentally changes life outcomes. For a long time, technology enabled access to education. Ensuring digital equity and overcoming the challenge of the digital divide The digital divide in education represents the unequal access to technology and digital resources for learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 6, 2022

I have Evernote web open to Home when I log into my Chromebook and I can see my schedule and tasks and access all of my frequently used notes. I can access recent notes, shortcuts to most used notes, see my calendar and all of my tasks that are in different notes, and take quick notes in the scratch pad.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2023

These apps, often referred to as ‘image to text apps’ or ‘scan to text apps,’ offer a seamless transition from paper to pixels, enabling students and educators alike to capture and manipulate text from a variety of sources. The post Best Image to Text Apps appeared first on Educators Technology.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), first published on 9 May 1999 by the Worldwide Consortium (W3C), are part of a series of Web Accessibility Initiatives (WAI). It focused on improving accessibility for three major groups: users with learning disabilities, users with low vision, and mobile device users.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. The generation of today is addicted to online games, a fact that education technology has used to its advantage.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

The most dependable method of accessing resources is through programs preloaded onto the local computer or available as PDFs that are easily shared. This might be to save money on maintenance or to make them accessible from anywhere or any number of other great reasons, but the change results in the problems I’ve mentioned.

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