Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Instead, we should see it for what it is: the early days of Amazon’s foray into public education. I do not think public education leaders will have much of a choice in whether or not to answer when Amazon comes to knock and deliver. And if your child prefers a fully virtual setting, learning from home is normalized and supported.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A quick Google search resulted in no immediate hits of others writing such an essay. For the entire text of this example lesson plan, click here to view as a Google Doc.). When ChatGPT hit the headlines, I binge read the book, as it seemed eerily prescient to the current hot topic question of AI's impact on education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools not only cater to diverse learning styles but also empower students to explore, create, and collaborate in unprecedented ways. What are some good examples of using technology to enhance learning?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Educators desperately want and need support. To achieve this goal, we must first examine the foundational elements that lead to successful teaching and learning, whether the environment is remote or hybrid. Without a doubt, this will be and has been, more time consuming for educators. So, where do you begin?

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. There are several lessons in this for educators to understand regarding the effect of technology in a modern, technology-driven culture. Educators can no longer dictate or limit what tools students may access.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2021

It was low-tech, but it foreshadowed some of the adaptive learning systems of today. This week’s episode raises a bigger question: Why does education seem prone to faddism? The problem is finding the will to pay for that, and to make high-quality education accessible. What teaching fads have you seen come and go?

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Evelyn Learning

JULY 10, 2023

Image Source DeepDream: DeepDream is a generative AI technique developed by Google that modifies images to enhance patterns and create visually striking, dream-like effects. Generative AI offers several benefits and opportunities across educational domains. It uses deep neural networks to analyze and manipulate images.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 4, 2021

Education is not a one-way street. Moreover, the process of teaching and learning needs to be anchored in real life to ensure students’ ability to apply what they learn successfully. One of the latest teaching approaches focuses on giving students opportunities to take greater degrees of agency over their learning process.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology in K-12 classrooms can revolutionize education Choosing the right edtech requires a thoughtful and strategic approach Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Technology transforms K-12 education by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, and fostering collaboration.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The benefits of formative feedback include deeper trust between learner and educator. Educators can then point them to support resources. Students may also shift or adapt learning strategies to meet their desired outcomes. The same can happen in K-12, so it’s important to tie the feedback to the learning content.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Rise Vision provides easy to use technology, which educators are able to use to manage communications across districts. In addition, through popular integrations, users are able to automatically pull content from services like Google Slides, Canva, Twitter, and more.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The debate between choosing iPads and Chromebooks for classroom use is a topic of keen interest for educators, administrators, and parents alike. On the other hand, Chromebooks, with their affordability and seamless integration with Google’s educational tools, present a practical, collaboration-centric approach.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

One of the key things about the report is that we are asked to suggest what technologies we think will be highly influential in education in the far, medium and near terms. I want to clarify why I voted for certain things as influencing higher education in the future, but that I don’t actually endorse these things.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Although some academic institutions and educational professionals still doubt the high value of eLearning software, technology-based education is no longer a myth. Lockdown aside, why are more teachers turning to online educational software? What are the benefits and drawbacks of its everyday usage? Let’s find out.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

Digital Promise’s 2017 report, Exploring Coaching for Powerful Technology Use in Education , talks about what this can look like in classrooms. This is especially important for teachers working with underserved communities. So what do instructional coaches need to do to support teachers in this work?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to the National Center on Education Statistics , the number of adults with children under the age of 18 reporting that “computers were always or usually available for education purposes” has risen to 94 percent. A growing body of research highlights the efficacy of game-based learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive applications to collaborative platforms, edtech tools enrich the educational experience. What are examples of technology tools in learning? As educators harness the power of these tools, students benefit from personalized, engaging, and innovative approaches to learning. What are digital technology tools?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In an effort to personalize learning more and more educators are turning to blended learning strategies. When it comes to personalized learning , the “personal” should be emphasized. Putting all kids in front of a device and having them engaged in an adaptive learning tool all at the same time is not personalized.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

It was low-tech, but it foreshadowed some of the adaptive learning systems of today. Listen to this week’s episode on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music , or wherever you listen to podcasts, or use the player below. Its champion was Fred Keller, a friend and grad school classmate of B.F.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify. What do we find in a university?

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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.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2018

While formal education in several parts of the world is still associated with the widely-accepted traditional brick and mortar schools, the global education fraternity has opened up to e-learning. E-learning equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) has an immense potential to revolutionize education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

The heads of the two companies knew each other, and last year MyBuddy started to build its own language-learning curriculum to add to its offerings. Edwin developed sophisticated adaptive learning technology for English as a foreign language,” says Crewkow.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

Department of Education, called the Institute for Education Sciences, commissioned a report to wade through all the studies on education technology that can be used at home in order to find which ones were proven to work. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, the research unit inside the U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. THE BIG GUYS: Here’s news from Google, ABCMouse, and Amazon. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.) We caught a few tidbits—take a look below.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). Department of Education spearheaded the #GoOpen movement, a collection of efforts to spur educators, publishers and technologists to make OER more available and easily accessible. Last year, the U.S.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

These materials also include content from PBS KIDS series that teach important foundational early learning skills, including literacy, STEM, social-emotional development and social studies. Educators can explore the new design and thousands of public media resources at pbslearningmedia.org.

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

Whether you're a seasoned educator or a new teacher looking to infuse technology into your classroom, this guide will provide valuable insights into the world of online tools for education. Introduction to Online Tools for Classroom Teachers In today's digital age, technology has become an essential part of education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The partnership enables device-agnostic access to educators and students, increasing accessibility to help close the achievement gap across the nation. FocalPointK12 currently serves two million students across nine countries, with customers including state education agencies, school districts and independent schools.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning. Vrain uses Edthena.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models. The field has deep roots in distance education, human computer interaction, and visual design. Look at the altMBA program that Seth Godin runs using Slack.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

I have never been able to make it to this event -- it's always coincided with the end-of-the-year series I've traditionally written for Hack Education. They didn't like when I admonished other speakers for using the "Uber for education" catchphrase, or something. I'm also thrilled that the book is mostly done.).

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