MindShift

JULY 31, 2018

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in classrooms, many schools are choosing Chromebooks because it’s one of the least expensive devices, a big win for schools balancing spending priorities. A 2017 report of the education market found Chromebooks dominate with 58 percent of the market for school mobile device purchases. ADOBE SPARK.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Adobe Spark is a free graphic design app that allows students and teachers with no design experience to create impactful graphics, web stories, and animated videos. Spark, Adobe’s replacement for Adobe Slate and Adobe Voice, is actually three apps in one — Spark Page, Post, and Video — providing three ways to tell a story.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

AIR was established in order to address the critical need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and training at school level in Ghana. This virtual conference will be hosted in Adobe Connect and registration is free for librarians and leaders of libraries. More information.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2018

Read out Loud is Adobe’s text-to-speech tool built into all of their PDF programs (Reader, Acrobat, and Pro). Simply open the PDF in Adobe and go to View>Read Out Loud. The mobile apps are free. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Read Out Loud. Free/Pro; all ages. More on grammar.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

A Learning Management System (what is often called an LMS) has become foundational to blending technology into education experiences. Because it’s web-based, it works on all platforms including mobile devices (with a downloadable app). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. Here are three to consider.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

He has worked as a technology entrepreneur in a variety of different fields related to children’s media. We think that technology helps that happen, and that’s what our event does. I blog, speak, and consult on educational technology, and my virtual and physical events build community and connections in education, with 550,000 members.

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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. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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