eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This article on digital citizenship in schools originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. According to Virtual Library , digital citizenship is “engaging in appropriate and responsible behavior when using technology.” First, it is important to define a few terms.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

Great educational games get students to think critically, create, and experiment with new ideas. The problem is, a lot of games that claim to be educational are little more than dressed-up quizzes that challenge students to recall facts, faster and faster. Bad educational games are basically digital worksheets.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This article on digital citizenship in schools originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. According to Virtual Library , digital citizenship is “engaging in appropriate and responsible behavior when using technology.” First, it is important to define a few terms.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces. Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. jena.passut_7651. Tue, 04/24/2018 - 08:13. which has 330 students, is not alone.

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

The largest library in the world contains more than 168 million items, with materials in some 470 languages, and is located in Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress, situated right behind the U.S. Then the library makes that source material available and easily accessible to all. Know anyone who might be a good fit?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library. Listen and Read.

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Waterford

MAY 12, 2020

As schools adapt to teaching in these new circumstances, many educators are in need of resources to make their lessons accessible online. And existing issues, such as a lack of educational technology in schools with low budgets, have only become more limiting during this time. Why Grants Are a Useful Way to Secure School Funding.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 21, 2020

SplashLearn stands with schools/districts affected with closure due to COVID-19 (Corona Virus) outbreak : All educators have free access to SplashLearn with Home Access to enable remote learning. SplashLearn is curriculum-aligned and covers Pre-kindergarten through Grade 5 for math, and elementary reading for kids from 3 to 8 years.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: How K-12 schools can bring digital transformation to their libraries. When Harbor Beach High School in Michigan decided to redesign its library , administrators there held meetings with faculty, staff and members of the student council to decide how the new space should look based on how each group envisioned its use.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. Social studies education serves as the cornerstone for cultivating informed and engaged citizens capable of understanding the complexities of the world around them.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2023

Growing up, as the child of two teachers, education was in my blood. I learned the latest and greatest in elementary education instruction and pedagogy…or so I thought. Before the students arrived, I set up a cozy classroom library, complete with a couch, rug, lamps, and boxes filled with rich literature and chapter books.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2020

When reflecting upon the changing educational landscape that is taking place during Remote Learning, there are many challenges and dilemmas facing educators. Fortunately, educators are creative, dynamic and resourceful professionals who have the ability to turn challenges into opportunities.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. Not only do students feel motivated and energized by technology in the classroom, but they also participate in active learning, a most worthy educational goal. That makes it a definite win for the students.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Most people don’t consider education technology to be such an important industry, but it’s actually gigantic. Traditional education has always been based on the power of storytelling. This is why gamification plays such a major role in contemporary education.”. Digital libraries. Let’s take a look! 3D learning.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project (LVP) aims to understand the range of diverse needs that students may have, and to support product developers in turning learner factors and research-based strategies into pedagogical features for educators and students to use. Implementing Research-based Digital Supports for Students.

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Hapara

MAY 23, 2022

Many of us remember heading to the library to gather books and printed articles for our school projects. Libraries, of course, still hold a wealth of information, but now learners can go beyond the library walls. Across subjects, educators can add online research into class activities, homework, essays and projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! So, yesterday I asked educators on “X” (the new rebranded, Twitter, I guess) to share where they are learning about AI. Check out @MyEdTechLife podcasts, all summer hot has interviewed educators using AI.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. We adapted the Design Thinking Process to include additional phases based on our own experiences in schools with educators and kids. Post by Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. jackiegerstein and Barbara Bray @bbray27. Crossed posted at [link].

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. To read the full article and learn more about the School Librarian of the Year Award, visit: [link].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Bill Morgan through a shared interest in keyboarding for youngers (see this article on A Conversation About Keyboarding and this article on Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach ). When Bill offered an article on a new class he started that helps English Language Learners, I was excited.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2015

The 2015 TEAMS Award is open to K-12 educators and library media specialists. A new contest from Gale and Library Media Connection will award prizes and library resources to schools that share collaboration success stories between library media personnel and educators. and Canada.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Not long ago, school computer labs were a mainstay of the education environment. The impact of mobile computing on education is indisputable. Yet many educators advocate for their continued use. Portable computing power offers learning advantages in virtually any educational environment. Today, not so much.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

Key points: Audiobooks are popular, but print still commands a majority of the audience A balance of both offers students increased accessibility See related article: 5 long-term benefits of our online literacy programs My 2023 #BritReads book tally experienced a massive slowdown in April when my husband and I welcomed Holden Lane to the world.

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

In this article, we’ll go over what differentiated instruction is and how using this learning strategy can provide your students with the resources they need to succeed. Differentiated instruction is an educational strategy in which teachers adapt their instruction to meet the needs of their class. What is Differentiated Instruction?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Though it’s been a buzzword in K–12 for quite some time, STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math — education will continue to grow in 2018.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The Discovery Educator Network is an awesome, free, resource for educators, filled with other educators. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. It''s not just about Discovery Education resources either. Come and join us! Integrating web 2.0

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This was Susan’s first year presenting at FETC, the Future of Education Technology Conference. Awesome Feedback Tools for the Classroom Click To Tweet Listen to this article. The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this. It can also be added to Chromebooks!

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates. This generation of students.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

This article originally appeared on Edutopia. The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). Job Embedded Professional Development.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2016

Excitement about school makerspaces has been in the air, but many educators eager to create hands-on learning spaces in their schools still aren’t sure how to get started or why it’s worth the effort. Luhtala is blessed with a big library, but for most of her career it has been dominated by large bookshelves. GETTING RID OF BOOKS.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

We’ve heard from educators how overwhelming it can be to wade through the dozens of emails and articles with hundreds of “great apps for distance learning” from people and companies that possibly have their interests -- and not yours -- in mind. Elementary Math and Science Khan Academy Kids. Tami's Tower.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In connection with the Science of Reading Virtual Summit , Waterford is sharing an article series exploring the science behind how students learn to read and what administrators can do to guide school and classroom strategies. Educators appreciate that it aligns with what researchers know about how the brain learns to read.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess. When I hired Laura Fleming in 2013 to take over the traditional library she was tasked with giving it a reboot and was given complete autonomy to do so. There is a great deal of content out there about maker education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library. Listen and Read.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A survey of educators found that the majority lack enough information and classroom management strategies for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and that they don’t feel capable to help them.[2] In this article, we’ll define ADHD and note a few symptoms to look out for in your students. Low self-control.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

These are all outcomes that any educator would (or should) openly embrace. Like it or not, all educators are being held accountable in some form or another for improvement in learning outcomes that result in an increase in achievement. The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books.

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