Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2016

This is a question I get often from teachers: Technology is always an extra layer of work in my classroom. For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. How can I blend it into what I already do without taking time I don’t have?

Technology 355

Technology Khan Academy Classroom Digital Citizenship 355

Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. Read more: Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

Student Engagement 530

Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification 530

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board–made up of 140+ global educators and IT professionals–has selected three top Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers impacting education technology for the coming year. Too often edtech stalwarts start with the technology when advocating innovation. Krueger, CEO of CoSN.

Trends 138

Trends EdTech Tools System 138

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. We shared this “Ongoing Assessment” document with each student via Google Classroom. Their first task was to read through and rewrite the standards in a way that made sense to them.

Assessment 420

Assessment Strategy Google Meeting 420

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future.

Conference 466

Conference Strategy Assessment Personal Learning Network 466

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. However, we are adding more qualitative data with different document uploads.

Outcomes 111

Outcomes Data Strategy Analysis 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

That’s why the development of AI-powered tools that can accommodate all learners must be a priority for policymakers, districts and the education technology industry. These technologies also often impose a rigid information hierarchy that the user must tab through with keys or gestures.

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Secondary Industry Policies Accessibility 126

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Why Incorporate Technology In Math Education With smart technology becoming an integral part of everyday life, the average student interacts with different technologies day-to-day. A math teacher has a better chance of holding students’ attention during class time if they make technology part of the lesson.

Student Engagement 267

Student Engagement Tools How To Tablets 267

Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

This can come in various shapes and forms, but education technology will always be in the mix. The use of edtech tools such as learning management systems (LMS) can help teachers to improve the design and delivery of instruction, as well as to assess student progress. No lost documents anymore! Improved student assessment.

LMS 258

LMS Student Engagement Gamification Game-Based Learning 258

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2023

This is a question I get often from teachers: Technology is always an extra layer of work in my classroom. For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. How can I blend it into what I already do without taking time I don’t have?

Khan Academy 311

Khan Academy Digital Citizenship Training Libraries 311

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2018

I regularly work with teachers who like the idea of trying new teaching strategies, blended learning models, and technology tools, but they don’t have the time or energy to experiment. The student uses the Grammarly report to identify mechanical errors and edit their work. Instead of asking themselves, “How can I?

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Outcomes Strategy 420

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. Another feature of Twitter is forming content groups for teachers where weekly conversations take place on pedagogy, current events, and the use of technology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

Twitter 318

Twitter Social Media Classroom Digital Citizenship 318

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2023

Department of Labor reported a near-record 9.5 As colleges and universities continue to confront digital transformation, they must ask themselves, ‘What does our core product — the educational credential — evolve to look like in a more data-rich, technology-centric world?’ million job openings and a robust employment situation.

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Data Digital Badges Trends Assessment 124

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

A separate survey found that 26 percent of teachers are “afraid for their physical safety” while at school and report “dread” when the new school year starts in August. In response, districts nationwide are investing in human and technological resources to improve security for students, teachers, and parents.

Exercises 127

Exercises Survey Resources Accessibility 127

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Related: Inside the middle school math crisis I sat through other new simulations at the summit as well, including Dreamscape Learn, something I’d heard and read about from a colleague who took a trip through its virtual Alien Zoo ) and YouTube Player for Education , which is creating virtual lessons, content and assessments.

Training 123

Training Report Online Learning Conference 123

Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. The program is able to assess not only wrong and right answers, but steps taken and hints used and then map that over previous tasks and assessments completed.

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Classroom Software Assessment EdTech 255

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a result of this increased investment in technology, schools are generating more valuable data than ever—but much of that data isn’t readily available and actionable because it’s siloed in systems that aren’t connected to each other. Interoperability is also critical to enable us to transform assessment.

Data 119

Data Analysis Assessment Policies 119

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Attendance issues were exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the district shifted to distance learning and students struggled to access technology and actively participate in learning. This has involved organizing stakeholder discussions around district data usage and clearly documenting their data landscape.

Data 306

Data System Assessment Student Engagement 306

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Increases Accountability : Tracking how many Pomodoros a task takes can help in assessing workload and productivity, offering insights into how time is spent. The visual layout helps in quickly assessing what needs to be done and by when, making it easier to manage a busy teaching schedule.

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Tools Meeting Report Assessment 124

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The technology company has developed a robust, clinician-designed online therapy platform for their own network of teletherapy providers, and made a version of it available to schools during the pandemic. Special education caseloads in schools have continued to rise, increasing backlogs, and driving clinician burnout.

Advocacy 84

Advocacy Assessment Company Accessibility 84

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have done 100?s

Assessment 155

Assessment Tools STEM Policies 155

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

To set the foundation for technology-empowered learning during and beyond the pandemic, education leaders are actively tackling internet and device access issues to narrow the digital divide. Educators tell us that they need more support when it comes to their knowledge of using technology in ways that best accelerate learning.

Analysis 193

Analysis Education Digital Divide Policies 193

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

At the conclusion of each day, I submit a detailed report that contains general commendations and recommendations for growth to each school. If I am there for an extended period of time, the district receives a comprehensive report within 24 hours of completing my last school visit.

E-rate 390

E-rate Elementary Blended Learning Assessment 390

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

In an effort to close the gap between claims and facts, Entangled Solutions has issued a near-final draft of a new set of “quality assurance” standards for how programs report and communicate student outcomes. One option is to charge accounting firms a membership fee to apply the standards in their audit reports of schools.

Outcomes 96

Outcomes Report Comparison Guidelines 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Yet the change isn’t happening fast enough for many parents and researchers who say the tests remain deeply ingrained in the work of school psychologists, in particular, and that they are still regularly misused to gauge young children’s potential and assess whether they are “worthy” of extra help or investment.

Assessment 119

Assessment Policies Accessibility Report 119

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

One way educators are introducing student-centered education into the classroom is through meaningful integration of educational technology. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Technology trends universities should expect in 2019. YOUNG: Technology is in every field, which is making so much more possible and not always in the ways that we think.

EdTech 293

EdTech Education System Assessment 293

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Math has always been evolving as technology evolves,” said Price. This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. Then, along came calculators.

Khan Academy 111

Khan Academy Software Report Tools 111

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Parent-Teacher Relationships : Among parents who report a change in their relationship with teachers, 34 percent say the relationship is weaker compared to 11 percent who say it is stronger since COVID-19. Modest majorities of teachers and parents, though, rate their school highly for communicating about how it’s operating in the pandemic.

Survey 277

Survey Digital Divide Learning EdTech 277

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This back-to-school-season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. The post ‘Data days’ and longer math classes: How one district is improving math scores appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Data 124

Data Elementary Groups Report 124

Shake Up Learning

MAY 11, 2017

The post How to Easily Assess Student Writing in Google Docs appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Assess Student Writing in Google Docs with WriQ. WriQ is currently a FREE tool that helps teachers assess writing in Google Docs. And then there’s the process of measuring progress over time. Tracking Progress.

Assessment 78

Assessment Google How To Course 78

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The advances in technology that are going to drive where the world goes in the next 50 years are going to come from other countries, because they have the intellectual capital and we don’t,” said Jim Stigler, a psychology professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies the process of teaching and learning subjects including math.

STEM 137

STEM Report Study Industry 137

Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

Classrooms are evolving as technology influences the way students learn and educators teach. Educational technology (edtech) companies have capitalized on technology’s potential to personalize learning experiences for students, which can result in content that is layered with mechanisms to support the needs of diverse learners.

EdTech 228

EdTech Assessment Company Trends 228

Digital Promise

MARCH 14, 2018

Education technology and innovation continue to evolve, making it easier for teachers to harness the power of technology to improve education outcomes for learners. Teachers reported that the audio feature allowed all learners, whether or not they could decode quickly, to access knowledge. and motivation in learners.

Case Study 138

Case Study EdTech Trends Report 138

Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

Assessment 205

Assessment Secondary Social Media Analysis 205

User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

In this case, I inform the Breakout Groups to decide on a spokesperson or two to report to the whole group. is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Breakout Groups. Both of these online tools – applications have huge archives of teacher created quizzes.

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Meeting Poll Everywhere Groups Case Study 374

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Today, students must acquire knowledge, competencies, and mindsets that prepare them to be productive members of a modern workforce in a global economy powered by technology. And, accessibility technologies support learner variability and people with disabilities by ensuring navigation and information display is available in multiple ways.

Digital Learning 318

Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 318