EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

A majority of administrators from elementary schools (64 percent), middle schools ( 83 percent ) and high schools ( 85 percent ) report they have already implemented one-to-one devices or see it as a primary goal, according to a 2018 K–12 leadership survey from the Consortium for School Networking. . by Jennifer Brown.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is the digital portfolio platform I currently use with my elementary students. Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar !

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Now, take that same young learner or teen and plug them into a tablet or other device and watch the involvement in the learning process take flight. This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. In short, they are entirely unengaged. The interactivity excites, drawing the learner in.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

To use Edison, you have to connect it to your computer or tablet to run the pre-loaded programs or start loading programs that students create using any of the above three progressive languages. Students take their lessons and interact with Milo using a tablet in the presence of a facilitator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The challenge for many K-2 to teachers who have tablets in their classroom is finding the right app. Once you’ve found the right apps, you have to download them and get them onto the tablets.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. Also, I’m able to easily assess and share their work in AR. First, 3D bear is a free download for smartphones and tablets. Got a smartphone or tablet? This blog post is sponsored by 3D Bear. All opinions are my own.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Children as young as two are utilizing tablets, exploring the apps on smartphones, and accessing knowledge via the internet. Digital resources can save teachers innumerable hours of planning, grading, assigning, and assessing in the classroom. Felicia Zorn has taught both middle school in Georgia and elementary school in Tennessee.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. Student feedback and assessment with optional audience response accessories. Finally, they offer multiple points of interactivity and are as easy to use as a tablet or smartphone. . In Praise of The Interactive Whiteboard. Cost and Administrative Benefits.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

By my calculation, he has experienced seven different daycare, preschool and elementary school classrooms. The CRESST team at UCLA, which focuses on data analysis and student assessment, helped us dig deeper. We’re a military family, which means my five-year-old has already lived in four states.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Ushering in a new model.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When we arrived at Betty Best Elementary in Houston in the summer of 2014 and dug into the school’s data, we saw there were 627 office referrals during the previous year. During this time, students’ passing rate on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) increased by 17 percentage points as well.

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MSEDTechie

JANUARY 26, 2015

Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn''t present. The website allows you to assess students’ learning in a fun and engaging way, and it is very simple to use. Students can use computers, laptops and mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Yet even though almost all K-12 classrooms have computers or tablets, most teachers aren’t trained to leverage computing education for rigorous learning. Making computer science a part of all teachers’ repertoires can change the picture. Teacher training programs aren’t yet making a dent: Very few, if any, training programs in the U.S.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I remember being that shy little girl in my elementary class who would sometimes know the answer, or had a question, but didn’t feel comfortable speaking out. Creative Formative Assessments Can Help: Save time assessing students. I began to think about the 15 years in education and my various experiences. So why not use it.

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. The online activities can be used for one-on-one instruction using a computer, tablet, or class instruction on an interactive whiteboard. Books are read on the website or a tablet. Unite for Literacy. TumbleBookLibrary.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Quizlet, whose flashcard program is used by 20 million people, conducted the survey in November, and included responses from students typically in high school but ranging in age from elementary school to graduate school. For instance, 69% of students said tablets or computers "help me learn" while 63% said the devices "make learning more fun."

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The smartpen is also easier to take notes with then a keyboard, or even a stylus on a tablet. Dedicated to the education industry, Livescribe is kicking off a pilot program with select school districts and higher education institutions to assess use cases, as well as the impact of using the Sky wifi smartpen both in and out of the classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

He held in his hand a tablet and I watched as it recorded my brainwaves. As I repeated “up, up, up” in my mind, I watched the tablet map my thoughts, converting my brainwaves into an algorithm. “Relax your mind,” said a young man standing next to me. I chose, “up,” but “cheese” or “pajamas” would have worked equally well.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A team of fifth grade teachers at an elementary school invited Muri, the superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in West Texas, to participate in an online scavenger hunt they had designed for students. To assess the full extent of the home connectivity gap in Ector County, the school district commissioned a study.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

But now with mobile phones, tablets, and laptops being a part of school education, it is much easier to deliver STEM courses on these devices, making the courses more interactive, accessible and engaging. Every mistake they make in an assessment helps them learn better. Making mistakes is a part of learning process.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

From taking quick quizzes as a homework check to group quizzes to summative tests, Edmodo''s quiz feature is my go to feature for assessment. Preparing for digital assessments, students complete quick Edmodo Snapshot assignments. Snapshot provides students with standards-aligned assessments for math and ELA.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. The possible uses of technology are only starting to be explored, with researchers and educators still assessing what works – and doesn’t work – for young people.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. Student feedback and assessment with optional audience response accessories. Finally, they offer multiple points of interactivity and are as easy to use as a tablet or smartphone. In Praise of The Interactive Whiteboard.

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Technology Classroom Training Software 157

Reading By Example

JULY 30, 2019

In Shane Safir’s book The Listening Leader , she describes three sets of data that educators can look to when assessing their school’s journey toward a collective capacity for achieving equity (p. Alternative assessments – Multiple forms of data tell a story about students that paper-and-pencil assessments can’t.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. Field Elementary, where nearly one out of every five students is classified as having some sort of a disability, has actually managed to do this. One of the tablets in use in Jessica Howard’s classroom at Field Elementary.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The district lacked a system for tracking how many students weren’t logging on to classes for lack of a working computer, tablet or internet connection at home. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

Harlandale administrators tried to smooth the transition to remote learning, lending students tablets, parking WiFi-enabled buses throughout the district and partnering with food banks to give out groceries and school supplies. Espinoza realized the district needed to better take advantage of the year-round calendar.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2015

Initially STEMscopes was used primarily by Texas elementary school teachers. STEMscopes is built on an HTML5 platform, thus its digital resources are compatible with tablets, computers and smartphones. Accelerate Learning’s custom state versions are currently used by nearly 2 million students across the country.

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edWeb.net

JULY 10, 2018

Digital educational materials have provided many benefits for K-12 educators and students from computer adaptive assessments to tools that allow students to collaborate and communicate 24/7. Betsy Masters is a 24-year career educator, spending most of those years in the elementary setting. She earned a B.S. She earned a B.S.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 20, 2015

This website makes it easy to create engaging, media-rich “quizzes” for formative assessments, appropriate for students in upper elementary, middle, and high school. And they can respond using a smartphone, a laptop or a tablet, which makes it fantastic for BYOD classrooms. Apps Assessment Games Tools kahoot'

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Education with Technology

JUNE 25, 2014

Teachers can give their students quick conventions formative assessment QR codes that link to an online survey/quiz such as in Google Forms. Although the ebook is intended for grades 6-12, teachers at both the elementary and the college level can easily adapt the activities. Here are short descriptions of three activities: L.2

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 17, 2014

Yet, the word lecture really has a negative connotation among most well respected elementary and high school educators. 2] Assessment data indicate that students have not acquired fundamental skills, strategies, and content. [3] Technically yes, if we can find a digital content provider that can provide a great assessment format.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. Have narrowed down to four vendors to try iPads, Android tablets, Windows 8 tablets, Chromebooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

And what they enable you to do is complete a performance and then you’ve for a given delay period to get back to the device whether it’s a laptop or an iPad or an android tablet and see that. That’s actually got some real evidence there to drive your assessment and drive what they’ve been able to achieve in your classroom.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2016

I recently accepted a new job as elementary principal in Mineral Point, WI. I was looking at the line up of sessions and workshops on the ISTE website: Digital forms, badge systems, tablets for primary students, writing technology grants. I know, because we assessed ourselves as a school last year on digital citizenship and the 4Cs.

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