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Is Your School "Future Ready"?

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In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. Department of Education , and the LEAD Commission is hosting Future Ready Regional Summits across the nation to provide support for those districts and to build a network of leaders. Look at how you use time.

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What Technology is Used in Teaching and Learning?

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Learning management systems streamline administrative tasks, allowing educators to organize, distribute, and assess coursework efficiently. The most widely available technology in K-12 classrooms is often the use of personal computers or laptops. What is an example of technology as a learning tool?

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ELL Specialist: These are “My Tech Essentials”

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As a Future Ready district, we use technology to engage students in every lesson, while providing resources to bridge the gap between their native language and English. Teachers monitor student interaction and are able to collect data and formatively assess each student’s understanding. Laptops are an educator’s lifeline.

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Top 10 Digital Tools for the Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

For this article, we scoured thousands of reputable digital tools to bring you the best digital tools for future-ready classrooms in 2022. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms. The platform facilitates instant assessments and feedback so teachers can stay connected to their pupils in real-time.

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?Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

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The New Schools Venture Fund estimates that K-12 schools collectively spend about $9 billion per year on instructional software, digital assessments, laptops and tablets for students and teachers. So far, 3,100 school districts have taken the Future Ready pledge.

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3D science product offers immersive learning

eSchool News

School administrators are looking for the marriage of educational technology with quality digital content to help develop future-ready skills in their students,” said Paul Gazzolo, senior vice president and general manager for Gale. Each session closes with a short assessment to help build foundational knowledge.

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A National Push for More ‘Active Use’ of Technology in Learning

Educator Innovator

Katie and Jason’s work, part of a collected free ebook called Teaching in the Connected Learning Classroom , was one of several highlighted in the Department of Education’s 2016 National Education Technology Plan , “ Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education (PDF).”