EdTechTeacher

APRIL 18, 2019

Teachers need to acquire their own skills in using technology to provide accessible instructional materials and alternatives that will provide voice and choice for students. Effective use of technology can help teachers transform their classrooms and customize curriculum to meet student needs. UDL Framework from CAST.

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Differentiated Instruction UDL Technology Instructional Materials 84

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

One is interest in novel forms of assessment, or assessment areas that have been a big pain point for early childhood teachers for a long time, because observational assessments take a long time. There are some innovations that are starting to materialize in making assessments less visible, or invisible maybe, at some point.

Education 89

Education Assessment System Trends 89

Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

Designs innovative approaches to learning and assessment, often taking into account a social, collaborative view of learning and using technology creatively.

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Handbook Learning Assessment Study 290

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

When technology fails in the classroom, it takes away from valuable instructional time and hinders student learning. Lincoln and Nancy Greene, a technology support specialist in the district, discussed Chula Vista’s journey in a session at the Spring CUE 2018 conference. How to Marry IT and Instructional Technology.

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Future Ready Elementary EdTech Education 168

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 12, 2020

That's why real-world tasks and assessments are finally making it out of just the elite schools and are becoming more prevalent in mainstream education.

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Assessment Technology Support Meeting Examples 51

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.

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Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 335

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

It proposes four questions that policymakers and educational stakeholders should reflect upon as technology is being deployed in education: Is it appropriate? Using technology can improve some types of learning in some contexts. When the evidence only comes from the technology companies themselves, there is a risk it may be biased.

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Data EdTech Smartphone Report 92

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. Technology impacts instruction in a positive way, the report states. Technology leaders are sometimes met with opposition.

Personalized Learning 335

Personalized Learning Tools Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction 335

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

In addition, many states have cancelled giving the required state assessment tests that usually occur in the spring. I have also seen many teachers express relief from the usual feeling of being encumbered by grades and state assessments. It has hopefully also shown others that while technology supports teaching, it doesn’t replace it.

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Common Core Assessment Meeting Technology 218

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2022

Technology supports the transformation of every industry imaginable–especially education. Reflect: Conduct a Risk Assessment, Adopt a Cybersecurity Framework, Balance Risk. New models of learning, such as hybrid, blended, and remote, have led to more accessible education for many.

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How To Data Survey Industry 106

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon, March 31, 2022 — Leveraging standards-based instructional content and its award-winning technology, Vernier Software & Technology is announcing Vernier Connections , an innovative web-based platform to engage high school students in hands-on STEM learning and exploration. About Vernier Software & Technology.

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STEM Software Learning Data 98

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Devices debuted at TCEA feature multipurpose design ideal for Common Core and state assessments. School leaders are aware that Common Core assessments will come with some new requirements, and AV equipment needs should not be overlooked. Next page: How new headset technology supports testing requirements.

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Common Core Assessment Industry Technology Support 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Educational Technology Support! What Do Educators Want?

Survey 213

Survey Differentiated Instruction Common Core Student Engagement 213

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

EdSurge: How is math instruction evolving, and how does technology support this? I don’t have to wait until an assessment to see how to support them. It leads to more formative assessments. All of my colleagues are focusing on this communication about math, and Free Math supports this.

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Outcomes Tools Assessment Technology Support 179

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

A frequent question from readers revolves around technology goals for students. But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. The metric for measuring technology skills isn’t a rubric with a list of skills (i.e., A more purpose-built goal is to assess based on progress.

Assessment 150

Assessment Digital Citizenship Social Media Tools 150

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The site has resources for educators about planning and implementing technology initiatives. The site has resources about one-to-one programs, BYOD, digital content, reviews about technology, success stories and case studies, tips and ideas, webinars, educational technology news, and much more. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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EdTech Resources BYOD Case Study 157

GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. Technology supports creativity because it is a medium that requires interaction, unlike the one-way participation of an activity such as watching TV.

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Technology Classroom Learning Dropout 67

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, in a terrace-level room overlooking the Potomac River, more than 20 leaders from the Education Department, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and various states, startups, nonprofits and universities spoke about the importance of early education and the role of technology in it.

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Education Training System Technology 133

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. In 2015, when I began investigating how to personalize homework, I knew that I’d need to leverage technology if I wanted to make it sustainable.

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Personalized Learning Learning Assessment Data 131

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Welcome to this first in a series of posts devoted to student centered learning in the technology enhanced classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1, or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. I have five powerful ideas on facilitating student centered learning with technology in this post. ▪Celebrate.

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Technology Flipped Classroom Learning STEM 60

Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2016

Recognizing that transformation, especially digital transformation, is complex and sometimes “messy,” Digital Promise is launching a second cohort of our Leadership Coaching program to support K-12 leaders working towards transforming learning in their districts through technology. Technology Infrastructure.

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Program Evaluation Technology Support Professional Learning Assessment 120

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s technology allows teachers to generate and monitor personalized learning plans for their students. Digital curriculum offers videos, games, and simulations that support multiple ways to learn new material. Technology helps individual learners by connecting the classroom with the outside world.

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Learning Analysis Data Knowledge Base 224

Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

Take for example the definition of plagiarism and the technology used to identify plagiarism. This technology assumes a student comes from a culture in which the norms for quoting and using others work are the same as those in the US or Western cultures. This is where the idea that assessment should be equal rather than equitable.

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Accessibility Resources Learning Assessment 45

Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Organize and map the core curriculum, resources, and assessments the district is currently utilizing. During this step, school leaders across the district should collaborate to inventory what currently exists, from core curriculum and technology support resources, to types of devices already in place.

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Chromebook Tablets Broadband Assessment 100

EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Technology or pedagogy? I would argue that technology is not the tool that makes children creative, instead it is a support. The learning is the priority when planning lessons; the technology is merely a dynamic aid. So can technology support higher order thinking? Image courtesy of helpx.adobe.com.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

He also shares how the district uses case management technology to track these interventions, support clinicians and help assess when students need help—and when they don't. Why did you decide to adopt special education case management technology? EdSurge: Tell us about your Evidence-Based Treatment interventions.

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Data Case Study Outcomes System 139

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this fifth post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 16, 2023

technology that makes it easier to grade quickly and efficiently without adding to your workload. With goals in place and the right technology supporting you, fast grading gets a bit easier. Goal #2 : Return on-time work within 1 day of the due date. Easier said than done, right? Download a PDF version of the guide below.

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Policies Technology Support Course Technology 87

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

How can educators, technologists and academic researchers—three groups that don’t often convene—shape new ways to assess teachers and students? That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research. More investors are trying to fill the gap.

Education 60

Education Conference Outcomes Assessment 60

My Island View

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The hard cold fact of the matter is that if we are to improve our education system, we must improve how we understand, deliver, and assess our professional development. It is a great business education conference, rather than educators, it is made up of people representing the companies within the education technology publishers’ community.

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Conference Assessment Course System 51

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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EdTech Academic Standards Social Media Technology 161

edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

During an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate , Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration for the district, discussed how they used data analytics to build their personalized student learning pathways. First, the district built a data governance team. Join the Community.

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Personalized Learning Data Learning Learning Analytics 60

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2018

Image from Wikimedia Commons For the # EduGoalsMOOC Twitter chat today, I have compiled a short list of useful resources that relate to the use of technology in education, and specifically technology integration. The first site is run by Dr Ruben Puentedura, who is the author of the SAMR model.

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Resources Technology Support Technology Twitter 42

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

Brehm pointed out that at a macro level, the K-12 data ecosystem usually includes information on instructional activities, student characteristics, and academic performance, as well as assessment results across a variety of subject areas. Erin Hommeland has a deep background in edtech and 10 years of classroom teaching experience.

Data 53

Data Education Report Professional Learning 53

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

As I continue to grow in this area, I am always on the look out for new tools that I can integrate into my presentations to demonstrate these two points as well as to illustrate the pedagogical link that technology supports in our schools.

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Gamification Tools Outcomes Policies 150