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Assistive Technology with MakeyMakey

Cycles of Learning

In addition to my vocation as a High School Science teacher, this summer I spent three weeks facilitating science camps for elementary age students. As the video so clearly demonstrates, the MakeyMakey is an engaging piece of technology with incredible potential as a tool for budding inventors.

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Top 10 K–12 Educational Technology Trends

techlearning

3 Wearable Technology —Wearable technology is an up-and-coming trend in edtech. Wearable technology covers a wide range of items—from assistive technology for students with disabilities to devices to encourage motivation and participation. This provides diverse possibilities for robotics in K–12 education.

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. Find some way, some moment to connect—especially with elementary students, but all your students really—because they’re challenged,” he says. What resources are they turning to?

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

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?

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

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?

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center, South Park Township, PA. How do you approach purchasing education technology tools? Dr. Ayanna Howard is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Zyrobotics, an educational technology company, and the Linda J. Smith professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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