Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Below is a short curation of the most useful articles, links, resources, and webinars to help you through this challenging environment: Online articles: Resources, tips and more for remote and e-learning (teaching online) — from Educational Technology Guy. Blackboard. CourseSites –like Blackboard, but free for some set-up.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Education technology (EdTech) can support this by allowing students to have fun as they participate in interactive and collaborative activities. 2. Enhance Learning Outcomes with Interactive Whiteboards Technology and software usage in classrooms can foster creativity for better learning outcomes.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

Dusty blackboards, smudged overhead projectors, and over saturated photocopies - Surely this sounds like many people’s education experience. Social learning takes the base components of human interaction and group dynamics and applies them to the modern technological age. Mobile Learning. Today, eLearning reigns supreme.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 31, 2016

From old teaching methods to innovative technology, schools need to deliver the best education if we want our kids to stand a chance when facing the unknown future. Mobile devices and WIFI. Display technologies. My first school years meant a lot of white chalk on a really black blackboard. Document cameras.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 8, 2023

The world of educational technology is evolving meteorically and what is relevant today might be irrelevant next month. The latest trend in EdTech that I see currently gaining traction is Artificial Intelligence technologies. With the widespread use of web and mobile technologies, language learning has become way easier and accessible.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 31, 2016

From old teaching methods to innovative technology, schools need to deliver the best education if we want our kids to stand a chance when facing the unknown future. Mobile devices and WIFI. Display technologies. My first school years meant a lot of white chalk on a really black blackboard. I wasn't a fan of the situation.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Technology for teaching needs to be seamless, and having one cable to do it all works perfectly for achieving just that. Teaching has moved on from the days of chalk and blackboards. And you also get to be a technology magician. While such methods are still used, they are now often supplemented by various media and techniques.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

The final report, “ Sponsoring Student Ownership of Learning ,” examines how the pandemic is fueling a shift toward student-directed learning and how digital and mobile tools will likely remain a key part of the classroom even after students return to in-person instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

They can be uploaded to Google Classroom, Schoology, Blackboard, and a selection of other LMSs. Students join with a free Study.com account that can be accessed with mobile apps (with the exception of proctored exams). These can be pushed out as links to Google Classroom, Blackboard, Schoology, and other LMSs. Great stuff.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Instead of worrying about having to travel, think about being mobile, in more than one sense of the word. I didn’t teach in the age of mobile tech, which made it more difficult to be the mobile teacher I wanted to be instead of just “the teacher with the cart.”. Advanced Mobility. According to U.S. The Basics.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 24, 2023

It will allow students to make the most of their mobile devices, and help publishers expand their digital reach. Everyone, irrespective of their age, have their favorite personal mobile devices. The conventional classroom takes the present generation to a pre-technology era where blackboards and books were used.

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? It is a fact of academic life.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a recent edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by Project Tomorrow , Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

While it’s hard to know for sure how the schools of the future will look like and function, I think it’s safe to assume education technology will be omnipresent. Education technology already assists teachers create diverse and engaging learning materials and deliver better classes. E-learning is mobile.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 19, 2023

The technology is making it possible to add a layer of enhanced reality to a context-sensitive virtual world. In traditional teaching, the teacher can verbally introduce the active volcano concept or can draw a diagram on the blackboard. The growing digital technology is emerging as a challenge to keep students engaged.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What’s the most influential technology in education right now? This week, Class Technologies (formerly called ClassEDU) said it would begin licensing its technology to K-12 schools and higher-ed institutions. The two companies are independent; Class licenses Zoom technology.) “Our Video conferencing platforms.

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District Administration

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

With Blackboard ParentLink, get and keep the attention of your interactive parents with 24/7, customized access to the information that matters most about their district, school, and student. Technology Infrastructure mobile' Right on the devices they’re already using.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

In a recent edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard, Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Chris O’Neal, a former teacher and current Blackboard Solutions Engineer, shared front-line stories and tips to provide insight into how to ensure continuity of learning for our students during this unprecedented time. Dr. Julie A.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This semester—at the same institution—I will be teaching 2 online graduate courses: a brand new one on Canvas, and an existing one on Blackboard. I, too, teach between Canvas and Blackboard. Changes can be made to his Evernote notes on his computer, or even via his mobile devices.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Plan for mobile from the very beginning. As of 2020 , there are more than 14 billion mobile devices in use worldwide, a number that’s expected to grow to nearly 17 billion by 2023. To optimize their experience, adopt a mobile-first design approach. What information and tasks need to be accessible at all times?

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

But even students who do have Wi-Fi and digital devices for schoolwork may not be able to fully participate in their courses if the technology they have is old, outdated or not powerful enough to handle the demands of today’s higher ed software and streaming services. So does lacking reliable access to a computer.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S. Phil Hill, a prominent edtech consultant, told me that because Africans are forced to introduce mobile, not as an add-on, but as a priority, “from day one, Africans optimize digital learning for mobile.

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Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 20, 2016

Derek Bruff just launched a podcast about teaching with technology, called Leading Lines (and if you don’t know Derek , you should. I’d like to focus on this episode for a blog post because I think Doyle is a grand example of a technology-using faculty member. For technology, Doyle relies on clickers for polling.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2012

Bryan Alexander, senior fellow at the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education ( NITLE ). Date : Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Log in at [link]. Alexander earned his Ph.D.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

So explained Dr. Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow, in an edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard , examining findings from the program’s 2020 annual research project, Speak Up , for which 10,000 K-12 students nationwide shared their preferences and expectations for two-way communications with their teachers. Dr. Julie A.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The blackboard or overhead projector for the teacher at the front of the room. This shift is both a result of, and further propelled by, technology. Two, the integration of technology that fosters collaboration and sharing. We’ve come a long way since the humble blackboard. Traditional tech did this well.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). In this presentation, I will guide participants step by step on sign up and download Mendeley to their computer/mobile devices.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 2, 2019

If we have to use technology to improve student learning outcomes, it is time to get creative and truly use the power of digital technology. With the help of technology, audio, videos, interactive elements like quizzes can be put to good use and not just sticking to the blackboard or textbook-based learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

We also know technology holds potential to improve many of these problems. In reality, the faculty we support are at all stages in the technology adoption cycle: from technology enthusiasts to skeptics. But LMSs, such as Canvas, Blackboard and Moodle, are like closets; they’re good for storing stuff behind a closed door.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Technology has seeped its way into classrooms, streamlined academic standards, and transformed the pedagogical landscape to a large extent. Gone are the days when a blackboard/whiteboard and textbooks were the only student resources available to learners.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

The ultimate learning experience for students is both highly collaborative and extremely personalized, supported by mobile devices and digital content, reports Project Tomorrow in their latest Speak Up report. This year, nearly half of teachers (47 percent) said their students have regular access to mobile devices in their classrooms.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

We live in an age where we can’t ignore the presence of technology around us. Blackboards have been replaced with virtual whiteboards, projectors have made a permanent place for themselves in classrooms, and printed books are increasingly being replaced with eBooks. Education Technology / August 21, 2018. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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IT Bill

OCTOBER 14, 2014

E-Learning / Distance Learning Educational Techology - EdTech Emerging Technologies Blackboard emerging technologies mobile Online Rich Media smartphone tablets video' Compared with the former system of ordering individual media (VHS, DVD), this has proved to be […].

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2018

According to CR80News , an outlet that covers campus card technology, the new ID card service makes use of so-called “near-field communication,” or NFC, the same technology that undergirds Apple Pay. The new technology from Apple, however, won’t benefit students who don’t have the necessary Apple devices.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. What does this mean for schools? Next page: How schools are currently using E-Rate for digital success).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

That’s starting to change, though, as more companies and campuses create technology-augmented advising systems like predictive analytics, self-service course registration platforms and early-alert tools. Better mobile platforms. It just needs more fine-tuning… and enhancements for students mobile devices.”. Katie Trulley.

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