eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Here’s who we asked and what they had to say: Tom Murray.

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EdTech Future Ready BYOD Personalized Learning 52

Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 24, 2015

Implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD ) policy that allows students to use mobile devices for lessons and collaborative group work. Blended Learning Ebook: Integrating Multiple Technologies for Customized Instruction and Assessment. Instead of banning these tools, use them to your advantage. Access Now>>

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Technology Classroom Blended Learning eBook 40

Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Shift to Deep Learning Approaches. Growing Focus on Measuring Learning. Increasing Use of Blended Learning Designs. Blending Formal and Informal Learning. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Learning Analytics & Adaptive Learning. Balancing Our Connected and Unconnected Lives. Makerspaces.

Trends 40

Trends BYOD Learning Analytics Blended Learning 40

Reading By Example

APRIL 16, 2016

Schleicher agrees with a retiring principal in Australia who stated that mobile technology should not be in classrooms because it is a distraction. The point: How can students take advantage of the vast knowledge available at their fingertips without each of them having access to the connectivity that wireless and mobile devices can bring?

Technology 28

Technology Mobility Chromebook BYOD 28

Reading By Example

APRIL 16, 2016

Schleicher agrees with a retiring principal in Australia who stated that mobile technology should not be in classrooms because it is a distraction. The point: How can students take advantage of the vast knowledge available at their fingertips without each of them having access to the connectivity that wireless and mobile devices can bring?

Technology 28

Technology Mobility Chromebook BYOD 28

Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

Alternative modes Today, education has expanded beyond traditional learning spaces into distance education , blended learning, flipped classrooms , mobile learning, and online delivery through technologies such as MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ). 2011) Physics of the future, London: Penguin Books. Parlour, A.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu. Director of Instructional Technology.

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more.

Technology 40

Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

Switching to mobile devices? Check the mobile carts – are the devices charging? Find a blog that will help you learn more about new tools, tips and techniques. Catlin Tucker – Blended Learning. Hopefully, this was already done last school year. Update your Acceptable Use Policy. Is the timer working?

EdTech 40

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Access to mobile technology especially has helped students feel comfortable in the role of digital creator. Blended Learning: Blended learning, or the use of technology alongside in-person instruction from a teacher, has been included in the NMC Horizons report before. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

Technology 28

Technology Maker Movement Trends Khan Academy 28

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The system allows any organization to deliver live 360 4K video to viewers on computers and mobile devices. The FuelEd/Modern Teacher partnership will help districts leverage digital solutions to prepare students for the 21st century by offering greater opportunities for personalized and blended learning.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

Nik Peachey

AUGUST 23, 2013

One of the great things about mobile devices such as tablets, iPads and phones is that most modern devices have good quality cameras and microphones built in. Mailvu also provides mobile apps for iOS, Android an Blackberry. Keek for video journals Keek mixes web with mobile in the form of video journals.

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Mobility Mobile Learning Video Learning 45

Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2015

While this remains true in some instances, increasingly on modern mobile platforms, the core operating systems are doing a better job isolating individual applications from each other, thereby reducing or eliminating the software conflicts that were so common on earlier platforms. Does the device and who controls it really matter anymore?

Technology 40

Technology Software Learning Laptops 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

Planned obsolescence of mobile technology. Falling cost of mobile devices, which impacts what’s affordable, who shows up to school with what on their own, school budgets, etc. District-level BYOD programs. The adoption of blended learning approaches through learning management systems.

Examples 40

Examples Classroom Maker Movement Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

If educators do not find ways to leverage mobile technology in all learning environments, for all students, then we are failing our kids by not adequately preparing them to make the connection between their world outside of school and their world inside school.”. Sign up for our newsletter to get a weekly update on blended learning.

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Smartphone Accessibility Learning Social Media 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60