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EdTech Acronyms Explained

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BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. MLearning – Mobile Learning.

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It’s About the Learning, Not the Technology … Until It Breaks

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For example, in a 1:1 computing program, one of the common baseline positions for a deployment has been that individual users not be able to install new software or update existing software. We worked with our vendor partner to create a singular stable, safe, and secure software configuration for the program.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

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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. BYOD/Maker Movement: In just one or two years, experts predict Bring Your Own Device policies and makerspaces will be commonplace in schools.

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The Promise and Perils of Technology in Education

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Blended learning, flipped learning, and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) are a few of the pedagogical approaches that are often referenced as powerful practices which rely on technology to facilitate learning. A 1st grade student hates to write, specifically putting words down on paper physically.

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The Promise and Perils of Technology in Education

Reading By Example

Blended learning, flipped learning, and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) are a few of the pedagogical approaches that are often referenced as powerful practices which rely on technology to facilitate learning. A 1st grade student hates to write, specifically putting words down on paper physically.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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Software & Online 3DBEAR AR INNOVATOR PROGRAM ( 3dbear.io/product/ Teachers can create transformational learning experiences for students by joining 3DBear’s AR Innovator Program. The tool is ideal for differentiated learning, literacy, English-language learners (ELL) or Special Needs instruction. Illuminate 11.0

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

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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.