Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Yet these student growth gains are not reflected in most edtech implementations.

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EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Have you seen some other edtech tools besides Minecraft that can have this kind of social emotional impact? Many schools are moving to portfolios as a way to capture learning instead of a polished final product.

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EdTech Learning STEM Microsoft 190

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Forget what you’ve been told about edtech | TechCrunch → Patrick Brothers writes: "Investors are incessant in their hunt for the next emerging market. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Forget what you’ve been told about edtech | TechCrunch → Patrick Brothers writes: "Investors are incessant in their hunt for the next emerging market. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). This is how folks are defining innovative edtech use in teacher's colleges.

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EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how mobile devices are proving to have a positive impact on K–12 learning. The full-size keyboard is backlit and very quiet , perfect for working in darkened lecture or study halls. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can get started with blended learning.

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Tablets EdTech Blended Learning Policies 204

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. To the other 13 school/district case studies, click here. This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. To the other 13 school/district case studies, click here. We chose to go big.

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Elementary EdTech Case Study iPad 74

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

00:01:25:09 – 00:01:50:19 Debbie Tannenbaum This is my 25th year in education, my sixth year as a tech coach, and during my first year as a tech coach, I'm in elementary school. So tell us a little bit about your journey. I was getting super frustrated because I felt like I could never help all my kids.

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eBook Tools iPad Elementary 387

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 10, 2023

Meet the Money Monsters stories introduce elementary aged students to ideas, habits, and activities that they'll need as you grow up and start to manage money. The study hall teacher who walked you through your first college application. The social studies teacher who taught you what taxes were AND how to file them.

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Resources Tools Course Strategy 372

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

In this situation, teachers need technology tools that allow them to provide the same high-quality experience for students learning at home and in person. Yet, finding funds for edtech purchases poses a challenge for school districts. Need more help securing funding for your edtech purchase?

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 163

Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. Brain Pop (free+) works on multiple platforms https://www.brainpop.com/ Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology. She rocked it!

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Elementary Technology iPad Khan Academy 76

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 5, 2021

Further, the STEM Action Center engaged university data researchers from the Utah Education Policy Center at the University of Utah to conduct the studies in this report – a strategic collaboration that further underscores the Center’s focus on sound research methodology, and independent and rigorous analysis. Utah’s commitment to rigor.

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Program Evaluation STEM Analysis Software 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

But instead of dusting off the DVDs buried in your desk drawer, consider using these edtech-powered ideas to get your learners’ bodies moving and brains working. Teachers do not have to wait until the bell rings or until they have formally addressed the class to get their students’ learning started. Open Class With “Activators”.

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EdTech How To Common Core Tools 60

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

As edtech buzzwords new and old swirl , it is easy for educators to get lost among the fads du jour, much less apply the principles behind lofty ideas to make meaningful progress for students. My visit to Maple Hill Elementary School in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, NY blew that notion to shreds.

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Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Elementary Course 100

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Cultivating an environment where students are consistently engaged with the curriculum brings a unique set of challenges with each new mix of students and level of study. Since each student comes with a myriad of individual skills and learning styles, it can be tough to create a learning environment that meets everyone’s needs.

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Technology Classroom Blended Learning Course 100

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. And they were just able to go into my Learning Management System and just do it. Kecia: Yeah! It’s just there.

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Social Media Blended Learning Data Blackboard 236

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Subjects: math, science, engineering Age group: K-12 Technology needed: iPhone or iPad The app leverages augmented reality and encourages design thinking and STEM learning to engage students in both space and future STEM careers. Lessons for the app are accessible for free via Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. What do you think?

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STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 73

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Learn More. Online and Digital Instruction.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 486

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. The sudden shift in the learning environment last year may have provided an obstacle for the way we wanted to see this happen. Planning Blended Learning for another year.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

According to founder Sal Khan: “Students will have the study resources and teachers get a clear read of where students are at so they can choose what to go over again in class.” Three students share how they’re still learning, and how schools can help.

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Khan Academy EdTech LMS Trends 75

PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

With the ever-evolving educational landscape, schools are always on the lookout for the best software products to enhance the learning experience for their students. As we look ahead to 2023, there is a plethora of EdTech available to schools that can improve efficiency and student engagement.

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Software LMS Moodle Laptops 93

Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“Now, educators will be able to easily find, add, use and grade content from popular EdTech tools, right within Google Classroom. To organize by unit of study, teachers create topics for each unit and put all of the assignments for that particular unit under that topic (like the screenshot below). Organize By Units or Modules.

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Google Classroom Strategy Elementary 94

Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Professional Learning Edcamps Learning Future Ready 100

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Tom Mullaney is a Digital Learning Integration Designer for the San Francisco Unified School District. Tom’s education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, and educational technology coaching in New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Tom Mullaney – Bio As Submitted.

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Google Facebook Company Twitter 355

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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Adaptive Learning Differentiated Instruction Survey Software 65

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

It's a heartening trend; the best edtech developers are taking the lessons (both good and bad) of the last few years to heart and delivering products at a higher level of quality than we've seen in the past. Zearn has two big strengths that set it apart from other elementary digital math curricula. Social Studies: Ken Burns.

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EdTech Android Smartphone iPad 40

eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Your district’s priorities will affect the classroom devices and edtech products that you chose to pilot and the ways in which you measure the success of your initiative. If your district is primarily interested in adding to an already successful edtech initiative, you might be looking to upgrade to the newest make and model of devices.

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Technology Classroom iPad EdTech 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

So we were able to take that unit of study, break it apart, and weave in areas where we can talk to kids about healthy and unhealthy relationships and the influence of technology on both of those things. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. Kristen: Oh, I agree 100%. I was a middle school teacher prior to this.

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Digital Citizenship Education Future Ready Course 194

techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Again, because of the flexible learning spaces, some students were able to be receiving direct instruction while other students in the same class were able to work on a cumulative learning task in creating their report, in groups. In 7th and 8th grade, all students take a computer studies course.

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MOOC Adobe EdTech Learning 0

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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Adaptive Learning Differentiated Instruction Learning Survey 40

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

Rich started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Seattle area. He is a national speaker who has presented on a range of emerging EdTech topics, including OER, digital badges, and technology-enhanced pedagogy. (This episode sponsored by H?para.)

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OER Resources Common Core Digital Badges 93

PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

With the ever-evolving educational landscape, schools are always on the lookout for the best software products to enhance the learning experience for their students. As we look ahead to 2023, there is a plethora of EdTech available to schools that can improve efficiency and student engagement.

Software 40

Software LMS Moodle Laptops 40

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 6, 2021

Thank you to all the educators in Washinton County Public Schools in Maryland participating in the Blended Learning with Google book study! Here’s a quick overview of the most common ways to organize: Organize by modules or unit of study. Organize by subject areas (best for elementary). Click To Tweet.

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Google Classroom Blended Learning Groups 101

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 22, 2017

They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. They all have different financial resources, so I think in some cases, blended learning works.

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Blended Learning Social Media Company Laptops 196

Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 29, 2023

The study hall teacher who walked you through your first college application. The social studies teacher who taught you what taxes were AND how to file them. The schedules are particularly great for elementary teachers and secondary students who want a handy visual of what their day looks like. Everyone remembers THAT teacher.

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Resources Google Secondary Study 54