Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

in the news for the rollout of iPads districtwide, which some readers out there might remember. Well, in one region—the Local District Northwest sector of the district—administrators, schools and teachers have been busy expanding efforts for blended learning implementation in collaboration with Stepan Mekhitarian.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

However, like many schools these days, our district is moving farther away from traditional teaching methods in which we teach specific subjects at specific times (which is what the curriculum publishers supply us with) and is instead encouraging us to teach in a more blended learning/project based learning approach.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Hopscotch is an app (iPad/IPhone) that enables students (ages 8-14+) to learn about coding by creating a game, changing a drawing into an animation, or exploring the projects that have been shared to the gallery. Some of the topics available include animations, array methods, fundamentals, web page design and more.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2015

How students still complete assignments on off-days at one district thanks to their iPads. Leah Sparks, the technology director for Kanawha County Schools, has spent several years planning for a district-wide technology program that has culminated in the distribution of nearly 10,000 iPads this school year.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In fact, more than 70 percent of teachers in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools reported feeling prepared, with 93 percent crediting the program with making aspects of remote instruction easier to implement.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 29, 2015

Part 3… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Verbs and Blended Learning Possibilities. tools, iPad apps, and droid apps. The Padagogy Wheel – Great interactive tool with special emphasis on the iPad. Appolearning – Great Web Site that match iPad Apps to learning at all levels.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Working with that group, I really found my tribe, and I really worked to explore and expand myself in a leadership role and helping other teachers in other districts build their own blended-learning capacities. So I think I developed myself as a leader through some of my external pieces.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Mary's Academy building robots Using blended learning to personalize instruction Five years ago, SMA launched a 1:1 iPad initiative designed to put technology in the hands of every student so she could have greater control over her own learning. And none of us would go back. Students at St.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2014

I walked in a 4 th grade class and noticed that each student had an iPad. With my interest piqued, I moved on to a girl sitting alone working on what looked like a diagram on her iPad. They explained their goal was to perfect competency-based learning and grading first, and then begin blending learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

You’ll want to sign up for your free 30-day trial at coolcatteacher.com/reallygoodstuff and remember – it is only one app – all of the other apps are inside this one simple digital learning collection from Really Good Stuff. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

X.com (Formerly Twitter): @ TannenbaumTech Notes Hosts, Guests & Featured People: Debbie Tannenbaum, Tannenbaum Tech Vicki Davis , Host, Cool Cat Teacher Blog Pana Asavavatana's @PanaAsavavatana episode on How she helps her students using iPads that Debbie said helped her understand how to use icon literacy to teach littles.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

The elementary English teacher who is using a blended learning approach in her classroom, for example, has come to rely on that cart of fully-charged iPads or Chromebooks that’s rolled into her classroom at 8 a.m., ready for a full day of tech-based instruction. It’s not always easy.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2017

How to Turn Blue Light Off on Your Phone and iPad – a quick tutorial. His thought leadership around blended pedagogy has been published in Education Week, Ed-Tech Magazine, and The Learning Transformation: A Guide to Blended Learning for Administrators. Scary Ways Technology Affects Your Sleep Sleep.org.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

He is currently the chief product officer of Renaissance Learning, which acquired myON in 2018. Ten years ago, the iPhone was already out, but the iPad had not been released yet. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Learn about the journey to improve classrooms, the early research on classroom improvement and why improvement is happening but not everywhere. John also announces a contest for teachers to share what innovative work they are doing in order to enter a contest to win a classroom set of iPads and a trip to Silicon Valley.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient. Where LAUSD's iPads were used at all, they were used for whole-classroom instruction, just like whiteboards of old.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. These learning priorities are met with increased blended learning methods that combine in-person instruction with online experiences. .

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program. The other was a third-grade blended-learning classroom at Lincoln Central Elementary School, in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Today’s most hyped phrase, personalized learning, is nearing Gartner’s peak of inflated expectations among the chattering class of education thought leaders and philanthropists. What is personalized learning? From the Trough of Disillusionment Toward the Slope of Enlightenment: Blended Learning. That’s tougher to say.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Blended Learning as Prep for Third-Party Assessments. The rise of computerized testing has made blended learning an invaluable strategy to getting students on track for college or a career. Click image to view larger.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

I think we are at a breaking point in which blended learning is on the cusp of changing our practice. A decade ago, the iPad hadn’t been introduced. When I wrote my first grant for a classroom set of iPads, I could barely find any math apps that I felt were beneficial for my students.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

But if your district has yet to successfully implement targeted differentiation, a necessity for 21st century students, you might choose older, tried and true devices like iPads or Chromebooks, and devote your district's time and money to effectively determining and addressing unique student needs. Decide on a classroom model.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Learn more about the tools that Meeks uses in her classroom: The Perfect Pairing: Blended Learning and Edtech Tools For example, using Google Slides, I frame my lesson so that students can see what I'm teaching—meaning they have a kind of visual script—because some students learn best by seeing it, and some may do better with hearing it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

An introduction to blended learning , featuring an explanation of basics and tips to help your blended learning program succeed. A Smithsonian Learning Lab Webinar that seeks to use objects as evidence to answer essential questions in inquiry-guided lessons.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The content is based on the common core math standard and is a blend of live action lessons and individual math-game play for most grades. This is a free app for iPads (no Android yet) designed as a game students play while exploring how numbers relate to each other along a number line. Motion Math: Zoom. Tech skills. Conclusion.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

As an illustration, this summer at ISTE, I facilitated a panel of blended learning experts. As they presented, it became clear: most classrooms are already blended classrooms, whether they realize it or not. For this reason, let’s explore the essential elements of effective blended learning so we can all level up.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

which contains new tools to help Emergent Bilingual students as they learn academic English and empower educators to streamline instruction and ensure their efficacy.”. This new feature supports a blended learning model and the need for teacher-led, targeted instruction. Lexia English is available on the web and an iPad app.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This was especially true when we decided to implement the blended learning teaching philosophy. Since blended learning increases the role technology plays in education, we needed to find technology that would help our educators make the most effective use of their time.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JULY 7, 2022

I was still a classroom teacher at the time, hungry for digital tools and strategies; to put the trip in historical edtech context, iPads were only two years old when I went to that first ISTE! My first trip to an ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference was to San Diego a decade ago.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie: We use both Chromebooks and iPads. As a strong proponent for student-centered instruction, she uses a blended learning model for her students using a strengths-based approach to differentiate for all student needs. So if I took them to an aquarium, or another country, they can see different spots within that 360.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The free version allows teachers to create up to 15-minute video lessons for classrooms, blended learning, or flipped classrooms. Apps empower teachers to use an interactive whiteboard as an educational tool in flipped learning classrooms in the same manner, they would in a physical classroom. Doceri For iPad.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

Mari Venturino is a 7th-grade science and AVID teacher and Blended Learning Specialist at Mar Vista Academy in San Diego, CA. She is a Google For Education Certified Trainer and Innovator, a Google Certified Educator Levels 1 & 2, and is Leading Edge Certified in Online and Blended Instruction. Twitter handle: @MsVenturino.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

He is always trying to find new and innovative ways to incorporate technology across the curriculum in order to increase student learning and engagement. Donnie has run a 1:1 iPad, Chromebook, and Macbook classroom over the course of his thirteeen year teaching career. Donnie received a B.A.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It's easy to capture video audio and I can have it open on my iPad and take notes by hand as well as open on my computer and pull in PowerPoint notes that I can take notes beside. Think more student notebook so they have subjects. Now you can type anywhere on the page, which is really awesome. In the other ones don't really do that.

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eSpark

APRIL 13, 2022

We visited a total of 6 schools, and helped students and teachers learn to use their new iPads. Since joining eSpark, I’ve seen firsthand the ways that technology can change the culture of the classroom and how a child learns. I recently attended an eSpark launch in Cleveland, MS.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

Mineola Union Free School District made iPads available to students all summer long. Coupled with high-quality online curriculum opportunities and requirements through programs like eSpark Learning, Mineola ensures all of its students have the opportunity (and expectation!) Adjusting the academic calendar.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

However, with the recent proliferation of Chromebooks and iPads into classrooms, there is more student activity in the classroom that has moved online. For example, a learning activity is represented like this: “Student A (actor) started (action) Quiz B (object.)”. And that creates data that can be shared.

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