EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Here are some expert opinions on the four major trends of the year: SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

While the Wild West era of edtech may be over, there’s still some mystery over how schools decide what digital materials to buy. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center, South Park Township, PA. What role do learning goals play when searching for the best edtech? Small district: Dr. L.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

In its 20th year, the Summit had a feeling of rolling up its sleeves: People talked about the tensions of trying to have civil dialogue between people who hold different points of view; they struggled with the ongoing challenge of trying to figure out “what works” in edtech and reform, particularly when efforts don’t seem to live up to expectations.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

While “trendy” ideas and products come and go, many of these influential concepts seem likely to continue to shape edtech for many years to come. While “trendy” ideas and products come and go, many of these influential concepts seem likely to continue to shape edtech for many years to come.

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techlearning

JUNE 11, 2018

One of my biggest takeaways from the FETC conference in January was seeing the Root robot live. Basically, Root is everything I was looking for in a coding robot, and I could not wait to try it out. What you want to know is my first impressions of the robot, right? Well, let's say its good, REALLY GOOD.

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RafranzDavis.com

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The main focus though was the trail of “coded robots” traveling a “timeline-like” path along the war with kids cheering as the bots reached their end. Should we be coding robots to travel hypothetical underground railroads? I revisited the National Edtech Plan and specifically the graphic on the Digital Use Divide.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Edtech programs that mirror video games were also brought in, building student confidence as learners won badges and advanced through the levels of the adaptive programs. KOOV is an educational robotics and coding kit for ages eight and up, made up of blocks, sensors, actuators, and a companion app. TECH USED ?

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2016

Harry Moore School of NJCU in Jersey City, the teachers and EdTech Doctoral Candidates – Stephanie Talalai , Wendy Thompson , and Trish Holzman who planned the Hour of Code week – began with a kickoff assembly. The elementary students in Toms River completed their code.org lesson in Minecraft while the A.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Prior to joining LEGO® Education, she taught in the elementary grades and served as a district technology resource teacher for Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY. She has an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi in elementary and special education. About the Host. Join the Community.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Britt Watwood on episode 327 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. acronym – make sure that you’re talking to a person first instead of some Russian robot that’s out there. Blog: [link]. That’s part of the Validate piece of my P.R.O.V.E.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Micah Brown on episode 237 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He’s the robot there. in Elementary Education. Virtual Valentines are an incredible global project in February. Vicki, are you familiar with BrainPop? The “Mobi” Effect. Bio as submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

A conversation with Alice Keeler on episode 97 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blog: [link]. ” Alice has a popular EdTech blog [link] and her Google Classroom posts can be found at [link]. Want to hear another episode on Google Tools?

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techlearning

MARCH 22, 2018

First, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans. Robot Basketball – This lesson comes from Try Engineering. Math Basketball Games – Are you looking for a way to bring a little basketball into your elementary of middle school math class? Where Will it Go?

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

My name is Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C Barrow Elementary in Athens GA @barrowmediacenter I will take over the DOE account this week. gadoeteachertakeover #librariesofinstagram #blackhistory #mlk #edtech #research #2ndgrade #peace #gaed #gaedu #teachersofig #bookstagram #literacy #mlkday #transliteracy.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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Graphite Blog

MAY 9, 2018

How is this relevant to my elementary school-level classroom? Schools often assume that design thinking is a "techie thing" and send their edtech coordinators and directors to design-thinking workshops. This student prototyped a robot that will run errands for a family member. Isn't it just for techies?

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). " Tagged on: March 17, 2017 770 Apple iPad Air Coming To Cullman County Elementary Schools | Cullman Today → At $340,000, kindergarten, first & second-grade students get 'ultra-modern' tablets. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 7, 2019

I love talking about digital citizenship with elementary students because it is such an easy age to influence them to be good digital citizens. Years ago I ran across a blog by Craig Badura that introduced me to the concept of a Digital Citizenship Toolbox and it has morphed yearly based on what is needed at that time.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

In 2014 I wrote what would be my most popular blog post ever. For the most part, people tended to look at the infographic and pass judgement on whether or not these were things that teachers “should” do in the classroom without reading the blog at all. All that to say – Congratulations! The Marriage Between IT & Curriculum ] 1.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Previously, she was a Technology Integrator at Sacred Heart teaching robotics and programming to 5th through 7th grades and supporting the faculty''s technology and integration needs. Her professional blog, Always Learning, is an invaluable resource for teachers seeking examples of authentic student engagement.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” “Why Fixing the Pipeline Alone Won’t End Edtech’s Diversity Problem ,” says Edsurge.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below. ” From the Scratch Team’s Medium blog : “ 3 Things To Know About Scratch 3.0.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” This a **e is trying to get the parents whose children died at Sandy Hook Elementary to pay for his court costs. ” Via Edsurge : “Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Inside Higher Ed on “The End of a Blogging Era at Harvard.” ’” Via Edsurge : “School’s Out for the Latest Y Combinator Batch, and Here’s What Its Edtech Graduates Are Up to.” ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via Google’s blog : “ Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Bye, Mercator.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Davis on the DML Central blog. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Gawker : “ Black Elementary School Teacher Body-Slammed By Cop and Lectured on ‘Violent Tendencies’ of Black People.” The robot startup, formerly known as Play-i, has raised $35.9 “The data we don’t store cannot be stolen from us,” founder Hadi Partovi writes in a blog post.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” Via EdScoop : “Two edtech champions to join White House offices as fellows.” From the Amazon blog : “Introducing Free Alexa Skills Courses by Codecademy.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Testing, Testing… From the Khan Academy blog : “ Khan Academy is the Official Practice Partner for AP.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Mystery Science partners with Google to bring eclipse glasse s to elementary school students.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks the WCET blog.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

” Via Education Dive: “Fifth graders from Tennessee ’s Nolan Elementary have created a campaign to convince the Tennessee Department of Education and Gov. ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” ” “Which major is the best?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Education professor Yong Zhao has several blog posts on the results of PISA and TIMSS and what we can (and can’t) learn from them. million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” college testing scam , to be deported.”

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