The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse on episode 272 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Leah LaCrosse shares six edtech ideas science teachers can start using today to improve learning and excite students about science. Is technology a distraction? Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today’s parents like a different kind of communication. Mike Daugherty, a Director of Technology in Ohio, has been studying this topic and experimenting for the last several years to find optimal ways to communicate with today’s parents.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

Here’s a fascinating article by Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discussing the balance between rote drills and integrated learning in teaching keyboarding: As a pre-service teacher, I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching and learning to be highly frustrating.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 18, 2019

It focuses on utilizing teaching strategies that provide students with multiple options for taking in and processing information, making sense of ideas, and then expressing their learning. Effective use of technology can help teachers transform their classrooms and customize curriculum to meet student needs. UDL Framework from CAST.

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GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. The unfortunate truth is that, by and large, students view the classroom as a place where they are forced to learn via long-established teaching methods.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Since the days of writing on wooden shingles with charcoal in one-room school houses, an increasing array of objects – pencils, paper, scissors, paste, books, and microscopes, to name a few – have been routinely used in classrooms to help students deepen understanding and record and communicate what they learned.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Welcome to this first in a series of posts devoted to student centered learning in the technology enhanced classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1, or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. I have five powerful ideas on facilitating student centered learning with technology in this post.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

During an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate , Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration for the district, discussed how they used data analytics to build their personalized student learning pathways. More important—how do they make sure students are succeeding with this new plan?

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

Previously on TeacherCast , we looked at how an Instructional Coaches Newsletter can be set up and created to support teachers in all types of school districts and coaching programs. In that post, we learned: What can a Coaching Newsletter do for an Instructional Coach. To Help Teachers Learn about” something”.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. Leaders looking to shift learning must think more holistically. Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray share their expertise on modern learning spaces. How does the technology actually improve on what we’ve done in the past?” meghan.bogardu….

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

Parents often find technology a roadblock to helping their children with classwork. With that comes either disinterest or pushback against your efforts to blend tech into learning. With that comes either disinterest or pushback against your efforts to blend tech into learning. how to create blogs . how to create blogs .

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 28, 2016

I've written about this in previous blogs, and have also put this principle into action by incorporating student voice into many of my own public presentations. Before they left the university for the last time, I persuaded three - Kate, Becca and Ryan - to speak out one more time about their views on technology supported learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

This week, Tech & Learning and Intel released their improve K-12 Blueprint web site. The site has resources for educators about planning and implementing technology initiatives. K-12 Blueprint offers resources for education leaders involved in planning and implementing technology initiatives.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

Previously on TeacherCast , we looked at how an Instructional Coaches Newsletter can be set up and created to support teachers in all types of school districts and coaching programs. They might fill their newsletters with videos, blog post links, and other digital learning goodies. You might do this in two steps.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 27, 2017

Technology has the potential to be a powerful tool for improving access to learning for adult learners. According to a Tyton Partners study , there is increasing demand for education technology among adult education program administrators and educators. Support the evolving role of the instructor.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this fifth post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Learning Confluence

JULY 1, 2018

Here are some essential artefacts to learn from in the meantime. When designing online learning consideration should be given to how a community can be built around subject content and objectives and how students will interact with the academic and with each other. New digital learning environments using the affordances of Web 2.0

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Read The Innovative Educator blog, where I will share my suggestions and insights around each consideration. Read The Innovative Educator blog, where I will share my suggestions and insights around each consideration. As each is published, I will update this post with a link to each blog post that addresses each consideration.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

. – February 15, 2018 – Learning.com is joining thousands of educators and students nationwide to celebrate Digital Learning Day, February 22, 2018. In addition to free lesson plans, Learning.com will also feature helpful ideas and tips for teachers to show students how technology supports learning in high school, college and careers.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2018

Our Summer SuperHighway blog series celebrates the educators that inspire us and showcases the ways that digital learning impacts their students. I feel like their generation was brought up around technology. What kinds of technology do your students use in the classrooms? Technology is useful for me every day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

A frequent question from readers revolves around technology goals for students. But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. It scaffolds learning, making it blended, normative, rigorous, and granular. Everyone who uses technology knows it breaks down.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2018

Image from Wikimedia Commons For the # EduGoalsMOOC Twitter chat today, I have compiled a short list of useful resources that relate to the use of technology in education, and specifically technology integration. The first site is run by Dr Ruben Puentedura, who is the author of the SAMR model.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2016

Recognizing that transformation, especially digital transformation, is complex and sometimes “messy,” Digital Promise is launching a second cohort of our Leadership Coaching program to support K-12 leaders working towards transforming learning in their districts through technology. Technology Infrastructure.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

From Connected Learning to Connected Teaching , a special issue of CITE Journal , examines the need to bring the transformative principles of connected learning into teacher education, and explores some of the work already underway. In this model, learning is of primary importance—not the tools.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Last year this blog was nominated in several categories and I won Twitterer of The Year and #Edchat won for Best Series of Tweets. The awards are a great way to find new blogs to follow, twitterers to follow and resources to discover. But I want to highlight are the best blogs, wikis and people from the past year.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

It's fitting then that this year, Tallinn is also the host city for the annual European Association for Distance Learning (EADL). The theme of the EADL conference this year is Connected Learning , and delegates will represent corporate learning and development, and other learning professionals from around the globe.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

As a prelude to the event, the organisers have asked me to write a short blog post which takes the form of my responses to four questions: Q1. The title of my keynote is ' Learning in the Digital Age: Theoretical Perspectives. ' M y key premise is that l earning technology is just about everywhere in education.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Today, there is a whole army of people out there figuring out the best tools to meet learning needs with the resources you have available to your students. Stay tuned on The Innovative Educator blog for the additional considerations in future posts. Choosing the right digital resources to meet your goals used to be a daunting task.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

It used to be that 1:1 technology access was a novelty. Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were. Outside of school YouTube is the go to resource for learning anything.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Context matters, especially when it comes to classroom learning. Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making. Sure, we can incorporate a digital tool, but does that mean it'll be effective for kids' learning?

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Innovative educators know how to move technology from being viewed as a weapon of mass distraction to being used as a tool of engagement, but this isn’t intuitive for everyone. Tech is a powerful teaching and learning tool that has the ability to transform education. Not sure how to begin?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Links to Local Learning.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

Cougan noted that education data has taken on even more importance during the pandemic, as teachers and administrators strive to determine how they can keep students connected, engaged, on task, and safe, whether the students are learning remotely, in hybrid settings, or in classrooms.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

I spend a lot of my time thinking through issues and challenges around technology supported learning. I try to come up with new ways to use technology that take learning into another place, or into new directions. Often I share those ideas and outcomes on this blog.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 1, 2013

This is part 2 of the series on technological futures. When discussing the future, especially the future of technology, there are some writers who almost always seem to be quoted. In a nutshell, the Singularity describes a tipping point in technological development when computers exceed the power of total human capability.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

You understand the important role technology plays in teaching and learning but want to make sure you are getting off to a good start. In the guide you’ll learn about using Thrively, a tool that helps you discover how every student thrives by learning about their passions, talents, interests, abilities, and learning styles.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 7, 2015

We talked about the latest developments in technology supported education and discussed the contents of my new book. We shared some useful resources, talked about our favourite blogs and books, and discussed the concept of '' e-learning 3.0 '', the digital natives and immigrants theory (don''t miss that bit!),

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