eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

During a session at FETC 2024, Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, dove into just what, exactly, makes for the effective use of edtech in supporting student engagement. Simply incorporating a device into the classroom doesn’t mean students will automatically engage with their learning. ”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

That can leave parents and educators feeling a sense of anxiety about technology and kids, even as more schools use iPads and Chromebooks and other tech in classrooms. She even wrote a book that's called “ Screen Time ” and a more recent one called “ Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And their growing presence in the classroom is especially cause for concern. “I EdSurge: You’ve written many novels, children’s books and stories for newspapers and magazines. We did a book about teachers’ lives and salaries, called “ Teachers Have It Easy.” Is this a recent book? I wanted it to be calm.

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 16, 2019

But what does a non-tech classroom look like that teaches computational thinking? How often do you give your students an assignment and they jump important parts of the process, or miss key moments that foreshadow something that changes the whole direction of the book? It isn't about an iPad, Chromebook, laptop, or wearable technology.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 9, 2017

During this time of decisions within our technology department I am also dealing with a dog in a halo cone due to surgery (innovation that is a disruption to reach a future goal) and a book that is helping me sift through my thoughts on analog behaviors (our desire as a human race to use all our senses and experience realness).

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. Enter the book giveaway contest.). The book is Learning Transformed. Learning Transformed Book by Eric Sheninger and Thomas C Murray. What is it that actually works?

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

Reinventing spaces—designing flexible classroom spaces and turning a library into a learning commons with flexible seating and mobile bookshelves. The panelists put stopgaps in place to ensure students were learning and engaged: providing devices such as Chromebooks to all students and setting up WiFi hotspots.

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