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Student engagement requires more than edtech tools

eSchool News

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. Just because it’s digital doesn’t mean it’s any good,” Murray said. ”

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What Actually Works in EdTech? with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

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.). Point A: We need to be asking what works because we’re spending a lot of money on education technology. TOM: Hey, Vicki.

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Why Talking About 'Screen Time' is the Wrong Conversation

Edsurge

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.” What’s that?

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Dave Eggers on Finding Creative Refuge From the ‘Lunacy’ of Technology

Edsurge

Eggers recently joined us for an eclectic conversation about many facets of education—including teacher salaries and artificial intelligence, as well as designing what he calls “unnecessarily beautiful” learning spaces. EdSurge: You’ve written many novels, children’s books and stories for newspapers and magazines.

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3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

edWeb.net

It looks like COVID-19 has one in the education sphere. ESSER II has encouraged educational leaders to creatively and strategically design programs to support school communities over the long term. Action 3: Future Proof Your School. What else must educational leaders do to get their schools and districts future ready?

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Finding Your School's Meaningful Language

Tech Helpful

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).