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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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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.” Can you give an example?

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

Edsurge

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? Your latest book is out about one of your most well-known nonprofit education efforts. I wanted it to be calm.

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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).

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Computational Thinker: Unpacking ISTE Student Standard #5

Tech Helpful

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. Does teaching this standard seem like a stretch to you?

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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.). 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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3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

edWeb.net

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. Action 3: Future Proof Your School. What else must educational leaders do to get their schools and districts future ready? Dr. Dan Morris. Anna Logan.