RafranzDavis.com

JANUARY 5, 2016

In my school district, our professional and digital learning department is barely around 7 months old. To give some background, our district is a BYOD district and has only been such for about two years. We held professional development for teachers and shared learning via twitter and blogs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

North Carolina’s brand new Digital Learning Plan is generating buzz in schools and at the capitol. Here’s what other states can learn. Like every state, educators in North Carolina are struggling with complex demands around digital learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

With changing times, continuous reflection and learning are needed in order to move schools forward now. As such, teaching, learning, and leadership must change if growth and improvement are the goals. Students who are not engaged are not likely to be learning. As I have said over and over again, the world is changing.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. FL – Flipped Learning ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). Windows, Android).

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 24, 2012

They gave an overview of how Belton began experimenting with BYOD and small 1:1 implementations over the past two years, culminating in opening a brand new middle school (grades 6-8) with 1:1 iPads for students in the 2011-2012 school year. Lessons Learned from and Tips for 1:1 Implementations Staff Development is KEY!!!

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Back in 2009 when we began to transform teaching and learning at New Milford High School we were extremely fortunate at the time to have wireless Internet access throughout the school. Access to the Internet allowed us and our students to harness and leverage thousands of free tools to support teaching and learning as described above.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As wireless internet needs become more important for students and instructors, many schools are bolstering their connectivity to ensure smooth learning experiences. And at a time when internet access is of the utmost importance for effective teaching and learning, IT leaders must ensure consistent access and reliable connectivity.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2020

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. But 1:1 initiatives, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. Related content: 12 digital and mobile learning resources. First, of course, superintendents and school leaders need to be clear on the “why.”

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. One of these tools is the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA). This need served as a call to action of sorts and catalyzed my current work.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2016

A dynamic combination of mindset, behaviors, and skills is required for schools to become places where social media and digital tools are integral and beneficial parts of a rigorous program and where they work symbiotically with active, engaged, and applicable learning. Bring play back into the picture.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2015

I spoke with Rachelle Wooten , a Graphite certified educator and digital learning specialist at Fort Settlement Middle School in Texas. As a digital learning specialist, I am passionate about helping teachers find just the right tool to help them reach and teach each of their students. See her tips and favorites below!

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Over the years we have seen more embracement of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and 1:1 device rollouts. The USDOE’s Office of Educational Technology places emphasis on students and educators having access to a robust and comprehensive infrastructure when and where they need it for learning. Powerful learning devices.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The new efforts are signs that the pandemic’s illumination of the digital divide may shift higher education’s technology policies away from BYOD—bring your own device—and toward providing tech tools to students, to make sure none is left behind due to having no or even a slow computer or cellphone.

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RafranzDavis.com

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Through the course of our implementation and relaunch of Google Apps, I’ve definitely learned that the word “free” is such a myth. I learned that kids will type terrible things and change ink to white in order to make pages appear blank. Ipads and Chromebooks.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2017

Even social media channels have become learning tools for the creative classroom. Even social media channels have become learning tools for the creative classroom. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) : As mobile device ownership becomes more pervasive, students and teachers want to bring their own devices into classrooms.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Here’s who we asked and what they had to say: Tom Murray.

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EdTech Future Ready BYOD Personalized Learning 98

eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Trends MOOC Differentiated Instruction Gamification 52

BYOT Network

JUNE 13, 2016

It is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. Although it may seem unusual to connect collaboration to the practice of personalized learning, it is important to remember that students don’t learn within a vacuum. This post was written in collaboration with Douglas Konopelko.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Nguyen talked with EdSurge about how to support schools with bring your own device (BYOD) programs, why SSO boosts security, and how it saves his teachers 2500 hours of instruction time each month. Plus, we’re a BYOD environment. There is also more time for students to reflect on learning and for teachers to reflect on lessons.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

Now that the digital revolution is in full swing, I am trying to devise means for moving to a paperless and digital classroom while facing the following challenges: Availability of technology: there is a reason why I''m focused on BYOD with this blog; I do not teach in a 1:1 district. How can resources be adapted to BYOD?

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Join us to learn how to plan and execute an instructional technology strategy that supports your digital learning needs.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

I took part in a very interesting panel discussion with several other keynote speakers during the Adult Learning Symposium last week, in Singapore. The theme of the conference was 'Future of Work, Future of Learning', which sent a clear message to delegates that the two are inseparable. Unported License.

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RafranzDavis.com

JULY 9, 2015

There’s a general rule of thumb when thinking about teaching and learning when it comes to technology. The tools are never the focus and always come secondary to learning goals. When you know how critical access to technology is…the absence of tools for learning can definitely cloud “rule of thumb” thinking.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

FREE Webinar | September 13, 2018 | 3:00 PM EDT Join us to learn how to plan and execute an instructional technology strategy that supports your digital learning needs. Increase the success in your classroom! Melissa Higey is an account manager at OverDrive and enjoys working with school partners all over the northwestern US.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

With technology playing a pivotal role in creating incredible learning opportunities for America’s students, it’s vital that every classroom has the bandwidth needed to access media-rich educational tools and implement digital learning. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend puts new requirements onto networks.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

If you still wanna learn more you can check out my Livebinder all about QR. More Social Networking- This all boiled down to the continued growth of using Social Media and social networks for learning. Of course all of this is a long way off but I do think we see more and more conversations about badges and their place in learning.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. This is a direct reflection of your district’s learning goals. School Network Structure. How often these devices will be used. How to Fund Network Upgrades.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 24, 2015

More Instructional Materials-In additional to all this there are flashcards, lesson plans, assessments and other materials that can truly make your digital learning a complete experience. If you doing BYOD, 1:1, or some other digital initiative, CK12 can be a great addition to your classroom. Using Google Classroom?

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Here’s who we asked and what they had to say: Tom Murray.

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EdTech Future Ready BYOD Personalized Learning 52

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Trends in Digital Learning: The New Learning Leader ] The report reveals that 77 percent of teachers state that they and their students have access to wireless internet in most places in their schools. Teachers shared their views on both the benefits and challenges of using technology for learning.

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BYOT Network

JUNE 13, 2016

It is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. Although it may seem unusual to connect collaboration to the practice of personalized learning, it is important to remember that students don’t learn within a vacuum. This post was written in collaboration with Doug Konopelko.

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Personalized Learning Learning BYOD Strategy 40

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 8, 2017

Those needs often differ based on your school’s location, number of students, and digital learning curriculum, so it’s useful to start with some broadband best practices as you build your school’s digital future. Build with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in mind. Size for bandwidth peaks, not averages.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 8, 2017

Those needs often differ based on your school’s location, number of students, and digital learning curriculum, so it’s useful to start with some broadband best practices as you build your school’s digital future. Build with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in mind. Size for bandwidth peaks, not averages.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 19, 2015

The end result has been a massive influx in tools, but a clear lack in vision and planning as to how these powerful tools can, and will, actually impact learning. Technology in itself will never transform teaching and learning. The critical need for learning doesn't stop with teachers and leaders.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 9, 2020

Hard choices have been made to close schools very quickly and as a result, teachers and central office staff have been hurriedly creating websites, distance learning opportunities and even physical packets of worksheets so our students and parents are not only informed but so that learning is able to continue. Parents are stressed. .

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2015

Is Your School District’s Network Prepared for 21st Century Digital Learning? Build and deploy a consistent network infrastructure that supports BYOD/1:1, Common Core and online testing, advanced multimedia requirements, improves network flexibility, and supports specialized education requirements.

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