edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Similarly, Ann Linson, Superintendent, East Noble School Corporation, IN, said that understanding the total cost also means having a focus for the edtech initiative. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

teachers were stressed out about logging in to the point where some would just give up on using technology and go back to their regular pen and paper process. In his 16 years of working in IT, Tam Nguyen has grown uncomfortably familiar with these types of calls and the resulting reluctance of teachers to adopt new technologies.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

For the past few years ( here and here ) I started a tradition (if we can call it that) where I look back at the year in #edtech and try to make predictions as to what''s going to take hold in the coming year. Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer. First, all programs are accessible to all students and teachers.

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edWeb.net

JULY 10, 2018

Finally, as with all new edtech, a successful rollout depends on having a well-thought-out plan. Dr. Nesbitt has been a teacher, instructional and technology coach, consultant, coordinator and director. She is now the executive director of technology for the School District of Pickens County in South Carolina. She earned a B.S.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

With a technology program, ensuring that the various aspects of technology are ready for you, your colleagues and your students could be a huge task. Device tune-up : update/refresh/re-image your tablets, laptops, and desktops. Add apps to your tablets. Did you buy new laptops or tablets? Is the timer working?

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Too many discussions of edtech focus on tools (like tablets, clickers, learning-management systems, smart boards, etc). Technology in the room supports a video display for each team and the capability to to share a display to any one or all seven projectors in the room.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program. Are you thinking about going BYOD? BYOD isn''t about the technology or tool, it''s about enhancing learning. A library of PD videos.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

Essentially, this is what I do: Organize students into classes on Edmodo with all resources, agendas, links to edtech tools, assignments, and quizzes are completed in Edmodo. So our mid to end of week activities featured BYOD, paper, and face to face tasks. Students go to Curriculet for reading texts.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Adults and children are using smartphones, tablets, e-readers and more to interact with each other and the web every day. Mobile devices are everywhere. More people interact with digital media through mobile now than through desktop computers, and that number continues to grow.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

In addition, the current reliance on distance learning—and the potential to need it again—has opened many families’ eyes as to why school are spending many on edtech. The Center for Digital Education and The National School Board Association recognized Wilson County Schools for its innovative use of technology.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The final project can be completed on paper, using word processing skills and completed using a student''s BYOD device. A student''s smartphone or tablet does not have to just be used for a special occasion in the classroom. I encourage my students to use their device daily for note taking, recording ideas, reflecting, and researching.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Districts and technology leaders may be held liable for network-security incidents, and the costs of these incidents can be extremely high. Therefore, school districts must do everything in their power to make sure that technology just blends into the background and helps, not hurts, teaching and learning.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

The budgeting team needs to understand the many roles of edtech as well. Edtech needs sustained funding over time because once tech initiatives are started, they can’t be stopped. An assessment should not be the first time students use a piece of technology. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

The chatroom or backchannel can be accessed on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, and puts students'' texting talents to work. By using technology that appeals to student behaviors and needs, we can give all students a voice and opportunity to be in the spotlight. References.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A key element in any remote or hybrid scenario is equitable access to technology, and Dr. Domenech cited an estimate that as many as 14 million students still don’t have the equipment they need to receive an equitable education in areas where schools may be closed. At this point, “digital equity is not just a divide, it’s a chasm.”.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Create and Sustain a Cross-Functional Strategic Planning Team: Both Wright and Robbins said their schools had a lot of silos, not just edtech and instruction, that needed to come together and understand how their specific skill sets are necessary to the process. In addition, leaders need to bring parents in early during these conversations.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013. Further, research validates the use of mobile technology in education.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

However, the more successful schools focus on improving teaching and learning first with edtech being just one of the tools to support it. Moving to a 1:1 environment requires an overhaul of every district building and technology resource. This is especially important because the tech will change over the lifecycle of the plan.

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