Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s post, I am introducing you to blended learning, a concept that is now common parlance within the ‘education speak’ In crafting this comprehensive piece on blended learning, I delved deep into academic literature, drawing on peer-reviewed research papers to create an authoritative and informative post.

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Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Educators often hear that what they do in the classroom needs to be based on pedagogy. Whether you’re new to teaching, need a refresher or are based outside of the classroom, understanding the foundations of good teaching is important. What is the definition of pedagogy?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the context of education and learning, the term ‘portfolio’ takes on a distinct meaning, separate from its use in finance and investment. This definition, while straightforward, lays the groundwork for a more in-depth understanding of the concept. A portfolio in education is aptly defined by Gillespie et al.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Now is also a time to reflect on what educational technology tools U.S. These devices and the included applications like Google Docs support collaborative learning. thousand schools with the minimum connectivity goal to give students equal access to digital learning opportunities–a figure schools can definitely be thankful for.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Dylan Arena, VP of Learning Science on my team, recently wrote an op-ed on the evolution of the term where he asserts that a modern understanding of personalized learning requires us to know more about our students and use carefully designed technology to accommodate a wide range of student needs from a holistic lens.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Research shows that a minimum of 95 percent vocabulary coverage is needed for reading comprehension, which means that unfamiliarity with academic language prevents many students from truly participating in classroom instruction. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all U.S.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Believe in themselves and their own ability to learn. You see, many students enter our classrooms believing they’re either smart or not smart, good at reading or math, or not good in those areas. Introduce learning activities by explaining how they are designed to benefit kids’ brains.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) in your classroom is a transformative step towards an engaging, real-world educational experience for your students. PBL is definitely one of those dynamic approaches that you can use in your classroom to achieve these goals.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 13, 2019

To accomplish this calls for active learning techniques. Active learning defined. Students are involved in active learning when they’re participants in the learning process. The widely accepted academic definition comes from researcher Michael Prince. universities have implemented active learning classrooms.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 9, 2017

Depending on where you look, you might get 5-6 different definitions ranging from creating something that is original and unique, to something that is artistic or talent driven. This is what empathy’s role in the classroom needs to look like. Are the learning in the best interest of our students? Technology Is Just A Tool.

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techieMusings

JUNE 21, 2023

Bullis’s administration also places a strong emphasis on growth and collaborative learning. In the 2022-23 academic year, I had the honor of highlighting a series of innovative projects, collaborations, and transformative learning experiences spearheaded by Bullis’s faculty.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 18, 2013

This is the fourth post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

Rigor This buzzword holds one meaning in education and another beyond classroom walls, and that can make things muddy. This is not what a classroom should be.” Another agreed there’s a connotation of rigidity, stating, “I believe when learning isn’t fun, we are failing at teaching. We certainly don’t need that in our classrooms.”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. Are we providing students the opportunity to own their learning?

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myViewBoard

AUGUST 14, 2019

Quick Take: Introduces how to integrate AR, VR and MR technologies and applications to increase student engagement. Look at each technology separately and how it can be applied to modern education. . Could adding interactivity to the classroom enhance student engagement? Try VR in the Classroom.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 20, 2019

It was more like a media center and had spaces that were created for collaborative learning as well as spaces to work your own. Flexible seating accommodated the learning needs of many different learners, and it was a space, unlike anything I had seen in education before. It was incredible to watch.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As part of its ongoing partnership with SMART Technologies Inc. to bring advanced collaborative learning solutions to the classroom, Epson has announced a line of projectors designed and certified specifically for use with SMART Board interactive whiteboard systems.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2016

Building collaboration skills today means building global collaboration skills. Ed note : Innovation in Action is a monthly column from the International Society of Technology in Education focused on exem plary practices in education. In practical terms, it means collaboration can take on a whole new persona.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. Access to mobile technology especially has helped students feel comfortable in the role of digital creator. CHALLENGES.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2015

SMART Technologies has upgraded its line of interactive whiteboard systems. The U100w offers a bright, high definition (HD) widescreen image, measured at 3,600 lumens in standard mode and a long-lasting lamp that provides up to 5,000 hours in standard mode and 6,500 hours in economy mode.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 8, 2012

We all have different definitions of what interaction involves, but most of us agree - it's an important component of learning. Generally, this kind of interaction can be seen in the informal conversations that take place outside the classroom, in the common room, at the pub, waiting for the bus home. Willis, D.J.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The best monitors for teachers solve an important dilemma in today’s digital age: how to keep handwriting alive while implementing EdTech classrooms? What makes for the best monitors for teachers has been evolving alongside the evolution of touchscreen technologies. And the answer is definitely yes, there is. Learn More >.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

You might expect Turnitin ’s Vice President of New Technologies, Elijah Mayfield, to have a lifelong penchant for technology. Mayfield spent his grad school years studying natural language processing, computational linguistics, and machine learning. What that does is deemphasize the role of collaborative learning.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 10, 2015

What does mobile technology have to do with academic freedom? A person's freedom of learning is part of his freedom of thought, even more basic that his freedom of speech.' Holt could easily have gone on to argue that freedom of learning should also include choice of location. Definitely not, but many do.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

MIT Step Labs introduced their new virtual reality learning projects through CLEVR : Collaborative Learning Environments in Virtual Reality. The best event for me was definitely the librarians’ breakfast and listening to The Liv Bits, and her mom, Cynthia Merrill. Technological Darwinism. Student voice.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 26, 2015

Push themselves to do their best work, not just what’s “good enough” Believe in themselves and their own ability to learn. Many students enter our classrooms believing they’re either smart or not smart, good at reading or math, or not good in those areas. Here are 6 ways to do that: 1.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 22, 2016

Check it out, it is most DEFINITELY worth the read! What does this look like in the classroom? So how do we get our students to develop critical thinking skills in the classroom? The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) has a ton of resources for learning about and getting started with PBL in your classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Advances in technology have fueled the growth of meeting virtually, giving people the ability to actively participate in team meetings no matter where they are in the world. Technology works miracles, borders and other restrictions tend to vanish, and what a great networking and resources this conference offers!

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Along the way they experience collateral benefits of developing learning agility, building social capital and demonstrating creativity. ” Library Technology Reports 50.7 What’s curation?

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Nik Peachey

MAY 29, 2008

Much of this you could also do on a blog, but using a wiki gives you the opportunity to structure different pages for different topics, like having a classroom management section and a section on teaching pronunciation etc. They can also continue to refine these definition and add examples as their knowledge grows.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 14, 2023

Experiential learning is one of the key pedagogical concepts that informs the modern philosophy of teaching. Defined by the process of learning through doing, reflection, and active engagement, experiential learning takes learners beyond traditional classroom boundaries, immersing them in real-world scenarios.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Howard Technology Solutions, a highly regarded reseller, will spearhead the installations. Howard Technology Solutions, a highly regarded reseller, will spearhead the installations. Chauhan continued, “It was clear to us from the beginning that Boxlight and Howard Technologies put relationships before revenue.

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Nik Peachey

MAY 20, 2009

The collaborative part comes in when you share the URL with someone, then other people can come and join in the problem solving and brainstorming. I also set up a problem earlier on today, which was about integrating technology into the ELT classroom. Here's the URL for the ' Making a living 'problem I set up.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

With the Epson Multi-PC Projection with Moderator function1 and the Epson iProjection App for Chromebooks, the teacher has the ability to display up to four Chromebook notebook computers simultaneously from a maximum of 50 connected devices for an engaging collaborative classroom experience. I wish I had this when I was a teacher!

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User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

The Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp utilized no technology (except for projecting images of example projects on the whiteboard) and low/no cost materials. These technologies are lots of fun and one of my maker education camps this past summer was Bots and Coding. The classroom was loud, seemingly chaotic and messy.

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