The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

Today’s guest, Al Kingsley, has worked with edtech for over thirty years. I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements. Subscribe to the Show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2024

If you're doing collaborative projects and design in your classroom, you'll get practical ideas for how you can modify your projects to encourage collaboration and real-world learning. You know, I don't have a lot of companies on here. And then I interviewed her down at the company, and then Alefiya and I became friends.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to today's episode, where I will bridge the gap between AI in my classroom and your ears! Let's continue this AI adventure together as we work to improve our classrooms and educate a successful generation for tomorrow. Someone explain that to me!)

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Key points: Very soon, districts must closely examine the edtech they use and compare it with budget realities How to ensure edtech ROI? We’re doing a lot of work around helping teachers to understand the different processes and what they need to do if they want to bring something into their classroom.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Instead, the Norway-based company—which counts Disney as an investor —revealed a new suite of digital games, called Kahoot! It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space. It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

Remote learning is no longer a remote possibility: The number of edtech tools accessed is nearly 90 percent higher since school closures due to the onset of COVID-19, according to a recently published analysis by LearnPlatform. And what resources are available to help families navigate the deluge of edtech products?

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

You might spend your time standing behind a booth or, perhaps, setting up a series of 1:1 meetings with district leaders. How Can an Educational Technology Company Enter the Classroom? Where traditionally, these are good options and ones that are still being used today, there is one option that many EdTech Brands overlook.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2020

How can educators feel confident that an edtech tool supports learning? As an educator, I struggled to find reliable information about edtech tools as nearly every product I looked at claimed that it was based on research. This claim felt vague—what does “based on research” even mean to this product?—and

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This blog post is the second of a two-part series discussing relationship building in the edtech purchasing process. In our first blog post , we addressed how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. As an edtech vendor, you should do the same.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early January announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early January announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Oblio, Inc.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

One of those jobs is education technology (edtech) coordinator, a title that might not be the same in all schools and countries, but comes with similar tasks and responsibilities. Since not all institutions have such a position, many people might be wondering: what does an edtech coordinator actually do? Schools usually resist change.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

This blog post is the first of a two-part series discussing relationship building in edtech selection and purchasing. In this first blog post, we’ll address how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. The request for new edtech] doesn’t just come from a want or a wish.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

My focus is on both ChatGPT as well as the new Notion AI tool and the practical ways I'm using them in my everyday classroom activities. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Welcome to an extended episode focusing on AI!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When a school or district decides to cut a check for an edtech product, the end goal isn’t about owning a shiny new piece of hardware or app. The administrators who sign off are thinking about how students will benefit long-term from more support in the classroom. And how much say do they—or should they—have in edtech decisions?

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2023

AI’s rapid pace of development in recent months offers exciting applications for the classroom, but the unprecedented technology also demands deliberation as the implications are vast. TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2022

Educational technology saw an explosion of growth and innovation over the past two years as companies worked to meet schools’ needs in the wake of the pandemic. Existing companies built new solutions and updated old favorites, while new companies entered the playing field with creative innovations.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2018

Though many edtech companies claim their products are research-based and effective, some educators say they have trouble believing these claims when targeted students and school contexts are ambiguous. Each of the six edtech entrepreneurs we interviewed agreed that research is important in product development.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

You might spend your time standing behind a booth or, perhaps, setting up a series of 1:1 meetings with district leaders. How Can an Educational Technology Company Enter the Classroom? Where traditionally, these are good options and ones that are still being used today, there is one option that many EdTech Brands overlook.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It’s no secret that the pandemic shift to remote learning resulted in boom times for edtech. Market intelligence firm HolonIQ expects global edtech spend to reach $300 billion in 2022 and up to $404 billion in 2025. As students’ patterns change, we have to meet those changes with new products and features that match their needs.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2019

Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security. Analysis of student data allows educators to identify at-risk students and implement further research into what does and does not work in the classroom. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 IT leaders can mitigate cybersecurity risk. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

TCEA 2018: Educators Meet in Austin to Discuss the Future of the Classroom. This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Impossibility of EdTech To my school’s credit, they knew there was a problem. While it’s difficult to determine how much has been spent on Edtech , we do know that investments in education technology companies have nearly quadrupled since the beginning of the pandemic. Edtech has a product that takes care of it for you.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 9, 2019

As cofounder of Teachley , a small company developing research-based math software for K-6, this question demonstrates a problematic market preference for products that “ cover ” a lot of content, but do not support deeper thinking. The problem with broad coverage in edtech. Coverage!?! Why the demand for coverage exists.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

There are many technologies now for K–12 classrooms. Over the past year and a half, well-respected companies introduced new tools and new companies stepped into the ed tech space to meet…

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Last month, a lawsuit was filed by California parents alleging another online monitoring software company illegally collected students’ personal data, including location data, without their consent and sold it to third-party vendors. We do more than serve over 28,000 schools in 42 different countries.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Arkansas’ LISA Academy public charter school district today announced the renewal of its partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Discovery Education is the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

I dedicated much of my career to finding the appropriate role of technology in the classroom. Companies with a vested interest in their products publish studies touting their applications. Most companies offer such opportunities. I found that the company was very active in recognizing and promoting teachers’ ideas.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Yet, with with the wide variety of edtech resources available, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Through this work, we’ve developed four key strategies for choosing appropriate edtech resources. As a district, understand what your success criteria is before engaging with edtech companies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Six months into his tenure as Discovery Education’s new CEO, I had the chance to Zoom in with Jeremy Cowdrey as he reflected on the state of education post-pandemic and the persistent need for edtech innovations. Importance of Implementation Plans: With a greater focus on ROI, districts are scrutinizing edtech products more critically.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

And the Covid-19 pandemic has proved that EdTech and eLearning are integral parts of modern academic reality. All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Lockdown aside, why are more teachers turning to online educational software?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Here are some edtech pandemic pivots to watch. Denny’s is selling groceries.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2020

The Jefferson Education Exchange, which one of us leads, has been embarking on a multi-year effort to discover which edtech products appear to perform best in various environments. Department of Education is playing a critical role in this live experiment—and edtech companies have a timely, and time-sensitive opportunity to get involved.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 25, 2022

One positive effect has been the broad recognition that teachers need up-to-date, effective technology in the classroom to meet students’ learning needs. The company has been designing a portfolio of products to meet the needs of K–12 educators for many years.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

Covid-19 has given a boost to edtech and digital learning, and I believe this will last well beyond the pandemic. Maybe some educators will go back to business as usual, but many more will embrace edtech and a hybrid education model as part of a long-term strategy. Increased investment in edtech.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2023

The tall tree might never meet the trout in the stream, yet the bald eagle will get in close contact with both: eating the fish and resting on the tree’s branch. By working together, teachers can navigate challenges in the classroom or workplace more easily, as well as stay up to date on the latest educational trends and technologies.

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