Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Some teachers look no further than Google Forms but for those who require more simplicity and sophistication, a higher degree of agility and rigor, the gold standard for forms is free JotForm (premium edition also available). Check out this comparison: Uses in Education. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

With traditional in-class education on a hard pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions rely more on e-learning technologies. To tackle this problem and organize blended learning effectively, educators should arm themselves with reliable technologies. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The debate between choosing iPads and Chromebooks for classroom use is a topic of keen interest for educators, administrators, and parents alike. Both iPads and Chromebooks bring their unique flavors to the classroom. This is a big plus for younger students or those not familiar with technology.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

The online portal might work, but it is going to have to be a simple as Google Drive with an easy tie to email for it to work. Google users can control accounts, apps, and devices all from the same administrative panel. I don't think Apple will go to a manageable email client, and that will inherently keep them behind in the space.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 16, 2015

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. charts comparison free resources free technology for teachers' These are very useful when trying to find and select a tool to use.

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EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The conversation around how technology can enhance education can be a controversial topic, and that carries over into the tutoring industry as well. There is no better time than now to reflect on the ways tutors can leverage technology to enhance and scale their tutoring business. Google Calendar. Business Management.

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GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. Creativity and the classroom. By comparison, the outside world must seem like a playground of self-expression and creativity. Too Much Information?

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Technology Classroom Learning Dropout 67

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Everywhere outside of the education industry (which seems to focus on Google Forms), JotForm is the gold standard for creation of forms whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Once the form is completed, it can be shared via a link or social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and many other popular platforms.

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Digital Citizenship Comparison Survey Social Media 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

Authoritative and Egalitarian models of teaching are considered superior to Authoritarian even though we know that in some cases the Authoritarian approach may be the best due to factors such as cultural expectations or simply the context of a classroom. That is an obvious comparison but there is a better one to be made.

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Learning Comparison Digital Citizenship Software 173

PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 24, 2023

A Comprehensive Overview of Popular Plagiarism Checkers Efficient plagiarism software needs advanced technology with integration capabilities, the newest algorithms, and databases. But only PlagiarismCheck has integration with Google Classroom.

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Comparison Software Moodle LMS 90

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whether you’re a teacher looking to integrate technology into your classroom, a parent seeking educational resources, or just someone who loves the convenience of quick scanning, having a reliable QR reader app on your smartphone is a must.

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iPhone Android Comparison Smartphone 65

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

A crop of startups have embarked on the laudable task of ridding the classroom of stale PowerPoint slides. The tool is also tightly integrated with Google tools—G Suite for Education and Google Classroom—which allows students to log in with their Google accounts. The Iowa City-based startup has now raised $5.2

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Haiku Learning Classroom Comparison Company 83

Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Edutopia has a great article by Vicki Davis entitled "A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom" that goes over these concerns, myths about social media in education and some great tips and examples for using social media. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Social Media Resources Facebook Comparison 100

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 19, 2017

The post Google Certified Educator Boot Camp – ONLINE! Ready to Get Google Certified? The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Academy is now open for enrollment ( standard course and VIP course ). Becoming Google certified was a game-changer for my professional learning and my career. I can help! 20+ PDF Downloads.

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Google Education eBook Course 76

Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 3, 2018

I've been using a Chromebook Tab 10 for over a week now and here are my thoughts and comparisons: Management and Deployment - Apple still hasn't gotten this right. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Here are my thoughts and some articles that were posted about them.

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Tablets Chromebook iPad Comparison 114

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

More than 600 exhibitors and 34,000 attendees are expected to descend on London this week for the annual Bett show , where some companies come with a barrage of updates befitting one of the biggest education technology trade shows in the world. Its interface resembles a mashup of Slack and Google Classroom.) Or so it feels.)

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Lenovo Microsoft Company Comparison 121

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S.

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EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 182

Educational Technology Guy

MAY 15, 2012

It is a direct competitor to Google''s apps. The sites are automatically optimized for mobile and have support for Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Google Maps, YouTube, Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Picasa. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Research organizations and universities have long examined the impact of technology products in the classroom. Recognizing the need for research to keep pace with technological development, a few organizations aim to help schools seek answers about product efficacy more quickly. Correlations, Comparisons.

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Data EdTech Comparison Outcomes 136

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 10, 2019

Welcome to this third post in a series that promotes student inquiry in the classroom. Part 3: Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom… Questions, Process, Metacognition, and 15 Pre-search Tools. In other words, it may not be Google-able. I believe that inquiry involves the art of knowing how to ask a question. It’s a dictionary!

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Tools Classroom Wiki Strategy 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2015

In the not so distant past, two types of computers battled for supremacy in the classroom: Macs or PCs. That includes classroom needs, infrastructure, maintenance, and–yes–money. Does this include teacher favorites like MS Office, Google Earth, or KidPix? Here’s a popular comparison between Chromebooks and iPads.

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Chromebook Laptops iPad Comparison 150

Neo LMS

JANUARY 22, 2019

I have also situated phrases that are often incorrectly interchanged against one another for what I hope is a useful comparison. Read more: Can Pokemon Go be part of the classroom? Read more: 5 useful VR apps for the modern classroom. Where possible I will define general tech terms in an educational context.

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EdTech Data Comparison Mobility 270

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom.

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Chromebook Education Gamification iPad 152

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 16, 2022

Students can sign in with their own Google account using the generated class code you share with them or you can invite them using a roster. Then they can re-assign it periodically to see how their students are growing and changing through our robust data comparison options."

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Libraries Differentiated Instruction Comparison Accessibility 129

PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 24, 2023

A Comprehensive Overview of Popular Plagiarism Checkers Efficient plagiarism software needs advanced technology with integration capabilities, the newest algorithms, and databases. But only PlagiarismCheck has integration with Google Classroom.

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Comparison Software Moodle LMS 52

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

Burlington, VT (June 8, 2021) – InSpace , a collaborative video conferencing platform that replicates personal interaction between students and teachers in virtual classrooms, today announcedthat the company has closed on $6 million in two rounds of seed funding. InSpace mirrors the fluid, personal, interactive nature of a real classroom.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

I have had many amazing meetings with my upper administrators which were basically “show and tell” sessions that involved sharing the latest and greatest features of applications being used in the classrooms. Let us take Microsoft Word or Google Docs for example. Let us take the first topic, for example, Google Workspace.

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EdTech Microsoft Google Comparison 88

TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

I have had many amazing meetings with my upper administrators which were basically “show and tell” sessions that involved sharing the latest and greatest features of applications being used in the classrooms. Let us take Microsoft Word or Google Docs for example. Let us take the first topic, for example, Google Workspace.

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EdTech Google Microsoft Examples 90

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2019

Kevin Elgan believes that the best technology is the kind that gets out of the way—it doesn’t have to be on your wrist, in your hand or at your fingertips to add value. But smart speakers, such as the Amazon Echo Dot and the Google Home, which function almost like virtual assistants, come with a catch. which took under 10 seconds).

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Company Data Comparison Software 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The company also uses machine-learning technology to create a semantic map that labels and organizes the words based on their topical and root relationships. Fenichell seems fine with that assessment, saying that the investment in her company pales in comparison to the billions of dollars that go into producing movies and games each year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

At Inkster Preparatory Academy outside Detroit, students track their scores on the high-stakes NWEA Map test on the walls of their classrooms. Perform a Google image search for “classroom data walls,” and you’ll see many examples of how teachers are displaying kids’ scores and results in the classroom. Are They Effective?

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Data Student Data Privacy Comparison Outcomes 162

EdTechTeam

MAY 8, 2017

Two things sent me searching for a great resource on classroom management in a 1:1 environment: First, we went 1:1 Chromebooks in all of our junior highs this past January. In preparation, Instructional Technology met with administration on each campus to discuss their plans for roll-out, implementation, and management of all the devices.

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Classroom Chromebook Comparison Strategy 41

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2019

I consulted the lessons and ideas published by the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG), Google's Applied Digital Skills and the archives of The Sift from the News Literacy Project. HMW preserve social media's ability to connect us with varied communities while fixing the way it encourages dangerous comparisons?

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Social Media Facebook Comparison Course 158

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Whether you are brand new to Google or a seasoned user, there are probably a few things you don’t know about G Suite for Education. If you want to become a Google Certified Educator or Trainer, you need to learn the basics of G Suite for Education. (It Get This Information in a FREE Google Doc. 24/7 Access. Collaborative.

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Google Education Course Groups 78

Fractus Learning

JUNE 1, 2016

Good classroom technology should be simple, frictionless and allow you to focus on the real goal… Learning. With the wrong tools, we end up working around technology rather than with it. The CC30 is also fully compatible with video sharing applications such as Skype, Google Hangouts, Zoom, WebEx, Adobe Connect and WebRTC.

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Classroom Software Adobe Comparison 40

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

Eileen: They love looking around in a classroom at something that’s relevant and visually appealing. So now I come into my room every day and I see almost a little book report I did for that book, reminding me what I need to do in my classroom every day. What do you think about that comparison? Eileen: Yes! Eileen: Absolutely.

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Education Social Media Guidelines Twitter 193

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 9, 2018

Has technology always been available to you and your students? They also had smart boards, laptops, Google Classroom, and all sorts of subscriptions to student online resources. This school also has laptops available and Google Classroom, but not smart boards. Do you think of your students as digital natives?

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