EdTech Magazine

MARCH 18, 2019

Because the district’s phone system used Primary Rate Interface voice lines, it would no longer qualify for federal assistance by the end of 2019 due to changes in the FCC’s E-rate program. Monterey Peninsula needed a cost-­effective solution, and fast. by Dan Tynan. Dan Tynan is a freelance writer based in San Francisco.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

Eliminate the Front of the Classroom. One quick way to tell whether modern learning environment improvements will truly transform teaching and learning is to look at the classroom layout. Repurpose Existing Items for the Classroom. Often, vendors work with districts to identify products that are eligible for E-rate funding.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This is increasingly important as school 1:1 device use becomes more common in classrooms with younger learners. CIPA requires schools or libraries eligible to receive discounts through the E-rate program to adopt and implement an internet safety policy. It blocks ads and tracking and also anonymizes learners’ Google searches.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Google Masters for Kids of All Ages. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools?

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Digital Promise

JULY 20, 2020

All of these factors interact to impact a child’s readiness to learn when they come into the classroom. What do you think could be the reason they rate it lower than peers and instinct? Dr. Liz Kolb’s Triple E Framework provides a rubric as well as the research behind why each component matters for supporting learning.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

Each student receives either a Lenovo touch-screen laptop or a Microsoft Surface for use in the classroom and for homework. Anything they do on the internet is recorded: the videos that they’re watching, their queries on Google or Bing, the sites they tried to see but couldn’t because they were stopped,” he says.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The foundation to Aldine Independent School District ’s recent massive technology and classroom upgrades was cemented by first supporting teachers and administrators. Five years ago, we had minimal technology in our classrooms,” Nguyen Bui, the district’s executive director of technology innovation and initiatives, said during a Feb.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

You also can hold down “e” or “n” to get accented characters. Finally, my Zoe can type her name the way that it’s supposed to be typed, because it had an accent on the “e”. You can do some Googling and see what’s on there. Tony: Well, you know those apps that keep asking you to rate them? Vicki: Awww… Yeah. Vicki: Yessss?

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2023

Practicing SEL skills also leads to better relationships in the classroom and with colleagues. This better equips teachers in supporting learners with challenging classroom behavior, reducing teachers’ stress. When educators become exhausted, schools may see high rates of absenteeism. What is SEL for teachers?

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

The post How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Finding the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom! The App Store is NOT the best place to find apps for your classroom. The best way to find apps is to connect and learn from other teachers using apps in their classroom. Elementary.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. Smartphones and tablets in classrooms can be used to enhance collaboration between students. They’re virtually ubiquitous.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Soon after Putnam County School District adopted GoGuardian internet content monitoring, it detected four troubled students making Google searches that were variations on the query “how to kill yourself.” The district also uses GoGuardian Teacher for classroom management. Some schools even rely on ­software to save lives.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is an important group of subjects that are in high demand — not just in classrooms, but in the job market as well. In the upcoming decade, STEM jobs will grow at almost double the rate of all other jobs. Technology & Engineering.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. From collecting data to parent communications to taking care of yourself, Melissa has something for every classroom (as well as a pretty cool pep talk!). Special Ed Treasure #1: Google Keep. Listen Now.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. It will help them set goals, collaborate in positive ways and make better decisions within your classroom and the school. They can do this with a rubric or a rating scale.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 27, 2022

As we learned about when planning the EdTech Integration Plan, the Strategic Plan is the district blueprint that not only gives the district a vision for what should be happening in classrooms but why it is important for students to be taught a certain way. In this example, a Google Apps assessment has been created using Google Drawings.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” Map educators and learners separately If you don’t already, it’s a good idea to keep educators and learners separate in your Google organizational unit (OU) structure.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 27, 2022

As we learned about when planning the EdTech Integration Plan, the Strategic Plan is the district blueprint that not only gives the district a vision for what should be happening in classrooms but why it is important for students to be taught a certain way. In this example, a Google Apps assessment has been created using Google Drawings.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. While you can certainly create resources for your own classroom, you can also work as a school or district team to build OER. Google Workspace. Types of OER you can develop for K-12.

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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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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” In order to receive this funding, each district must submit a digital classroom plan.

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Gaggle Speaks

MAY 6, 2015

The launch of Google Classroom along with changes to E-Rate funding have led school districts, perhaps more than ever, to consider a move to Google Apps for Education. “Google Apps opens up a plethora of opportunities for administrators, teachers and students,” said Stephanie.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines. These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces.

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Neo LMS

JULY 4, 2017

A good LMS will accept videos, pictures, Office and Google docs. As you know, students all learn in different ways and at different rates; learning paths mean that you can design different routes for students, yet still get them all to the same point of mastery. Yes, another weird acronym, however this one is useful and important.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Online work has become a classroom staple for students around the country, but hundreds of thousands are still locked out because of inadequate internet connections. When students at Woodman School, on the western edge of Montana, are working on research projects in class, they don’t have the option to start their search with Google.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. – Vicki, your podcast host and friendly fellow classroom teacher. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. E-sports competitors have to be physically fit.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

There are many free online tools such as SurveyMonkey or Google Forms and you can send the survey to everyone through email. What classroom technology have they used so far. This way teachers will improve their activities, which will lead to higher productivity rates and better results. How willing are they to do the training.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

I gladly did that because I love being in the classroom. What Students Say And because of the experience students had during COVID-19 lockdowns, when most teaching was online, many students feel they learned how to teach themselves by just Googling. Or read a transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 7, 2015

He is the author of the book Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom and writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog about using technology and creative ideas in teaching. He is a Google Certified Teacher (Austin ’14), a PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator, a Bammy! E-mail: matt@DitchThatTextbook.com.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Research databases, including Google Scholar, ResearchGate and JSTOR can serve as resources for peer-reviewed studies. Moreover, make sure the outcome—test scores, absence rates, etc.—is Who did the research? It is important to follow the money. is something you care about. Who participated in the study?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. She also created a system through Google Classroom for them to easily submit materials and documentation electronically. Step 1: Identify Goals and Requirements. Life Schools started small in the first year. Step 3: Find Leaders.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Whereas a Google search for “learning techniques” returns over 400 million results, researchers Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Mitchell, and Willingham (2013) culled through hundreds of studies to provide a “curated” analysis of the 10 most effective learning techniques commonly used by students. Wood, E., & Ahmad, M.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. She also created a system through Google Classroom for them to easily submit materials and documentation electronically. Life Schools started small in the first year. First, they identified their desired goals.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

K., & Bruegmann, E. The Learning Policy Institute says in their 2016 study, Well-designed mentoring programs improve retention rates for new teachers, as well as their attitudes, feelings of efficacy, and instructional skills.(32) Beginners in the classroom. What are you to your classroom? 24) Jackson, C. It can be.

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Hapara

JANUARY 6, 2023

But as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still linger in classrooms, we’ve realized just how necessary SEL strategies are. Students bring different academic skills and learning gaps into the classroom, but they also need emotional support more than ever. . One strategy to teach SEL skills in your classroom is daily check-ins.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed the merits and utility of video games in the classroom before, so we won’t beleaguer the point. Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. Biomedical Plague - Android Apps on Google Play. 0 likes. .

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 8, 2012

At any rate, my file cabinet lives a lonely and neglected life these days because its utility has been reduced to simply some place to put my printer. Many use conventional wisdom and start creating folder after folder on their desktop computers to file e-documents as they come in or are created. for Administrators'

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