eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

However, studies suggest that a significant percentage of students feel disengaged in their learning, posing a challenge for educators. As teachers strive to adapt their instructional methods to nurture student curiosity and drive deeper student engagement, the principles outlined in Teach Like A Pirate offer valuable insights.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

For educators, the new school year is a prime time to set technology-related goals for their district, school or classroom. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Creative applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud are helping students develop soft skills employers value. There is not a discussion on what is working in the classroom.” .

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. At the end of the school year, your district should come away with a clear understanding of the value of technology in the classroom. Talk to other districts to determine best practices.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Still, teachers are tirelessly putting in their best effort to make distance learning work for their students. Teachers are changing the nature of the partnerships that schools typically have with students’ families. Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class]. We sent cheat sheets to parents.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Older students may benefit from the Deco 01 V2 ($69.99) with its bigger surface and more space to create and problem-solve. . The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom. Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. by TeachThought Staff.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

However, what we really should be striving to develop are self-sufficient classrooms where students are driving the learning. Ideally, by surpassing compliance goals and student-driven learning, we can get to an even more important goal — critical thinking. As teachers and administrators, our goal is compliance.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

iPads are ubiquitous in today's classrooms, but it takes some work to find educational uses beyond games. A donation of iPads to my second- and third-grade combination classroom last year had me searching for new and exciting ways to implement them. Then use an iPad to view 3-D video on the marker using the app.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2017

5 Ideas for Improving Student Writing with Jennifer Serravallo (Episode #10). Dave Burgess Talks Student Engagement (Episode #16). Awesome Apps for iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen (Episode #1). Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez (Episode #20).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

iPad Art & ‘Tra-Dgital’ Approaches to Learning in Hands-On Creative Classrooms (B306). PokemonGoEdu in the Classroom: Gotta Teach ’em All (B305). There’s Magic In That Music: Empowering Students with Digital Music Tools (B308). 10 Techniques for Managing Tech in the Classroom (B312).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

Creating a Student-Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn with Micki Uppena (Show #23). Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Steven Anderson (Show #29). Dave Burgess Talks Student Engagement (Show #16). Creating a Student-Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn with Micki Uppena (Show #23).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Working in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Education and Emmy Award Winning Director, Allyson Rockwell, the Mason-Lake and Oceana ISDs are working on a documentary film chronicling the success in the pilot kindergarten and second grade iPad classrooms in Ludington, Michigan.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s often said that teaching and learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom—some of the most important lessons are learned on the playground, in the street, on the job or somewhere else. The same is true for educators, whose teaching philosophies are often shaped by moments that happened when they weren't in front of the classroom.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

Behind strong school-based leadership, the schools built sustainable systems in professional learning and IT logistics and have created innovative ways to leverage their iPads to increase student engagement, communication, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking skills. Verizon Innovative Learning schools standouts.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

They ask: Why fund a computer lab when students carry computing power with them from class to class? Why take time from core subjects to teach computing when students have this everywhere learning tool? Why can’t classroom teachers integrate computer skills into their curriculum? Students type notes.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 18, 2018

Imagine this classroom scenario. Students gather around the lab table helping one of the group members focus in on a specimen on a flat panel screen from a USB camera connected to the microscope. Once focused, the students capture the image and insert it into Google Slides and label the image on the slide.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2019

With the support of technology levies, we have invested $1 million into new technology for both the high school and elementary levels. Over time, Billings Public Schools accumulated a complex assortment of devices, including 16,000 Chromebooks, 7,000 Apple iPads, 3,000 Macs, and 2,000 Windows devices. Improved device flexibility.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

As the tools are integrated effectively, instruction shifts from teacher centered to student centered, and the teacher moves from sage-on-the-stage to guide-by-the-side. When introducing a concept, Meagan has students meet her on the rug in a circle, sits with them, and uses Nearpod to present material on all of their iPads at once.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. They donated an iPad to every student, a Mac and iPad to every teacher, and an Apple TV to every classroom.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 20, 2015

One of education’s hottest buzzwords these days is g amification: the integration of games into classroom instruction to enhance student learning. Purposeful gamification can allow for personalized learning , increased student engagement , and greater creativity. ( What if your students don’t all have iPads?

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

We observed classrooms and interviewed all stakeholders—students, teachers, parents, the community, principals, district office staff. We used the eleot (Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool) to take a snapshot of what was happening in classrooms. well-managed classrooms. student-centered instruction.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Her job is to help teachers to use technology to meet the needs of their students. . Engage Students AND Meet Standards with Student Podcasting! Engage Students AND Meet Standards with Student Podcasting! They also purchased sound boxes to give students specific spaces to record. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Educators share how tech is pushing engagement in novel ways. Walk into a Cleveland County Schools classroom today, and chances are you won’t find a traditional chalk board or an old-school overhead projector, but instead, laptop computers and touch-screen smartboards. “I view technology as a tool to enhance instruction.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Help Students Show What They Know With Media by Wesley Fryer View different examples of student multimedia projects created by students, including narrated art/photo projects, narrated slideshow/screencasts, Quick-edit videos, visual notes, and GeoMap projects. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Here, two educators discuss how they use the engaging powers of the emerging 3D technology, augmented reality (AR), to do just that. Gomez: Using AR to Engage Kindergarteners. Currently half of my students at De Escandon Elementary in Edinburg, Texas, are ELLs. The kids couldn’t get enough of it.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2016

What a great way to utilize and develop student knowledge and skills, right? Busch's student tech teams have four sub-committees: the “Newcast Directors," the “iPad Consultants," the “Makerspace Mentors," and the “Cyber Squad." TEACHERS KNOW BEST, 2015 Not Just the Student Leader Usual Suspects. I couldn’t agree more.

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eSpark

APRIL 18, 2016

Committed to reimagining learning to better meet the needs of all students, this cohort of visionary districts has a shared set of best practices for bringing purposeful technology into the classroom to transform learning. classroom technology] has really carried students to a different level.". Elizabeth, PA.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

OVER TWO MILLION WORDS IN FOUR WEEKS First-grade students at Milton Public Schools use SeeSaw to narrate a story and record. At Milton (MA) Public Schools last February, 758 fourth- and fifth-grade students engaged in a four-week collaborative story writing experience. Coeur d’Alene students engage in learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s really for student engagement and other ideas that you can use in the classroom where students are able to answer questions and engage in class conversations via video. It could be Google Classroom, it could be Schoology, it could be Blackboard, it could also be Microsoft OneNote.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If this small district, despite all the challenges, can find a way to keep students engaged outside the four walls of a classroom, it may shine a light on how other districts can make virtual schools work as well. Overall, 190 students are now enrolled in Fairfield’s Virtual Academy, taught by 40 teachers.

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eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. By following these 10 tips, you can take the guesswork out of new classroom tools and make sure that your district runs an organized and thorough pilot.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

I have had a lot of noneducators talk to me about technology in the classroom. Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent. If you only had six laptops in your classroom, how would you best utilize them? What is the ideal blended learning environment?

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

We have a short, general interest Video of the Week in our classroom, which is watched once a day. Each time we watch, students have a different purpose for viewing. In specific subject areas, we choose short videos to watch 3 times in a row to have students Engage, Examine and Extend their thinking and learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

Dictation can offer you—and your students—much more, such as these five items. The average typing speed of an elementary school student is 10-20 wpm (Bullock, 2011), while the average person dictates about 100-120 wpm (Wong, 2011). Boosts Writing Speed: Want kids to write more with less time? TEACHERS KNOW BEST, 2015.

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Tools iPad Mobility EdTech 60

Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Available in English and Spanish and on Android, iPad, and iPhone devices, your kid may have found their new favorite bedtime routine. Defeat strange and funny monsters using basic math and problem-solving skills; it is a fun way to do math homework and practice the math learned in the classroom. The free app requires iOS 11.0

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

The designation comes with 500 iPads, five gigabytes of data per month for each student and teacher in the sixth through eighth grades, and professional development support for teachers. Polk County Schools is one of the few rural systems in the US to be named a Verizon Innovative Learning School.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

There has been a lot of discussion about screen time, iPad usage, traditional versus new teaching strategies. The debate really centers around the how and why implementing technology can help our students. Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms.

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