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Trending: This style of learning has teachers and students re-imagining Future-Ready

eSchool News

The 21 st -century classroom has undergone many changes, from the growing implementation of new tools and technologies, to new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. With tablets, smartphones, and access to computers, students can search for answers to their questions in a way that wouldn’t have seen possible a decade ago.

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Top 10 Digital Tools for the Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

The best digital tools for the classroom are the ones that provide an easy interface, facilitate collaborations, simplify communication between students and teachers, offer quick analytics for administrators, and are cost-efficient. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms.

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If we’re not irrelevant, what are we?

Dangerously Irrelevant

But we rarely foster ‘future ready’ policies, instructional and leadership practices, or school organizational redesigns. utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. We talk a lot against federal and state policy.

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Education technology and the future of Higher Ed leadership

Neo LMS

Another 20 percent of respondents delved into more detail to point out that personal electronic devices, such as tablets and smartphones, are changing the way students and instructors alike approach education.”. Education technology and the future of Higher Ed. Education technology and the future of Higher Ed.

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Why Talking About 'Screen Time' is the Wrong Conversation

Edsurge

That can leave parents and educators feeling a sense of anxiety about technology and kids, even as more schools use iPads and Chromebooks and other tech in classrooms. And then you say it's our smartphones, and the only way we can ever even communicate with our peers to deal with all this stress is through our smartphones.

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Tips for Designing a Future-Focused EdTech Mindset

edWeb.net

He prescribes five tips for designing a student-centered, future-focused edtech mindset. He is a former classroom teacher and award-winning principal. Develop a clear game plan , including clear, precise, and accessible communication options that support the entire school community.

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3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student

eSchool News

Since education has been focusing more on adapting itself to its students, rather than students learning to adapt to its educators, there’s never been a better time to re-examine strategies ranging from classroom pedagogy to campus-wide technology initiatives. Digital is King.

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