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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. Wait, TVs to Support Collaboration? The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk. It was failing us."

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Classroom Software Laptops

Bloom’s Taxonomy and the implications it has for a digital classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

So can technology support higher order thinking? I would say YES it can SUPPORT and even ENCOURAGE higher order thinking. Try using TED-ED talk videos or inspirational YouTube clips ( flipping your classroom is a great way to do this style of learning ). A good tech tool to support this would be graphing software.

Classroom

Classroom Analysis Software EdTech

How Technology Can Help Deepen Students’ Learning

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Fortunately, technology tools can provide support for each stage. Technology-Supported Surface-Level Learning. Technology for whole group settings, e.g., interactive flat panel displays and presentation software, can engage students by using videos and vivid images to get them curious and excited about a subject.

Technology

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Leah: Well, some of the best tools that I’ve used in the classroom are those that simply enhance the student’s voice. Whatever works.

EdTech

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Two Models for Leveling Up How You Integrate Technology and Teaching

EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

A 2019 Common Sense survey found that only four out of every 10 teachers consider the professional development that they received on the use of technology in the classroom to be effective. For augmentation, teachers use technology to make a functional improvement in an existing task. By Paul Erickson and Paul Gigliotti.

Technology

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Touch-Typing: Rote vs Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning?

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. Having said that, Integrated Learning by itself has its own pitfalls. Keyboarding 101.

Learning

Learning Comparison Digital Citizenship Software

Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Google, which officially debuted Classroom in 2014, is arguably as widespread in schools as Google’s usage is in the workplace. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010.

Learning

Learning Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry

We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class.

EdTech

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

Data

Data Education Report Professional Learning

The Writing Process that Utilizes Tech Integration

Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I can't help but wonder how does technology support that well-oiled process because well.that's what I do.wonder about technology. Why not allow students to plan using the Wave Rocketbook notebook that would back up to their Google drive? I love that. Drafting: We are a school that uses GSuites.

Google

Google EdTech Meeting Software

Connected Learning and 21st Century English Teacher Education

Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

Much of the current rhetoric about technology and education relates to devices and software programs—what types schools should purchase, how much money districts should spend on them, how they should be integrated into classroom learning, and what return on investment they should produce.

Education

Education Learning MOOC Laptops

Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used consistently? If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. Those I could easily count on one hand.

EdTech

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Alma provides complete SIS, Google Classroom integration

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2016

Alma expands partnership with Google, implementing new Coursework API to eliminate double data entry and streamline teacher workflow. Alma Technologies, Inc. has expanded its integration with Google Classroom to include the new Coursework API.

Google

Google Classroom LMS Data

8 Tips for the Care & Feeding of the Reluctant Tech User

The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

OR if they didn''t bring them in, I hand them a digital camera with a grin and say "Go take a 15 min digital safari - lay down, lean over, step on chairs, and take pics of your classroom or the school from freaky angles and come right back!" Then hand it over & let them touch, play, explore, and try the tech.

Libraries

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. How to Empower Effective Teachers.

EdTech

EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis

Technology and Capstone Courses

Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

Technology can enhance the structure and requirements of the program by enabling students to do more. In “How Does Technology Facilitate Learning? Furthermore, technology can assist the structure and requirements of the program by supporting students in their own ability to keep track of and organize data gathered through the project.

Course

Course Technology Social Media BYOD

We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. How to Empower Effective Teachers.

EdTech

EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis

What Technology Helps Students Learn?

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Examples of technologies that improve student learning include adaptive learning platforms like Khan Academy, offering personalized instruction. Virtual reality applications like Google Expeditions provide immersive experiences. Educational apps and interactive software engage students, making learning enjoyable and accessible.

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