EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

How Makerspaces in Schools Help Students Learn to Code. In makerspaces, usually set up in schools or libraries, students work collaboratively on projects that encourage using creative solutions to explore areas in science, technology, engineering and math. Makerspaces have revolutionized what school libraries can do.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Q&A: Kim Buryanek on Bringing Digital Equity into Classrooms. To make the best use of the technology, and to try to give every student a comparable digital learning experience, teachers need professional development, says Kim Buryanek, associate superintendent of Sioux City Community School District in Iowa. keara.dowd_i47Z.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 22, 2014

I find that laughter helps students get to know me and relaxes them when heavy duty learning that is stressful is involved. My classes are challenging and I require a lot of effort but I also need my students to be open to the content and motivated to learn. Recently, I published an article in the GO Teach magazine, LOL!

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. For Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High School in New Jersey, a library makerspace is a unique learning environment that encourages tinkering, play and open-ended exploration for all. Incorporate STEM Trends into Your Library Makerspace.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Here Is What the Right Tools for Mixed Reality in the Classroom Look Like. In K–12, educators have found ways to use augmented and virtual reality to enhance and support deeper learning in the classroom. The future looks promising as educational technology companies rapidly build new immersive tools for the classroom. .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

This is what I imagine “Book Choice” looks like, from curricular choices to which books grace the shelves of our classrooms. This tension comes from students, parents, teachers, and administration/leaders outside of the classroom. Parents desire to be in control of what their children learn about the world and when.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies. When Neosho Junior High School teachers and students moved into a sleek, new campus last August, they said goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to modern learning spaces that encourage mobility, collaboration and new ways of learning.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2016

By Amy Brown More schools are transforming their traditional libraries into innovative makerspaces, giving students the chance to experiment and grow in new and exciting ways.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2016

By Amy Brown More schools are transforming their traditional libraries into innovative makerspaces, giving students the chance to experiment and grow in new and exciting ways.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 22, 2014

I find that laughter helps students get to know me and relaxes them when heavy duty learning that is stressful is involved. My classes are challenging and I require a lot of effort but I also need my students to be open to the content and motivated to learn. Recently, I published an article in the GO Teach magazine, LOL!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom. Ideas about teaching are changing, and classrooms are starting to change along with them. New K–12 pedagogies that focus on collaborative work and learner-centered education require schools to redesign their classrooms with the aim of encouraging these new curricula.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We work with teachers and administrators to create life-long learning patterns in students, whether that’s by curating resources for classroom research projects or by coming into the classroom to teach a lesson on how to do research themselves. What does a modern library look like?

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2019

How Windows 10 Can Support New Classroom Growth. Personalize Learning with Windows 10 Education Tools. For example, students can interact with their laptops and PCs via voice, pen, touch screen and gesture to find a learning style that fits them best. Expand the Classroom with Mixed Reality Tools. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

CLEVELAND – TeachingBooks.net today announced a unique collaboration with Pear Deck , providing expanded opportunities for student engagement and learning. When used with the Sora student reading app , a complete interactive literacy experience is created that engages students of all ages and provides unique learning opportunities.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Thomas School Dedicates Space to Bolster STEM Learning. Pull Quote.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

. – Distance learning has long been a part of the education landscape. Virtual learning has become a permanent fixture in modern academia. Virtual learning has become a permanent fixture in modern academia. Digital Citizenship: Online Communities By Banyan Global Learning, for Grade K-4. By Fins Magazine, for Grades K-6.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Through bond money, we purchased devices and changed the classroom environment. We also added a learning management system and other applications. We have great Wi-Fi, so we also extended our school library hours to late afternoon or early evening , and that was successful. . by Wylie Wong. by Wylie Wong.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

8 Steps to Create a Successful Modern Learning Space. Modern learning spaces can have a big impact on both students and teachers. 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.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

To prepare students for success in a remote learning environment, Learning.com is adding remote learning lessons to its EasyTech content library. Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As Chief Academic Advisor, she will be guiding pedagogy, building a teacher task force, and creating a library of exemplary lessons for students. The platform-wide enhancements leverage the technology’s real time feedback and journalistic approach to writing, offering a modernized one-on-one approach to pedagogy in the classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

Keene, NH – Acclaimed children’s furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today introduced two new 36-inch high curved cabinets in the Nature View Collection, its innovative line of biophiliainspired furniture for Early Learning environments.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

For example, educators use Sora to connect students with their local public library for additional age-appropriate materials through Public Library CONNECT. Past Sora Sweet Reads program data indicates significant readership not only of the program collection, but of other books in the school’s library.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”. Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. Leaders looking to shift learning must think more holistically. Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray share their expertise on modern learning spaces. meghan.bogardu….

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

I never imagined that the final course on learning space design would launch my students and I into the most exciting and rewarding project based learning experience of my career. One of the assignments we were tasked with during the cohort was getting our students involved in redesigning a portion of our classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This provides us with so many options to filter content to meet specific district, classroom and learning needs.”. Content Bundles are a flexible tool that can serve as an effective solution for many common education scenarios, both inside and outside the classroom. Create teacher-specific classroom libraries.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. In one online learning station, students listen to books/stories with an audio recording.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

New, 21st-century pedagogies that focus on interactive curricula and collaborative assignments require new classrooms and media spaces to match. As we know, technology is an essential part of any modern classroom. MORE FROM EDTECH: How K-12 schools can bring digital transformation to their libraries.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Young children learn the most important things not by being told but by constructing knowledge for themselves in interaction with the physical world and with other children – and the way they do this is by playing.” Playing was taking my bicycle apart, putting Legos together, and learning as many facts about cars as I could.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2017

To motivate them tie their learning into activities where they get to send some holiday cheer or celebrate the holidays. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Choose from their library of holiday stickers, backgrounds, templates and images. ” – W.C.

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edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2022

Culturally relevant books are essential for all children in the classroom. These books should be part of every classroom library. Effective classroom libraries should include a minimum of 750 print and digital books covering a rich array of genres reflecting diversity. Culture of Literacy. Join the Community.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 4, 2016

We're excited to announce the second of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," June 15th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). In A New Culture of Learning , authors Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown write, “Where imaginations play, learning happens.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2016

The second of our three free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," is coming up soon! In A New Culture of Learning , authors Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown write, “Where imaginations play, learning happens.” Please also join this Library 2.0

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2022

Keene, NH, – Award winning children’s furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today introduced the Nature View Mobile Book Browser, an imaginative interpretation of a standard book display for Early Learning environments that features a stunning waterfall image on the front and dry erase marker board on the back.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Diehl’s experience underscores the importance of having access to reading materials of interest, since many reluctant readers say they have a hard time finding something they want to read and their preferred texts such as comic books, magazines, or popular book series may not be available at school.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

National Science Foundation – Check out this diverse collection of lessons and web resources for classroom teachers. Learning Reviews Science – More than 500 free interactive science websites and apps. This is an area that may just help you flip your STEM classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2021

Having earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families, Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, a leading provider of literacy curriculum, professional services, and classroom magazines, and a producer of educational and entertaining children’s media.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Context matters, especially when it comes to classroom learning. There's no one formula that's right for every classroom. Some of my own classroom media choices have worked out well, like when I’ve used TED-Ed videos to spark students' interest or to review content. Using Digital Media in Your Teaching.

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