User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I love educational technology. I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. Later, I describe and show the work of my students.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 27, 2024

In the modern educational landscape, digital textbooks have become the foundation of learning and are reshaping traditional classroom dynamics. The inclusion of online and hybrid modes of education is greatly influencing the demand for digital textbooks in the academic world. Table of Contents: I.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

As Education Elements has worked with districts across the country, we’ve found a few simple guidelines can help make the visioning process invigorating and inspiring rather than routine or frustrating. Creativity can flow from constraints; creating space for all to share what personalized learning means to them will bring new perspectives.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Inaugural PD, collaborative learning event to be held on December 4, 2015. Lightspeed Technologies , a provider of classroom audio solutions, is launching the Lightspeed Learning Academy, which will kick off with a one-day professional development event, and a new leadership webinar series.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

As Education Elements has worked with districts across the country, we’ve found a few simple guidelines can help make the visioning process invigorating and inspiring rather than routine or frustrating. Creativity can flow from constraints; creating space for all to share what personalized learning means to them will bring new perspectives.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Welcome to Part 2 of our EdTech terminology post — where we hope to give you a relatively simple roadmap to help navigate the thickets of education technology buzzwords and phrases that tend to appear in discussions and debates. Differentiated Learning vs Personalized Learning vs. Individualized Learning.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

JULY 12, 2017

“Educators who work in isolation. improve incrementally, while educators who collaborate. ” I said this in a Twitter Chat a few days ago in response to the question: “Why do you believe that a shared vision and belief system is important to transform education?” transform exponentially!”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Embed tech skills and certifications in programs targeting broader education goals.” Build on open content Instructional designer Rayane Fayed shared a simple, strong recommendation: “Build content based on existing open educational resources.” And how much learning should occur synchronously or asynchronously?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founder & CEO, Intercultural Education Consulting The metaverse, a virtual, interconnected, and immersive digital space where users can interact with each other and digital environments, holds tremendous potential to transform education. Watch this video to see what teaching and learning in UNIVERSE looks like!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Even before the world got turned upside down and we closed our schools, most people knew that K-12 education was in need of innovative ideas, practices and tools. No one would have wished for a global pandemic to destabilize our education system, but alas, here we are. 1: Don't rely on technology alone to reach students.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2019

The infusion of technology into our culture is the greatest change that our educational system has ever experienced. Technology can bring about new learning opportunities, support student engagement, help create a collaborative learning environment, and provide necessary and immediate feedback, among other digital age skills.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Blended Learning vs. Hybrid Learning. As mentioned earlier, blended learning and hybrid learning are often used as interchangeable terms. There are, however, a few distinctions between the educational strategies that are important to note. In this way, hybrid learning can be considered a subset of blended learning.

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The Thinking Stick

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

You integrate AI technology in your classroom, hoping to enhance student engagement and learning. However, you find yourself overwhelmed with the vast array of AI tools and unsure of how to effectively integrate them. Together, let’s explore strategies to strike the perfect AI-human balance and achieve the results you desire.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

When I first became an education journalist back in 2011, there was a lot of talk about individualized instruction, particularly by using educational software to tailor subjects for each student. Along with this rise in high-tech individualized — or personalized learning as it often called — there has also been a backlash.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Google provides quick and easy access to information while YouTube provides on-demand how-to videos on just about any topic. Technological tools are integrated into the lives of today’s students and they want those same tools integrated into their educational experiences. The case for blending and online learning.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As a consequence, the whole day was spent contemplating how will I ever get that knowledge and whether I was going to fall behind. Smart kids knew how to pay attention so I just had to be one of them. Read more: The role of the LMS in designing personalized learning paths for students. Sounds familiar?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 5, 2024

Questioning in the Classroom: An Updated Guide by Terry Heick If the ultimate goal of education is for students to be able to answer questions effectively, then focusing on content and response strategies makes sense. Education is thought to have focused (without having been there, who knows for sure?)

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

With that in mind, we invite you to help us tell our stories at SXSW EDU 2019 to spread the word on topics like learner variability, educator micro-credentials, immersive storytelling with 360° technology, maker learning, edtech pilots, data interoperability, and more. Empowering Educator Voice through Edtech Pilots.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2020

And that, for me, means how we approach education. This summer, I completed a project-based learning professional development course that taught me techniques on creating curricular materials that emphasize collaborative learning, intellectual inquiry, and student ownership of projects and how to make it all work in a virtual setting.

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My Island View

JANUARY 26, 2015

If there is one thing I truly understand about educators it is that they are slow to change. The problem however is that many educators want to apply this sit and wait posture to anything that requires them leaving their zones of comfort. A majority of educators are very comfortable with the methodology and pedagogy of that time.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. Mike doesn’t have a typical education career. Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Details for the program: The CTO Academy For K-12 Early Career and Aspiring CTOs is a program to address the needs of education technology leaders who are new (less than four full years) to their CTO or Technology Leadership position or aspiring CTOs and EdTech leaders currently working in a technology department. Have a listen.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Monica explains how teachers can personalize learning through Lumio lessons. Monica and Kasey share a passion for showing students how to collaborate and learn on a global scale.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1st and 2nd, are the kickoff days for the 2013 Connected Educator Month (CEM). The other part of my job is hosting a nightly CEM "cafe" all month so you can personally meet lots of special "connected" guests--stay tuned!). More information at the CEM website. See you online!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2016

So, as an educator interested in technology — after all, you are reading eSchool News — what is the best source for tracking emerging technologies for learning? The good news is that CoSN is also issuing a new Toolkit to accompany the 2016 Horizon K-12 Education Edition which helps start that conversation. Online Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It is also an effective pedagogical strategy to teach students the skills of critical thinking, giving and receiving feedback and taking responsibility for their own learning. Download this free teacher’s guide about how to create and use feedback rubrics. ?. According to an. analysis by the Wall Street Journal , however, U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

I especially disagreed with the section below because online tools should not be supplemental, but infused into the curriculum in a meaningful way to support teaching and learning. Introduction to Online Tools for Classroom Teachers In today's digital age, technology has become an essential part of education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. What are the 6 learning strategies for students?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Here’s what we learned.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. This macro trend to shake up typical ways of schooling is opening new opportunities for technology to play an even bigger role in education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

And it lacks the enthusiasm—as well as the desire to help kids own and engage in their learning—that defines us as innovative educators. With transformative digital changes happening in classrooms today, basic learning management systems now deliver the answers to most of those well worn questions on parent portals.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification. E: ENCOURAGE.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

I do a lot of speaking about technology trends in education, and none of my talks seem to get larger audiences than those that address new or emerging technologies. So, as an educator interested in technology — after all, you are reading eSchool News — what is the best source for tracking emerging technologies for learning?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 24, 2017

If you’re new to Kiddom , here’s the simplest explanation: it’s a collaborative learning platform that allows teachers to plan, assess, and analyze learning all in one place. . Kiddom’s goal has always been to help teachers move toward personalized learning, grounded in standards-based grading.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Every year for the past 15 years the New Media Consortium and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) have been taking the pulse of where education technology stands among K-12 educators. This collaborative effort helps to paint a picture of where things stand now and where they might be going.

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