Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. So, I started digging deeper into using technology [itself] as a manipulative. It was just a mess.

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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 I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). Boy, have times thankfully changed, but I have not. Wikipedia is one of those examples.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 8, 2017

You will be expected to engage in the learning activities during class time. You will be expected to do collaborative learning during the class time. I will introduce the learning activities, but you will be responsible for the actual learning. This coming school year I am working with gifted elementary students.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Flexible seating in classrooms can be a great place for teachers to start, however, as it can be the catalyst for meaningful technology use in the classroom. Harbor Beach High School in Michigan updated its library with easily configurable desks that enable collaboration for groups of any size. Photo: Nick Hagen. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Elementari is a wonderful new site for digital storytelling and project based learning that I just found out about from Larry Ferlarzzo's excellent blog. I highly recommend checking out Elementari by clicking here !!! * Finally, a finished story can be embedded into a site/blog to help schools abide by COPPA/CIPA compliance.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Everything is built toward an open environment and geared toward collaboration ,” says Scott Harris, Neosho School District’s technology director. “We We have more group-based learning going on, but we also accommodate individual instruction. Our goal is to enhance learning, and it works.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Below, Melissa shares advice for how teachers can facilitate these kinds of powerful collaborative learning experiences with their students. Students have opportunities to work on smaller projects to familiarize themselves with collaborative learning and integrated projects. Preparation sets up students for success.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

The post Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

A teacher has to teach over 20 students with different learning styles, skills and priorities, which is a challenging task, especially when the classroom time is limited. Remember to start small, try one blended learning model, one technology tool at a time, analyze the mistakes you have made and then move forward.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Authored by Marian Small and co-authored by Graham Fletcher, the blended, easy-to-use three-part instructional design emphasizes student teamwork and communication skills in a collaborative learning environment. Learn more about these free webinars. We couldn’t do that before.”

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Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

CIPA also requires schools to monitor student online activity and provide training for responsible technology use. Web filtering does vary dramatically from elementary, middle, to high school – however, it offers additional aspects often forgotten that are equally optimal for students of any age.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

From elementary school students to those preparing for high-stakes tests like the SAT or GRE, these vocabulary apps provide a diverse range of features tailored to different learning styles and objectives. The app also emphasizes knowledge retention with an optimized review feature and context-based grammar learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess. Her vision and subsequent plan resulted in a collaborative learning space open to all students where they could come to tinker, invent, create, and make to learn.

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edWeb.net

JULY 19, 2022

Joyce Whitby, CEO and Co-founder of Innovations4Education and panel moderator, kicked off the session with a poll question for attendees, asking, “What’s your biggest motivation for using more technology in the classroom?”. Leveraging technology is one way to meet the challenge. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I visited many elementary and middle schools where students, with bulging headphones wrapped over their heads, stared at separate computers, each learning something different at the same moment. Its advocates argue that group work like this helps kids learn the social skills that are necessary to solve problems in the modern workplace.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

During a recent edWebinar , ways to develop early coding skills through playful learning were presented by Leanna Prater, Ed.D., a Solution Engineer at LEGO Education, and Jennifer Rodabaugh, a classroom teacher and developer of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) projects. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district is partnering with LocknCharge to create a new mobile device charging cabinet – the Carrier 15 Charging Station™. It includes three large baskets to store and safely distribute technology.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Holistic Learning Documentation : They serve as comprehensive collections of student work, showcasing a range of reading and writing activities. Collaborative Learning : They foster collaboration between teachers and students, deepening the understanding of reading and writing development. Duchein, M., & Armato, C.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Educators: Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology. Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues. What a real world opportunity for our students!

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Recently one of our fifth grade teachers, Alice Sikkema, was chosen to present in the poster sessions at Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC). One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. She rocked it!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2015

’ You might even understand the purpose of a PLN–to provide educators with a collaborative learning environment–but think you don’t need one, or staff development provided by your school is all you can handle. focus your PLN on your avocation –technology in education or education in general.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In a recent edWebinar , “Building STEAM Confidence and Creativity in Middle School,” educational technology experts described how enriching STEAM-based learning experiences can enhance the socio-emotional skills students need to succeed now into the future. He is the technology coordinator at Kailua Elementary School.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 15, 2023

The first day sets the tone for the entire academic year, and it’s the perfect opportunity to establish a vibrant, welcoming, and collaborative learning environment. Throughout my teaching career, I’ve always believed in the importance of making learning enjoyable, engaging, and interactive.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Two Forest Grove Elementary School students show off their block structures for Nesra Yannier to photograph during an experiment. PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. Most technology is so isolating.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Five years have passed since that conversation, and I am now a mentor with the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP). In my role as a mentor, I support schools in using coaching to implement instructional technology in impactful ways in their communities. In the DLP we say that everyone deserves a coach, and that includes our coaches!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

TypeTastic - The best site around for student's K-12 (w/ educational portal) learning how to type/keyboard. Socrates - A cutting-edge new site where educators can seamlessly differentiate instruction through game based learning. Project Pals - A great all-in-one collaborative learning platform that is ideal for project based learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Classroom walls don’t exist to Toni Olivieri-Barton, a library technology educator at Fountain Valley School. She specializes in using technology to connect students at the private day and boarding high school in Fountain with students worldwide to do projects together. The trend is in its infancy, said Lindsay, via email.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

CricketTogether won Best of Show from Tech & Learning magazine at ISTE 2017. TryEngineering Together, developed, in partnership with IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization advancing technology for humanity, is a response to the urgent need to inspire and educate a future generation of engineers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. Are we providing students the opportunity to own their learning?

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Their school is committed to organization-wide change to effectively infuse technology into the curriculum and they are truly forward-thinking in their approach; the school has already implemented many innovative teaching practices and spaces. They are well into their journey to bring blended and flipped learning to all classrooms.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2015

Adam Welcome , elementary school principal and Remind Advisory Board member from Martinez, California, will share best practices for Chat as well as tips for using Remind''s Scheduled Messages, Attachments, Stamps, and more! Participants will be immersed in ''flat'' or connected learning modes and explore global collaboration as a pedagogy.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 22, 2016

Kids should be developing these skills while they're still in high school, college and heck why not even elementary school! BreakoutEDU is a kit ( costs about $99 ) that uses a collection of locks to challenges to create super engaging games that require student collaboration in order to Breakout of (or rather into) a wooden box!!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

To further support collaborative STEM learning, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched LabQuest 3. LabQuest 3 makes it easier than ever for students to collect, analyze, and interact with data as they engage in hands-on scientific discovery,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology.

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