Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2018

But first, a primer on student success: it’s a phrase that usually encompasses the departments, advisors, programs, tools, approaches, apps and software a school offers students to help them thrive as they work towards their educational goals. Rodrigues adds, the counselors are “pretty well connected” with companies that are hiring.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

You’ll get access to activities, strategies, and tools to improve the four domains of wellness. I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 12, 2019

“There is definitely something wrong, something broken, with the edtech marketplace. Candidly, edtech developers from larger companies questioned whether adding features that attend to learner variability would prove profitable when “one size fits all” models are easier to develop, sell, and scale district-wide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

So can the actors who are in the meeting looking at the data, who are passionate because it's about their students, are they committed to make change? So that's like one huge thing that needs to be discussed even before the data meeting, because otherwise we're just admiring a problem. 00:05:32:07 – 00:05:56:17 Victoria S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

BIPOC solution providers are for-profit and non-profit education organizations led by people of color who have created programs, tools and models for districts and classrooms. The Learning Salons approach helps to mitigate the equity gap by: Creating awareness of solutions and tools that are unknown to district leaders and decision makers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 10, 2023

Meet the Money Monsters stories introduce elementary aged students to ideas, habits, and activities that they'll need as you grow up and start to manage money. A searchable Financial terms glossary that has definitions that help build financial understanding. Teachers can order free classroom sets! I'll use mathematics as an example.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Maggioncalda calls Coach a “hands-on, interactive” tool, one that lets learners set their own pace with the material. The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. It’s a dance that Sourabh Bajaj is familiar with.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. I'm sorry Canva Classroom author.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

I was definitely the IT coordinator for my house,” says the father of three children ages 1, 9 and 11. “I I definitely didn’t count on much tech support from my school district.” Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

I’ve also included courses from this blog post sponsor, Advancement Courses that meet the criteria for each topic. Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As schools continue to focus on long-term improvement of their education, implementing a high-dosage tutoring program can provide them with the tools necessary to ensure students’ academic achievement by catching knowledge gaps early, meeting students where they are, and providing evidence-based intensive recovery.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

On the flipside, it also means that teachers, ed tech specialists or principals can easily get overwhelmed by the amount of tools and new information. Does the conference meet your school’s ed tech goals? For example, a goal can be to: “Spend one hour less each time I grade papers by using an online grading tool”. Photo source.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you look at the way students actually work, they mostly work with tools that are general-purpose,” Shirky said. Those easy-to-hand, widely adopted tools cited by Shirky include the ubiquitous Google Docs, as well as more-unexpected ones like the website Genius (formerly Rap Genius). We’re completely in charge of admissions.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

There will be some important lasting impacts, though, experts say: Faculty may incorporate online tools, to which many are being exposed for the first time, into their conventional classes. If they didn’t like that, they definitely don’t like what they’re getting this semester. The pace of adoption of those tools will accelerate.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Hyperdocs literacy task boards and Flipgrid are two favorite tools of Laura Dennis, third grade teacher. Learn more about how Laura’s classroom has become more modern and simplified with these valuable tools. It’s been a fantastic tool to use in the classroom. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. It’s fantastic!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Online teachers have to perform their job and meet the needs of their students virtually.That being the case, success in online teaching requires a slightly different set of skills besides the mainstream teaching skills. The onus lies in finding out what skills companies are looking for in online teachers and working on having them.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

From bigwig financiers to bankers, along with heads of private and publicly-traded education technology companies, the gathering attracted around 900 attendees last week to share the opportunities and challenges in the industry this year. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016). billion in venture funding.) Candee concurred.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 17, 2017

And at the end of the day, sometimes I really can’t find things that meet our needs. And that they appreciate music as a learning tool. So I feel like music has a place in the classroom and it is definitely underutilized. But it definitely confuses them. So, I say, “Matt, you’re awesome at writing a song!

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

These “book words” are the academic vocabulary learners need to know and understand to meet their potential in school and beyond. Too often academic language is treated as a list of definitions to be memorized, not as complex concepts to be unpacked. Such a progression can lead to active control of academic language.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Student agency is a top priority at Frederick County Public Schools in Virginia, and it definitely shows in their approach to technology implementation. If a tech tool proves useful, it is incorporated—not the other way around. If a tech tool proves useful, it is incorporated—not the other way around.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 11, 2017

According to Merriam Webster the definition of classic means "serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value, traditional, enduring, historically memorable, etc." As an instructional technologist I am often asked what's the best tool for doing certain things which often leads to "why do we have to embrace so many different tools?

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Every now and then, it's been hard to do a call while the kids are screaming or something like that, but between meetings, to see them or have lunch with them or go on a walk with them, that part has been actually quite nice.” EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic? They were real education.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 1, 2022

We can’t talk about equal opportunities and equal outcomes for students if we don’t begin with literacy,” said Pulver definitively. Adaptive technology is a powerful tool that helps educators diagnose which skills students are struggling with as they learn to read. First, they painted a clear picture of the problem. “We

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

So you’re using the Autocrat merge tool that lets you do all the merge and also kind of gives you some automation features with it, right? There are definitely going to be tough conversations, and so any tool that can help us as educators to slow our own minds down… because we don’t want to be reactive. Meredith: Exactly!

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

When edtech companies approach Kara Monroe, they all tout how their product is different from everybody else’s. A new free tool called the. Users can try the tool to evaluate courseware products that meet the framework’s definition. So much is coming at us,” Monroe says. What’s Next? UNC recently built its.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

But will institutions that already bought other video conferencing tools to get them through the pandemic be eager to shop for a new alternative as they shift to thinking about returning to in-person teaching? EdSurge: Your new company is building a video platform for online teaching. The system is aimed at colleges. Absolutely.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

For example, companies who do not invest significantly (or at all) in research say they don’t do so because their investors and customers (districts and IHEs) aren’t asking for it. Additionally, stakeholders need guidance on determining what level of evidence is necessary to move forward in implementing or scaling a particular tool.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Educators can stop by at their leisure to experiment with the tools, which have been vetted and approved by the district’s technology department. Does it meet students’ needs, or is it just really cool?” There are literally thousands of apps and tools that they could purchase,” South tells EdSurge.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. It may be not full of earthly riches, but definitely full of meaning and full of legacy. We’re not just teachers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, acquired the Company in 2018 and will remain a major shareholder. The new investment from Blackstone will enable the Company to further accelerate organic growth initiatives and innovation across its product suite.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2020

Over the course of eighteen months, twelve school districts in the Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools embarked on a Challenge Collaborative to define Real World Learning (RWL) experiences and develop a set of tools that can assist other districts as create their own RWL plans. Digital Promise Real World Learning Tools.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

The nice thing about having those type of meetings is that the answer is, yes, people have been in that situation. Teachers would meet edtech companies at a conference, which would then give free accounts and say, 'You’ve got to try my product. Cisneros: I love freemium tools. Does anybody have any suggestions or answers?’

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools? Using Google Tools to Help Improve Behavior and Increase Engagement. We knew that engagement had to increase, and so in came our G-suite tools. We showed them how to use the paint can tool to put color in the cells, and we told them to create a jack-o’-lantern.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I was still able to have the conversations, meet new people, experiment with new education products, and listen to extraordinary speakers who are, in myriad ways, changing the planet for good. Communication tools and personalized career-prep education platforms had my eye. I had several key takeaways from this year’s program.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2017

On the surface, adopting technology to support teacher needs or student challenges isn’t terribly complex: define the problem you’re trying to solve, identify the right tools for the job, and implement the tools effectively and with fidelity. Educators argue that too many products don’t actually meet the needs of teachers or students.

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