Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2022

Kiddom is an all-in-one education platform for remote or in-person learning or a hybrid of the two that provides a high-quality digital curriculum capable of integrating curriculum management, instruction, assessment, and communication tools into one location. Kiddom’s newest feature, Lesson Launch , does it again.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

Educating an android happens one conversation at a time. Such circumstances, he writes, will require that “education be considered a lifelong activity.” Surely the students who learn will also teach. Barry did offer, however, that his tech partners hoped he would use Maria Bot to test his theories on philosophy and education.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

With this purchase, Infobase empowers educators with the professional development and training resources they need to create college- and career-ready students. With this purchase, Infobase empowers educators with the professional development and training resources they need to create college- and career-ready students.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2019

Matt’s Maker Space is a place where kids can explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) through experiential and hands-on learning. New Castle School District, also in Pennsylvania, will host an upcoming workshop addressing how educators can redesign learning spaces to support personalized learning and student agency.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Quick news on Library 2.013 , our third annual worldwide, online, and free conference on libraries, librarians, and librarianship: the formal deadline for session proposals is end of day Monday, September 30th. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1st and 2nd, are the kickoff days for the 2013 Connected Educator Month (CEM).

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2019

But it takes hefty behind-the-scenes work to find high-quality content and adapt it to multiple ability levels and learning styles while also piquing student interest. We're aiming to support educators in finding and using essential content, to save them time and to help them be more effective in the classroom. Learn more here.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 14, 2016

Do you remember walking into the school library during your elementary school years? I roamed in the library with one hand in the back pocket of my Jordache jeans; consistently checking to make sure my library card remained. And if we were lucky, the bookmobile from the local library made its way around our school every month.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, February 26, 2018 — The online literacy platform from Fuel Education (FuelEd), Big Universe®, just got much bigger. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education. “We Of the eBooks in Big Universe’s expanded library, most are designed for the third-grade reading level.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Risk One: The Threat to Student Privacy Risk one is the invasion of student privacy, utilizing data by tech companies collected when students are online. Risk Two: The Proliferation of 'Personalized Learning' Personalized learning, or “competency-based education,” are both euphemisms for computer adaptive instruction.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Personalized learning needs to go away. I could sit here and argue that it needs to go away because companies are trying to replace our most valued resource – teachers – with computers and algorithms that will sterilize learning. But there are two things that bother me most about personalized learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

By investing more funds into its library of science simulations and expanding its reach to younger students and adult workforce skills training, Labster will be able to serve 100 million students around the world through its institutional and government partnerships. . A shared commitment to education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 9, 2023

My journey into the vast realm of educational literature began with my PhD in Educational Studies—a profound exploration that delved deep into the nuances of how we learn and the best ways to facilitate that process. This integration aims to enhance the learning experience, making it more engaging, interactive, and efficient.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

HOUSTON — On the third floor of a bank building near Rice University, the future of higher education is being written. Today, OpenStax—part tech startup, part publishing house, part cognitive science research lab—has a library of three dozen titles. You could maybe change the world, or at least the world of education.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning.

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, May 22, 2018 — To keep students actively learning over the summer and to help prevent summer learning loss, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), with the help of Fuel Education® (FuelEd®), is launching its sixth annual Alabama Summer Learning Challenge. It really motivated her.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts. Her remarks.) .”

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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.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

“A lot more folks started leaning hard on us,” says Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit that provides free educational resources. Who would have thought that a pandemic would have made education such a hot topic—would have made online education, and Khan Academy, almost like an essential service?”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

SplashLearn is free for schools and teachers, ensuring every child gets access to quality, fun education resources in their classroom. It’s a comprehensive and interactive program that caters to children aged 3-11 years and features a rich library of titles. The program is also used by over 750,000 teachers in around 77,000 schools.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2021

– August 12, 2021 – With the kickoff of the 2021-2022 school year, Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) in northern Virginia is making student mental health a priority as it eases back into in-person classroom settings. They also are a supportive tool that educators and parents can leverage to help students who are struggling.

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techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 23, 2018 — Although every elementary school has different student needs its teachers must support, each needs an extensive library of books for its students. Miller says the online platform has also helped the district’s educators incorporate reading across the curriculum. They’re a partner.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

They say I’m personalizing learning. My boss at the time, who brought me into education, told me not to worry. I was teaching special education, and my students would have behavior problems but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. I came to the Cobb County School District in 2006. I was mistaken. Apathy was everywhere.

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iPad Assessment Personalized Learning Libraries 126

Edsurge

JULY 5, 2018

For those looking to keep the feeling alive beyond September, there’s good news: Any time of year, faculty, administrators and software developers are gathering to discuss what’s next in education and technology—and we’ve compiled a free, downloadable calendar of the events that innovative instructors and entrepreneurs don’t want to miss.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

In the education technology business, Larry Berger is considered—if not the smartest guy in the room, then certainly one of the wiser ones. It was bought in 2010 by News Corporation, which invested more than $1 billion into the company and rebranded it as Amplify. The company is no longer as high-profile—or as big—as it once was.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic forced educators to get creative. Some school districts became more agile, offering hybrid learning options to accommodate a broad range of family situations. Now that many schools are back to in-person learning, much of that dynamism could get lost. Those efforts appear to have paid off.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The “dream team” of experts answering calls all had stellar credentials: They were teachers themselves, with training in how to deploy technology for learning and years of classroom experience. The hotline launched on March 23 in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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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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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 18, 2016

Educators framed their passions and their pitches through “TED” talks-style presentations this week to kick off a gathering of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools here this week. Devin Vodicka, superintendent of Vista schools, talks about his district’s path to personalized learning.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

(May 16, 2018) – Texas’ Richardson Independent School District (RISD) today announced it has selected Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support the district’s new, three year “Future Ready: STEM for All” initiative.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

Innovation is happening all over higher education today—but it is happening in islands, pockets and clusters. Even in a space where everyone was bound to have their own institutional and personal agendas, we saw several themes emerge, some of which become became fodder for “neighborhood” action-oriented discussions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As parents and educators continue to navigate remote learning, children with visual impairments have the added burden of learning in virtual classrooms that aren’t designed for them. Hybrid and socially distant in-person classes present challenges of their own. on how students learn braille via remote education. “I

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

.” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Enter personalized learning (PL)."

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

In recent dealmaking news, Barnes & Noble Education acquired LoudCloud Systems and ed-tech startup Volley Labs raised $2.3 million, including drawing funds from Zuckerberg Education Ventures, one of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s investment vehicles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Volley Labs Raises $2.3

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