Educational Technology Guy

MAY 14, 2012

Google has a unique idea, called the 80/20 rule. Google engineers are encouraged to take 20 percent of their time to work on something company-related that interests them personally. It is a great idea and has spawned many of Google''s apps and resources and made Google very successful, and a very good place to work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. Unboxing Demo: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Digital Learning Collection.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

Barela agreed: He’ll work with Hernan to design a skateboarding course, part of the school’s dramatic transformation toward meeting the needs and interests of the roughly 2,600 students, most of whom are Hispanic and working class, who attend this open-air suburban high school. Next year, all freshmen will take part in personalized learning.

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Hapara

MAY 20, 2022

Deeper learning engages learners in diverse ways and can consist of many modalities, including inquiry-based lessons, blended learning techniques, student choice, personalized learning and collaborative activities. Effectively incorporating technology tools such as Google G Suite, H?para Flip the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

The toxic and ominous polarization of our politics has arrived in our school board meetings, and educators are getting pummeled by accusations that they are brainwashing children into believing “woke” ideologies. Public education in America is under attack on multiple fronts. School budgets are getting squeezed as Covid stimulus winds down.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Whether teaching remotely or in the classroom, consider making time—and providing the right types of hands-on tools—for collaboration, learning and growing. We're all striving to get back to at least some version of in-person learning. 3: Design learning experiences for everyone.

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eSpark

AUGUST 26, 2016

By 2020, Google Apps for Education is predicted to have over 110 million users, due in part to the ease with which districts can use Google’s free suite of tools to encourage classroom collaboration. Google Docs. “ I use Google Docs to develop collaborative meeting agendas with a team of administrators.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

If you aren’t familiar with the current research and educational practices in this area, you might want to add this topic to your personal learning plan for the summer. If you go into lesson planning with an understanding of differentiating instruction, your assignments can engage learners and meet a variety of their needs.

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eSpark

AUGUST 26, 2016

By 2020, Google Apps for Education is predicted to have over 110 million users, due in part to the ease with which districts can use Google’s free suite of tools to encourage classroom collaboration. Google Docs. “ I use Google Docs to develop collaborative meeting agendas with a team of administrators.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

As early as Monday morning, students posted photos of word problems asking how many oranges Mickey Mouse has left after Donald Duck absconded with some, and how quickly Spider-Man would meet Homer Simpson if Spidey started swinging from Manhattan at noon and Homer’s Springfield train left the same time going 70 miles per hour. Why stop there?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

When Frederick County Public Schools started the shift toward one-to-one learning, they first needed to know what kids were doing online. They selected Hapara Highlights for its focus on visible personalized learning, which aligned with their goals. Student Dashboard integrates: Google Classroom.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

Some teachers and parents tell of improvements in students' learning and grades since the start of the pandemic. While online or remote learning clearly don't work for every student, it's possible that fully in-person learning also might not benefit every student. Google Doc handout.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. Most US school districts use Screencastify for an engaging learning experience. Google Drive. Google Classroom. Google Meet.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

AltSchool, the education startup founded by former Google employee Max Ventilla, has so far juggled two businesses: building software to sell to other schools, and operating “micro-schools” where children and teachers enjoy small class sizes that also use technologies built by the company. Francisco Castillo-Fierro. Max Ventilla.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. Through Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. STEM Connect. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Discovery, Inc.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

EdisonLearning provides digital learning solutions, including core and elective eCourses for grades 6-12. This partnership expands its ability to support more schools and districts nationwide, increasing delivery of personalized learning and supporting equitable achievement for all students. Video link: [link].

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

I lived in a small town and didn’t know how I was going to meet him. I was driven by the desire to meet the band. I was picking up a lot of technical skills along the way but never thought of it as learning. They decided as a group to collaborate on a shared Google Slide presentation. I was driving my project.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

I want them to join Google classroom. and I want them to turn their photograph in as an assignment in Google Classroom. As you teach and find new tools, adopt classroom management strategies that help you hold students accountable, keep them engaged, and personalize learning for them. It will help.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

After a career working at tech-centric companies including Google and Quora in product roles, Liu Huang joined CZI in 2017 to oversee the product development, notably the Summit Learning platform. Department of Education, left the organization this summer.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

” Unfortunately, what may be next is the same as all the other tech industries: an over reliance on the big 5 (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon) Well, what is Imagine K12, and why do they have to do with education? but what many of them don’t consider is that the company will eventually need revenue to continue to exist.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 11, 2018

Please don’t misunderstand, I love that teachers and students can collaborate and comment on each other’s work in many apps for learning. For example, when my students would draft in Google Docs , I could leave comments on places for them to revisit or think about in order to improve the writing. Talk about personalized learning!

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techlearning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The intuitive LMS features effectively connect teachers, parents and students to create personalized learning solutions for every student. Moreover, the acclaimed itslearning platform continues to evolve to meet the 21st century learning initiatives of school districts.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

Then she took to Google, researching the virtual homeschool options in her state, trying to suss out the rules and regulations with which she would have to comply. Martin’s concerns about in-person schooling are three-fold. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, virtual learning has worked for her son, who has autism and ADHD. “My

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Tech Helpful

MAY 25, 2017

Yesterday morning before heading to the Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit that I am currently attending, I sat in on a meeting where we announced to our middle school that we were going to pilot the LMS Canvas for next year. One of the questions that was asked was "Why not Google Classroom?" That is definitely no lie.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 6, 2016

A number of ed-tech companies, including Udemy and Tynker, have raked in funds from investors over the past week. Udemy said it plans to use the new capital to “continue its strong international momentum, including growing its localized course content library and product offerings to meet the global demand for online learning.”

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 27, 2016

A complex and challenging K-12 marketplace will get even more so, education company executives gathered here are learning this week, as they try to position their businesses for the opportunities of the future. What Mark Zuckerberg’s Pivot to Personalized Learning Means for the Ed-Tech Market.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2015

Companies like Shutterfly and Snapfish allow you to create share sites which can be password protected. Tools like Google Forms or SurveyMonkey allow you to collect this information and also ask for the best ways to reach families and identify who at home you can speak to about school matters. Are you a Pile-er or a File-er?

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 23, 2020

For the most part, I use Google Keep to capture quick notes, checklists, important websites, and even pictures or screenshots of things that require action. I’ve a developed a toolset with a variety of collaborative apps… for text chats, video calls, shared documents, multimedia editing, and connecting with a personal learning network. .

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And career preparation here isn’t just a buzzword but more like a guiding principle: When the end-of-day bell sounds, some children transition from students to employees of the district, and earn $10 an hour for working on a variety of projects for local technology companies. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

One of the struggles in Wisconsin is digital learning days, where students with limited or no access to WIFI at home cannot access their education. Pioneered by Google in partnership with Kajeet, rural districts in over a dozen states are using rolling study halls. About the Host.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. 2016 Wyoming Google Summit. 2016 Wyoming Google Summit.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

When students at Woodman School, on the western edge of Montana, are working on research projects in class, they don’t have the option to start their search with Google. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, to learn that Woodman is part of the 6 percent of public school districts that still don’t meet federal connectivity benchmarks.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. Would 20 hours of one student logged into Google Classroom, or 20 students logged in for one hour, suffice?

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