Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

So this fall, eight institutions in the California State University system are lending iPads and tech accessories including a stylus and smart keyboard to all new freshmen and transfer students who want them, regardless of financial need. Providing tools to students at the beginning of their career is integral to achieving those goals.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Finally, we get the feedback that we need on apps for young children and meet content standards. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” It’s going to be a thinking and writing partner in multiple languages,” he says, typing questions into the chatbot on his iPad.

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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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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. Screencast Software Tools For Teachers.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Over 500 education technologists from companies and districts gathered last week in Denver for the IMS Learning Impact meeting , hosted by the IMS Global Consortium. So far, data sharing capabilities are fairly limited in today’s education technology tools, because there is no standard agreement on how to share data between them.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. Other companies with products in the market are Bamboo Learning, Ello and Imagine Learning.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. Then there was the iPad. Appealing to all ages for all occasions, the iPad topped the market in the following years after its release. Will the cloud continue to reign?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Launched from garages and tech accelerators, startup after startup burst onto the scene with technology tools for the education market. The industry has since consolidated, due in part to an uptick in mergers and acquisitions by education companies and private equity firms. So what is it like—and what does it take—to sell a company?

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The first step for any startup creating an iPad app is to find an app developer. These experts agreed with the need for these tools, and our unique approach. However, at that time, only about five percent of companies applying were winning these grants. Department of Education grant. Networking Helps.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. Online training for teachers is the perfect opportunity to also train them to use edtech and other online tools. Professional development (PD) for teachers is an ongoing process. PD never ends.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

You just download it on Google Play or iTunes and use it with your touch Chromebook or iPad after listening to Tom Mullaney share how it works. Enjoy this fun, free tool. Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. Specifically, I’ll mention features of Screencastify , the tool I recommend for students to use for Google Chrome or Chromebooks. (If Why Screencasting Is a Useful Formative Assessment Tool. In this blog post, I’ll share how I use screencasting to assess student work. History artifacts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

I’ve found a tool that can help with inquiry-based learning, nonfiction reading, and meeting standards: Kids Discover Online. Those of you wanting to quickly meet a standard will be thankful for this approach. Even worse, the link might break or lead to spam content. This post is a sponsored by Kids Discover Online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Enter award-winning PASCO Scientific with a commitment to providing innovative, affordable tools for K-12 science and math programs. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. What is PASCO Scientific.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I’m not going to allow tech companies be our 21st century publishers that pigeon hole my students learning. I want my students to CREATE and SHARE, and they can do that with whatever tool they want.”. Teachers are clearly wary of the trend of putting the cart before the horse, or in this case the iPad before the learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To help schools, parents and caregivers meet the needs of their early learners and further empower their learning journey toward school readiness, Gale, a Cengage company has made major enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy , its award-winning interactive online learning solution for children ages three to six.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. Or it uses an iPad. It displays something on the iPad, and then you use building blocks to recreate what you’re looking at on the iPad. The iPad is getting it’s content from a little device that you put on top of the iPad that has a mirror.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

This fun video tool is a great way to engage students at the beginning of school. She also uses this for professional development for teachers when she’s preparing to meet them on-site. VICKI: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday. TERYL: Vicki, Flipgrid is a newer tool. This episode is sponsored by Bloomz.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

This unit teaches about fire while meeting Next Generation Science Standards. As it has been noted, UL (Underwriters Laboratories), the creator of Xplorlabs, is a global safety science company. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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TeacherCast

JULY 19, 2015

Kyle is currently working at an internet technology firm and Paul is a key account manager at a science technology company. iCanConduct was born on one of Paul’s visit’s to meet Kyle’s son, when the two decided it was time for them to stop talking and start programming.

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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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The Game Agency

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This is a great tool to maximize live meetings and make them more fun and engaging. game with your training content on iPads. We can create a digital remote on your phone with our motivate meeting tool. I deployed the Jump and Match games on behalf of a leading Fortune 100 processor company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Today for Tech Tool Tuesday, Billy Krakower and Vicki Davis take a deep dive into Twitter for educators. ” Want to hear some more about tech tools? Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

At North Carolina’s Rowan-Salisbury Schools, a room in the central office showcases 3D printers, virtual reality headsets and a variety of iPad apps. Educators can stop by at their leisure to experiment with the tools, which have been vetted and approved by the district’s technology department. Educators have so many options.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. Melissa: Well, the tech tools I’ve pulled out right now are a mixture of tech tools that teachers can use for data collection and also for students. That is such an incredible tool to help with all students.

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The Game Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This is a great tool to maximize live meetings and make them more fun and engaging. game with your training content on iPads. We can create a digital remote on your phone with our motivate meeting tool. I deployed the Jump and Match games on behalf of a leading Fortune 100 processor company.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. The Tools Of Mobile Learning. Many schools have proceeded through various stages of student tech, from BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Devices’) to iPads, to Chromebooks. One such company is XP-Pen and their series of tablets.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2013

My first coding with kids experience was through the Technovation Challenge , a great program that connects young women in high school with women in technology from companies like LinkedIn and Google. There are some great tools for teaching programming skills and thinking to kids as young as kindergarten. Programming'

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It was right around the time that collaborative writing tools like Google Docs were just really first starting to be introduced. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. She makes sure she does by voice or by talking with people.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Compatible hardware includes any touchscreen device or monitor (iPad mini-sized tablet or larger) running Windows 10, Android or iOS. It’s a powerful promotional tool that can go anywhere schools can put an internet-connected tablet or monitor, and goes beyond what a poster or display board can do.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

The company prohibits most third parties from selling new devices to school districts, so Miller couldn’t place a bulk order with Best Buy as a district official. A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Apple backed down.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

But how does a philosophy that has been taught for centuries stay relevant in an education age immersed with iPads and apps, and careers driven by the digital economy, automation and personalization? The need for thoughtfulness in our technocentric world extends beyond the creation and use of new tools.

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