EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Cross-posted from edscoop.com EdTechTeam and CDI Computer Dealers have joined up to provide the Google-powered laptops along with workshops for educators. The two education companies recently partnered to deliver competitively priced technology and opportunities for professional development to educators across North America.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

These days, it involves spending time thinking about Choose Your Own Adventure books. But she’s probably best known as founder of the Edcamp Foundation, which helps teachers run free, grassroots professional-development workshops. When you walk into a room in morning do people just get on their laptops?”. Pull Learning'.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

At no cost to him or his family, the program even provided him with his own laptop to use for his coursework. McKinnon said SMASH’s summer program transformed how he thought about his future. Latinos represented about 16% of the country’s workforce, but only about 7% of the STEM workforce.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

A few weeks ago Schoology , an educational technology company based in New York City, approached me and wanted to hear my views on technology. After the conversation we threw around the idea about possibly collaborating in the future. He had no idea what I was talking about, but was really eager to learn more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Vicki: So today we’re talking with Deb Ramm from Rhode Island about leading change. When you do a model lesson, are you going to spend time ahead of time talking to the teacher about what they’re trying to do? Why don’t you give me one that you believe about helping teachers change? Contact us about the show: [link].

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We got a lot of people talking about how important going to college is,” said Katherine Díaz, who, as deputy director for the nonprofit RGV FOCUS — it stands for Rio Grande Valley — helps coordinate this work. Among other things, its members talk about the obstacles confronting students. “I Last year, 50 did. It’s so sad.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Gender is just one part of the diversity problem confronting many technology companies today. As diversity reports from companies like Alphabet, Apple and Facebook reveal, the employee headcounts—especially in senior and executive positions—are overwhelmingly male and white. And I’m glad I’m not the only one talking about the issue.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Many of my students find themselves composing essays across a variety of devices, phones, personal laptops or campus desktops.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 18, 2020

Armed with laptops, Legos (with no shops to build mechanical structures, the school sent kits) and pads of Post-it Notes, along with their social rituals — meals together, Friday craft nights, a running notebook of their funny quotes — they created a quarantine campus. That difference is not just about the course content.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In 2006 while waiting on a very late bus to pick up my first graders, my principal stopped by my room to tell me about this new website she had heard about from some admin colleagues. That evening, I stayed at school well past dinner educating myself about the ins and outs of this teacher wonderland. What was that?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

EdSurge is all about exploring one fundamental question: How can learning be supported by technology? Of course, a fulfilling life is about far more than earning potential. We started EdSurge in 2011 by focusing on K-12 education. This past March, we began broadening our coverage to include education beyond high school. Sign up here !)

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edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2017

We might want to think about how we begin to introduce materials to individuals on the autism spectrum,” he said. About the Presenter. His technologies have led to the creation of three technology companies that create products for people with disabilities. About the Sponsors. Shane, Ph.D., WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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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. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Gearing up for their district’s password-reset day in October, teachers and school administrators in Raytown, Missouri, watched a spoof video “gym” tour by their tech-support staff, who offered tips for stronger passwords amidst “laptop lunges” and “cross-tech” training.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

In the foreground, music teacher Ryan Olsen operates the sound on a laptop. Around 2009, Lee learned about the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) in Atlanta, where students from across the country gather for three days to compete, take workshops and nerd out over musical theater. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

The freedom to mess up, repeatedly, is a core appeal of this club known as CoderDojo , a loosely-connected global network of coding workshops for kids ages 6 to 18, including this Boston outpost that meets in the borrowed offices of the tech company LogMeIn. You can make your own design. He gets to hang out with his friends.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Other programs provide a standalone workshop or course about education technology. They might give away information to the teacher or classmates about their living situation when they are asked to show themselves on their webcam. They might also have their location data and IP address tracked without their knowledge.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. The computers themselves bring concerns about the negative effects of screens on children’s learning and brain development. MESA, Ariz.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

. — On most afternoons, Jeremiah Smith, founder of an afterschool and summer program called the Rosedale Freedom Project, can be found sitting side-by-side with his students as they peer at laptops, trying to get through their assignments. I was very concerned about that. West Bolivar High School had only four certified teachers.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. NUREVA TRANS-ATLANTIC HUMANITY PROJECT ( www.nureva.com ) Nureva Inc. Each learning space is equipped with a 20’ 2” (6.16

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Edthena

MAY 20, 2022

Host Steve Miletto and Adam talked about why coaching is integral to improvement in teaching, the four-phase self-reflective coaching cycle , and how teachers can use the AI Coach platform to support their growth and collaboration with their in-person coaches. Want to learn more about the AI Coach by Edthena? What’s its purpose?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

One recent spring afternoon, about a dozen Northern Cass students working on laptops made themselves comfortable in a large classroom with mobile furniture, beanbag pillows and a plush blue couch. But we don’t think much about them, quite honestly,” said James Murray, Waukesha’s principal. We take the tests.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. The 44-page manual with color illustrations is full of fun facts and teaches students about different structural elements and the forces that act on them.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 25, 2018

Everything about the building supports that endeavor. In the previous chapter, I wrote about a few of the things students can learn from video games. Rebecca Hare, a teacher, design consultant, and coauthor of The Space , asks this question every time she does a workshop for teachers. It’s like a little prison,” Hare says.

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MindShift

JULY 29, 2015

Educators and students are quickly becoming more comfortable with classroom technology, allowing them to shift from thinking about the technical side of integrating a new tool to focusing on how it improves learning. “They are thinking about how to best integrate the innovation with content.” That’s where we want to be.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In each interview, I ask the question of my special guest, " What do you know about learning that would make a dramatic difference to parents or students at this time? is the Chairman and CEO of Socratic Arts, a company that delivers Story-Centered Curricula to businesses and schools. See all of the speakers here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas. Good for you.

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