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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

Happy Black History Month video : In this new video from Sesame Workshop for students in grades PK-2, Elmo, Gabrielle, Tamir, and Abby come together to celebrate the contributions of Black and African American communities. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

A Microsoft spokesperson says over email that this technology is publicly available, and that the company is aware of dozens of K-12 schools that are using it in the classroom. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

And it’s using video, which seems like it’s a really native platform for them right now. So one of the things I try to do is give the students the technology that takes their ideas and enhances them for them, just in their everyday conversation. With Book Creator they can include pictures, they can include video, drawings, text.

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Why Solving the Teacher Shortage Is Critical for Edtech

Edsurge

And while technology can address a variety of education challenges, the misuse of it can be disruptive to learning. Edtech companies have a vested interest in helping states and school systems tackle this challenge. Illustrating success is critical for edtech companies to renew contracts and close sales.

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3 Things Great Teachers Do

The CoolCatTeacher

His primary responsibilities include the coordination of state chapters, STEM, virtual circles and NNSTOY Fellows, video production and technology support. 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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Cook up your Communication with Parents using Google!

EdTechTeam

These digital portfolios can be home to a number of tasty things- docs, slides, sites, photos, videos, and more! An inserted comment here and there in a child’s Google Doc can go a long way to tightening the connections between home and school and expanding the community of support and encouragement for a child. Emma Cottier.

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#40years of educational technology: The moving image

Learning with 'e's

When I first started working in educational technology 40 years ago , the discipline was very new and none of us really knew where we were headed with it, but it was advancing rapidly. You could say we were pioneers in the field of technology supported learning. There certainly weren't many of us around.