eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Of course, it’s important to strike a balance between technology and traditional teaching methods, ensuring that technology supports educational goals rather than replacing human interaction and critical thinking. Technology is a powerful tool in education, but it is not a replacement for human teachers.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 8, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler I'm currently writing several short online courses for educators, and I've just published the second module in my online series about digital learning. I've written about digital literacies in previous publications, because I consider them vital for the success of any technology supported learning ventures.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

Of course it’s a mess because we don’t have enough funding, we don’t have enough slots, but generally, it’s a mess. This is an area that, over time, I’m hoping there will be better solutions powered by technology. And then you have families. It’s a mess right now – the connection between the two. And right now, it doesn’t exist.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2018

He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. He was vague on what the company is eyeing next, only saying that “technologies and services that support our students and improve our core business is critical.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Our interviewees described numerous examples of technology use in developmental education instruction and student support. These uses can be categorized as instructional technology, course management technology and student support technology.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 16, 2023

Grading and student feedback take up most of a teacher’s non-instructional time , and rightfully so: students (and their guardians) rely on teacher feedback to make meaningful improvements over the course of a school term. With goals in place and the right technology supporting you, fast grading gets a bit easier.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Rather than receiving course content via lectures and then working on problems and projects on their own time, students are responsible for digesting core content before coming to class. Of course, Wi-Fi, adequate charging stations, and whiteboards are critical. The SCALE-UP classroom places heavy emphasis on student collaboration.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Ertmer first distinguished between “first- and second-order barriers” to the effective use of technology in the classroom in 1999, referring to categories of challenges that are sometimes called “external and internal barriers.”

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

As I continue to grow in this area, I am always on the look out for new tools that I can integrate into my presentations to demonstrate these two points as well as to illustrate the pedagogical link that technology supports in our schools. Submit your opinion with a reason.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2020

Through this program, our brick-and-mortar teachers work alongside ALDCA teachers to combine a rigorous academic course load — which includes English, math and social studies — with online experiential learning opportunities like internships, job shadowing and project-based learning. We already had the technological support.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 23, 2020

It's just the ticket for teachers who have recently been compelled to adopt technology supported learning. It's the new normal and will be for a while, so if you would like to know more about your own 'digital' identity, as well as the way your students represent themselves in the digital world, then this free course is for you.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

Over the last two days I have attended 2 different #MyFest22 presentations ( Accessibility Crowdsourcing for Digital Literacies Toolkit and Open Learning Journey Week 2 Kickoff) where the heart of the discussion was the question: what happens if a student or community is unable to access learning (tools, resources, content, courses)?

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Middle School Teacher & Technology Support. Learn more about Google Slides and Google Draw with our Online Course! If your students are anything like mine, they will absolutely thrive on the endless possibilities and creations one can make when Google Slides and Google Draw collide! Emma Cottier. Saanich School District 63.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Students returned the cards containing their answers for marking via the same affordable postal system in what eventually became known as correspondence courses. By comparison, in its technology supported multiple formats, contemporary distance education is much more sophisticated. We have come a long way.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

If one chooses to start with TPACK, look at your curriculum, pedagogy, and technology to determine how these domains intersect. Stafford Public Schools is threading TPACK throughout the revision of its three-year technology plan in order to ensure that technology supports content and pedagogy. Getting Started.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Yet even that kind of change signals to students that the technologies that touch their lives, in work, studying or in leisure, are going to continuously change. Many of those technologies support collaboration. Programs such as Breathe for Change , which emphasize mindfulness and meditation for educators, are growing popular.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Backdrop to the raise is a growing market and demand for online courses. In those days, he says schools often lacked the in-house expertise to create and sell an online program from scratch, and looked to OPMS to provide, among various services, technology support, recruiting and marketing, and instructional design.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Read more at What the Savviest School Administrators Know About Education Technology _ This is part of a series in my conversation with author and professor Liz Kolb , who is teaching a course at the University of Michigan that addresses ways technology supports modern teaching and learning.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Until then if you want to share what you hope I'll touch upon in any of these considerations or if you have insights, please share in the comments. __ This is the first in a series sharing insights from my conversation with author and professor Liz Kolb , who is teaching a course at the University of Michigan that addresses ways technology supports (..)

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

There was a limited amount of follow-up support, and that support had to be initiated by the teacher’s request. Of course I do not see this as a shortcoming of the educators who were charged with evolving this PD in their district. Of course that is only an additional two-year degree and careers are 35 to 40 years long.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

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. Amazon followed with an announcement of its own on Monday.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 20, 2015

The primary object of study in a college course is often a model, principle, theory, equation, causal relationship, or other idea. Whenever it is impossible to replace commercial materials with OER for these reasons, we find ourselves in a situation where commercial materials must be used in the course.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Talk with the trainers, the tech people, and try the technology." And of course, factor in long term costs. Rugg and Moser, say their most important advice for other districts is to ask: “Does this technology support educators?” Mark Rugg "What I learned through this was we need to. really play with it," says Rugg.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Of course, not all screen time is created equal. This is, of course, easier said than done (and a personal growth area for me as an educator!). Kids of all ages are consuming and producing more digital media than ever before. But is "screen time" actually the best way to describe, or measure, kids' media use?

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2016

MindTap now covers more than 550 courses, or approximately 60 percent of Cengage Learning’s product portfolio. The recent acquisition of Learning Objects aims to build the right technology and scale to support customers serving students seeking online alternatives to traditional college courses.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2016

South Dakota is leveraging a statewide distance learning center to link students to core courses. New video technology, supported by a reliable internet connection, is making the classroom video chat option much more flexible and practical, too. Distance learning fills core gaps at rural school.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

Leo has supported education in a variety of roles, including a technology support specialist, instructional technology specialist, network administrator, director of technology, CIO/CTO, and adjunct professor in four districts and a higher education institution.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The ECMECC staff provides instructional technology support for districts, which is especially important for smaller ones that may not be able to have full-time tech support people of their own. Previously, he taught middle and high school mathematics and college technology courses. Croix River Education District.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

This is part of a series in my conversation with author and professor Liz Kolb , who is teaching a course at the University of Michigan that addresses ways technology supports modern teaching and learning. To get your copy visit [link] Read more all about it at Liberate Genius in 20 Days and Know How Every Child Thrives.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Read more at Supporting Student Personal Learning Networks and 15-Year-Old explains the key to developing a #PLN This is part of a series in my conversation with author and professor Liz Kolb , who is teaching a course at the University of Michigan that addresses ways technology supports modern teaching and learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2017

You continue to get trained in the science of teaching throughout the course of your career. His primary responsibilities include the coordination of state chapters, STEM, virtual circles and NNSTOY Fellows, video production and technology support. He has received numerous educational awards over the course of his career.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But after talking to a number of different educators and reading their various accounts, what I can tell you is that your peers have discovered creative, technology-supported ways to approach teaching reading, writing and vocabulary in their multi-subject classrooms—and they were willing to share it to help you out.

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Kathy Schrock

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Of course, you can always add additional subscriptions if you want to be able to access multiple computers from the same iPad. I provide Ed Tech and Assistive Technology support to students with disabilities. Parallels is working on a pricing model for schools and colleges, so watch for that, too! Flash content on the iPad.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

I, of course, start off again by modeling — what does a SketchNote — or what could a SketchNote — look like? Her main mission is to help support their development in science and science communication. From iPads to robotics to 3d printers, science exploration with technology support is happening in @lacrossescience.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. In this post, I will address each of these questions based on the definition of a capstone course at my current place of employment.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Best Educational Technology Support Blog: The Pursuit Of Technology Integration Happiness - I have been following Michael''s blog now for a while and he has great stuff for teachers either just learning about technology integration or those that have been around for a while.

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RafranzDavis.com

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s weird to me that we live in a world where technological advancements have literally changed everything that we do from how we order food to how we travel, receive medical care, learn random “non-textbook” things and of course communicate with each other.

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