A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

New Milford High School proudly joined 37 states, 15,000 teachers, and over 2 million students on February 1 for the inaugural Digital Learning Day. This day, however, was not really much different than any other day at NMHS as we have made a commitment to integrate digital learning into school culture for some time now.

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eSchool News

JULY 31, 2023

Key points: As AI advances, workers will be needed to do the tasks that technology won’t be able to do well Educators will have to model the behaviors and new way of learning that students need See related article: ChatGPT is the shakeup education needs We are in a new era–the Era of Smart Technology. will be even smarter.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Teachers must meet the challenge of creating engaging instructional resources to support personalized learning, develop lessons to spark student curiosity, and facilitate opportunities for collaboration. I am often asked for my favorite edtech tools to save time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Those were just a couple of the questions raised on Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation? Curation is key,” tweeted Trish Briere, “but some good education on digital rights is also very helpful.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Shari Eberts, a hearing health advocate and speaker, offers guidance through these definitions: Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, (dis)ability, age, religious commitment or political perspective.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 14, 2020

I would definitely recommend this conference to any educator in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Karan Watson, STEM 4 Innovation Keynote Speaker.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

With increases in technology and adapting to both remote and hybrid learning , we have seen them become nimble while embracing innovative pathways to create a more equitable learning experience. There were definitely excellent practices taking place in classrooms across the globe. All of that has changed in many schools.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Today we celebrate Digital Learning Day across the country by taking time to highlight the impact of technology on teaching and learning. . Any educator will tell you digital learning includes: Frozen screens. No, and definitely not at first. Definitely. Pages that won’t load.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 14, 2020

I would definitely recommend this conference to any educator in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Karan Watson, STEM 4 Innovation Keynote Speaker.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2022

This year, 57 such experts identified social, technological, economic, environmental and political trends influencing the higher ed sector. And unsurprisingly, their reflections underscore dramatic shifts in teaching and learning either instigated or sped up by the pandemic.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 1, 2018

February 22, 2018, marked the seventh annual Digital Learning Day. Digital Learning Day celebrates the use of technology and innovative practices in student learning. Many teachers, myself included, incorporate digital learning strategies on a regular basis. The post Digital Learning Day?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Feelings of AI anxiety are valid for a technology that brings so much change and uncertainty. Make It Fun and Refreshing for Students The great part about implementing Power Skills into K-12 education is that they are exciting and engaging for students to learn and practice. However, their presence is sorely lacking in K-12 education.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Keep reading to learn about six of the most significant benefits of immersive, metaverse learning, or head over to UNIVERSE , by ViewSonic and see the latest in metaverse education. This technology can also cater to a variety of other needs too.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This use of AI at school will impact how students learn and use their creativity as innovation, which will be increasingly necessary in the future as even higher-order thinking skills become standard. We must evolve our definitions of creativity to higher orders to stay relevant, including successfully using AI in and out of the classroom.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2015

Annual survey finds that students say digital learning supports self-directed learning and collaboration. The information comes from Project Tomorrow’s annual Speak Up survey, which polls students, parents, administrators, and educators about their technology use in and out of school.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2018

It is particularly interesting to examine why the ubiquity of innovation and technology has not managed to level the playing field. Why hasn’t innovation in teaching and learning cascaded to underserved populations?

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 22, 2022

More higher education institutions have now recognized the need for hybrid learning options. While the hybrid class definition might vary with the institute, the framework remains by and large the same. What is hybrid learning, and how does it work? Hybrid learning is […].

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2018

What are the best ways to support and structure digital learning? One text described it as looking into institutional return on investment (ROI) for digital learning. Let me pull out some highlights I found especially interesting for the future of education and technology. You see why the Forum is so cool?).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Yet, there is clear value in digital credentials within higher education and job-embedded professional learning. Rob Coyle Digital Credential Program Manager at 1EdTech Coyle: It seems every credentialing organization has its own definition of microcredentials, alternative credentials, digital credentials and badges.…

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 26, 2020

The map was created with a template provided by Amanda Sandoval ( @HistorySandavol ), who I definitely recommend following, because she shares so many amazing free Google Slides templates. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books !

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Now is also a time to reflect on what educational technology tools U.S. thousand schools with the minimum connectivity goal to give students equal access to digital learning opportunities–a figure schools can definitely be thankful for. The three Ts: Thanksgiving, turkey and tech. Chromebooks. million students, 2.6

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection features sections available to the general public, as well as those exclusive to the Verizon Innovative Learning schools community which are accessed by logging into the app. Marrs Magnet Center in Omaha, Nebraska. “I I am excited about the possibilities of this app.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2024

Today’s education leaders have unprecedented access to edtech products, but there’s no clear way to determine a product’s quality or effectiveness for learning. How can decision-makers know if a product meets learning standards and drives student achievement without a shared definition of what makes a product usable, valuable and effective?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Read Write Think walks students through the definition of a timeline and creating their own. The following free web tools will help learners design multimedia timelines. Create Timelines.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 18, 2019

Inclusive learning and providing for students and families from different backgrounds is something that the Buncee and the Microsoft team are definitely passionate about, making this integration a natural fit. I've also had students experience difficulty with reading on certain colored backgrounds, so this is a definite plus.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the first Technology Integration Coach for Shelby County Public Schools, I fully felt the weight of the task -- to help launch a technology 1:1 initiative for seven thousand students and hundreds of staff. Over the years, the position and responsibilities changed (as did the title to Digital Learning Coordinator!),

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

“Elinor can understand the child’s response and then make a contingent response to that,” says Mark Warschauer, professor of education at the University of California at Irvine and director of its Digital Learning Lab. That’s what experts at the Digital Learning Lab and PBS hope to find out—with help from an animated bunny.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse. Broadly, the metaverse refers to the creation of virtual worlds or spaces in which social interactions can occur.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2020

According to LeiLani Cauthen, CEO and Publisher at the Learning Counsel, “When we’re talking about social distancing, we’re normally talking to schools who are now moving into a hybrid mode. That has many different definitions. It […].

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a teacher who strives to help students uncover their interests and stretch their imaginations, I wanted to ensure they were participating in this new technology. As Bill Gates said last spring, “You definitely want the good guys to have strong AI.” And that made us all squirm. In fact, that feels scary.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Your Instructional Coaching Department Mission Statement, in reflection of this definition, needs to be crafted as an official document and widely recognized in the school district by all members. To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform. Example Short Term Goals. Example Long Term Goals.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Developing District-Wide Inclusive Computational Thinking Pathways” will be available on-demand, free of charge on Pathfinders Online Institute , the foundation’s signature digital learning platform. Join us for a webinar on November 10, 2022 to learn more. We live in an increasingly technological and computational world.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2023

This brings up some pressing questions, though, and as with any new technology, it will take time before we reach definitive answers. Simply by using a collection of prompts, I can direct AI to write, draw, code, and perform any number of difficult tasks in ways I otherwise couldn’t. The only limit is your imagination!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

That may mean hiring more staff who have expertise in digital course design and instruction—and reevaluating whether to pay for help from outside companies or bring services in-house. It may also mean doing more to truly prepare students for online learning. We need to set students up for success.”.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

The system, which harnesses AI, recently won first place in the annual XPrize Digital Learning Challenge , which boasts a purse of $1 million split among winners. “In So AI was definitely a big part of it. How much does AI play a role in your approach? Where are you both on that continuum? There are a lot of problems with that.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

In spite of the effort, the creativity and the money that we’ve poured into education technology over the past decades, we, as an industry, must acknowledge a powerful if vexing truth: Not even the best among us designed products to be used under these conditions. We’ve entered the age of responsibility. In the U.S.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. Results of a recent survey of educators at participating schools conducted by our partner Westat agreed with Lubas’ sentiment, showing that prior experience integrating technology into learning made the shift to distance learning smoother.

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