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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

There are many benefits of technology in the classroom, so we’ve picked five of the most significant for this handy list. Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. But for those who embrace it, the advantages are virtually limitless.

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Jumpstart Engagement With Interactive Whiteboard Classroom Technology

ViewSonic Education

Interactive whiteboards are a technological leap similar to the leap to the first blackboard, and is set to revolutionize education. Never before have there been so many different technologies at our disposal for educating. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Interactive Whiteboards: A History.

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10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The CoolCatTeacher

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers.

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An Expanded Definition of Student Success

Digital Promise

Erin Mote and Eric Tucker lead Brooklyn Lab Schools , a group of charter schools in downtown Brooklyn, and are focused on building systems that support an expanded definition of student success. Their approach leverages technology and focuses on the development of relationships between students and with teachers and other adults.

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Maine Learning Technology Framework

More Verbs

The Maine Learning Technology Framework describes the key elements and components needed to achieve the greatest learning benefit from a district’s technology investment. TPCK suggests that technology serves education best at the intersection of content knowledge and pedagogy and instruction.

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Teach Vocabulary with the Frayer Model

Ask a Tech Teacher

Somewhat like Concept Circles , the Frayer Model uses a graphical organizer that asks students to describe words by much more than a memorized definition. Those four segments may vary but will build understanding not just of the word’s definition but its purpose in conversation. Take any questions they have.

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Lessons from Treadmills and Owls: The Most Important Feature in Educational Technology Products

Iterating Toward Openness

Many educational technologies have a treadmill problem. More often than not, learners and instructors will both try to use educational technologies as if they were textbooks – looking for and then attending almost exclusively to static words and images – if they use them at all. From this perspective, one might argue: .