Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

From Providence, Rhode Island to Phoenix, Arizona, I’ve had the privilege to travel and work with over 2,300 district leaders from almost 500 school districts over the past year through the Future Ready Initiative. These concerns are real and often become roadblocks for student learning. Commit to Long-term Sustainability.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. What’s on the rise in edtech right now?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, January 4, 2021— North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools (HCS) has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education creating modern and innovative learning environments supporting science instruction. Those resources are: The Discovery Education platform. . Discovery Education Science Techbooks. .

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 10, 2024

Welcome to “Digital Learning Today,” a brand-new podcast for educators and educational leaders interested in building a culture of standards-based and future-ready digital learning classrooms in their school districts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 3, 2016

National School Boards Association (NSBA) Names “20 to Watch” Education Technology Leaders, NSBA , Link. Creating Cultures of Innovation in Future Ready Schools, EduTalkRadio , Link. Future of Education Technology Conference ( FETC ) Reveals 2017 Advisory Board, FETC , Link. THE Journal , Link.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 1, 2018

Flexible Classroom Design: How to Create a Student-Centered Learning Environment, PlanBook , Link. The Great EdTech Communicator, EdTechDigest , Link. Exclusive Podcast and Mindshare Learning Moment with Thomas C. Murray, MindShare Learning Technology , Link. Webinar] Renegade Leadership, Future Ready Schools , Link.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. But, are the students ready for what awaits them? SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Personalized Learning Aids All Students.

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edWeb.net

MAY 14, 2020

million students, according to Education Week. While educators and support staff are trying to ensure a continuity of learning for their students during school closures, school and district leaders have an opportunity to design a positive future. public and private schools and affected at least 55.1 Adopt and Adapt.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In my time as a classroom teacher, principal and superintendent, I became professionally and emotionally vested in leading and supporting a vision for educational equity, which is shared by many of my colleagues. But despite progress, work remains: according to Future Ready Schools , 21 million U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

Edtech is a vital precursor to “work tech”—the tools that today’s students will need to leverage in college, career training and eventually the workplace. But today, the decisions educators make regarding the tools they use with students are based on hypothesis rather than solid evidence. Working with 60 education partners and the U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive apps to virtual environments, these technologies create dynamic educational experiences, preparing students for the demands of the digital age while empowering educators to deliver impactful lessons. What is an example of technology as a learning tool?

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. Founded in 1865, AASA is the professional organization, comprised of over 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. In that post, we learned: What can a Coaching Newsletter do for an Instructional Coach. How to create a Digital Learning Curriculum through the Newsletter. The only place to read this as the original content is [link].

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2017

It’s generally understood that integrating edtech into schools can be complex, but what’s less often discussed is that it represents one of the most universal pain points for administrators and educators today. Yet, those urban districts seem to have some of the greatest appetites for edtech.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. To establish an understanding of educational technology standards and ISTE standards to set benchmarks and personal goals for buildings, staff, and students. To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Technology has penetrated every aspect of life, and education is no exception. There are thousands of online tools to streamline education delivery. For this article, we scoured thousands of reputable digital tools to bring you the best digital tools for future-ready classrooms in 2022.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. Every day, Instructional Coaches enter their schools bright-eyed and ready to go. Additionally, many school districts have digital learning goals to improve the Future Readiness of their students.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

For many coaches, the point of their newsletter is to share with their teachers the latest edtech news and highlights from applications they know and love. They might fill their newsletters with videos, blog post links, and other digital learning goodies. The newsletter is released on a” Tech Tuesday.”

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Example Short Term Goals To establish an understanding of educational technology standards and ISTE standards to set benchmarks and personal goals for buildings, staff, and students. To create a pathway of learning for staff members to become members of globally recognized professional learning communities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

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. Vicki Davis: Today’s sponsor is Lum.io , an award-winning digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

He currently co-leads a Future Ready Administrators principal team to foster professional learning and he is working with the director of curriculum to define a blended and personalized learning framework to help implement digital content and services. Mark has presented at ISTE, SXSWEdu, FETC, CUE, and AASL.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

10, 2018 – Impero Software, specialist providers of remote monitoring and management software for education, in conjunction with ENA, a provider of comprehensive technology solutions for education institutions and libraries, has been selected for a New York state contract covering classroom management, school safety and device management software.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” Professional Learning. Overcoming Barriers.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 9, 2022

Get FREE Google lesson plans for teachers and students from Google’s Applied Digital Skills resource center. These are ready-to-go, asynchronous lessons that will help your students gain future-ready skills. The Blended Learning with Google Toolkit (FREE). Ready to take digital learning to the next level?

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. If a Coach finds themselves in a school where there is a long-standing tradition of asking the LMS for digital learning support, the LMS can support the Coach by directing any of these types of questions over to the Coach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

Murray @thomascmurray is the 2017 US “Thought Leader of the Year” and shares what actually works in edtech. In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. What Actually Works in Edtech? Today Thomas C. With Thomas C.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

In these situations, the best thing for the teacher is to allow themselves the opportunity to meet with and work with their coaches little bit by little bit to gain the trust needed to accept that the coach is there to support them and to help them grow as educators. How can the Building Administrator Support the Coach?

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The new plan lays out model ways of using educational technology in the nation’s classrooms, with a focus on equity and active use.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. URL: www.christenseninstitute.org/education. Organization: Code.org ®.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Some operate only in the United States, others world-wide, but they all have one thing in common: educators of all kind can find support in their professional lives and connect with like-minded individuals. So here are eight ed-tech organizations every teachers should know about: ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The ultimate objective of CASE (1EdTech’s Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange ® specification) is to make it easier, more accurate, and less expensive for edtech suppliers to align resources and tools with state and district academic standards, therefore allowing educators to find resources that better support their needs.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 11, 2019

08:47] – Why differentiate digitally? Provide Flexible Learning Paths. Develop Future-Ready Skills. Provide an Effective Way to Use Digital Tools FOR Learning (not just an end product). [09:31] Note: This is also great way to use digital learning menus and choice boards.).

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2016

Each January, thousands travel to Orlando, Florida to take part in the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), one of the nation’s best edtech related learning opportunities for educators. Unveiled this month and available for purchase in February are: 1.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2024

Imagine if we designed learning experiences for these students. Imagine if edtech providers designed products for them. For me, this means embedding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into my learning experiences and asking questions while I am designing: Is this accessible?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If you are in the EdTech space, you are probably aware of LTI standards support and how important it is to ensure that ebooks in your learning management system (LMS) reach your audience easily in as few steps as possible, under correct authentication. Also Read: 8 eBook Conversion Tools Compatible with Multiple Formats. LTI Standards.

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