Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s now time to get down to brass tacks and figure out how the implementation of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) can best be leveraged by state and local officials to improve educational outcomes for children and youth.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Marie Cini is the president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 91

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity.

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EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

(but should be) – SULS0148 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Innovative Learning at H?para. Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. Learn more about H?para.

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OER Resources Common Core Digital Badges 93

Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Each mission in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom , shares an example of the Mission in Action by a teacher I admire. The topic is Digital Footprints. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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OER iPad Twitter Digital Learning 173

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

(Mostly) back from my August hiatus, I’m pleased to offer up the next edition of A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News. The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools.

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EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You can save money to use in other high-need learning areas. Your school or district can also use digital textbooks that are part of open educational resource (OER) repositories. There are several high-quality OER sites that feature digital textbooks for K-12. Learn more.

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OER Hapara Chromebook Tablets 130

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

As K–12 institutions digitally progress, slow data sharing between parents, teachers and administrators is leaving all players increasingly frustrated as they are forced to wait for important information sent through what is quickly becoming an outdated system. Expand Educational Resources to Student Toolkits.

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Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 185

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

June 17, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced that Dr. Karen Richardson, Executive Director, Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was selected as the recipient of the inaugural Candice Dodson Influencer Award (CDIA).

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Advocacy OER Trends Conference 52

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. to 11:00 p.m. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

Enter The Common Sense Education Raffle at Booth #1912. At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Visit CDW*G at Booth #2200 to explore solutions to better prepare for digital learning.

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OER iPad EdTech Twitter 40

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. Educators Weigh iPad’s Dominance of the Tablet Market.

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Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

“The notion that adaptive technology is the reason why one school should choose one company’s content over OER (open educational resources) or other options” has become a staple of many publisher’s marketing claims, says Trace Urdan, an education market analyst. He was named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list in Education in 2014.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 81

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

In 2014, I wrote about strategies for edtech success in the new school year , and in 2015, I wrote about edtech teaching trends for the new school year. Well, I’ve spotted some tools and strategies that have amazing potential to empower students and teachers to engage and learn more with the world beyond their school.

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OER EdTech Learning iPad 60

Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Layers of ESSA: Educational Technology in Title IV – 21st Century Schools, Part A. While most people surely love a good layer cake, the layers of provisions governing the new educational technology program in Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are nothing if not overly complicated.

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Policies Technology Education OER 258

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The 8th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) All Online, All Free November 13 - 16, 2017 The Global Education Conference Network's eighth annual worldwide collaboration on globally-connected education starts today, Monday, November 13, and continues through this Thursday, November 16. Full details are here.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The goal of this blog has always been to provide teachers with digital learning resources, tips, and tricks, and help teachers find ways to integrate technology meaningfully in the classroom. In this episode, Kasey chats with Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Innovative Learning at Hāpara. but should be) – SULS0148.

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Google eBook Assessment OER 95

EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2019

Rigor is that often misunderstood word bandied about by educators that makes outsiders believe there is some secret sauce to how teaching has to be done, how instructional design works. Schools have been used to years and years of learning trials to validate a single textbook as worthy of the needed rigor of teaching and learning.

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Learning Software E-rate Industry 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. This is the outcome of a combination of forces: our persistent desire to get more people into and through higher education, and our anxieties about the spiraling growth of student debt and college tuition.

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Trends LMS Social Media Education 119

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. The transformation towards digital has been accelerated impacting all aspects of education including learning materials and content.

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eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Board of Education and it barely registered as a story. ” Education in the Courts.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

This week, many of the education industry’s bigwigs are planning their annual pilgrimage to the next “ tech mecca ” of America. Luminaries in the edtech industry, including Richard Culatta (ISTE CEO and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education) and David Wiley (the.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The ninth annual Global Education Conference starts this coming Monday! This is an amazing and free online event that brings together educators and innovators from around the world. The hidden treasure of the Global Education Conference is volunteering--you will love it! LOTS of information below! Go to [link] 4.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “A Little-Noticed Target in the House Health Bill : Special Education.” For nearly 30 years, Medicaid has helped school systems cover costs for special education services and equipment, from physical therapists to feeding tubes. ” Immigration and Education. .”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

(National) Education Politics. US Secretary of Education spoke to ALEC this week. Here’s a list of education organizations that are members or sponsors.) (Here’s a list of education organizations that are members or sponsors.) But as Education Week reports , “States Bristle as DeVos Ed.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46