Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Now, Title IV is a complex, layered program and marks a significant departure in structure and operation from past federal edtech investments. This post summarizes my current thoughts on the issue in the hope that it may be useful to others in – or who work with – State Departments of Education.

Strategy 231

Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

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.

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Plus, they give students choices about how they want to learn about concepts. Digital textbooks give students a personalized pathway for learning. Teachers can customize resources in e-textbooks to support different learning styles and academic needs. You can save money to use in other high-need learning areas.

OER 130

OER Hapara Chromebook Tablets 130

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.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Previously signed into law , Utah’s school system now requires all students be assigned “ digital backpacks ,” which contain a history of student data, including everything from science projects to test results. . by Eli Zimmerman.

Competency Based Learning 195

Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 195

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems.

Digital Badges 91

Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 91

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

The aim of the Candice Dodson Influencer Award is to commemorate the values, professional influence and personal contributions to the field of educational technology that Dodson championed every day, and to recognize similar qualities in EdTech leaders who can carry on this important work in the future.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy OER Trends Conference 52

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” DeSchryver and Cavanagh will look at how ESSA is guiding the work of edtech companies now and in the future.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

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. Learn more here about their Marriott Lightning Sessions and raffle and follow @commonsenseedu & @graphite on Twitter. Connect with CDW*G during ISTE 2015.

OER 40

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. By guest blogger Leo Doran. One headwind specific to the U.S.

Report 70

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. content providers.

Knewton 84

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 84

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

Not only do they need the skills to navigate and utilize technology, but they need to understand how technology can connect them with people, places, and resources that were previously unreachable. Office of Education Technology launched GoOpen last year, OERs have gotten a big boost. What will edtech make possible this school year?

OER 60

OER EdTech Learning iPad 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. I enjoy learning from all of you.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

.” Within states, school districts may form consortia to pool resources and address regional needs. provide students access to technology resources they may be lacking by virtue of being located in rural, remote or underserved areas. To be eligible for funds, every state will prepare and submit an application to the U.S.

Policies 258

Policies Technology Education OER 258

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. The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! but should be) – SULS0148. This episode sponsored by Hāpara.)

Google 95

Google eBook Assessment OER 95

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! See you online!

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Related to this development was the rise of what I think of as Social Justice Edtech. These edtech approaches received both buzz and practice over the past decade, but no longer seem to win attention in media and at conferences. Cathy O’Neil’s criticism of data analytics’ misuse resonated with a large number of people.

Trends 125

Trends LMS Social Media Education 125

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Among the things to be digitized, learning materials have emerged as the top consideration and the education sector is now discovering the best way to go about. The simplest form of digital learning material is eBooks or content published in ePub formats. Digital Learning Material is the Future of Higher Ed.

eBook 98

eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Via Chalkbeat’s Colorado news desk : “$35 million for school safety will go toward training, but not hiring, of school resource officers.” “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? As The Financial Times puts it , “EdTech fails to pay, again.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Kristin Hundt, Teacher.

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The curriculum company Great Minds is appealing a lawsuit in which it claimed that FedEx had violated the “open” in its open educational resources by making copies. His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). Via Edsurge : “How Much Do Educators Care About Edtech Efficacy ?

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46