EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Then, flipped classrooms and blended learning introduced compelling ways of leveraging digital tools to maximize instructional time and student-teacher interactions. As we wrote in the strategy guide, “Smart technologies are only as good as the code that powers them and as the practices that guide their use.”.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Students use iMacs in three digital arts labs to do sound engineering, digital animation, television production, yearbook and photography. What do lessons look like in your school now?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation. Digital Learning During the Pandemic. She lives in Maryland. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

Everyone would have their tablet or laptop. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Chris O’Neal, a former teacher and current Blackboard Solutions Engineer, shared front-line stories and tips to provide insight into how to ensure continuity of learning for our students during this unprecedented time.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

The post Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators. Click To Tweet.

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EdTechTeacher

JULY 31, 2020

Infrastructure and access To begin, schools must answer questions of what infrastructure and access students and teachers need to participate in digital learning experiences. Do students and teachers have access to mobile devices or school-issued laptops? Some technological considerations include: – Internet.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We were more interested in testing tablets than laptops and decided to focus more on the devices’ features than brand names. After we received the proposals and did an initial screening, BCPS evaluated and scored each respondent’s hardware, training proposal, deployment strategy, service model, and pricing.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

We share these tools with parents so that they can reinforce the strategies at home. Members of the highly competitive APSD Dream Academy (and Dream Scholars, their middle-school counterparts) are given laptops for 24/7 use. We just want to provide that comprehensive and wraparound support for our students and their families.

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Robotics Sony Student Data Privacy Outcomes 109

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We How Forest Fires Are Prompting California to Rethink Strategies.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 122

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Required reading: Data breach disclosure 101: How to succeed after you’ve failed via Troy Hunt.). 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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Districts that have been most successful in their digital transformations [Read: “ 12 districts honored for their innovative digital curriculum transition strategies. School technology programs always begin with the broad idea to use laptop computers, tablets and other devices to maximize the learning experience.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

How to Combat CyberSecurity Threats in Education Sector? These include laptops, desktops, smartphones, or tablets that students use to enhance digital learning. Hence, educational institutions must include mobile security as a part of their cyber security strategies. Digital Publishing / February 8, 2021.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent. High-quality learning can happen on laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or cell phones. In many cases, it’s not the device that makes the difference, often the best learning occurs with no device.

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Laptops Blended Learning iPad STEM 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2018

As I sat at a giant table with 15 colleagues pondering how to make professional learning more personal for our teachers, my eyes drifted to my screen. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning? What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?” I asked the team.

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Learning Professional Learning Survey Resources 115

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

Ken Dirkin Dirkin is the Director of Online Professional Learning at Michigan Virtual , a nonprofit provider of digital learning solutions for the state’s K-12 schools. We offer over 300 professional learning courses that you can take anywhere, anytime. What problems does using an LMS for professional learning solve?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

When you focus on your school district’s goals – and not the inherent need to immediately fold the new trend into the classroom – you will likely end up arriving at a solution that not only maximizes your budget, but also aligns with your vision and strategy. . If your pockets are deep – and most districts’ aren’t – then perhaps.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Network switches and routers, as well as classroom wifi equipment, represent approximately 63 percent of total Category Two demand: HOW TO GET IT As states and districts update technology resources, it may seem that the needs overwhelm resources. What resources are presently available in schools, and how are they distributed?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

Now that the digital revolution is in full swing, I am trying to devise means for moving to a paperless and digital classroom while facing the following challenges: Availability of technology: there is a reason why I''m focused on BYOD with this blog; I do not teach in a 1:1 district. Practical & free BYOD resources are a must.

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Edmodo BYOD Assessment Google 95

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

They have implemented a 1:1 laptop program for students which due to its success in improving student achievement has become a model that is being looked at by schools across the nation. and "This district has figured out how to do a technology implementation. No, they were not directly correlated to the purchase of the laptops.

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Technology Laptops Report Assessment 70

EdTechTeam

APRIL 22, 2020

Messages can be sent on the go using a laptop, mobile app or tablet as well, which allows for several ways to connect with others. How to use GroupMe and Remind as an instructional coach : Set up a group with other instructional coaches so you can check in on each other and ask questions.

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Tools Android Conference Microsoft 63

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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MindShift

JANUARY 8, 2017

When schools try to innovate, they often take a traditional top-down approach: devise a strategy, roll it out to teachers and support a high-fidelity implementation. The deeper level of exposure to teachers engaged in new practices helps others figure out how to make sense of them throughout the school year.

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Edcamps Guidelines System Laptops 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A critical component of any student’s educational journey is learning how to be better organized, complete tasks independently and persevere when an assignment is difficult. There’s little agreement over how to help kids who aren’t keeping up with their peers or who should be responsible for administering such help.

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How To Classroom Instructional Materials Laptops 153

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? technicians, programmers and technology coaches), network infrastructure, maintenance and—importantly—teacher training on how to effectively use all that new technology. But how do schools pay for all of this? Or their networks need an upgrade?

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 172

EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

I only have to dig out my laptop when I need to write instead of just read. Die-hard believers of print books for education are mostly arguing from a familiarity view, and the fact that textbooks are often constructed without regard to digital formatting. I don’t get it, so I started poking around. That’s for English.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. Butash is right in pointing out the risks involved in this quick shift to using digital technologies.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The new digital landscape allows the younger generations to connect anytime, anywhere, with anyone using digital tools to communicate. . The digital generations are highly social – although not in the same way that the older generations are. – Using Ted Talks or TED-Ed to learn a wide variety of topics.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 7, 2020

Learn all about the Infused Classroom model, using Hyperdocs for remote learning, and practical ways to go from analog to digital! Conquer remote learning and digital learning experiences like a pro! You’ll learn how to: Amplify student voice in the classroom. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

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Chromebook Classroom Blended Learning Google 96

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 3, 2023

With eBooks, learners can carry all their textbooks in a single device, such as a tablet or a laptop. Are you looking for a powerful, innovative way to create amazing eBooks that captivate your learners and deliver an immersive learning experience? Portability: Another significant advantage of eBooks is their portability.

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eBook Software Learning Assessment 52

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. They are also more likely to back the initiative when the focus is on the learning and how to leverage tech to support it, rather than just on what device to get. Overall, communication is key at every step.

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Technology BYOD Advocacy Guidelines 53

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Digital learning platforms have transformed the way lessons are delivered and consumed.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 98

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 2, 2024

Here are some valuable steps that teachers take to augment digital learning in classrooms: Step 1 - Familiarize Students with the Basics Educators introduce students to basic technological skills needed to use interactive content through electronic books on smartphones using eReader apps like KITABOO.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. That piece is critical, and we need research-backed methods for teaching kids how to read and decode.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. And on and on and on.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And, there seems little political will within the education system for a balanced consideration of potential cons to data collection in the event that modern digital learning innovations might be ‘good for [some] kids’ or surveillance might prevent ‘something bad from happening.’ Like what you’ve read? .

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