The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

As education institutions lean into technology, edtechs have an opportunity to support their digital transformation. As demand grows for high-quality education leveraging technology, the adoption of game-based and gamification education strategies by education organizations is on the rise.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Virtual reality and simulations transport students to immersive educational environments, enhancing experiential learning. Adaptive learning platforms tailor instruction to individual needs, promoting personalized learning experiences. Which technology is the most available technology in classrooms?

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We have all gone through the ebb and flow of a school year where school district leaders debated how to get ahead of the curve and stay ahead of ever-changing digital learning environments. In today’s post, we will look at a growing trend in K12 Digital Learning. How Do We Redefine 1:1 Learning?

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We have all gone through the ebb and flow of a school year where school district leaders debated how to get ahead of the curve and stay ahead of ever-changing digital learning environments. In today’s post, we will look at a growing trend in K12 Digital Learning. How Do We Redefine 1:1 Learning? Parent Conferences.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Every year, educational technology companies introduce new platforms, devices, and apps, all of which bring exciting new possibilities for teaching and learning. But in the race towards devices and digital curriculum, it can be instructive to slow down and ask, “Why?” What is this all for?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

So when Piedmont is looking for great digital science and social studies programs for its middle school, it’s hard for them to know where to look and what’s out there. WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

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. Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning? Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Now, as my colleagues and I discussed in in Navigating the Future of Learning: A Strategy Guide , smart technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and neuro-enhancement tools promise to enable new approaches and efficiencies that can help personalize learning and chip away at the inequities lurking within our education system.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There was a person behind the scenes basically typing on a laptop and a teacher kind of controlling it. Perhaps the most obvious are the personalized learning systems, the kind of learning-recommender systems that have come out over the past five years. Summit Learning was a kind of popular one in K-12 in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. We were more interested in testing tablets than laptops and decided to focus more on the devices’ features than brand names. participating in a glyph-making activity.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

While students ultimately may go back to in-person learning, remote learning will remain a possibility for suspended students “whenever feasible,” he says. Robinson says. Until that is completely addressed, the impact of the disproportionality can be significantly minimized or mitigated.”. Everybody needs a check-in.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In two of the five districts I serve, many of our schools are now 1:1, meaning that all middle and high schoolers are issued a laptop and most textbooks are provided in an electronic format. It is a part of our world that continues to be infused into every aspect of our lives.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Working with a school that is moving towards classroom laptop carts, Monica enjoys sharing Lumio since every student doesn’t need a device to make lessons engaging. Click To Tweet. Listen to this article.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 9, 2018

Equitable digital access is the foundation for ensuring that teachers can personalize learning and provide students with the educational opportunities they need to be prepared for college and a career. They also had smart boards, laptops, Google Classroom, and all sorts of subscriptions to student online resources.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

As schools look to modernize teaching and personalize learning, technology is becoming an indispensable tool in the classroom. Though technology alone does not improve learning, it does offer a greater opportunity for students to improve skill proficiencies, test scores, spontaneous collaboration and productivity.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Screens and digital media are everywhere, from everyday tech like TVs, phones, and gaming consoles to the laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other tech we use in school. Kids of all ages are consuming and producing more digital media than ever before. Of course, not all screen time is created equal.

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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. I joke that we do macro and micro personalization.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

The New Schools Venture Fund estimates that K-12 schools collectively spend about $9 billion per year on instructional software, digital assessments, laptops and tablets for students and teachers. But how do these leaders know whether their investments will lead to the student learning outcomes they desire?

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Learning On The Go -More and more educators are writing, reflecting and sharing through blogs and articles. And who has time to sit in front of a laptop for hours searching for just the right blog post. We can use those in-between times because of our access to mobile to do some learning, growing and reflecting.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Members of the highly competitive APSD Dream Academy (and Dream Scholars, their middle-school counterparts) are given laptops for 24/7 use. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? MobyMax —Digital personalized learning software ? Seesaw —Student-driven digital portfolio ?

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2017

Dedicated to providing “student equity,” La Crosse staff members across every department volunteered to donate 10 percent of their budget for the year so all students and faculty could receive an Apple device to help drive personalized learning. The result is students being able to more easily learn from each other.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2016

Ten middle and high schools are using the system’s digital curriculum management and delivery tools to support and optimize personalized learning. The MDCPS pilot will run through May, after which teacher feedback and input will be solicited.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Technology solutions can provide the personalized learning, lower costs , and encouragement needed at community colleges where increased fees and lack of structured-support can have a negative effect on the nontraditional student population. Embracing Innovative Digital Tools: Johnson County Community College.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s too soon to know how well the free pilot program mixing online and in-person learning will work, but one thing is clear: Without it, said Holmes County Superintendent Angel Meeks, AP physics in this rural Mississippi district “would not exist.”. Related: Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Lenovo announced new hardware, software and services solutions designed to inspire and enable learning anywhere. The latest Lenovo Education portfolio includes new laptops, running Windows 11 or ChromeOS, built to help students and teachers embrace next-level hybrid learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Personalized learning is one of the most popular goals in schools today. MESA, Ariz.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

A computer scientist, she opens a door in the table’s guts where a laptop computer is hidden, types on its keyboard and, within seconds, the animated gorilla is back to her pedagogical self again. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

inch Full HD touch displays, all Spin 5 models have a 360-degree hinge that allows four usage modes (laptop, tablet, display, and tent). Both offer learning tools such as Windows 10 Pro and a suite of Microsoft Office programs while the 2-in-1 specifically offers multiple modes to adjust to every learning need. inch or 13.3-inch

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We still see the majority of campuses failing to formally recognize professors’ digital work. Yet we also see academic deans and provosts showing more interest in digital learning than their faculty. Personalized learning is winning a growing amount of attention, but no off-the-shelf tech solutions.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

And then there’s Mark Zuckerberg’s venture philanthropy firm and its commitment to fund “personalized learning.” “New Facebook features intended for developers could, if expanded, turn the social networking site into an online learning platform,” Inside Higher Ed reported in June.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

A large interactive display —equipped with the tools needed for instant collaboration—can be the centerpiece of a learning environment. Notes are easily shared across remote laptops, desktop PCs, smartphones or tablets, allowing remote students to actively collaborate with their classmates.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 23, 2023

With eBooks, learners can carry all their textbooks in a single device, such as a tablet or a laptop. These features make learning more engaging and enjoyable for learners, which can improve their retention of information. Portability: Another significant advantage of eBooks is their portability. Look no further than KITABOO.

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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. These features make learning more engaging and enjoyable for learners, which can improve their retention of information. Portability: Another significant advantage of eBooks is their portability. Look no further than KITABOO.

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eBook Software Learning Assessment 52

MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s too soon to know how well the free pilot program mixing online and in-person learning will work, but one thing is clear: Without it, said Holmes County Superintendent Angel Meeks, AP physics in this rural Mississippi district “would not exist.”. million students took about 4.5 million online courses in 2014-15. Why Mississippi?

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