The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2017

To complete this mission you will take at least 5 selfie images or videos, which meet any of the challenges listed below. I write about the significance of selfies for today’s digital learners in my upcoming book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Across the country, local networks known as Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are bringing together partners and resources to meet urgent needs and envision a new future for teaching and learning. Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In general, education in the metaverse relies on the use of avatars, digital representations of users, which students can use to interact with one another. Educators can also interact within these digital learning spaces using their own avatars, resulting in a classroom situation within a virtual learning environment.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is most commonly associated with extended reality technology (virtual reality and augmented reality), as well as with social media capabilities and the use of digital avatars controlled by users. Additionally, the use of avatars within the metaverse delivers something akin to student-centered learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, the standard whiteboard function is more geared toward assisting business meetings rather than the feeling of a classroom whiteboard. You might think popular video conferencing solutions already have a whiteboard function. There are apparent differences between educational and business whiteboards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The tablets are theirs to hold onto for their entire undergraduate careers. So far, the participating Cal State colleges have distributed more than 22,700 tablets—a scale of distribution that Uhlenkamp says may be unmatched. Loaning the occasional laptop is not a new practice in higher education, but providing them en masse may be.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. A tablet without an internet connection is similarly useful. Check out how digital learning coaching helps teachers create powerful learning experiences.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how modern learning environments offer K–12 educators new teaching opportunities! GORTON: Vision One91 is our blueprint for redesigning the district, to meet the needs of today’s student and to reimagine what modernized education looks like. Each of our 10 elementary schools has a digital learning specialist.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. Technology in the classroom may not have reached its full potential yet, but both teachers and students know there’s more to it than meets the eye.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

However, creating an elementary esports program isn’t quite the same as creating a secondary program, because younger learners have different abilities and learning needs than their older peers. To ensure the development of a successful elementary esports program, here are four helpful tips: 1.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As someone who has dedicated her career to making the world a better place through the education of our children, I was excited to learn that tablets and computers are nearly commonplace in elementary school classrooms across the nation. Is the content mapped to curriculum standards?

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Fractus Learning

MAY 24, 2016

With the widespread introduction of laptops and tablets into the classroom, the digitization of primary education is rapidly expanding across the United States, making access to quality education materials easier and more flexible than ever before. But the switch to digital can come at a relatively high cost.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Students were excited about learning. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

We had conversations about the types of classroom designs that would give students the most flexibility, so we could facilitate different kinds of learning and they could meet in small or large group s,” she recalls.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Examples of educational technology tools include any digital resource, device, or application designed to enhance the teaching and learning experience within the kindergarten through 12th-grade educational system.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

The Federal Communications Commission set aside an additional $2 billion over the next two years to help schools upgrade their Internet connections so that those connections meet the standards set out by the State Education Technology Directors Association.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The best digital tools for the classroom are the ones that provide an easy interface, facilitate collaborations, simplify communication between students and teachers, offer quick analytics for administrators, and are cost-efficient. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 15, 2019

Newer tech is also on the learning menu. Videoconferencing, once only used in business meetings, is now a routine way to enable interaction between multiple groups of learners.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Even when students are all in the same time zone—such as for most K-12 schools and community colleges—getting to a live online class on time can be challenging for those who live in households where there aren’t enough computers or tablets for every learner, or where the internet connection isn’t robust enough.

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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. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ But how does the community know?

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Linways Technologies

MAY 21, 2020

If the objective of a course is to promote long term retention of information, to motivate students toward further learning, to allow students and apply their knowledge to make new innovations, creative learning is the best method that can be brought out to a classroom.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

As part of Safari Books’ ConnectED commitment, schools can utilize the free Safari for Schools (S4S) library of O’Reilly books to jump-start high school students into fulfilling careers that also meet the states’ new targeted goals for education. When students bring their tablets home, the whole family can benefit from these tools.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

According to the Stillmans, Jonah sees dialing into a meeting via video conferencing as no different than sitting face-to-face in a boardroom. Already, K-12 schools are beginning to leverage the E-Rate for a digital transformation [read here and also here ]. This has coined the term “phigital” when referencing the mindset of Gen Z.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

. “Scholastic brings significant experience in the field of early learning, first publishing a successful PreK curriculum 25 years ago, in addition to more than 100 years of bringing engaging literacy materials to students. of the Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth; Linda Mayes, M.D. ,

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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. Zoom is a remote conferencing system that combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat and mobile collaboration. . 1 on 1 meetings are also an option with this product, and include unlimited minutes.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

These include laptops, desktops, smartphones, or tablets that students use to enhance digital learning. This not only ensures the integrity of their data but also helps them meet compliance requirements. Similarly, app downloads by students should also be monitored and restricted. Install Anti-Malware Software.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Educators are striving to transform learning environments to meet changing needs. Tech plays a crucial role, as districts scramble to create “the digital classroom of the future.” Principals at blended learning schools agree digital content increases student engagement. More motivated to learn.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

With the shift to digital learning, she collects that data through private weekly Microsoft Forms – using memes to illustrate moods – and has expanded her questions to include what they’re grateful for. New York City’s Success Academy, a public charter of 20,000 students studying virtually, has turned to Zoom for all parent meetings.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

The tablet-like display for the modern classroom features externally accessible, upgradeable Android processing power and access to more than 500,000 educational apps. Teachers and students can interact with the touchscreen display with tablet-like gestures such as swipe, pinch, or zoom.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

North Carolina State researchers hope findings will improve ST Math and other digital learning platforms. Researchers hope the findings will help improve MIND Research Institute’s ST Math and other digital learning platforms that have cropped up in a number of classrooms.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2016

In 2014 Miami-Dade Public Schools launched the “Digital Convergence” initiative, a program to provide wireless access in all its schools and put digital learning devices such as laptops and tablets in the hands of all students. The MDCPS pilot will run through May, after which teacher feedback and input will be solicited.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

It's also crucial that when you introduce a new digital learning tool into your classroom, you make sure it will be accessible to your students. That means that a student with a disability (cognitive, physical, or learning) will be able to engage and interact with the content in the same way a student without a disability can.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2016

Age of Learning has launched ABCmouse for Schools , a scalable solution to meet the pre-K through 2nd grade needs of school districts and school groups in the U.S. ABCmouse for Schools builds on the company’s ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, a digital education resource for early learners. and internationally.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Students enrolled through the Pell Grant use tablets and laptops to receive instruction and complete assignments, though they are never given access to the “open internet,” he says. The growth of Ashland University’s prison education program to a handful of other states was made possible through distance education, Marshall explains.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

After gaining a better understanding of a typical district’s network infrastructure, the next step is to determine the amount of bandwidth needed to support your district’s learning goals. Each district is unique and no one bandwidth number will meet everyone’s learning requirements across the board. View diagram.)

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