EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2019

With those device deployments, district leaders also must ensure every school has strong Wi-Fi , software and other applicable resources to support effective learning. . But district leaders have also discovered that digital equity goes beyond devices and on-premises infrastructure. . by Wylie Wong.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. We wonder why you would survey non-faculty in a survey about faculty attitudes?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Wright and her team at the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) immediately began work on a strategic approach to narrow the digital learning divide between students living in different parts of the state. We needed to get a lay of the land about the age of devices and how many each district had,” explained Wright.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It found that districts surveyed use more than 2,000 apps and that 300 of those account for 99 percent of use. It also found that much of learning time is digital, with 56 percent of students actively engaged in digital learning for more than two hours per day.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Now adding to that list is one of the most thorough efforts—a new survey from Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund , a nonprofit that provides grants to education technology and innovation efforts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

The Learning Counsel released the results of its third annual Survey of school and district digital curriculum strategy and transformation, sponsored by Ruckus Wireless. The survey found that 78 percent of students nationally have access to a computing device for a good portion of the school day or the full school day.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

This course was meant for anyone interested in becoming a future software engineer or data scientist, not someone who is already one.” Lots of surveys out there show that the latest generation prefer to learn through video, through YouTube and TikTok.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

Whitney: At Palmdale, teachers come together for after school training sessions—known as ‘Tech Tuesdays and Thursdays’—to work with skilled Promethean coaches and connect with one another to learn new ways to use the technology, share best practices and useful tips and tricks that are working in other classrooms throughout the district.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The need for digital learning content in classrooms is nothing new, but teachers, parents, and students are becoming more vocal in their desire to provide or have access to such materials outside of the school day or school year. Next page: Students explain their desire for more digital learning outside of the classroom.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 8, 2021

2020 spend by America’s K12 schools was captured by the Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Survey and summarized here. K12 school spend on hardware and major software systems is expected to increase by $400 million or more, going from $22.7 By LeiLani Cauthen EdTech spend is expected to increase by $2.4 billion to $38.2

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

But even students who do have Wi-Fi and digital devices for schoolwork may not be able to fully participate in their courses if the technology they have is old, outdated or not powerful enough to handle the demands of today’s higher ed software and streaming services.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2017

Gallup , a global research and analytic company, just released Gallup’s Top Education Findings in 2016, and the list includes a key data point uncovered in Making Assessments Work for All Students: Multiple Measures Matter, results of a national education survey commissioned by the nonprofit NWEA. A total of 708 U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

After deliberation, they determined their goal was to shift to smaller, more personalized learning. . Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

million between 2012 and 2016, says Jeff Seaman, co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group, who has been tracking the country’s virtual education lifeline for 15 years. Without digital, higher ed would be in far worse shape than it is now,” he adds. On the whole, they concluded that digital quality is not as good as on campus.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Below are a few online tools and software suggestions that can help your organization during this process. From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. Google Draw (free). Lucidchart.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Tech plays a crucial role, as districts scramble to create “the digital classroom of the future.” It's a survey of K-12 students, parents, and educators. Principals at blended learning schools agree digital content increases student engagement. More motivated to learn. Software fine tuning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2022

10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer Advancement Courses – sponsor Dean Shareski’s Book – Embracing a Culture of Joy Stream Deck – sound board Dean uses OBS Studio – free software to let you do interesting things inside zoom with sound. Resources Cited in this Podcast - Creating a Culture of Joy.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Whether you are a teacher, a parent, or a curriculum developer or instructional designer, some things can be done right now to make distance learning not only educational but fun and engaging. Read more: Distance learning during the pandemic: Improvise. The key is to learn what works best for each of them.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I have adapted a template in Top Hat, education software I use in my courses, that contains my favorite questions: What should your professor stop doing, start doing, continue doing? In a separate survey for my summer course, I asked the students how they were coping with feelings of loneliness during COVID-19.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

No More Predictions One of the assumptions behind the Gates’ prediction is that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. When I told you about this type of software in previous letters, it was mostly speculative,” Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter this year. K-12 software will reach around $4.5

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

Technology can be pen and paper, or adaptive software, or whatever is most helpful for the learning task at hand. Students need exposure to rigorous grade-level curriculum and they need to work at their learning edge. Not the other way around. Take, for example, the nation’s progress on wiring classrooms. Today, 99% of U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

The nonprofit was founded in response to the global wildfire adoption of its first-generation learning platform, KA Lite , which provided offline access to Khan Academy videos and exercises. Because of that, we've focused on using connectivity — when it does exist — in smart ways to enhance teaching and learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As more and more teachers, students, and stakeholders experiment with technology, software developers are working day and night to bring them quality solutions. However, despite having so many options, users show a clear bias towards some platforms, software, or apps (read, digital tools) that they consider more user-friendly than others.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning platform is designed to make teaching easier by allowing educators to manage and individualize lessons and evaluate students. To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning? In “ Adaptive Literacy Learning 101 ,” presenters reviewed findings from Tech & Learning’s 2017 survey on adaptive learning and highlighted key points that everyone should know. Value is Abundant. Join the Community.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

This past Wednesday (February 6) was the second annual Digital Learning Day. New Milford High School joined thousands of other schools and educators across the country to showcase how digital learning is changing education. Perna utilized computers with her classes to facilitate student learning and growth.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

A 2019 Common Sense survey found that only four out of every 10 teachers consider the professional development that they received on the use of technology in the classroom to be effective. Then he uses the collaboration mode in software called MimioStudio to display the lists on the interactive whiteboard at the front of the room.

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techlearning

APRIL 11, 2018

New research from NewBay’s AV Technology and Tech & Learning magazines—from a poll of more than 200 users of educational technology in K–12 and higher education—shows how technology leads to increased engagement and more use of online resources, thereby improving educational outcomes. Click here to download the full white paper.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Learning Counsel released the results of its sixth annual Survey of School and District Digital Curriculum Strategy and Transformation. Some of the top takeaways from the 2019 survey include: The K-12 Ed-Tech Market is experiencing the results of an unsustainable growth in spending without commensurate results.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

A new report from Digital Promise and Grunwald Associates surveyed teachers to gauge their feelings on professional development. The report also gave teachers a description of micro-credentials, and 65 percent of teachers surveyed said they’re at least somewhat likely to try them as part of professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Five-year-old Mykell Robinson practices his reading on the Lexia software while a small group of classmates work with a teacher. NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 6, 2019

In fact, our own Learning Counsel research found that 25 percent of instructors’ time is now spent on searching for digital curriculum or custom building a digital lesson plan. The online virtual school is still a bit flat in terms of the technical software sophistication. More is Less. So, what is the path forward?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

A new survey finds teachers’ use of technology is driven by access to devices and positive learner outcomes. When choosing which software to use, the most important factor surveyed teachers cited was the advancement of student learning, followed by the availability of valuable information on a student’s progress.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

Among them are concerns over what happens to data in learning management systems like Canvas , to questions over whether campuses should ban facial-recognition software. Please sign up and take the survey at [link] How aware were students about what role algorithms play as they can navigate the world of information these days?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

That’s one reason colleges haven’t exactly embraced adaptive learning technology, says Casey Green, director of The Campus Computing Project, an annual survey about the use of technology in higher education. “A Others said they appreciated the nudges from the software to study in small chunks.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

To support this work, Hoang secured a software donation from Adobe & ConnectED to help increase technological literacy for Burbank’s students by integrating digital media into the art curriculum. The VILS initiative provides the tools and learning opportunities to help students become creative, innovative problem solvers.

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