EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Teachers’ limited time and heavy workload can make the extra effort required to move students through the transfer of learning and into deep learning seem unfeasible. Fortunately, technology tools can provide support for each stage. Technology-Supported Surface-Level Learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Undoubtedly, the pandemic accelerated the shift to technology adoption in schools. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning. Technology is a powerful tool in education, but it is not a replacement for human teachers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

They might fill their newsletters with videos, blog post links, and other digital learning goodies. Let us look at both a traditional coach’s newsletter and compare it to a slightly unique way of looking at your digital communications platform. The newsletter is released on a” Tech Tuesday.”

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Innovative Learning Environments: Rethinking the different components, relationships, partnerships, and principles integral to learning environments to support more flexible and future-ready learning.?. ? The district has also created five positions for Cluster-based Education Technology Specialists (ETS). “We

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Since the days of writing on wooden shingles with charcoal in one-room school houses, an increasing array of objects – pencils, paper, scissors, paste, books, and microscopes, to name a few – have been routinely used in classrooms to help students deepen understanding and record and communicate what they learned.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2020

Image from pxfuel I'm pleased to announce the launch of module number 4 in my Digital Learning series on the new ZilLearn platform. I designed the series with teachers in mind, especially those who have been compelled by the recent crisis to migrate all of their teaching to online and technology supported education.

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Learning Confluence

JULY 1, 2018

When designing online learning consideration should be given to how a community can be built around subject content and objectives and how students will interact with the academic and with each other. The institutional learning management system affords a safe and reliable albeit often less than inspiring space for learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reuben Puentedura, founder of the consulting firm Hippasus, and it presents a choice of four levels of technology integration. Tech newbies might start at the most basic level, which is substitution, and as their confidence with technology tools grows, they aim for higher levels until they reach the modification and redefinition levels.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

As teachers today, we have so much digital media and so many digital tools at our disposal. Sure, we can incorporate a digital tool, but does that mean it'll be effective for kids' learning? With Modification, a digital tool transforms the learning tasks into something more than they were originally.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 20, 2017

The Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NE BOCES) provides technology support for 12 Colorado school districts that all needed faster, more reliable Internet access to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. Learn more about how other school districts have taken action to upgrade.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The 10 considerations: Understanding The Role of Tech in Education Getting Off to A Good Start w/ #EdTech Avoiding Ineffective #EdTech Choosing the Right #EdTech Resources Selecting High-Quality Digital Learning Resources Creating a Comprehensive Approach to #EdTech Integration Assessing Learning Through #EdTech Tools Addressing Challenges to Effective (..)

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

We both thought of tech as a complement to teaching rather than a supplement, and our research and own experiences taught us that it’s the teachers, not technology, who create these deeper learning environments,” said Goyal. Goyal understands the human fascination with developing new technologies.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 20, 2017

The Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NE BOCES) provides technology support for 12 Colorado school districts that all needed faster, more reliable Internet access to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. Learn more about how other school districts have taken action to upgrade.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Free, personalized online tool makes high-quality content available to all users. As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. And this approach is growing.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

They need tools that are easy to use, support active learning, and can accommodate the needs of diverse learners. Or too many different tools for different tasks. Do your district’s schools have a central point person who serves, and is widely recognized, as a central point person for edtech tools?

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2016

Cengage Learning’s white glove customer service helps faculty to overcome concerns about digital and get the most out of digital courseware in order to best support student success. Cengage Learning reported its Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year (Ended March 31, 2016) results on May 12, 2016.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Not to be forgotten, there are still students who report no regular access to technology in schools: 13 percent of high school students and 21 percent of middle school students. For instance, 66 percent of students with assigned laptops report creating presentations, compared to 49 percent of students with no assigned technology.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2015

This is the second in a series of posts that examine how schools and districts are planning for and implementing digital learning efforts. Providing technical support for a large fleet of devices that travel between school and home is no simple task. Learn how Graphite.org can help you find the next great learning app.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists. In 2013, as part of an effort to head off the digital learning gap, Middletown began to provide every student with a personal device and to equip teachers with the skills to personalize learning for every student.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists. Del Moro, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, points out that using technology as an instructional tool lets students “really engage at their particular level.

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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. K-12 technology innovation is not just about subject-specific content but also about developing digital literacy skills.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

have signed up to create digital versions of themselves that look 3D and feel immersive when accessed by students wearing VR headsets. This may bring to mind the now-defunct digital campuses that universities set up 15 years ago using Second Life —but leaders of the new project are quick to claim that this will be way better.)

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Third, there are many concerns involving personal data and the business-models of digital learning. Some personalized educational technologies misuse children’s data for commercial purposes. Rethinking the use of personal data for children’s learning must be a priority for post-pandemic education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One significant negative effect of technology on K-12 education is the exacerbation of educational inequities. The digital divide widens as some students lack access to essential devices and reliable internet connectivity, hindering their ability to fully participate in digital learning environments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Technology is a great tool–but what specific tech aids in student learning? From interactive apps to online platforms, edtech tools cater to diverse learning styles and enhance educational experiences. What technology helps students learn? How does technology help students learn?

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