The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

10 Minute Teacher - Episode 780 Top Tech Tools for Equity and Inclusion Teresa Magpayo Castro - Technology TOSA for the Unified School District of Hacienda La Puente USD. Ricardo Recinos - Technology TOSA in Hacienda La Puente USD and a supervising instructor for John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Click Here to see Readlee.

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Accessibility Tools Microsoft Data 392

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

On top of that, knowing we’ve got an equity gap that exists in our district and that about 1,200 of our kids don’t even have access [to technology and the internet] was a tough pill to swallow. We continue to just stretch our brains creatively about how to, in a very safe way, get those students access to resources.”.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 306

eSpark

APRIL 8, 2022

The introduction of technology and the transformation to blended learning in classrooms is rapidly growing. However, simply bringing technology into classrooms isn’t going to change education. How do we balance the use of technology and face-to-face learning in order to get the most out of blended learning?

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Blended Learning Classroom E-rate Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

A seminal 2016 study sorted through almost 200 well-designed experiments on improving education, from expanding preschool to reducing class size, and found that frequent one-to-one tutoring was especially effective in increasing learning rates for low-performing students. It’s not once-a-week homework help.”

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Study Elementary Training Strategy 144

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2016

Special education teachers are more likely to use mobile apps with their students than general education teachers, but are not receiving enough formal training on the use of mobile technology for instructional purposes, according to a report released today as part of a new initiative examining the role of mobile technology in special ed.

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Mobility Technology Classroom E-rate 40

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Listen to: How to Use Google Keep in the Classroom episode #72 with Crystal Koenig. Technology is wonderful. Listen Now. It’s great.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 293

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Creating Guidelines Around Classroom Technology Use.

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Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. How do we know that engaging students works better than scores and praise? Students always receive feedback on their answers and if they’re wrong, they’re given feedback on how to answer similar questions in the future. The Elementary School Journal, 108(2), 115–130.

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Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

The Research About Keeping Teachers First, let’s dive into some research about how to help teachers thrive (and not quit teaching.) K., & Bruegmann, E. A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. 24) Jackson, C.

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 239

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation. Just how much that technology had progressed. Dan holds an M.A. There was email. A basic browser.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 432

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

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. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. We showed them how to use the paint can tool to put color in the cells, and we told them to create a jack-o’-lantern. Listen Now.

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Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 177

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. After lesson guides for the elementary, middle, and high schools were created, Theresa presented the information to all the principals for input and adjustments.

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Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The new computers are one of the most noticeable changes among several technology updates taking place while school’s out for the summer. The influx of technology brings the district’s technology ratio to one device for every two students, which is lower than the previous ratio of roughly one device for every three students. —The

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Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Look for editorial ratings. Note the binary approach. Look for text revisions.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For districts like San Marcos USD in California, technology is providing the opportunity to augment staff resources and allow teams to develop collaborative solutions to better identify and support students. An overview of how to collaborate across functions to ensure student safety 24/7. 2:03 Hi, I’m Mark McClellan. 3:48 Great.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Learning Comes Alive with Virtual Reality and Other Audio/Visual Technologies. Our schools utilize 3D printers, promote and teach coding skills as early as first grade, and are just beginning to explore augmented and virtual reality technologies,” Blount says. But these technologies are also a pathway to something larger. “We

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Technology E-rate Learning Blackboard 238

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

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. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

How to make operational adjustments so schools are safe for students and staff. . How to re-engineer the school experience so students reach high academic outcomes, with the same or better proficiency in 2021 as they did pre-COVID. . Texas schools are facing two challenges that Commissioner Morath focused on: .

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Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For districts like San Marcos USD in California, technology is providing the opportunity to augment staff resources and allow teams to develop collaborative solutions to better identify and support students. An overview of how to collaborate across functions to ensure student safety 24/7. 2:03 Hi, I’m Mark McClellan. 3:48 Great.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

My name is June Kim, I’m the Director of Technology for more public schools in Moore, Oklahoma. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys.

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EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). What exactly this looks like on a daily basis in your classroom depends on the reality of your classroom: Available technology, WiFi access and bandwidth, grade level, content area, your comfort level with games, and so on.

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Video E-rate Learning Mobility 40

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Bottom line: Ask an administrator or your technology department for guidance before you get started. From a media literacy perspective, it's important for students of all ages to learn how to think critically about different types of media -- including movies and videos. Use movies and videos to enhance students' learning.

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Video Classroom Digital Citizenship Libraries 90

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Students with engaged parents traditionally have better attendance, a more positive attitude, and higher rates of graduation than peers with less support. Now, parents know that if their child is having trouble with algebra homework at 9 o’clock at night, and they don’t know how to help, they can get an instant response. Whitley said.

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E-rate Social Media Video Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In places like Albemarle County, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, all the latest education-technology tools meant to narrow opportunity and achievement gaps can widen them instead. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But because schools don’t have enough staff with the expertise to properly vet safety risks associated with educational technology, he said, the increased use of that tech is putting students at risk. School districts that have been hit say they are taking new safety precautions.

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E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Failure of Education Technology HACK EDUCATION NEWS ROUNDUP And here, in full, is the Hack Education weekly roundup, also available directly at Hack Education.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

My name is June Kim, I’m the Director of Technology for more public schools in Moore, Oklahoma. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money. Strong opinions may be weakly held. Lloyd Doggett, (D- Texas).

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

The jobs that once kept the city prosperous are being replaced by skilled jobs in service sectors such as health care, finance and information technology — positions that require more education than just a high-school diploma, thus squeezing out many of those blue-collar, traditionally middle-class workers. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 98

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

If you want to prepare for the future of educational technology, start by exploring the past. If educate means to bring out rather than impose or give, how can audiovisual (AV) technologies help digitally savvy students make surprising connections or answer questions on their own?

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Trends Elementary Case Study System 49

There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

I was their first full time “IT Guy” And when I say full time, I’m stretching a bit, as I was actually farmed out to one of the feeder elementary schools for 2 days a week. The high school district was fortunate enough to recognize that to make forward progress with technology, they had to make a change. Tech Support.

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EdTech E-rate Google Company 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Photo: Meghan E. They gave each student access to technology that helps teachers customize their lessons. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. People associate repeating grades with disastrous consequences.

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Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

This wasn’t surprising given that around 30 percent of elementary and middle school students now experience adjustment problems severe enough to require regular counseling. And over the last two decades, there has been a 28-percent increase in our suicide rate. Courtesy The Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence). .”

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Learning E-rate Report Survey 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

School Psychology Doctoral Candidate and Intern, CEO STEMx: Stemulating Teaching with Emerging Technology Methodologies - Simulation vs. Virtual Learning Environments - Dr. Nicole Simon, Assistant Professor Engineering/Physics/Technology Dept.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54