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JANUARY 25, 2020

The 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference is once again offering an opportunity to start the new year learning about the latest educational technology as well as related trends, strategies and best practices related to teaching and learning. . This year, the event will be held Jan. 14 to 17 in Miami. The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other e

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Earlier last week one of our readers emailed us inquiring about how to set notifications for shared spreadsheets. Here is a step by step guide to show you how you can customize the settings of your.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

Twenty or 30 years ago, the role of an IT director centered on maintaining devices and networks — a facilities role. But today, particularly in K–12 education, IT leaders play a much more integral part in maintaining technology used in school and districts, as well as supporting overall academic goals. . For example, when a superintendent is asked about district cybersecurity, “The answer can no longer be, ‘Go ask my IT guy,’” consultant Ann McMullan said at the 2020 Future of Education Technolo

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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A few days ago we introduced you to Diagram Maker, an easy to use tool to help students learn visually. Today we are sharing with you another great tool from Quizlet called Quizlet Learn. This is an.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

When students gather for esports in Miami-Dade County Public Schools , they aren’t just building the soft skills such as teamwork and creative problem-solving often associated with such programs. They’re also focusing on potential careers. . “It’s not a game,” Lupe Diaz, executive director of the district’s department of career and technical education, said Thursday at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference in Miami.

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All schools receiving public funding must make content accessible to everyone including those with disabilities. If your school or district is interested in helping staff understand why this is important, then consider Accessibility for Everyone for your next great book study. Inclusive research In the book author Laura Kalbag talks about the importance of including people with disabilities in user research studies.

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Over the past few weeks, I have had a couple of conversations with teachers and people in the business world that I just want to share with you and let you all tell me what you think about this idea. . There was…and still is…a push that when we go 1:1 in the classroom that this also means moving towards a paperless classroom…where everything is digital, done on a device and we cut paper out completely.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

As the number of English language learners in today’s classrooms continues to grow, educators must consider new ways to facilitate their learning. English language learners, or ELLs, are the fastest-growing group of K–12 students in U.S. public schools. They currently make up 10 percent of the total public school enrollment, according to research by the National Center for Education Statistics.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

For K–12 schools and districts, the work of preventing cyberattacks and staying knowledgeable about cybersecurity does not rest with IT teams alone. District leaders, for example, lead efforts to build school culture around cybersecurity. They also can support the work of their IT professionals. “It’s a team effort,” Amy McLaughlin, a consultant and cybersecurity project director for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), said recently during the 2020 Future of Education Technology Confer

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

The 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference is once again offering an opportunity to start the new year learning about the latest educational technology as well as related trends, strategies and best practices related to teaching and learning. . This year, the event will be held Jan. 14 to 17 in Miami. The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other e

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

When students gather for esports in Miami-Dade County Public Schools , they aren’t just building the soft skills such as teamwork and creative problem-solving often associated with such programs. They’re also focusing on potential careers. . “It’s not a game,” Lupe Diaz, executive director of the district’s department of career and technical education, said Thursday at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference in Miami.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

As the number of English language learners in today’s classrooms continues to grow, educators must consider new ways to facilitate their learning. English language learners, or ELLs, are the fastest-growing group of K–12 students in U.S. public schools. They currently make up 10 percent of the total public school enrollment, according to research by the National Center for Education Statistics.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

For K–12 schools and districts, the work of preventing cyberattacks and staying knowledgeable about cybersecurity does not rest with IT teams alone. District leaders, for example, lead efforts to build school culture around cybersecurity. They also can support the work of their IT professionals. “It’s a team effort,” Amy McLaughlin, a consultant and cybersecurity project director for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), said recently during the 2020 Future of Education Technology Confer

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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