Edthena

JULY 6, 2023

Nowadays, an important responsibility of administrating student and teacher learning includes implementing edtech for a school or district. Schools use many edtech tools and platforms, ranging from student-facing note-taking apps to teacher-facing AI-driven grading platforms. Check out the highlights of what we’ve been reading below.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 3, 2015

It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. The Tech&Learning magazine, available free to qualified educators, is released monthly and contains articles, tips, resources, product reviews, and much more. It''s free and contains a tremendous amount of information, links, resources, and tips and ideas.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

6 Assistive Technologies That Can Help Students Reach Their Full Potential. As the number of these students continues to grow, teachers and educators are increasingly turning to assistive technologies to help students across all ranges of ability learn more effectively and reach their full potential. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 22, 2019

It occured to me that not only are the wide variety of acronyms found in the world of EdTech confusing ( I did a post on organizations in that regard ), but indeed there is quite a bit of overlap — as well as misuse — of terms that can make navigating the literature (in particular online literature) on the subject of EdTech confusing and unhelpful.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2018

Technology Helps Keep a Close Eye on Students. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! We had a break-in about four years ago, and we were able to identify the people who vandalized one of our schools,” says Timothy Grant, technology director at Warren County School District in Virginia.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Oscar Rico describes his first days as technology director at Canutillo Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, as an effort to “swim an ocean” of information. He had experience as a biology teacher, high school administrator and middle school principal, but none in technology. In some ways, the…

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12. As technology is further integrated into the classroom, digital citizenship is an essential skill all students need to possess. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how digital literacy programs prepare students for a tech-enabled future. Teach Personal Information Protection.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

“In the school districts, we want to do all of these great things, but we also have to teach kids how to read,” said Bill Bass, the innovation coordinator for instructional technology, information, library media and federal programs in the Parkway School District in St. That’s our mission. I don’t want to be an expert in everything.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve. While it’s impossible to accurately predict the layout of the future K–12 classroom, it’s easy to imagine it incorporating active-learning technology at every possible turn. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 03/13/2019 - 13:54. What Is in Store for K–12 Modern Classrooms?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

Q&A: Adam Welcome on How K–12 Educators Can Integrate Technology for Engagement. In order to use technology properly in the classroom, teachers need to take a back seat and allow students to spend more time as the drivers of their own education, says educational consultant and public speaker Adam Welcome. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

1 technology pain point for survey respondents in the Consortium for School Networking’s “EdTech Trends and Funding: A CoSN Member Survey 2022.” While schools are investing in technologies to keep their infrastructure and information safe, some experts recommend an additional route to better protection. “… It was the No.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 8, 2019

Where Can Schools Turn for Help in Deploying Game-Changing Technology? Used wisely, technology can enrich learning experiences, empowering students as digital creators, critical thinkers and problem-solvers while fostering global connections. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See five ways K–12 superintendents can lead digital innovation.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

5 Steps to Creating a Technology Internship Program. She has been in our technology internship program (TSI) throughout her high school career. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out the do's and don'ts of project-based learning in K–12. Samantha Skubal is the director of instructional technology for J. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Social-Emotional Learning Competencies Get a Boost from Classroom Technology. MORE FROM EDTECH: How K–12 schools can make modern learning environments a reality. Classroom Technology Creates Opportunity for SEL. A recent study by Microsoft found that three pieces of technology tend to be especially helpful for SEL: .

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, students were able to explore new surroundings in a low-stress environment on the tours.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, students were able to explore new surroundings in a low-stress environment on the tours.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2019

Districts must comply with strict protocols for data destruction related to graduates and safely retain the rest, even as maintaining the privacy and security of sensitive information has grown more complex with the proliferation of applications and devices. “We MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 IT leaders can advise on data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2019

Google’s Soli Uses Gesture Technology to Immerse K–12 Students. Gesture control isn’t ubiquitous yet, but the technology is progressing. In January, the Federal Communications Commission approved Google ’s Project Soli , a sensing technology that uses miniature radar to detect touchless gestures. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There’s no question that a district should monitor online activity, but the technology raises other questions,” CoSN Board Secretary Donna Williamson told EdTech in an interview. Some alerts from the technologies require administrators to react at once. How do you determine what you filter and flag? At what age?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 25, 2018

Build a Head-of-the-Class Information Security Team. Information security (InfoSec) team members must balance the competing priorities of teachers, administrators, parents and students. Information security (InfoSec) team members must balance the competing priorities of teachers, administrators, parents and students.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Joe Phillips’s professional background isn’t typical of a K–12 technology director. That business experience informs his work to maintain a zero-based budget for the technology department at Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri. He has 16 years of active duty experience in the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

Joe Phillips’s professional background isn’t typical of a K–12 technology director. That business experience informs his work to maintain a zero-based budget for the technology department at Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri. He has 16 years of active duty experience in the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

Joe Phillips’s professional background isn’t typical of a K–12 technology director. That business experience informs his work to maintain a zero-based budget for the technology department at Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri. He has 16 years of active duty experience in the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

Joe Phillips’s professional background isn’t typical of a K–12 technology director. That business experience informs his work to maintain a zero-based budget for the technology department at Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri. He has 16 years of active duty experience in the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

From informal hammock gardens to high-tech tents, outdoor learning spaces have become markedly more popular over the past few years because of the pandemic. Educators say these spaces give students a chance to breathe fresh air, experience a change of scenery and, most importantly, gain opportunities for increased learning engagement.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

K12Blueprint is a great, free resource for technology in education. There are toolkits with information and resources for developing and deploying technology initiatives, information on choosing the right device for your schools, software and apps, curriculum, news, research, and blogs from educators and edtech leaders.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Education technology must enhance learning. Today’s guest, Bethany Petty gives us pointers and shares a common pitfall of those implementing new technology in the classroom. Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. Vicki: Using technology to enhance learning. So, we use technology to engage our students? Listen Now.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, students were able to explore new surroundings in a low-stress environment on the tours.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, students were able to explore new surroundings in a low-stress environment on the tours.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 15, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, students were able to explore new surroundings in a low-stress environment on the tours.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 15, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, students were able to explore new surroundings in a low-stress environment on the tours.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

After making headline news for falling victim to a ransomware attack on Labor Day in 2022, Los Angeles Unified School District technology leaders are speaking out. Because LAUSD is the second-largest school district in the country, with more than 600,000 students, the attack was a wake-up call for all of K–12.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Classroom technology supports the daily needs of educators and students across the country. As K–12 leaders endeavor to design classrooms to best serve today’s learners, they must leverage technology to ensure that the educational experience is relevant to students’ learning goals and outcomes. To maximize the educational returns…

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

“Reports went to an assistant principal or dean at each school, on to the child’s counselor, and then the parents were contacted, all very rapidly,” says Lenon Harvey, PCSD’s director of information services. “We MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about how web filters keep students safe! Alerts Help Schools Protect Students and Data.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

The rapid deployment of educational technology, paired with an increase in the number of states passing data privacy laws , leaves many district administrators and technology leaders with a daunting question about protecting student and staff information: Where do we start? Technology Planning Starts with an Assessment.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Keep Adaptive Technology Top of Mind in MLE Planning. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how teachers use virtual reality platforms to teach coding. Recent research shows adding too much visual stimuli can be detrimental for students’ focus and ability to retain information. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 06/04/2019 - 15:39.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2019

As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . There is a vast array of platforms available to schools and educators, which can make it difficult to stay abreast of protocols for disclosing personal information, especially when using third-party applications. .

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