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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

That said, as agriculture is increasingly automated and new technology-rich ­businesses take root in the city, Fresno Unified School District works to keep up, offering students the skills they’ll need to take advantage of ­emerging career opportunities, says district CTO Kurt Madden.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. Robots and Virtual Reality Provide Hands-On Experience.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Technology giants are working to bolster K–12 education in middle America , specifically targeting subjects that will help young students learn the skills they’ll need as traditional jobs like agriculture and manufacturing evolve with the rise of emerging technology. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 09/10/2018 - 13:50. education system.

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Education Technology Trends for 2017: An Interview With Martin McKay.

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Martin McKay is the Chief Technology officer and one of the founders of Texthelp Inc. He directs all research and development at Texthelp with a focus on developing new technologies to assist people who struggle with reading and writing. What do you think the year ahead has in store in terms of Educational Technology?

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. What’s fascinating, when you look at it, is students of marginalized subgroups–when we give them technology to use, we give them technology that is passive consumption.

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

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But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. First is the evolving nature of education technology.

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