User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2017

I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. Sphero is robotic ball that connects to your smartphone or tablets over Bluetooth. Using free apps and a compatible tablet or smartphone, kids learn to code while they make these robots sing, dance and navigate all around the house.

Robotics 244

Robotics Elementary Tablets Smartphone 244

eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2018

According to Steve Jobs, “Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”. Every student should have access to technology, whether it be computers, smartphones, or tablets because almost everything we do requires some form of programming.

Elementary 108

Elementary Smartphone Robotics Tablets 108

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Find more ideas here. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps.

Tools 322

Tools Educreations Chromebook Android 322

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. And how much is too much? And how much is too much?

eBook 387

eBook Tools iPad Elementary 387

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

To solve this and other reading-related issues, the district turned to technology to support our teachers in the classroom. Using Apple TVs, projectors, document cameras, interactive whiteboards and an array of tablets, desktops, and laptops that would ultimately serve as the technological cornerstone for our entire district.

Technology 147

Technology iPad Elementary Laptops 147

Graphite Blog

JULY 31, 2021

This collection of activities will help you address the unique social and emotional challenges your students may encounter as technology starts to play an increasing role in their lives, both in and out of school. Our Responsibilities Online (Grades 3–5) What does it mean to be your best self when using technology?

Elementary 98

Elementary Tablets Strategy Technology 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. The role of technology. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee.

Online Learning 127

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 127

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. I like to say that Figjam is if we take the things that we love about Jamboard, Google Docs tablet, and even Prezi, we put those into a collaborative whiteboard. They have education accounts, right?

Classroom 428

Classroom Adobe Google Chromebook 428

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the first place. Another result: Girls got a bigger skills bump from the tablets than boys. That includes knowing how to count, understanding differences in quantities and knowing how to measure things.

Tablets 191

Tablets EdTech Study Policies 191

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

When making the switch to a modern learning environment, it can be easy for K–12 schools to get distracted by the impressive array of new education technology and lose sight of the reason to adopt these tools in the first place: to improve student outcomes. EDTECH: What technologies went into achieving Vision One91?

EdTech 381

EdTech Education STEM Elementary 381

iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

The MobyMax tablet is $69!! Wifi and speakers are built-in and there is headphone input so that your students can use MobyMax Tablet independently without disturbing others. Each step of the way they are supported and challenged as needed thanks to the adaptive technology built-in! It has a 7” screen and runs on Android 4.2.

Tablets 65

Tablets Differentiated Instruction Android Common Core 65

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The advent of interactive large format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Introduced in 1801, the chalkboard was a transformative classroom technology.

Technology 157

Technology Classroom Training Software 157

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe.

Data 393

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 393

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Districts around the country are enacting similar plans, and many start by deciding on what technology to use in the classroom. We spent nearly two years talking to stakeholders and developing our instructional and academic goals before considering what technology to purchase. At BCPS, we took a curriculum-first approach.

Technology 220

Technology Tablets Differentiated Instruction Blended Learning 220

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Yet, the district has seen consistent and remarkable success in math achievement across all of its elementary schools since it began using Stepping Stones, a prekindergarten through sixth grade comprehensive math program from ORIGO Education. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia.

Elementary 383

Elementary Digital Citizenship Tablets Resources 383

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2017

Young students see brightly-colored bookshelves and reading areas, where middle school students have lab tablets and desktop computers. Just as the atmosphere in the classroom changes to suit the students’ age and learning requirements, the technology in the classroom also has to accommodate the learning requirements of that age group.

Technology 107

Technology Chromebook iPad Tablets 107

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). How to get started. Elementary Math. Writing Prompts.

Education 369

Education Learning UDL Course 369

Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Unplugged activities allow students to understand how programming works before adding the technology component.

Laptops 195

Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Unplugged activities allow students to understand how programming works before adding the technology component.

Laptops 195

Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. So, I started digging deeper into using technology [itself] as a manipulative. It was just a mess.

Digital Divide 180

Digital Divide EdTech Smartphone Robotics 180

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students.

Mobile Learning 183

Mobile Learning Mobility Classroom Tablets 183

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

Google and Apple both made big education technology announcements this week, unveiling new products designed for schools. Google’s first Chrome-powered tablet will create new competition for Apple, just as the company announced a new iPad , complete with augmented reality capability, the Apple pencil and a 10-hour battery.

Laptops 61

Laptops Tablets Chromebook iPad 61

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Find more ideas here. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps.

Tools 195

Tools Educreations Chromebook Android 195

Graphite Blog

JULY 13, 2021

This collection of activities will help you address the unique social and emotional challenges your students may encounter as technology starts to play an increasing role in their lives, both in and out of school. Grades K–2 My Feelings When Using Technology. What does it mean to be your best self when using technology?

Elementary 52

Elementary Tablets Strategy Technology 52

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. One spot will house tables where students can connect their tablets to a large video monitor. jena.passut_7651.

STEM 406

STEM Education Advocacy Libraries 406

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

They’ll see that first screen Immediately on their phone or tablet. ” e The post How to Use Metaverse: Awesome Augmented Reality and New Features appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

How To 240

How To Examples Tools Company 240

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

For educators, the new school year is a prime time to set technology-related goals for their district, school or classroom. . Older students use the Tynker platform to code while younger students use tablet computers, Principal John Beeck told EdTech. . Make This the Year That You Take On Ambitious IT Projects in Your School.

Adobe 244

Adobe EdTech iPad Elementary 244

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

She shares her thoughts on innovation and how to stay motivated when you’re exhausted. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Using Book Creator in the Elementary Classroom – T his is a FREE Resource great for K-4 educators looking for ways to use Book Creator in their classroom.

Classroom 277

Classroom iPad Twitter Digital Learning 277

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I recently read a report that said schools in the UK spend £900mn per year on educational technology. Read more: How can teachers use VR in the classroom? Technology has the potential to further transform the way we learn, as is apparent by the advancements in robotics and its use in classrooms. into our curriculum.

Robotics 323

Robotics Classroom Learning Tablets 323

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2020

How to Use Tech to Help Graduating Students Find Jobs. As a teacher, you’re fully aware of how much the world is advancing through technology. Undoubtedly, innovation has touched many aspects of how you teach. Well, this year we have replaced those desktop computers with tablets. Games and Simulations. Genius Hour.

Khan Academy 222

Khan Academy Digital Citizenship eBook Blended Learning 222

Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 16, 2019

One resolution my elementary students and I are setting is to be more healthy with our digital use. I teach technology to 450+ second to fifth graders. Although the article only mentions computers, I let students know the information also applies to using mobile devices, game consoles, iPads and tablets.

Social Media 198

Social Media Tablets Exercises Course 198

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Before March, the chief technology officers who keep modern classrooms connected would have agreed that new tech programs can’t be rolled out overnight. One Texas school district fielded 35,000 calls to its technology help desk on the first day of remote classes. It seems like since March we’ve not stopped.

Chromebook 192

Chromebook Laptops Broadband Accessibility 192

Waterford

APRIL 6, 2021

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. How Music Affects Brain Development and Social-Emotional Learning. This Music Monsters activity is great for teaching older elementary students a quick lesson on composition. 10 Picture Books About Music.

Classroom 263

Classroom E-rate Elementary Study 263

Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

This is just one example of the many articles that warn us of the latest shocking discoveries about the dangers of technology. As Oxford professors put it , “The debate over digital technology and young people needs less shock and more substance”. However, we can’t ignore the extent of technology use in our lives.

Digital Citizenship 299

Digital Citizenship Social Media Examples LMS 299

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. Few other districts had embraced the promise of technology as enthusiastically as this Long Island district. schools spend more than $10 billion a year on educational technology.

iPad 136

iPad Tablets Report iPhone 136

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe.

Data 151

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 151

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150