EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The last bucket of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding expires in September. For some schools, this means scrambling to find ways to sustain the technology they purchased during the pandemic. The funding cliff is looming over K–12 school districts this year.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

For example, several states have adopted Alyssa’s Law, which requires public elementary and secondary schools to have a silent panic alarm that contacts local law enforcement in emergencies. Many school districts rely on analog camera systems that don’t connect to their networks or communicate in…

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2019

Sphero, LittleBits and Other Robots Bring Technology to Life. When I speak to principals, I sometimes get the impression that they think if they have science, technology, art and math classes, they have a STEAM program,” says Gura. At Nathaniel Morton Elementary in Plymouth, Mass., eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/02/2019 - 11:36.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

As digital initiatives take off in more schools and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund windfall winds down this year, school leaders want to know that they’re getting the highest return on their investments. Technology can help K–12 schools create value and contain costs. “The

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. TumbleBookLibrary TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Distributions from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund helped schools acquire much-needed technologies. That’s going to be a problem, especially for those school systems that perhaps invested in technologies but didn’t have a plan for sustaining them,” says Susan Bearden, CEO of…

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2017

By Erin Brereton Emerging peer-to-peer technology could help elementary and high school records become more portable.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Technology Underscores the Promise of a New School Year. Many will also have new laptops or tablets through one-to-one computing programs , upgraded classroom technology for blended learning , and teachers trained to more effectively use technology to personalize instruction. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:44.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:02.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. Then, have everyone copy their information to a digital magazine (like you can create in Canva or Adobe) and share it with everyone. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 18, 2019

Next-Gen Voice and Presence Technology Keep K–12 Districts Safer. When one of the district’s elementary schools suffered a two-day internet outage last winter, the IT team used Jive to seamlessly reroute calls to administrators’ mobile phones. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 03/18/2019 - 12:01. by Dan Tynan.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

At this year’s Future of Education Technology Conference, Alberto and Mario Herraez, also known as the eTwinz, opened with this thought starter in their Thursday session, “Fostering Self-Regulation Skills and Personalized Learning in an Elementary Setting.”

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

When Patti Bartley, a first grade teacher at Cook Elementary in Columbus, Miss., I don’t really use technology unless I’m forced to,” she said in a video highlighting the department's Digital Learning Coach program. heard she was getting a digital learning coach from the Mississippi Department of Education, she was nervous. “I

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

To make the best use of the technology, and to try to give every student a comparable digital learning experience, teachers need professional development, says Kim Buryanek, associate superintendent of Sioux City Community School District in Iowa. Our elementary schools are almost one-to-one, with a 1-to-2 ratio of devices to students.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2023

With Emergency Connectivity Fund and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds winding down, many schools are returning their focus to the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate discount program for technology budget support.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

“It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. The game serves as an on-ramp for students, introducing technology into their educational journeys. Expose Students to Progressive Technology.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Most schools have moved to a one-to-one model, with 90 percent of district leaders reporting a device for every middle and high school student and 84 percent reporting the same for elementary students, according to an Education Week survey. However, student and educator devices aren’t the only ed tech gear clambering for bandwidth.

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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. There is no one-size-fits-all with technology. 5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces. jena.passut_7651. For its part, St.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2016

By Matt Renwick An elementary school principal argues for the importance of letting technology shape education.

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

Culatta, Chief Executive Officer of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE); and Dr. Michael T. Dr. Rabbitt identified several long-standing challenges that could be met through improved access to digital technologies and more effective use of them. Conner, Superintendent of Middletown Public Schools (CT).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Liz is a clinical assistant professor in education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017). published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017). Listen to the Show.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Everything is built toward an open environment and geared toward collaboration ,” says Scott Harris, Neosho School District’s technology director. “We These new learning spaces, paired with technology, allow educators to more effectively adopt different pedagogies to improve education, such as blended, personalized and project-based learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 18, 2019

The SmartBrief on EdTech newsletter provides a daily snapshot of education technology insights. They use leading sources such as EdTech Magazine, T.H.E. SmartBrief filters through thousands of sources each day and delivers the news directly to your inbox. Journal and others.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Neeb, the principal of Williams Elementary School, and Tickle, a digital learning specialist and Google Certified Trainer, presented “The Whole Ball of Wax: A Place for Everything,” on Monday. Amy is managing editor of EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education. That could work on my campus,” she thought. . by Amy Burroughs.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. . It was hard to see where else the district could go with technology in the classroom.

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Tech Helpful

AUGUST 31, 2017

There was a wooded area behind his home where he would play and one day he found some magazines that were hidden. There was a level of responsibility and trust placed on children by being unconnected from today's technology. In 1975 my husband was in fourth grade and he saw pornography for the first time. Obviously someone's stash.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2019

A version of this post was originally published in Teach Secondary Magazine , July 2019. Whether you love it or hate it, technology is here to stay — and continuously change our lives. Technological advancements made possible things people from just a few generations ago wouldn’t even consider dreaming about.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2017

Today Liz Kolb @lkolb talks about how we can put learning first and a very important reason technology should be second. In today’s show, Liz Kolb talks about the role of learning and technology: What is the role of technology in learning. When technology is a distraction. Book: Learning First, Technology Second.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Technology is developing at a faster clip than its adoption, and while some K–12 classrooms are innovating — by using drones in curriculum or digital tools to personalize learning — they remain isolated examples dotting an unequal landscape where, often, digitization is seen as an end in itself rather than a means to improve learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Wired magazine once awarded him as one of 22 “innovators, instigators and inventors” who are “changing the game” (alongside J.K. This week’s podcast sponsor is Emporia State University’s online Elementary Education program: designed for career changers interested in becoming elementary teachers. Let us know here.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. One good example: The more Fleming read about technology, the more stories she saw about drones. It’s really a mindset and a philosophy of education.”.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2020

They chat excitedly during the bus ride to Olson Elementary in Woodstock, Ill. In the learning center, students have to think creatively and critically, using trial and error to solve problems, and learn from each other, says Cindy Maire, a fifth-grade teacher at Mary Endres Elementary in Woodstock.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 1, 2020

They chat excitedly during the bus ride to Olson Elementary in Woodstock, Ill. In the learning center, students have to think creatively and critically, using trial and error to solve problems, and learn from each other, says Cindy Maire, a fifth-grade teacher at Mary Endres Elementary in Woodstock.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 28, 2017

Today Justin Kamp @kampmiltonmusic Kids can learn to make music with iPads and technology. Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen share awesome apps for iPads in the elementary classroom. He is nearing the end of his fourth school year and has been an “iGuide” technology trainer for his building for the past two years. Blog: [link].

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. Read the original article.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

A tornado decimated Goodman Elementary School in 2017, mangling the roof and strewing cinder blocks, insulation, furniture and other debris. The tornado had a silver lining, as it gave us a fresh start,” says Samantha Hamilton, principal of Goodman Elementary. “The The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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