Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

Technology in schools can be a critical tool in advancing equity. While much of this increase may be attributed to pandemic-related technology needs, many school systems appear to be maintaining these increased levels of technology use since returning full-time to brick and mortar classrooms.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). If technology resources are available, then the best comprehensive strategy to pursue is real blended learning.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Given today’s technologies, it makes sense and is exciting that learning occurs after schools hours, but for exciting, engaging, and profound learning not to occur during school hours is, simply put, a travesty. Gallup has conducted more than 5 million surveys with students in grades five through 12 over the past several years.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

That’s according to the approximately 1,200 parents surveyed by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) between mid-May and early June of this year. Yet many parents said they are not aware of the legal rights for protecting their child’s data privacy, nor of the technology plans in place in their child’s school or district.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In a Gallup survey of K–12 district superintendents, 67 percent of respondents said the number of new teacher candidates is decreasing; 39 percent said quality is also declining. While videoconferencing tools are readily available, many schools overlook — or are not aware of — the benefits this technology can bring. .

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2023

The main reason school looks different is that districts bought a heap of specialized technology just to keep instruction alive during those three years. A 2022 survey by the Consortium for School Networking shows that more than 80 percent of U.S. Can schools afford to use all the new technology they have?

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. The technology team took note and started thinking about the following year.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2024

Wealthy suburbs can have a surplus of qualified applicants for elementary schools at the same time that a remote, rural school cannot find anyone to teach high school physics. Tech = technology; CTE = career and technical education; ESL = English as a second language. Nearly every district struggled to find high school math teachers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

That’s a major takeaway from a survey of more than 700 teachers in 40 states conducted this spring, just after schools first shifted to remote instruction due to the pandemic. Pacheco-Guffrey, an associate professor of science education at Bridgewater State University who led the survey effort.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

But Futernick — a longtime educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a teacher educator and a leader of a national school turnaround center — aims to keep the dialogues as civil and productive as possible. So there's an elementary school in Stockton, California. And he records the conversations.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack. shailaja.neela….

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. Students created a survey to send out to all Manchester, N.H. They then analyzed over 2,500 surveys and began to research options, looking at model programs in the United States and exemplars from Finland.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

Preliminary results from a new survey of school districts confirm what many parents learned through the Zoom grapevine. But the amount of time was not the only difference, according to a recent survey: the type of instruction students received also diverged dramatically. “One Only 32 percent of high-poverty districts offered this. .

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2017

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. How does a school future-proof its classroom technology? Identifying the Components of a Great Technology System.

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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. Some schools send out formal paper surveys, while others hold informal discussions in the classroom. Start by seeking student input.

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Buncee

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Interest Surveys. Her favorite part about being a teacher is making a connection with students through books and/or technology. The post 6 Ideas For Using Buncee in the Elementary Classroom appeared first on Buncee Blog. On each page of my Buncee I can add boxes and include either a picture or word inside.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

In preparation for the launch of a new Principal Leadership Community , edWeb conducted a survey of principals in May of 2019 to probe the topics of most interest to principals in current times. Principal Survey | May 2019. Download the Principal Leadership Survey Results. Input from 150 principals was analyzed.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

A majority of administrators from elementary schools (64 percent), middle schools ( 83 percent ) and high schools ( 85 percent ) report they have already implemented one-to-one devices or see it as a primary goal, according to a 2018 K–12 leadership survey from the Consortium for School Networking. . by Jennifer Brown.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Teachers and administrators at K–12 schools recognize the positive impact of parent engagement on student achievement, so many schools and districts now leverage technology to power better and more meaningful relationships with parents and families. . Technology can also eliminate common barriers between schools and families.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. Though I was technology savvy, none of my classwork or student teaching prepared me for this.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In an era where technology and digital platforms are integral to our everyday lives, the role of digital citizenship is ever more critical. Richard Culatta The urgency of such educational initiatives is underscored by a Pew Research Survey revealing that 44 percent of adults aged 18 to 49 report they are online almost constantly.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 20, 2020

A recent survey found that the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for teachers, parents and students alike. How can educational technology help bridge the gap between all of these concerns? Many teachers and parents are concerned about their children’s progress, wellbeing, and finding relevant resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Technology became our lifeline to reach students and families. At my elementary school in the Bronx, 86 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-priced school lunch. Use surveys to check on basic needs like access to food. Overnight, our classrooms were empty.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

In order to prepare, we need to consider how this experience may have changed our students: How have elementary learners grown through this experience, and how do we as educators adapt to meet their new needs? Many parents at my elementary school have shared that their child uses technology better than they do.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A survey we conducted this spring of 575 low-income families with preschool age children found that 30 percent of parents were “very worried,” and another 47 percent were “somewhat worried,” about how school closures will affect their children’s learning and social skills development. The most effective way to do that is through technology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2024

One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University. In a recent survey, one preservice teacher wrote, “I love the beginning check-ins, not all professors care about your well-being.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Michael Williams, an assistant professor in the MU College of Education and Human Development, analyzed a nation-wide survey conducted by Harvard University that asked nearly 16,000 college students if they attended a college-run STEM Career Day while in high school. This press release originally appeared online.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

technology job vacancy postings in September 2022 exceeded 804,000, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a need for 3,800 new aerospace engineers every year until 2031–an industry that is already grappling with employee retention and workforce shortages. The number of U.S. Inadequate or unavailable resources.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 4, 2024

Researc h: The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status In Elementary School Kieffer (2010) organized a study on upper elementary students focusing on reading levels of English language learners (ELLs) and native English speakers. It has influence at the preschool, elementary, middle and high school, and college levels.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Free Virtual Learning Environments. Grade and send feedback.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

.– The Social Institute announced that it has expanded its pioneering peer-to-peer learning technology to meet the needs of third-grade students, available starting Fall of 2023. The developmentally appropriate lessons come in response to demand from elementary schools nationwide and the U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I emphasized the role technology can play in helping teachers to get more eyes on student work and, as a result, motivate students to do their best work. I regularly volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms, but I rarely have parents volunteer to come into my high school class. I also ask about their availability.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Chaudhary is co-founder of the education technology provider ClassDojo, which enables kindergarten through eighth grade students, teachers and parents to share content, schedules and feedback — an obvious and critical need as education abruptly became remote. This story also appeared in Ozy. Credit: Virginie Lefour/Belga/AFP via Getty Images.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2020

Some districts are just now getting around to surveying their parents. Will it work for your parents if we’re open only two days a week for elementary and two days for middle […]. There are discussions happening everywhere about how to really pull this hybrid learning model off.

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