Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For example , in a science class, an animated video explaining the solar system can make the concept more tangible and visually stimulating compared to traditional textbook descriptions. An example could be allowing students to choose between creating a poster, writing an essay, or making a presentation for a project.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Cases of cryptomnesia are not rare, and there are a number of examples among well-known people including Helen Keller, Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert Louis Stevenson, and George Harrison. Take, for example, the curious case of Vladimir Nabokov and his novel Lolita. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Continuing this comprehensive exploration, today’s post focuses on practical examples of blended learning in action. Drawing from peer-reviewed research papers, I’ve made sure to include diverse and illustrative examples that showcase how blended learning is being implemented across different educational contexts.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, the integration of technology in the classroom is not just a luxury but a necessity. However, understanding how to effectively integrate technology can be a challenge. First, I explored what technology integration really means. What is Technology Integration?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 12, 2014

That’s why I love when teachers get students to act as reporters and regularly produce podcasts, vodcasts, ezines, digital newspapers, or radio shows. Every subject has their own news sites, journals, or podcasts with examples students can replicate. Reporting the News. Newsworthy! Important Points.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

At the same time, teachers often feel as if they’re competing with technology for the attention of students. However, I can see how technology can be both a distractor and a positive factor. Which gave me an idea to celebrate this month by making a case for the latter… Making the case for amplifying literacy with technology.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2023

For example, half of online-only students said they never work on projects with other students, compared to 17 percent of students who don’t only take online courses. Student testimonies in the report bear this out. When you’re face to face, it’s a lot easier for an instructor to say, ‘OK, we’re going to work in teams,’” she explained.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 19, 2022

The post Podcast: Practical Examples of Classroom Equity in Language Instruction first appeared on EdNews Daily. When entering our education system as an emergent bilingual, the nuances are everything. Especially if you have an eye towards equity. Click Here to Listen.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A group of researchers at Stanford University spent the past year documenting how teaching and student services changed at Stanford during emergency remote learning, and their report , released today, argues that there’s been a shift in the institution’s identity as a result. I was certain it was not going to work.”

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers. To assist the professional development process for both teachers and IT professionals, Digital Promise, in conjunction with Google , has established a new program called the Dynamic Learning Project to help introduce new education technology into the classroom. .

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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. . for example, students run IT simulations in which they manage the imaginary network of a small company to test their cybersecurity skills.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

NSF uses the term “cyberlearning” for its portfolio of research projects that investigate emerging technology and emerging learning sciences. We worked together intensively for over a year to write a “community report” in which the authors would help us to report on the designs, ideas and progress in the cyberlearning community.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Emerald was one of 100 schools across the country that benefited from a technology coach during the 2018–19 school year, the second year of the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP). Through instructional coaching, the DLP aims to increase impactful use of technology and improve educational equity. For example, in an algebra class at R.L.

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Digital Promise

MAY 22, 2019

But what impact do these devices have on us, and are we using technology to its fullest potential? In my public high school, we rarely interact with technology, at least not productively. Barriers to providing all students with access to technology. Barriers to using technology powerfully in the classroom.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Today, I’m going back and updating the post with some new thinking, examples of innovation, a revised order, some links for context, and excerpts from longer papers on innovation at the university level. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. An example?

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Neo LMS

JULY 9, 2019

News reports. Fortunately, education technology makes it easier for both teachers and parents to teach financial literacy and better prepare students for the financial responsibilities of adult life. Education technology can be used to gamify finance, which makes children much more engaged and receptive during the learning process.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Powerful Learning First, Technology Second From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Powerful learning first technology second. Technology can make a good teacher better, but there is no technology fix to make a poor teacher anything but poor. What does this mean in the classroom?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

With education turning on the technology skills of students and teachers, its important to gain a rudimentary understanding of foundational technology. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

At the time, nearly 16 million students in the United States lacked home internet access, according to a widely cited report from Common Sense Media. Technology proficiency becomes essential for future success, and connected devices empower students to navigate the modern workplace. —

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Over the last two-and-a-half years, students’ math and reading scores saw a historic decline, according to the results of a Congressionally-mandated test—known as the “nation’s report card.” For example: Eighth graders saw a large drop, in math scores especially. Eighth graders fell eight points.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

There’s no doubt that education technology or ‘EdTech’ is an important and fast-evolving entity in the digital age, and one that is having a dramatic impact on the quality of students’ learning. On a similar note, educational technologies are adaptable to the needs of students. The Use of Augmented Reality in Teaching.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

When used effectively, technology can greatly contribute to creating equity in schools. However, we can only realize these equity-centered benefits when we use technology in innovative and powerful ways. However, we can only realize these equity-centered benefits when we use technology in innovative and powerful ways.

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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

AUGUST 4, 2023

With shifting societal norms, advances in technology and evolving pedagogical practices at play, it's no surprise that change is the only constant in education. The use of generative AI — the type of AI that can create original content, like essays or reports, based on its training data — only intensifies this feeling.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2019

Technology Makes or Breaks Esports Programs. The High School Esports League reports it now represents about 1,200 schools — up from 200 the year before. In competitive gaming, milliseconds matter , and the technology supporting students can make or break an esports venture. amy.burroughs_26341. Thu, 01/17/2019 - 13:47.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As a computer science teacher who likes staying current with the best ways to integrate useful technology in my classroom, I found the recently published Cyberlearning Community Report: The State of Cyberlearning and the Future of Learning With Technology full of great ideas! It is about engaging students by giving them choice!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 12, 2014

That’s why I love when teachers get students to act as reporters and regularly produce podcasts, vodcasts, ezines, digital newspapers, or radio shows. Every subject has their own news sites, journals, or podcasts with examples students can replicate. Reporting the News. Newsworthy! Important Points.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Keep Adaptive Technology Top of Mind in MLE Planning. Consider students with ADD and ADHD, for example. For example, instead of having a distracting poster, educators can put up a blank canvas where students can paint subjects that relate to the day’s activities. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 06/04/2019 - 15:39. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2016

This is a question I get often from teachers: Technology is always an extra layer of work in my classroom. For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. How did such a good idea go so wrong? Where is the tool? How do you do **?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2018

Towson University Partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to Recycle Technology. For universities looking to get rid of old technology, there are a number of ways to recycle it safely ; however, the best way involves keeping it in the community. For example, Atlantis Charter School in Fall River, Mass. meghan.bogardu….

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

January’s update was published alongside guidance concerning the use of technology for helping students with disabilities. These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. The latest iteration is more focused on use and design, which emphasize how these technologies are used within schools.

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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

MARCH 25, 2019

The Trickle-Down Effect of Technology on High School Sports. High school sports aren’t anywhere near the level of sophistication technologically that their counterparts at the college and pro levels have achieved, but that doesn’t mean technology isn’t having a transformative impact on how high school sports teams are managed.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program. Schools must have robust evaluation if they want to continue to find success in technology integration, said Steven Baule, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and former superintendent for Muncie (Ind.) eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2022

The NHSA surveyed about 900 attendees at the conference, and the findings—published in a newly released report —support what Sheridan heard passing between educators: The workforce crisis among Head Start programs has reached “alarming” levels, with chronically low compensation and bleak working conditions primarily to blame.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2020

A new report published this week about undergraduates’ impressions of internet algorithms reveals students are skeptical of and unnerved by tools that track their digital travels and serve them personalized content like advertisements and social media posts. That’s how many college students feel, anyway.

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