Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Community Partnerships is one of the gears of the Future Ready Framework and the 7th Key of Learning Transformed , indicates that “Community collaboration and engagement must be woven into the fabric of a school’s culture.” ” after Facebook introduced a new tool inside the app to find wifi nearby.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

I constantly see and hear about leaders who tout themselves in a way that makes others develop a perception that they actually know something about the effective integration of a variety of technology tools to improve professional practice. Simply communicating and telling your story with social media tools can accomplish this.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

who has done research on integrating K-12 curriculum (especially in STEM) with mobile learning. Anne Mirtschin, a commerce and information technology teacher and coordinator in rural western Australia, who hosts podcasts, writes about tech tools and connects rural educators around the world. Joseph South, formerly with the US Dept.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Oversees the globally recognized BHS Help Desk. jlscheffer.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 30, 2019

They teach, using traditional tools and tapping their repository of information to share with students. The focus instead remains on classroom management and traditional behavioral tools. First, stop relying on the one stop category of ‘guide on the side’ and start identifying the skill sets necessary to be a ‘future ready’ teacher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Opportunity 1: Empower Educator and Curricular Innovation Educators can best promote long-term readiness in their students – supporting their social-emotional learning, resilience, and metacognition – when they are able to focus on deepening their own skills in those areas and to play a lead role in innovation efforts. Action Ideas.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

What’s New: New Tools for Schools ] ISTE partnered with D2L to use the BrightSpace learning management system (LMS) to power ISTE U. Taking Mobile Learning to the Next Level. ? ISTE U will launch with these courses: ? Artificial Intelligence Explorations and Their Practical Use in Schools ? Digital Citizenship in Action. ?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 8, 2015

Be sure to watch to get some ideas about how you can use this tool in a variety of content areas! Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. More information here.

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There is no box

APRIL 13, 2018

Every student has access to an Internet connected mobile device. If you are at a district that has entered the 21st Century and made the decision to provide technology access to every student, congratulations, you’ve taken you’re first step into a larger world. What happens in that larger world is up to you.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. The Tools Of Mobile Learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2018

Recent private-sector innovation, driven by a more mobile workforce and the rapid growth of co-working spaces, has brought about print-management solutions with tools we can leverage to make districts future ready. Next page: The benefits of cloud printing).

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

By equipping teachers with the skills and tools needed to understand which tools work best, in which context, and for whom, classrooms will move closer to truly personalizing learning and fulfilling the promise of technology to close persistent achievement gaps. What happens in a Future Ready Library?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2017

Engagement in technology-free classes was waning and while the deputy superintendent for Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District (POB) didn’t want students using technology just for the sake of technology—she wanted her schools and students to be future-ready.

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Buncee

JUNE 10, 2019

Everyone knows Buncee is a great presentation tool but did you know you can use a Buncee to spice up your social media presence? Shannon McClintock Miller- Share and Tell with Future Ready Librarians @ 1PM . Future Ready Librarians come share how you empower your students as creators with Buncee! Shannon Miller.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. The traditional application of ELA isn’t enough for future-ready learners. Several uses exist for the tool, but teachers may find great value with VideoNot.es

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

For education, this means heavy focus should be placed on incorporating not only digital materials in the classroom, but incorporating mobile devices in class and mobile strategies within the school or institution. Already, K-12 schools are beginning to leverage the E-Rate for a digital transformation [read here and also here ].

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

During the Department of Education update session, Joseph South elaborated upon this theme; "We talk about technology as a tool for education, which it absolutely is. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators. Keeping it simple.

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Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

Buncee is such a versatile tool that makes it easy for educators to address the ISTE standards and promote student choice. Join me to learn more about how I transform learning using tools such as Buncee, and what my goals are for the rest of the school year!". Shannon Miller-Name That Future Ready Librarian Wedge-3PM.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

A hands-on experience will allow students to actually work with tools and try out different possibilities. Students must be encouraged to bring out their creativity and develop tools that are functional, reusable and sustainable. So, we can safely say that achieving proficiency in STEM fields will help students to become future-ready.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

During the Department of Education update session, Joseph South elaborated upon this theme; "We talk about technology as a tool for education, which it absolutely is. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators. Keeping in simple.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Developing a content strategy moving forward is imperative and begins by prioritizing which tools and resources are currently being used well and which the district should remove. In this step, district leaders must carefully dissect functionality needs for the tools and resources that they will be using in the years ahead.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” She is also a national advisor for the Future Ready Instructional Coaches Strand.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 20, 2018

I did this to make the slide deck more mobile friendly. We normally hold our phones vertically, so this app is more of a mobile app. It should be a tool we use to explore and define our purpose in life … a place to figure out life’s meaning. File > Page Setup > Custom > 9×16.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Department of Education to be “Future Ready,” the integration of video coaching is an extension of our pledge to empower educators through personalized learning. Teachers using the platform analyze their instructional practice through recorded video and online collaboration tools. A picture IS worth 1,000 words.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2017

What tools and understanding can library professionals bring to a world that seems to be dominated by fake news? Future Ready Librarians Can Do That! WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. (To

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RafranzDavis.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

There are so many pieces to the puzzle of “future readiness” and being in this district has reaffirmed my belief and understanding that although President Obama’s ConnectEd to the future initiative was about digital connectivity, we can’t ignore the necessity of human connections with our local communities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2017

What tools and understanding can library professionals bring to a world that seems to be dominated by fake news? WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. (To Future Ready Librarians Can Do That!

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the other hand, Learning Tools Interoperability, or LTI, allows ebooks from different vendors to be launched from a tool from within the LMS. Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) is an open standard created by IMS Global Learning Consortium. Also Read: 8 eBook Conversion Tools Compatible with Multiple Formats.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast It’s more important than ever to equip students with the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly evolving work world. District 214 adopted the flipped approach to support students’ career readiness across its six high schools.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As aligns with our mission to promote and make more accessible free and open education resources, most of the tools needed to develop learner resilience are free. adults have some type of mobile device. Meet Learners Where They Operate. These data tend to be confirmed by adult educators. After all, learning today is inquiry-based.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I was given an advanced copy of Lisa Johnson’s new book, Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students. How do we cultivate these skills in our students? You may know Lisa as TechChef4U , a blogger, speaker, and famously creative educational technologist.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

For example, while Linson’s district avoided grants for most of their initiative, they knew that many teachers would need assistance using the new digital tools. She was selected to participate in the Future Ready Superintendent Briefing with the U.S. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 28, 2015

With the Internet exploding with information resources and tools for learning, teachers can be facilitators of information with a greater emphasis on explanation and critical thinking as opposed to the dissemination source. Social Learning – A Way of Life. Is your Learning Management System (“LMS”) Social Learning Friendly?

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

Reinventing spaces—designing flexible classroom spaces and turning a library into a learning commons with flexible seating and mobile bookshelves. Systems like Alma helped as communication tools and as a retainer of critical student information that educators shared with parents once they could be reached. Leadership 3.0

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