Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

From the Wired feed from January 17, 2022, the headline reads Inside the Student-Led Covid Walkouts US high school students are demanding safer classrooms, and they’re mobilizing through group chats, Google Docs, and homespun social media campaigns. Another benefit of Instagram is for poetry related to trending social issues.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 8, 2023

That said, through my decade-long experience blogging and reviewing EdTech resources, I come to notice a common trend that I call 'outlier EdTech'. Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on. Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

It’s not hard to find prominent examples: • Google recently announced an expansion of the company’s popular Google Career Certificates portfolio. Perhaps most significant, this trend represents employers stepping in to fill the skills gap and build learning options to create the digital workforce of the future.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 5, 2018

Last Thursday the Future Trends Forum ran an experiment. Instead, we hosted an “Appy Hour”, a session where we invited participants to simply share their favorite mobile app for learning. (The idea came up during the June 7th Forum discussion. Marco Polo ( iTunes , Google Play ) – an asynchronous video tool.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 30, 2022

The post Google Productivity Tips to Rock the School Year! Today, I am sharing valuable productivity tips using Google Tasks, Google Calendar, and even a bonus Google Keep tip! Are you making the most of all that Google has to offer? Are you making the most of all that Google has to offer? Google Tasks Tips.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

In my hometown of Houston, bars and restaurants have closed for fifteen days, which has been a trend occurring across the world to limit the spread of the disease. Provide devices and mobile WiFi, if possible. Use Google Voice for parents and guardians to ask questions and get needed advice. Equity matters more than ever.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Students and parents will access the program by downloading an app or via a mobile-optimized website.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. The trend is a bit different outside of school: 85 percent of students in the U.S. Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 21, 2020

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. I serve as the Communications Chair for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network, a Member at Large for Games & Sims, the Innovations and Resources Co-Chair for the Teacher Education Network and the PAECT (PA ISTE affiliate) Historian.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Back at ALA Midwinter, I was honored to present on LITA’s Top Tech Trends panel , with fellow panelists Kate Tkacik, Suzanne Wulf, Becky Yoose, James Neal and Cynthia Dudenhoffer. Each of us was initially assigned two trends to explore and discuss. I thought I’d break my own two ish trends and resources into two posts.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

These are some of the trends that emerged in a recent survey of district technology leaders, reflecting the dramatic changes and unprecedented demand that school-based technology teams experienced during the pandemic. More off-campus broadband access. New ways of engaging with families.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 12, 2022

In this episode, we are jumping into some Google Chrome updates, features, and tips for teachers and students. If you are using Google, you should be using Google Chrome. Google works best with Google, y’all! Switch Between Google Accounts Using Chrome Profiles. Google Search Easter Eggs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2018

Co-host of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast. Author of The Teacher’s Guide to Google Classroom. Google Certified Innovator. Google Certified Trainer. . #3 3 EdTech and E-Learning Influencer on Twitter. Must Read EdTech Blog. Edublog Awards Finalist. and podcasts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Each year I share my predictions about these trends. Jobs’ launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to a revolution in mobile computing. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.) While these predictions are rooted in reality, just as in the show Black Mirror , technology can have some unintended consequences.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 5, 2016

Mary Meeker just shared her latest internet trends report , and, as ever, it’s essential reading. Note, for example, the following chart showing visually-intensive platforms racing ahead in the social media space: Interestingly, Flickr and Google/Picasa do not make an appearance in the slideshow. The international big picture.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2015

And of course, features are also based on market trends. Mobile apps and/or responsive design It’s standard nowadays for any platform to have an app that’s downloadable from the major app stores. Not only do they provide greater flexibility in terms of accessibility, but nowadays almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. The material that is available for e-learning on a mobile device is specifically designed by expert instructional designers to make it compatible with a small screen. According to a Google report , almost 80% people don’t exit their homes sans smartphones.

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SecurEdge

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Keeping up with and having the ability to successfully support the latest learning trends and initiatives is an imperative aspect of your school wireless network. Administrators, parents and students alike want to take advantage of the latest and best technology to enhance the learning experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2018

Then, scan the trigger image with a mobile device app and see what happens! Requests : Trigger to a Google Form to request time with the teacher, librarian, or another professional. Augmented Reality In The Classroom – Revolutionary Trend To Transform The Future Education. 10 Ways to Use AR in the Classroom.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Mobile devices are rapidly becoming the most common method for people all over the world to engage with the web, and the vast bulk of these consumers do so via mobile applications. Over 5 million applications are accessible on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store combined. 10 Ways To Protect Your Mobile App.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2023

But the concept resonated, says Marcy Drummond, the college’s vice president of economic and social mobility innovation. Search results for “metaverse” spiked in late 2021, and have continued to decline ever since, according to Google Trends. So leaders at the college decided to build their own version.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

And government policy-makers for the most part have stayed out of the economy’s way; it was not a civic issue whether or not you had the money to buy the latest PlayStation, or could afford to advertise your business on Google Ads. Now, however, access to technology is becoming a rights issue. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Edtech spoke with Leila Nuland, managing research director for K-12 at Hanover research to discuss some of the trends surrounding computer science in K–12 and how to overcome issues of accessibility and underrepresentation in certain populations. So, then the onus is on the school to provide those devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Hot Research, Trends, and Teacher Resources Today I’m going to be experimenting again with a news feature that I ran a few years back. I’ll summarize some of interesting research, trends, and helpful resources. Free Technology for Teachers: Google Expeditions is Possibly Coming to a School Near You.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

COVID-19 is likely to accelerate many of the trends we have been seeing in the future of work and is propelling an economic and digital transformation. Employers are increasingly open to these alternative credentials: Google recently started offering Career Certificate programs which it will consider the equivalent of a 4-year degree.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

This school recognizes that there is a gap in Millennials and Generation Z’s social skills fueled by growing up on mobile phones, social media, and online chatting. VR technology like Google Tour Creator will allow students to create and take virtual tours anywhere around the world in an immersive 360-degree environment.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 27, 2021

Remember Google Glass? It was what the name suggested it might be—Matrix-style glasses that allow Google to stream information directly to your eyes via a heads-up display on the glasses. Mobile devices and various social media have changed the world, but not as much as we’d think. And Google Glass changed even less.)

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 29, 2020

Schools need a better way to connect with millennial parents and Gen-Z students in this mobile-first, digital era. We've been seeing these trends for a long time and they will be accelerated in a post-COVID-19 reality. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Over the next three years, we worked with educators to design and integrate the system to work with learning management systems like Google Classroom, Schoolology and Canvas. So if they work in Google Classroom, they won't even know we're there. And when they hit send, we're integrated in the background.

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Perry Hewitt

MAY 27, 2016

Key characteristics of mobile search are changing fast -- they include ranking factors like mobile friendliness and load times, as well as apps interspersed now with web results. Google's design ethicist (great title!) Live video is all the rage, but the replays often make you long for good producers and editors.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

What’s more, they need to be interoperable and accessible not only on laptops and mobile devices but also on smart boards. However, it’s only recently that we’ve witnessed all-in-one solutions that effectively address contemporary trends in education as well as the challenges associated with managing these tools.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In contrast, Coleman argued that social capital is a powerful force that activates class mobility, with students leaping over the economic divide, some waking up transformed by the American Dream after college. More than 750,000 employers—including Google, Nike and Target—and 1,400 universities are on the platform.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

Today’s most popular augmented and virtual reality applications are typically available for mobile devices, but many classrooms have moved from tablets to Chromebooks, especially at the secondary level. These constraints may have been confining in the past, but we’re beginning to see a new trend in web-based AR and VR.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

The program operates in what she calls a “mobile-first environment,” meaning 90 percent of the program is taught on a phone, even though classes are in-person. At the start of the program, students are given an inexpensive smartphone with internet access, which they get to keep once they complete the program. Subscribe today!

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Eight beautifully tangible cubes displaying each letter, number, and a handful of special symbols come to life before your eyes through the accompanying mobile app for smartphones and tablets. Individual and group trends can be analyzed in real-time through automatically generated reports. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

According to both Apple and App Annie , a website that tracks the popularity of mobile apps by number of new downloads, Remind , a school communications platform, took the #1 spot on the chart of free iOS apps. It’s become a trend that’s happening at this time of the year as teachers are preparing for the new school year,” he tells EdSurge.

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Perry Hewitt

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Google released its 2016 year in search, with a pretty nifty user experience. This week in live video: now you can video call on Slack, including group features, and livestream directly from Twitter’s mobile app (no Periscope required). What does it mean that we are moving from mobile-first to AI-first? (

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