eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Annual survey reveals digital resources such as game-based environments and online videos have experienced increased use in classrooms. Teachers’ use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A recent Pearson Student Mobile Device Survey clearly states that the number of students who regularly use a tablet has grown compared to the previous year. Data from the same Pearson survey says that 50% of high school students use learning apps, and this percentage grows in the case of students in elementary school. Mobile students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth. What are some examples of teaching techniques?

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2023

So it’s no surprise that a January 2022 survey by the RAND Corporation showed that 85 percent of principals are experiencing job-related stress. Administrators are the go-to problem-solvers for students, staff and parents, and they’re responsible for reporting to district leaders. Principals are overwhelmed and burned out.

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Classroom Instructional Materials Meeting Report 151

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 112

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) covers any topic in short but powerful talks lasting 18 minutes or less in more than 110 languages.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

Annual survey outlines broadband, instructional materials, student data privacy as top among school IT leaders’ concerns. Broadband and network capacity is school technology leaders’ top priority, according to the results of an annual IT leadership survey from CoSN.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 18, 2023

When factoring in issues of access, opportunity, and technology equity, it could be said that there are some students who were and are still reeling from the effects of the pandemic. Further, teachers should be empowered with high-quality instructional materials that invite students in to learn. This is not a student problem.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

After facilitating each PD session, Hurh sends out a survey to attendees. But district leaders, administrators and teachers have incredible demands placed on them, which were exacerbated by the pandemic and while there are high-quality materials available, they’re not compiled.

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Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 151

The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This cut, coupled with cuts in instructional supply money, teaching assistant cuts, among a whole laundry list of cuts makes it very clear that North Carolina public education is not a funding priority for our state legislature or governor. The most recent survey done by Marketplace Morning Report found that 99.5

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Instructional Materials Survey Classroom Data 77

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

For example, there is no evidence that matching instructional materials to a student’s preferred “learning style” helps learning, nor that there are “right-brain” and “left-brain” learners. A 2012 study surveyed teachers in the U.K. These ideas have been around a lot time—and so have articles attempting to dispel them.

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Learning Examples Instructional Materials Social Media 145

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Most people with “instructional design” in their job title are involved in converting “traditional” written curriculum or in-person teaching into an online course. To get serious about education technology, you have to read Seymour Papert. Get a lay of the technological landscape, but don’t let your LMS hold you hostage.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

That’s a problem, says John Reyes, director of educational technology for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The lack of precision about what the term means—whether it’s about tailoring instruction for individual students or the technology that enables it—leads to confusion and inappropriate assumptions. “As

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Personalized Learning Meeting Differentiated Instruction Instructional Materials 85

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

The changes to schools go beyond the sudden dive into education technology. The “menu” will also include social and emotional supports and instruction by trained counselors; art and music lessons; and access to the district’s online textbooks and instructional materials. Learning from Lockdown.

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Elementary Exercises Meeting Report 139

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

OpenEd ), Armen Pischdotchian, (an academic technology mentor at IBM Watson), Kathy Benemann (CEO of EruditeAI ), and Kirill Kireyev (founder of instaGrok and technology head at TextGenome and GYANT ). And there’s greater availability of the technology—things that you can literally use out the box. from Shivon Zillis.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

“Our talented, hardworking team is the driving force behind Curriculum Associates’ success and is why we remain an innovative leader in the education technology industry.” Company rankings were also published in a special supplement in the June 22 edition.

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E-rate Company Instructional Materials Survey 40

Wired Campus

OCTOBER 28, 2015

College technology leaders appear more optimistic these days about open-source textbooks and open educational resources — teaching and learning materials that can be used at no cost. That was just one of the many findings in the survey, perhaps the largest annual sampling of the views of campus IT officials.

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Report Survey OER Education 28

BYOT Network

JULY 22, 2017

Likewise, as teachers design digital learning experiences based on their students’ personal strengths and interests, they need to search for the “just right” instructional resources to meet their students’ varied needs. Marci Goldberg of K-12 Market Advisors).

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

Educators agree that all students deserve access to all instructional materials. A screen reader is an accessible technology device used by people with vision impairments to navigate computer software. Faculty are the ones in the trenches developing content and activities for students.

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Accessibility Course Learning Company 60

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Just 32 percent of 11th graders surveyed said they learned something of interest in the past week, and over half of high school seniors feel their math work is “too easy.”. These schools offer rigorous, real-world instruction in high-demand fields like computer science, technology and design, and advanced manufacturing.

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Instructional Materials Policies Report Survey 31

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2016

According to the Consortium for School Networking’s 2015 IT Leadership Survey, 84 percent of school technology officials expect that at least half of their instructional materials will be digitally based within three years,” said itslearning vice president of sales and marketing, Matt Dobosh.

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eBook Strategy LMS Case Study 40

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A 2015 SETDA report revealed that many state policies have made dramatic shifts to support digital learning opportunities, and many states implemented policies requiring the use of digital instructional materials over the next five years. State Broadband Implementation Highlights. ”

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Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In one recent survey by vaunted education publisher McGraw-Hill, 93 percent of teachers equated social-emotional learning with academic learning in terms of overall importance. Sixty-three percent said the use of video helped increase the relevancy and quality of instructional materials. The right technology can help.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Now, a set of surveys from the think tank New America finds adults’ education is suffering, too, as public libraries closed during the pandemic. The surveys and accompanying report, “ Public Libraries and the Pandemic: Digital Shifts and Disparities to Overcome ,” find 15 percent of U.S.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Back in 2014, our interviews and surveys led us to a taxonomy of digital curation. ” Library Technology Reports 50.7 ” School Library Monthly 29.1 Valenza, Joyce Kasman, Brenda L.

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OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Source: MDR: “ How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom ” The other six 2020 apps were new to the list. The report is based on a survey conducted by the nonprofit think tank Christensen Institute and Bay View Analytics. Changing App-etites How a pandemic can change things.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

AI-driven tools may signal the integration of technology into learning in profound ways; however, the long trajectory of edtech has not yet changed the fundamental organizing structure between teacher and student. Each prompt offered aligned information sources, and instructional materials and other teacher supports accompanied the tool.

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Tools EdTech Instructional Materials Survey 123

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2023

“What’s so exciting about this study is it shows that you can get a lot of the benefits of high impact tutoring – relationship-based, individualized instruction with really strong instructional materials – at a cost that is doable for most districts in the long run.” Technology plays a big role.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. Because there aren’t many alternatives, they did this despite concerns about the quality of materials. Photo: Jackie Mader. Now is the time of year when U.S.

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Resources Instructional Materials OER Elementary 92

Graphite Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

Students still attempting mastery could receive additional guided practice or additional instructional materials like multimedia resources or smaller "chunks" of content. For less rigorous objectives like these, a simple fist-to-five survey or exit ticket can work well.

Assessment 85

Assessment Flipped Classroom EdTech LMS 85

edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

But even during the crisis, they dug in, designing creative digital learning experiences, using technology for enhanced remote engagement, and leveraging local phenomena and investigations for students and their families to do at home. Teachers have embraced technology to promote the wonder of science. Technology.

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Education Assessment Professional Learning Policies 84

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. Does technology improve academic performance? Only 1% of all schools surveyed used all of the proper implementation factors.

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Learning Pearson Study Survey 61

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The 2019 GLSEN School Climate Survey found that LGBTQIA+ students in Texas face high rates of verbal and physical harassment, discriminatory school policies, and even homophobic and transphobic remarks from their teachers. Unfortunately, despite numerous legislative attempts over the last ten years, the law persists.

Classroom 32

Classroom Policies Instructional Materials Survey 32

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Last year Bob Reiser invited me to contribute a chapter to the fourth edition of Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology , to be published by Pearson. The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education. Pearson agreed.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2023

Instructional materials aren’t more important than teachers, says Cassandra Herring, CEO of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity. Seeking ‘Exemplary’ Materials Surveying the industry shifts underway, equity advocates see the current state of publishing as a mixed bag. “I So, You Want to Be Inclusive?

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Edmentum Company Industry Guidelines 103

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.” ” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). million total.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Texas , a Prized K–12 Market , Approves Wave of Instructional Materials.” Via Edsurge : “In a New Survey, Teachers Say There’s a Disconnect in Computer Science Education.”

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Education MOOC Report Data 54