Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2023

Kevin Chu Chu: Online learning has been growing over the past decade. Remote learners miss out on many key elements of in-person learning when using the tools currently available. It could be anything from an Android device to an iPhone or a Chromebook or a MacBook. The pandemic brought even more attention to this issue.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Few other districts had embraced the promise of technology as enthusiastically as this Long Island district. Children and teachers were familiar with a variety of learning apps and other educational software. Educators had years of experience integrating technology into their teaching. Now, with New York Gov.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Expert typing lessons to learn the 10-finger system. Personalized learning: video lessons, suitable games, activities. Smart goals that will adapt to learning speed and needs. Specialized versions to support people with learning disabilities. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 8, 2016

The world continues to change as a result of technological advances. It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. Make no mistake about it; technology is shaping the world in ways that we could never have imagined.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 8, 2021

It’s been a minute (or thousands) since I’ve blogged new technology finds. This year has us utilizing technology in new ways and in need of tools that support learning in new ways. Truly, once you get into Mindstamp, you are going to think of hundreds of ways it could be used to enhance remote and in-person learning.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 17, 2013

What about technology? What would be the 8 technologies you couldn''t possibly do without? Here are my 8 essential tools: 1) Twitter, because as I recently said in a YouTube video , it is immediate, social and personal. It connects me to my personal learning network (PLN) and is simple to use. 6) My iPhone.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

“Lexia is dedicated to improving student learning through the use of technology,” saidLexia President Nick Gaehde. “By By integrating into Schoolwork, we have another opportunity todeliver exceptional personalized learning to students in need of further developing their fundamental literacy skills.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In our first installment of this podcast series last month, I shared the scene from a digital media course where I saw students watching sports highlights on YouTube during a lecture, shopping for beds on Facebook marketplace and playing video games on their iPhones as the professor did his thing on stage.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

Ken Dirkin Dirkin is the Director of Online Professional Learning at Michigan Virtual , a nonprofit provider of digital learning solutions for the state’s K-12 schools. He’s been involved with cutting-edge educational technology, including virtual worlds, mobile applications, new media, and the web, for more than 15 years.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2016

An environment that will help teachers and students in an iPad cart classroom create a personalized learning experience. these troubles will be no more as Apple intends to create a personalized learning environment for those students who may not be in a 1:1 environment. Come Learn more from Ben this year!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Free Technology for Teachers: Google Expeditions is Possibly Coming to a School Near You. I have one my sister gave me for Savannah college of Art and design that they did with the iPhone. Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Research Tools Students Often Overlook. Tweet me things you think need to be shared on a wider basis.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 8, 2021

It’s been a minute (or thousands) since I’ve blogged new technology finds. This year has us utilizing technology in new ways and in need of tools that support learning in new ways. Truly, once you get into Mindstamp, you are going to think of hundreds of ways it could be used to enhance remote and in-person learning.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

leave those kids alone" and then be reassured that, in the future, magically, technology will make everything happier. And while my criticism of exploitative "personalized learning" technology was booed, their predictions were cheered. " And folks, let me assure you. We literally cannot. Why the glee?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in October, approximately 400 passionate educators congregated at New Milford High School for the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC). In the near future he will have free iPhone and Droid apps. Lisa Nielsen was absolutely fabulous.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Google reports that the app is available today for Android, and will be available for iPhones and iPads later this year. Given the flurry of articles and movement around personalized learning, one might wonder: this Cast feature seems to still keep attention at the front of the classroom. Projecting With ‘Cast for Education’.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2017

The basic premise (I suggest you read the whole article ) is that a 17 year old working at BlackBoard (a technology company), is ridiculed for using their phone during a meeting by some older adults, because it looks like he is texting, while he is actually taking notes. My iPhone is a computer, and it’s natural to take notes on it.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. 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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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Cross Post From Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand Interested in iPad, iPod touch, tablets, netbooks, laptops, phones, apps, podcasting, Android, iOS, and web-based tools? Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Want to connect with other educators and learn from their successes and challenges?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

But while the technology necessary to move to Mars seems likely to be a net positive, these children aren’t interested in every new advancement. She hopes to one day own an iPhone 21, “with 21 cameras on it,” but for now she’s OK not having a phone at all. “It’s not going to fix itself. Noelani Velasco Polley agrees.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Created by experts in education, it has 10,000+ engaging learning activities for children at all academic levels. Over time, the app makes personalized recommendations based on your kids’ reading level and interests, while badges and rewards keep them motivated.

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techlearning

JULY 20, 2018

VR is one of those spaces in education technology that is still a wild, wild west. There are so many education technology companies that have dipped there toes into the VR pool, and there are so many startups that are trying to gain a foothold in schools. Let’s take this post to talk about Virtual Reality.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Meanwhile, the schools that shared their ideas focused on student-centered learning and models that honor the differences in students and “think about personalized learning beyond just technology.” She cited research that every seven minutes, a black person dies prematurely due to discrimination.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Remember that less than a decade ago, when the first iPhone was unveiled, it would have been impossible to conceive of a world ruled by tiny pocket computers that augment every part of our lives or to grasp the potential of a connected world 1.7 billion strong. Change your lens.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2016

Resources Dropbox Like It’s Hot Dropbox for Teachers The Best Online Cloud Storage Solutions for your iPad & iPhone Dropbox In The Classroom: 4 Great Uses 2. If you want to go deeper with LinkedIn discussions and groups, and build a personal learning network that connects with other educators, you can! No fear of crashing.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present. Look at the most innovative technology we have today, you are literally looking at the worst piece of technology our students will see in their lifetime. Such creative approaches appeal to today’s learners.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 2, 2015

When I go to each of my devices (2 iPads, an iPhone 6plus, 2 laptops, and a desktop at school) I don''t have to transfer my documents because they are already there once I install Dropbox! Note to my future self, keep the original boxes of new technology. Less Apps & No Pushing! I did this with my iPhone4S and got $165.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Little did I know this experience would eventually propel me to help develop a school operating system that tackles technology issues plaguing educators and supports them with more opportunities to offer individualized instruction. Many education technologies are not interoperable.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 3, 2018

Do you feel insecure if your device isn’t nearby or on your person? If we are going to preach to our kids to be less dependent on technology in their daily life, to limit their screen time, then we should model balanced digital habits ourselves. Turn on “Do not disturb” by tapping on the little crescent moon icon on an iPhone.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. That could be a problem."

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. That could be a problem."

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

The rise of online learning has accelerated it, and school technology providers have been fierce advocates. And it’s the Hive that Moheeb enters, via his iPhone or a classroom computer, when he wants to check his progress, which he does multiple times a day. Related: Column: To err is human – and a powerful prelude to learning.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 31, 2015

What are we currently doing with technology? What do we want to strive to do with technology? It contained my blog as well as a screenshot of my home screen on my iPhone. I asked students to look at this one piece of my digital life and see what they could learn about how I use technology. What is ok to share?

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2018

Sometimes technology isn’t smart enough to pick up on why a student doesn’t understand a concept, or it’s not adaptive enough to pivot and present an alternative way of learning. Though I had used technology to assess his strengths and weaknesses, and used data to tailor curriculum, I hadn’t met Andre’s needs. I felt awful.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Consider this: Bill Gates has poured billions of dollars into what he calls the “future of learning” - and Mark Zuckerberg just announced a new $50M ed-tech investment. Both with a big push towards personalized learning. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. users, to be exact.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 18, 2018

I’m visiting the archives of the Educational Testing Service in a week or so – maybe you know the organization for its exams the GRE and TOEFL – to continue my research into the history of education technology. The history of testing and technology are deeply interwoven. Design matters. Engineering matters.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” The phone was not a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which have been recalled because of battery explosions, but an iPhone 6 Plus. In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via The MIT Technology Review : “Finally, a Useful Application for VR: Training Employees.” ” “ Coding Boot Camps Are in Trouble, but New York City Has a Plan to Shape Them Up,” says MIT Technology Review. (“The Plan” is really more of “ a report.”). ” “Personalization.”

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