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K–12 Districts Turn to Professional Services After 1:1 Rollouts

EdTech Magazine

Last spring, the district began transitioning its older laptops to Dell 3180 and 3189 Chromebooks. Some of the variables include grade level, teachers’ comfort with technology and how far along the district is in its one-to-one program. What To Do When Technology Training Resources Are in Short Supply. by Dan Tynan.

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Google Supports Ed Tech Research into Modern Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Educators consider laptops, like the ever-popular Chromebook , to be the most effective technology in the classroom. The report, which surveyed 1,200 teachers in 16 countries, found that laptops still aid teaching better than any other form of technology. Technology Promotes Skills Students Will Need.

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Logitech Pen–No Setup, No Batteries, No Problems

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my classes, there are still a lot of technology skills that are difficult for students. Keep in mind, I’m the tech teacher and still, I complain heartily about technology! Keep in mind, I’m the tech teacher and still, I complain heartily about technology! Another–all those menus! Enter the stylus.

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K-12 Districts Keep Students Safe with Web Filters and Monitors

EdTech Magazine

As the technology director at Harpeth Hall School , an independent all-girls school in Nashville, Tenn., Each student receives either a Lenovo touch-screen laptop or a Microsoft Surface for use in the classroom and for homework. “But Monitoring Technologies Alert Harpeth Hall When Students Are at Risk. by Chris Hayhurst.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Technology giants are working to bolster K–12 education in middle America , specifically targeting subjects that will help young students learn the skills they’ll need as traditional jobs like agriculture and manufacturing evolve with the rise of emerging technology. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 09/10/2018 - 13:50. education system.

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Add a Dash of Professional Development to Your Blended-Learning Program

EdTech Magazine

The Tech Truck is just one of many professional development formats that CPS leaders have deployed to provide the ongoing and in-depth PD that teachers need to fully embrace and succeed with the technology they’re expected to incorporate into their pedagogy, says Erin Heinrich, one of the district’s blended-learning coordinators.