ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? The STEM lab is another up-and-coming approach. STEM labs typically include individual workstations and decked-out collaboration spaces. Testing and studying. Tutoring, studying and socializing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fred Singer: The question that struck me was, ‘how could it be that kids—born to a generation in which smart phones and laptops are a part of their everyday existence—have to sit in a classroom where someone just talks to them?’ Why have a laptop policy if there is not software to go with it? But the phones aren’t the problem.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Welcome to another STEM related post. There are a lot of ideas floating around in regards to STEM education. As I reflect on my observation of STEM practice in my travels across the country I have become more convinced that STEM is a verb, and not just a set of nouns.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

So now he’s studying epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs, using the model yeast.” There are other highly personalized STEM programs similar to the Paulding County High School program in Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Education website , there are about 11 STEM/STEAM certified schools in Georgia.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

A majority of educators (79 percent) and 86 percent of parents in a survey say edtech including laptops, video content, and STEM products, is becoming a crucial part of classroom education at every level. Key study findings show nine in 10 parents (92 percent) and educators (88 percent) agree students enjoy interacting with technology.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity gaps stemming from challenges such as inadequate internet access, strategically directs investments towards international companies that share their mission and actively contribute to its realization. So, we already have infrastructure that has nearly ubiquitous coverage.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

zSpace announced the expansion of computer science and cybersecurity content on the Inspire AR/VR Laptop. This collaboration aims to provide a comprehensive computer science offering to the existing and extensive range of K-12 STEM and CTElearning experiences already being used in over 3,700 schools and districts.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Take for example this study in which the instructor behaved differently in ALC versus traditional classrooms. Besides, students can use devices such as laptops to access their courses via a learning management system. Read more: How learning shapes a student’s brain. ALCs drive student performance.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In their study, 104 Australian male and female students in both STEM and non-STEM fields had to remember the type, color and position of 12 abstract symbols placed on rectangular frame on a laptop monitor. Students had to watch an animation in which each symbol was shown one by one, for a total of 96 seconds.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

It is further understood that use of a personal device is restricted to those activities as required or related to the student''s program of study and any use otherwise may be subject to disciplinary action including loss of device use privileges. Students WILL NOT access websites with inappropriate content using a 3G or 4G connection.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 13, 2020

Educators have an important role in helping stem the tide of negative news bias, and edtech and eLearning platforms are uniquely positioned to step into the void of online literacy education. You turn on the TV, open your laptop, or scroll through social media, and it appears that the world is constantly in a state of turmoil.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

A couple of decades ago, when I was dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small STEM college on the Hudson with a view of mid-Manhattan, we polled our digital students about why they chose to enroll as virtual learners. Did they come to our virtual classrooms for the strength of our faculty? The quality of the program?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This includes girls, who were already underrepresented in STEM fields before the pandemic added new caretaking responsibilities for many of them that sidelined their education. We have lots of case studies and examples that really allow them to explore different concepts, such as one about bias that might be on TikTok.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

They were also the first Catholic school in the country accredited as a STEM school by AdvancED. The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Case Study) Immaculata-La Salle High School: Tech team leverages iPads at this School with MDM.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. To the other 13 school/district case studies, click here. Yuma) The two decided to pool the Title 1 money and buy five laptop computers for every classroom teaching math across the district (approximately 450 laptops) in the spring of 2009.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

Andrea Hernandez studied the multiplication table nearly every day during the summer between her third and fourth grade years. For the rest of her junior year and most of her senior year, she learned from a laptop in her family’s living room, with her younger sibling taking Zoom classes down the hall in their shared bedroom.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2018

Gathered around a large wooden table in the computer room at Red Bank Regional High School, the girls, working on school-issued black Dell laptops, snack on lunch from brown paper bags and occasionally help themselves to Oreo cookies from a communal pack. And it’s my first time playing a game like this, so it’s a challenge, but I like it.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Inside the grand, art deco-influenced building, students study rhetoric and sociology, Antigone and anthropology. The centers, which serve 26 states and four countries, offer a way to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Worry less, learn more about your child’s school laptop or tablet.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. As I study these learning processes I see possibilities that allow the two to not only coexist, but also complement each other. PBL and STEM Webinars/Podcasts. Check out my Booking Page. How might this work?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Using half of the funds, the Texas Education Agency contracted with OpenStax, a nonprofit based at Rice University, to write textbooks for several popular high school STEM courses. As a professor who studies technology integration in K-12 schools, I can say the answer is yes, but there are some critical caveats."

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Noble takes online classes in the evenings and weekends with Reach University as she studies to be a teacher and as part of the agreement, her district allows her 15 hours a week of classroom time. She moves her food strategically off camera and ensures she has multiple devices logged in: her phone, laptop and desktop.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

Increasingly, makerspaces are helping students sustain interest in STEM fields. By the end of this week, five out of seven of the district’s public schools will have spaces filled with 3D printers, Legos, laptops, robots and more for hands-on learning. “Every kid deserves to find what drives them,” Pronovost said. .

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2019

Teamwork is encouraged at the nightly study sessions. The program, designed to prepare students for their first year in college, subjects them to 15-hour days full of classes and study sessions. When fall semester started she had a ready-made group of friends to study and hang out with, making her transition less intimidating.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

As I study these learning processes I see possibilities that allow the two to not only coexist, but also complement each other. He initiated a 1:1 laptop program along with PBL in Southwest Allen County Schools near Fort Wayne, Indiana. How might this work? They do share similar emphasis on higher order thinking skills.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2016

During the past five years, EverFi has branched out to include other courses, including STEM readiness, positive character development and social-emotional learning, and real-world application to basic computer science. In her 1:1 school, students are issued laptops they may take home with them.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

Whether you’re a toddler or an adult, studies suggest that gaming improves basic skills like problem solving, memory and decision making. The laptop has four modes: ABC Learning, Messages, Games and Music for learning and pretend play. Don’t worry about cyber-safety, as the laptop does not connect to the internet.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

Studies of those efforts found that students who spent just 30 minutes per week on Khan Academy under the supervision of teachers significantly improved their performance on statewide standardized tests. Mahlon Brown Academy of International Studies last fall. Students at B. Credit: Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

I spoke with biology instructor Kathy Watkins and Associate Dean of STEM Bruce Johnson about how CPCC is hoping to transform a biology survey class using adaptive technology. This has allowed students to experience studying biology lab and lecture as a whole as opposed to approaching the course as two separate entities.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 20, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. PBL Studies Project L Social Ideas by grade level. Those at my presentation will even learn more!

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Laptops and Chromebooks tend to play best with Google Docs and Sheets, which is what we will be using to facilitate some of our work together. She has served on several state leadership teams, including the North Central STEM Hub Advisory Board and the Design Team for the Iowa Competency-Based Education Collaborative.

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techlearning

JULY 19, 2018

To see Project Based Learning lessons sorted by subject go to: PBL Language Arts Projects by grade level PBL Science Lesson Ideas by topic PBL Math Project Ideas by topic PBL Social Studies Project Ideas by grade level 7. Seventeen Examples of STEM PBL – Take a look at this list of STEM activities that can be brought into PBL.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

The baby holds her smartphone, clicking, and Maria asks what I’m working on as she sees me typing obsessively on my laptop. I tell her about what I do and how my company addresses society’s need to educate citizens for millions of unfilled jobs — in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs, as well as jobs in computing.

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Digital Divide STEM Game-Based Learning Training 40

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A study published in the Infant Behavior and Development journal found that the number of toys influenced a toddler’s quality of play. This study of 3,000 parents showed that children select the same toys probably because too many toys overwhelm them, so they stick with familiar toys. Critical Thinking Toys For Brian Development.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 15, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Check out my Booking Page.

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techlearning

JULY 16, 2018

There could be a unit of study in the near future where students might come up with their own questions, which might lead to their own project. His awards include district Teacher of the Year, Indiana STEM Educator of the Year and Microsoft’s 365 Global Education Hero. Empower Students – Perhaps you are doing a Genius Hour.

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