EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

Olathe runs several thermostats on the wireless network, along with wearable devices such as blood sugar monitors that automatically send reports about students to school nurses, says Jay Merkle, wireless network engineer for the district. Now’s the time for IT leaders to learn about the limitations of their existing infrastructure.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2018

When I started teaching a decade ago, Type to Learn was the MS Word of typing programs–everyone used it. If you’re one of the many who realize your students’ typing skills aren’t up to this standard, you’ll love Type to Learn’s game-changing update: It’s now in the cloud. Add classes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Scaling personalized learning across a state might sound like an oxymoron, but officials from Rhode Island’s Office of Innovation are taking on the task. The Statewide Personalized Learning Initiative just released a white paper that could inspire others to create and align the pieces necessary for expansive personalized learning efforts. “We

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

What are the real benefits of a maker-centered approach to learning? But as a new report from Project Zero ’s Agency by Design concludes, the real value of maker education has more to do with building character than with building the next industrial revolution. expand research that examines maker experiences through a learning lens.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Glacier and Academica Group’s annual White Paper Report, ‘State of Advertising to High School Students in 2020′, sheds light on Gen Z’s changing social media habits and how they respond to advertising. To learn more about Academica, please visit [link]. application and offer deadlines).

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2019

The High School Esports League reports it now represents about 1,200 schools — up from 200 the year before. DOWNLOAD: Get CDW’s white paper “A Modern Learning Environment.”. Joe McAllister is a learning environment advisor at CDW•G. MORE FROM EDTECH: See why educators embrace the benefits of esports.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2019

As the white paper “ Taking Back Kindergarten: Rethinking Rigor for Young Learners ” discusses, a rigorous approach to kindergarten does not have to be at odds with developmentally appropriate education. Teachers may direct groups of students to different learning centers in the classroom to engage in meaningful projects.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

A new report reveals that half of teenagers said mobile device addiction impacts their daily lives. We also know that problematic media use can negatively affect children’s development and that multi-tasking can harm learning and performance. Key white paper findings include: 1. That impact on behavior, attitudes, etc.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

This upcoming eclipse event is an exciting opportunity to incorporate phenomenon-based learning into your instruction and engage your students through inquiry. These systems project the image of the sun on a white screen, and you can safely look at it as much as you like. Learn how to make a pinhole camera here.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Deeper learning competencies serve as “North Star” for a new vision of teaching, according to a new report. Deeper learning refers to the competencies, knowledge, and skills that students must develop to be successful post-K-12. Next page: Practices of teachers who achieve deeper learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. Wendy Schatzberg, director for the center of teaching and learning at Utah Tech University.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

Student and educator social, emotional, and academic learning continues to be a key focus for schools and districts, especially with the continued stress caused by dealing with the pandemic. Visit selproviders.org to learn more about the SEL Providers Association. To learn more about Aperture Education, visit [link].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

But it was a move to Japan to become an English teacher that finally helped Bonner see how he could meld his love of language learning with his technology fascination. “I Today, Bonner is a lecturer and researcher for the Language, Media and Learning Research Center at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2019

Even more alarming—those are just the attacks that were reported. For superintendents and IT directors, accomplishing this mandate requires high visibility tools, including real-time dashboards and reporting. The clock is ticking and time is the essence. They need to know threats are being given their proper weight and consideration.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2019

The study, published in a white paper by a team including Martin West of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, showed that sixth-graders who participated in an eight-week mindfulness were less stressed out than their classmates who hadn’t. The Findings. The students were randomly assigned between the groups.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Overall, parents are seeing the value of playful learning over direct instruction, which is very exciting. Yeah, definitely.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

” McAfee recently reported that “Flash continues to offer attackers an exploitable collection of flaws for the immediate future.” Even after the retirement announcement in 2017, CVE Details continued to report a large number of high to severe vulnerabilities found on the Flash platform.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

Although low-skilled adults have minimal access to educational opportunities, I outlined in my 2015 blog post some ways in which technology has the potential to provide critical access to quality, personalized learning experiences for this underserved population. In fact, according to U.S.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This statement underscores the need for more dynamic and flexible assessment tools that can truly reflect the multifaceted nature of learning and growth. In the context of education and learning, the term ‘portfolio’ takes on a distinct meaning, separate from its use in finance and investment.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2015

New white paper explores effective instructional models and course customization benefits. Odysseyware aims to provide a learning solution for schools seeking the flexibility and customization of online courses, as well as for those looking to offer students a virtual learning environment.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 22, 2018

Learn more from Tom by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll. Over the past few years, in several different roles, I have researched and experimented with various frameworks and approaches to Personalized Learning. Learner variability defines personalized learning….The Learner variability defines personalized learning….The

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techlearning

APRIL 11, 2018

New research from NewBay’s AV Technology and Tech & Learning magazines—from a poll of more than 200 users of educational technology in K–12 and higher education—shows how technology leads to increased engagement and more use of online resources, thereby improving educational outcomes. Click here to download the full white paper.

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Securly

APRIL 26, 2016

There are a wide variety of factors and silver linings accompanying this issue; thus, we have compiled the pros and cons of the top online activities (across various age groups) in the table below: Taken from Securly’s Managing Screen Time: The Student’s Perspective white paper. Essentially, moderation is the crux of the matter!

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2016

In this week’s news: Report explores 3 college, career readiness strategies. A new white paper introduces three “readiness models” designed to gauge students’ preparedness for college and workforce success. Computer science could become grad requirement for Chicago students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. According to the company’s white paper , EDU tokens will initially cost about $1 USD per 12 EDU tokens.)

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N2Y

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

skills, and communication support we use Unique Learning System ® , SymbolStix PRIME ® , and the weekly current events in News2you. emotional learning, empower self?regulation, They learn the vital role a company like n2y can play in their own lives and in the success of their students. For comprehensive academic, life?skills,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

White paper addresses instructional design process to make learning rigorous, accessible for all learners. Goalbook has published a white paper, Different Paths Up the Same Mountain, which outlines a 5-step instructional design process for educators to apply in the classroom. Select a key learning standard.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2015

PASCO white paper examines a tech-enabled, inquiry-based approach to teaching science. But many schools struggle with how to deepen students’ understanding of scientific concepts, while engaging and inspiring them to learn more. The white paper can be found at [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Research and White Papers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

. In their transition to using more personalized learning, the Bristol-Warren Regional School District in Rhode Island made professional development a priority. They learn on the job, with the help of teacher-leaders who provide real-life examples of how personalized learning works in the classroom. Regional School District.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 23, 2021

Having a deep conceptual understanding of math creates the problem-solving foundation that all areas of STEM are built on, and early math skills are powerful predictors of later learning. Giving students opportunities to develop their spatial skills also provides learning benefits that go beyond math. Spatial Temporal White Paper.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2018

Schools who replace paper with a digital distribution of newsletters, announcements, homework, and anything else possible may not increase recycling but do dramatically reduce the amount of paper they use. Among schools who push digital over paper, most report that only about 5% of their usual amount of paper ends up in the trash.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

There are publications like major reports, white papers and case studies too. Publishers can even learn about the reading habits in a particular geographic location—for instance, if students at a particular university are reading a lot of chemistry content. And what’s more, students can collaborate on the platform.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Most essays, web pages, blog posts, white papers, case studies, and articles have a much lower word count, closer to 10,000 words than 30,000. This method helps you identify your standard errors, and you learn by correcting the mistakes. The Associator learns contextual word associations from real literature.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Kirschenbaum and his co-investigators produced a white paper that has been influential in the development of best practices for managing born-digital collections. Not a bad investment.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In today’s show, learn how one successful district has tackled this process and how they are getting buy in from teachers on the vision during the second year of implementation. Her district has done a lot of work with one-to-one teaching and learning. You have learning beliefs. Tell us about your learning beliefs.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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