The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Green got a tablet to use on the side so she can chat with those students via text. Subscribe today!

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Laptops Tablets Analysis Trends 144

Neo LMS

MARCH 16, 2017

For as long as children have preferred playing to sitting quietly and learning their ABCs, preschool teachers have been craftily devising games as Trojan horses to teach them concepts such as shapes, letter recognition, colors, seasons and relationships. A digital game-based learning experience.

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning STEM 232

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Libraries Many trends collide here, and really deserve a full post.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

On February 25th Casey Green and I met online for the third Future Trends Forum. Casey noted some long-term persistent trends, such as campus IT seeing technology as an underutilized aid for instruction, and not feeling satisfied about institutional promotion of technology for faculty. Here is the full recording and my notes.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

What stands out for me is how popular education trends, from social-emotional learning to school discipline, aren’t standing up to scientific scrutiny. Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends. Another big trend is to take a softer approach to school discipline.

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Common Core Education Analysis Trends 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And when several families said they weren’t comfortable coming back to school, the center used grant money from T Mobile’s Empower ED program to launch a new online learning pilot for those families, providing mobile hotspots and tablets to the families. We have to make that investment in their learning.”.

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Tablets Online Learning Trends Report 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Fifty-six percent of families said their internet was too slow to properly participate in online learning.

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 115

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.

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Tools Differentiated Instruction Flipped Classroom Software 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2020

In many districts, students are following online learning programs. In other cases, students are learning from their parents who have become unofficial teachers and launched homeschool programs. Rogers Neighborhood than worrying about if this is going to be the right [online] kindergarten readiness program,” he said.

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Tablets Online Learning Report Exercises 145

techlearning

AUGUST 29, 2018

] The laptop computer narrowly edges out the desktop computer and tablet as the most popular classroom technology. They also predict a decrease in spending on self-paced online learning which would seem to indicate an increase in spending on mediated or teacher directed online learning.

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Laptops Tablets Education Online Learning 40

EdTech4Beginners

MAY 22, 2017

The rise of online business has created many new and exciting industries, not least of which is eLearning. With a laptop, tablet, or phone, and a WiFi connection, it’s now possible to learn pretty much any skill you require wherever you are, whenever you want.

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Course Learning Laptops Mobility 113

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The device has a similar form factor as a tablet but tends to have electronic paper (“e-ink”) screens rather than LCD screens. Some of the major trends that are shaping the future of publishing due to eBook reader devices are: 1. The eBook reader device is a device that makes reading eBooks convenient.

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eBook Industry Mobility Social Media 52

Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access.

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Technology Classroom Digital Citizenship Education 260

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Today’s students see themselves as digital natives , the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Given this trend, teachers, students, parents and policymakers might assume that students’ familiarity and preference for technology translates into better learning outcomes.

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E-rate Learning Smartphone Tablets 209

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Blended learning combines traditional classroom learning with self-paced online learning. Districts using blended learning are at the forefront of using digital content. Parents echoed this view.

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Video Classroom Flipped Classroom Blended Learning 229

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources. The app integrates with Google Drive, Classroom, and Sign-On, simplifying the online learning environment for Google districts. However, if they don’t, here are a few options.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges.

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Technology Trends Gamification Education 75

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Personal hotspots, which allow students to connect a laptop or tablet with a cellular data connection, have been the most popular solution because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to use. We have to do something about that, especially now that so many of our students are learning remotely,” Muri said. Subscribe today!

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Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 144

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Sanchez leads the Mobile Experiences and Emerging Technology team at Coursera, the online learning platform where students anywhere can take courses, master a career skill, get professional certificates, and earn degrees from 200 top universities and companies, including Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, Google and IBM.

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Coursera Technology Education Company 202

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

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Laptops Survey Chromebook Mobility 107

ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

This, in fact, is an ongoing trend. Often, commons-type spaces combine an array of technology and furnishings to facilitate several types of learning. These include remote or online learning and research. No two learning commons or computer labs will be alike. What are the ways in which will it be used?

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Laptops Libraries STEM Chromebook 179

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Due to Wi-Fi issues and a learning curve with the district’s online platform, in spring 2020, Garrett County families and educators struggled to access remote classes.

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Elementary Data Accessibility Tablets 77

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. As a result, educators must stay on top of trends and pursue ongoing learning in technology.

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Technology Education Laptops EdTech 230

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. KIPP Morial, a school in New Orleans East, exemplifies how the personalized learning trend rolled out in charters across the Crescent City. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 98

Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 21, 2011

This last meeting was on mobile technology, something that I have noticed is a growing trend in my classes. 1) One of the first speakers was a project manager for an online syllabus developer, Itellidemia. I had never thought of the mechanics behind mobile technology (partly because I don't use apps on any of my own mobile technology.my

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Mobility Technology Conference iPhone 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. What About That App Behind the Curtain?

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EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 181

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. ” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom.

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

According to research conducted by the University of Iowa, it was found that by the age of two, 90% of children had a moderate to good ability to use a tablet. Children are growing up with technology all around them- smartphones, tablets, remote controlled toys, computers etc.

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eBook Education Tablets Mobility 59

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Equal access to online learning opportunities has continued to be a challenge, with the focus expanding beyond access to devices and hotspots and now including high-speed access for all students. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

Technology 88

Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 88

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web. That's a lot of computers.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

This year’s report, Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students , provides landmark findings on the efficacy and value associated with popular digital learning initiatives: blended learning, online learning, school-assigned mobile devices and STEM learning.

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Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What are the educational technology trends in 2024? Trends in K-12 education in 2023 will continue into 2024, most notably immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, personalized learning, and online and hybrid learning. These K-12 technology trends are shaping the K-12 educational experience.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

: A Look Behind the Scenes of Serials Librarianship at Chicago Public Library''s Harold Washington Library Center - Nicole Steeves, Librarian 4:00pm KEYNOTE - ROY TENNANT: A View of Libraries on the Brink 5:00pm Authority Control and Linked Data for Digital Library Metadata - Jeremy Myntti, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services Edunize: Organizing (..)

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Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning. I think that’s exciting.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning. I think that’s exciting.

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EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145