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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Visual learners do best when information is presented graphically, be it in the form of illustrations, charts, diagrams, or photos. One drawback to LMS platforms is that they are not uniform in the level of technological support that they provide to users. Unfortunately, our new LMS lacks these refined media capabilities.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Technology, and especially the internet and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, has become ubiquitous in our daily lives and affordable even to our public schools.

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Facilitating Open Debate In and Out of School

A Principal's Reflections

In my role as a presenter this is key. As I continue to grow in this area, I am always on the look out for new tools that I can integrate into my presentations to demonstrate these two points as well as to illustrate the pedagogical link that technology supports in our schools. Submit your opinion with a reason.

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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

Edsurge

A Shift to Technology-Enabled Instruction Ballard, along with other teachers who participated in our focus groups, is helping to cultivate “technology-enabled instruction,” a concept coined by education researchers Peggy A. Yet, these researchers have also shown that these beliefs are malleable.

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Should you Teach Typing? And Does it Work?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Having said that, teachers (in particular primary) are already being pressured with an increasing array of outcomes they must address. It can feel overwhelming in that respect and that is why in some cases there is pushback or resistance, too much to do with an extra thing to add on top. Despite that feeling, there are options.

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?Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education

Edsurge

The uptick in tools used to address challenges with developmental education arrives both in response to state policy mandates as well as institutions’ own desire to improve student outcomes and conserve resources. Course management technology organizes and presents course structure and materials on an electronic platform.

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Using Data to Support Personalized Learning Pathways

edWeb.net

About the Presenters. Eric has done numerous presentations throughout his region, as well as at ISTE, on the topics of educational efficacy, data, privacy, and the role of technology in learning. Allowing students to track their own progress can make them more invested in their education. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.