Tech Helpful

MARCH 15, 2017

When I think about personalized learning I see two faces- my own girls. When I think of personalized learning, I see my girls and what it could have done for them to make them feel like more confident learners. I was asked to be a part of this pilot as technology support.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2020

I designed the series with teachers in mind, especially those who have been compelled by the recent crisis to migrate all of their teaching to online and technology supported education. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Please share with anyone you think may be interested, and do take a look yourself!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Students would laugh as the teachers mumbled about the annoyances of technology. Undoubtedly, the pandemic accelerated the shift to technology adoption in schools. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

When technology fails in the classroom, it takes away from valuable instructional time and hinders student learning. Lincoln and Nancy Greene, a technology support specialist in the district, discussed Chula Vista’s journey in a session at the Spring CUE 2018 conference. How to Marry IT and Instructional Technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

E-textbooks: A Personalized Learning Experience or a Digital Distraction? Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Educational Technology Support! Sources Consulted: Picking and choosing digital content. We asked teachers what they want from edtech.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 8, 2020

I've written about digital literacies in previous publications, because I consider them vital for the success of any technology supported learning ventures. And here's the link to the first online module about personal learning environments. Here are a few links to previous posts: What digital literacies?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 22, 2015

The video below is the result of that interview, in which I answer questions such as: what emerging technology trends have the greatest potential for learning? What tips you you have for people wanting to invest in emerging technology? Unported License.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. no implementation support? It includes $4.6

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

EdSurge: How is math instruction evolving, and how does technology support this? I would encourage teachers to watch the demos; learn by using it, and also share it with your colleagues. Free Math) Is Free Math a better tool for virtual or in-person learning? Wood: It’s been changing for a while.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Given the variation in students’ knowledge, skills and learning strategies, it is difficult for educators to provide each unique student with the best opportunity to learn. Today’s technology allows teachers to generate and monitor personalized learning plans for their students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Some districts are using fully remote learning models to start, some are opting for hybrid models, while others are implementing new safety protocols to begin in-person learning. Technology training for parents and caregivers can help those at home gain the knowledge they need to support learning at home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

A frequent question from readers revolves around technology goals for students. But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. It scaffolds learning, making it blended, normative, rigorous, and granular. Everyone who uses technology knows it breaks down.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

I’ve committed to personalizing learning, but how can I do that for every student in my inclusion classroom when the range of abilities among them is so vast? Personalized learning doesn’t seem that far off—but meeting the needs of every student in an inclusion class when some have IEPs and some do not can get hairy.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research. billion in 2014, but the proportion of total dollars allocated to technology reached only $2.9 Will technology replace human engagement in student learning?

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Around 5,600 MNPS staff members are responsible for six to 12 families each and could help refer families to counselors and social workers if needed, or arrange food supplies and technology supports. Read more on EdSource: How can teachers support students as we return to in-person learning. Find it here ! .

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

And both during and after the pandemic, data will also continue to be crucial in identifying at-risk students, best practices, opportunity gaps, and ways to support personalized learning. Throughout her career, Monica has been an evangelist for the adoption of technology as a transformative educational tool.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues. What all these types of organizations share is a commitment to developing a modern, agile workforce comprised of lifelong learners, who can grow along with evolving technologies.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Innovative educators know how to move technology from being viewed as a weapon of mass distraction to being used as a tool of engagement, but this isn’t intuitive for everyone. Tech is a powerful teaching and learning tool that has the ability to transform education. Not sure how to begin?

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making. It’s also important to remember that things will vary quite a bit from person to person and class to class. See Google's cookie information for details.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

They were surely an asynchronous form of instruction, a sort of same place - different time learning. By comparison, in its technology supported multiple formats, contemporary distance education is much more sophisticated. Learning in any mode, in any place and at any time is accessible to anyone with the means to access it.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While AI has a clear role in assisting students with their learning, it can also be extremely advantageous for teachers too. In fact, AI technology can be used to adapt lessons to students’ needs, continually providing an ideal learning environment, enhancing communication, and optimizing the lesson creation process.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 9, 2015

Do join in any way you can, so you don't miss out on the excellent dialogue we will be having around MOOCs , Open Educational Resources, learning analytics, mobile learning, personal learning environments , social media in education and a whole host of related subjects too numerous to mention. Unported License.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

In recent years, K-12 education has moved toward competency based education which focuses on supporting students to learn at their own pace, which requires highly personalized and technology-supported instructional methods like Gooru. Around the country, schools using this approach are documenting student success.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. How will technology enhance the structure and requirements of the program? In “How Does Technology Facilitate Learning?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

He and others say the proposal would require new money for training, technological support and more teachers. A school full of students progressing at different rates could “wreak havoc” on classroom management, said Craig Harper, a spokesman for the Professional Association of Georgia Educators.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 30, 2019

Two decades into the 21st Century, the university has been characterised by an emphasis on technology supported education. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, and the personal learning agenda are just two of the disruptive challenges faced by universities.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Alongside four other school communities, we selected it because the majority of the district’s students returned to in-person learning during the 2020-2021 school year — and officials identified Covid-19 cases in under 5 percent of the student population. According to the CDC, about 5 percent of school-aged children in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Personalized education was already big pre-pandemic, but home schooling and digital instruction made more parents and teachers embrace the idea. With a shortage of human teachers, many schools jumped on the bandwagon of using technology that collects each child’s personal data and tailors content accordingly.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. “We Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

Baked-In Innovation Schools are staffed with operations, logistics and technology teams that enable teaching and learning staff to focus on curriculum development and delivery, assessment, and professional learning.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. "This is what education is going to look like.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

The wellness teams were designed to meet the technological, social, emotional, attendance and health needs of our students and to ensure we took care of the whole child,” said Ebony Johnson, chief learning officer for the district. Some students may need technology support. Others might seek one-on-one tutoring.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class.

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