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

ViewSonic Education

For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology. One drawback to LMS platforms is that they are not uniform in the level of technological support that they provide to users.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

Edsurge

When districts invest in new instructional technology, many teachers find that at first their students are quiet and focused, clicking away on activities aligned to their instructional needs. In the face of limited curricular resources, teachers turn to online lesson plans that haven’t been adequately vetted for rigor and engagement.

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It’s late 2015 and we’re still overblocking the Internet

Dangerously Irrelevant

One of my doctoral students’ dissertations at the University of Minnesota , for instance, found that overzealous school filtering prohibited student access to online content essential for satisfying state Social Studies and Health curricular standards. Sometimes it’s simple confusion around what actually must be filtered.

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What are Good Tech Goals for Students?

Ask a Tech Teacher

But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. The metric for measuring technology skills isn’t a rubric with a list of skills (i.e., Everyone who uses technology knows it breaks down. One study predicted a 114% chance of having tech problems when using a computer.

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Announcing October 21st Mini-Conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference - Registrations and Call for Proposals Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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Call for Proposals Now Open - "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,