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Number crunch: Edtech data you can use right now

eSchool News

It proposes four questions that policymakers and educational stakeholders should reflect upon as technology is being deployed in education: Is it appropriate? Using technology can improve some types of learning in some contexts. When the evidence only comes from the technology companies themselves, there is a risk it may be biased.

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Integrating technology

Learning with 'e's

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. Several people have already completed the first three modules and have posted favourable comments, so I guess I'm doing something right!

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Today, students must acquire knowledge, competencies, and mindsets that prepare them to be productive members of a modern workforce in a global economy powered by technology. And, accessibility technologies support learner variability and people with disabilities by ensuring navigation and information display is available in multiple ways.

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. Why Do Students Need Protection on their SmartPhones? Again, I think the way it works — from the technology behind the scenes — I don’t feel like I’ve seen any slowdown whatsoever with any of them.

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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance for Your Classroom

Graphite Blog

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. Overall, it's essential to think about whether digital media and technology are enhancing students' learning, or potentially even detracting from it.

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Should you Teach Typing? And Does it Work?

Ask a Tech Teacher

It has become a familiar argument between those who believe children intuitively learn to type (“see them on smartphones and iPads–they don’t need help”) and those of us who believe instruction makes them better, faster. This topic that is close to my tech teacher soul.

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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely

Edsurge

When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. Wait, TVs to Support Collaboration? The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk. CUE Conference.