Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

Designs innovative approaches to learning and assessment, often taking into account a social, collaborative view of learning and using technology creatively. Seeks improvement at scale by explicitly studying implementation and other challenges of scaling up as part of the scientific work.

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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. Why is engagement important?

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Each winning high school and college-level educator awarded cash and technology prizes valued at $5,500 for their creative use of data-collection technology. Four of these educators are being honored with the 2021 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards from Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. The study aimed to better understand what educators want, need and expect in their search for and use of digital content.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 27, 2017

Technology has the potential to be a powerful tool for improving access to learning for adult learners. According to a Tyton Partners study , there is increasing demand for education technology among adult education program administrators and educators. Support the evolving role of the instructor.

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Tools EdTech Report Digital Learning 121

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

That’s the beauty of ClassLink—it’s technology that makes using other technology easier. For us, SSO has become a learning enabler when sometimes technology can be a learning variable. Can you imagine an edtech tool so supportive and effective teachers cheer when it arrives? Ask plenty of questions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon, March 31, 2022 — Leveraging standards-based instructional content and its award-winning technology, Vernier Software & Technology is announcing Vernier Connections , an innovative web-based platform to engage high school students in hands-on STEM learning and exploration. About Vernier Software & Technology.

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GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. This was something we touched on in a recent blog post on a study that found that more than half of students in the US felt “bored” at school.) Too Much Information?

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

After the TSA, he worked out of the country, studying Microfinance and traveling to South Asia, and then worked at Honduras for about a year before returning to business school at Harvard. The process of thoughtful and deliberate reading enhanced his comprehension and enjoyment of study. It was a pretty cool experience,” said Goyal.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Despite the dramatic impact technology has had on education, many classroom structures and teaching methods haven’t changed much over the years. SCALE-UP is turning many aspects of the traditional classroom upside-down, including how technology is used. Technology in the SCALE-UP Classroom.

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Technology Support Technology Classroom Learning 186

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2019

In Utah, for example, an independent study determined that children showed positive gains when they used the program at home before starting kindergarten, even when they were compared to other children who were enrolled in high-quality public and private preschools. Parent-involved and technology-supported programs can deliver results.

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Khan Academy Outcomes Accessibility Technology Support 161

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. Betsy Corcoran is co-founder of EdSurge.

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Learning Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry 106

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The site has resources for educators about planning and implementing technology initiatives. The site has resources about one-to-one programs, BYOD, digital content, reviews about technology, success stories and case studies, tips and ideas, webinars, educational technology news, and much more.

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EdTech Resources BYOD Case Study 157

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s technology allows teachers to generate and monitor personalized learning plans for their students. Digital curriculum offers videos, games, and simulations that support multiple ways to learn new material. Technology helps individual learners by connecting the classroom with the outside world.

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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. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

The interventions support the eight to eleven percent of all children in DC who have signs, symptoms or diagnosable emotional and mental health conditions, including those related to trauma. Why did you decide to adopt special education case management technology? EdSurge: Tell us about your Evidence-Based Treatment interventions.

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Data Case Study Outcomes System 133

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

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. Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA.

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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. 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.

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Assessment Digital Citizenship Social Media Tools 150

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this fifth post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Though I was technology savvy, none of my classwork or student teaching prepared me for this. I started exploring online resources like Code.org and Tynker, but even those offered limited support at the time. I became increasingly frustrated with the lack of technology support and PD opportunities in our district.

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Robotics Survey STEM Elementary 160

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2020

Through this program, our brick-and-mortar teachers work alongside ALDCA teachers to combine a rigorous academic course load — which includes English, math and social studies — with online experiential learning opportunities like internships, job shadowing and project-based learning. The main ingredient is teacher-to-teacher support.

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Online Learning Training Report Technology Support 89

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. 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 144

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But after talking to a number of different educators and reading their various accounts, what I can tell you is that your peers have discovered creative, technology-supported ways to approach teaching reading, writing and vocabulary in their multi-subject classrooms—and they were willing to share it to help you out.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

During this step, school leaders across the district should collaborate to inventory what currently exists, from core curriculum and technology support resources, to types of devices already in place. Districts can often be seen purchasing vast amounts of technology based on little to no research or evidence.

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Learning Confluence

JULY 1, 2018

technologies support connected and collaborative pedagogies. technologies support holistic learning design for connected and collaborative pedagogies. tools shared via the Case Study of INF537 – Digital Futures Colloquium. technologies and social media. Essential Discussion.

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 1, 2013

This is part 2 of the series on technological futures. When discussing the future, especially the future of technology, there are some writers who almost always seem to be quoted. In a nutshell, the Singularity describes a tipping point in technological development when computers exceed the power of total human capability.

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Social Media Study Technology Google 69

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. 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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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 20, 2015

The Object of Study. The primary object of study in a college course is often a model, principle, theory, equation, causal relationship, or other idea. Sometimes, however, the object of study is not an idea, but is a specific creative work like a painting by Pollock or a score by Shostakovich. An open replacement is impossible.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 15, 2017

With tutors in their life studying for exams became less tearful. I was asked to be a part of this pilot as technology support. We turned it into a blended learning station rotation class with the use of technology to fill gaps. All through their k-12 educational experience they struggled with math.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This is an example of a European explorer ship that a student studied during our exploration unit. Middle School Teacher & Technology Support. Google Draw is a versatile learning tool for students to create learning representations based on any curriculum topic. Emma Cottier. Certified Google Trainer & Innovator.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. 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?

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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