User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0:

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cristopher Burge who runs the website Cloud Storage Advice , has a great rundown on how cloud computing has revolutionized education: The concept of cloud computing saw its beginnings in the educational sector ever since the first open source websites saw the light of day. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Barriers to educating students with special needs include: Negative opinions and stereotypes. Lack of physical access. They have the potential to improve accessibility. Well-deployed edtech helps special-needs educators and their students overcome many obstacles. Teaching is a demanding profession. And over 70% of U.S.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 28, 2012

Back in 2010 I wrote a post highlighting some of the great (and free) resources from Microsoft Education. So head over to Microsoft in Education site and check out the guides and the other content they have to offer as well. For me, one of the more handy guides was the Digital Storytelling guide. microsoft'

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Recently I recently learned about Pocket Points , an app that educators are using to promote better decision-making amongst students with the goal of keeping them off their phones when not being used to achieve learning outcomes associated with the class. Mobile technology is more accessible than it has ever been.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The guest, Allison Russell, was talking about the emotional intelligence of young people and mentioned that she’d just learned that her daughter was part of Generation Alpha , which refers to people born after 2010. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Layers of ESSA: Educational Technology in Title IV – 21st Century Schools, Part A. While most people surely love a good layer cake, the layers of provisions governing the new educational technology program in Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are nothing if not overly complicated.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In recent years, many schools have entertained the theory that VR improves education. If virtual reality is reliable enough to train our armed forces, is there any reason not to implement the same technique at educational institutions across the world? Advancements in VR Technology. Advantages of VR Learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Robinsons job is really about helping educators to sort through what she calls math trauma, an aversion caused by their own bad experiences in the subject. Robinson believes that ultimately this kind of intervention with teachers is making math more accessible to students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Forty-one percent of teens with the highest social media usage struggle with mental health issues, and between 2010 and 2020, anxiety among adolescents skyrocketed by 106 percent. Through Engage IRL, SPS has redefined student engagement by expanding access and opportunity to 6,000 students across 58 schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 15, 2011

In 2010 Time Magazine published an article that clearly articulated The Case Against Summer Vacation. As a result of a recent $10,000 donation to New Milford High School all students in grades 9-11 have access to Study Island in mathematics and language arts for the next three years.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. Yet how we devised the traditional education system, they can’t be accepted the way they are. Online education opens the door to be inclusive.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). Michael Golden: At PennGSE, we have a long history of inspiring and cultivating innovation at all levels of education, from K-12 through adult learning. Absolutely.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. ” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. On November 22, 1996, U.S. House of Representatives or Senate.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. By many measures, the country’s education technology ecosystem is small.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Heck, our education system has become so good at maintaining the status quo and enforcing compliance throughout that we and many others have been brainwashed into thinking any other course of action would be foolish. If education is good for one thing it is making excuses not to move forward. So what''s stopping you?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. The education space is not immune to some of the prevalent issues and challenges described above. The result has been a double-edged sword. However, there is a downside that is beginning to plague society. Case in point.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Computers were still housed in labs or on carts, but one-to-one computing and internet accessibility were hot topics. They were the most powerful companies in education. The largest companies in 2010 were the textbook providers.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

When your child is playing an educational video game or video chatting with a relative, for example, that is active screen time. Low-income students are most likely to use screen time excessively, in part because their families may not have access to non-digital educational resources.[6] Recommended Screen Time for Kids by Age.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 10, 2016

What should the federal role be in promoting access to and use of technology for K-12 education (AKA ‘educational technology policy’)? This post is the first in a series on the topic of the federal role with respect to access to and use of technology in U.S. Department of Education. K-12 public schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The fall semester of 2020 is like nothing we have seen before in higher education. Many students have chosen to defer or to forego their education completely. higher education. But the pandemic has now forced this change; forced the entire landscape of higher education to embrace the technologies of online learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

And that puts colleges into the uncomfortable position of having to choose between prestige and access. Big wins, big upsets In the 2010-11 academic year, UC Riverside’s six-year graduation rate was 66 percent. News and World Report list of the nation’s top colleges (it could even lead to a fall on that list). News recognizes.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As Get Schooled’s national spokesperson, DJ Khaled has helped to shape Get Schooled’s groundbreaking initiative that uses Snapchat to provide students a more accessible way to experience college campuses. The tour is viewable on the Get Schooled site. In 2006, he launched innovative label deals and started We The Best Music Group.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Dell Black Friday and Year Long Education Deals. Access early black Friday deals from now through November 27, 2022. Did you know that Dell has a cost-free education discount program offered to educators and their friends and family all year long? He serves on the advisory board for TED Education.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In many cases, without even realizing it, educators plan their curriculum without considering whether it includes the diverse backgrounds and identities of their students. 9,16] If educators are unaware how to teach and support multicultural students, they will fail to reach a significant portion of their school. Sources : Gay, G.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. The broader post-secondary landscape, including higher education and workforce development, has also quickly embraced online learning and up-skilling opportunities to better engage students and employees remotely.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. I made three assumptions back in 2010 that still hold sway today. Today, 99% of U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2020

One of the peculiar things about higher education is that it runs in the opposite direction of the economy. million students in the fall of 2010. Ironically, funding for education plummeted. Completion rates declined for students who enrolled in college during 2008, 2009 and 2010. million, or nearly 16 percent, from 15.6

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 10, 2025

AI is transforming media creation and accessibility for students. The accessibility of technology has lowered barriers for students to learn and create. A focus on the vocabulary of educational goals helps guide technology integration. Collaboration between different departments enhances the learning experience.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Clutch Prep was founded in 2010 on the idea that students would rather re-learn a concept from scratch rather than patching holes in their knowledge on the subject. Another amazing benefit while using clutch is access to an assigned tutor for any questions students may have. And boom, the idea for Clutch Prep was created.

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Doug Levin

MAY 6, 2017

In some ways, it reminds me of the 2010 flash crash of the stock market caused by a computer algorithm gone awry. From the time the exploit was launched until it was addressed, users’ Google accounts – including student accounts – could have been fully [h/t Jim Siegel ] accessible by the attacker.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

It’s just up to educators to help them succeed in finding answers while staying safe in a digital environment. The educational system structure was designed for that analog world. 1] Many educators, especially digital immigrants, struggle to find the best way to do this. We Need to Rethink Education for Digital Natives.”

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 12, 2018

Your work will get saved automatically, and you can access it again to continue where you left off from all internet browsers, or even directly from PowerPoint. Of course, Vizzlo offers special conditions to educators and their students upon request. . Are you ready to start saving precious working hours when preparing your lessons?

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2024

I have a career in education, and our children are active in extracurricular activities. In recent years, our schools have become increasingly aware of the unique needs of military children, whose parents deploy and sometimes spend months and years away from home, moving six to nine times on average in their K-12 education.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

They allow students to learn at their own pace, access materials, and create projects and presentations without expensive items. Haidt cites data showing that since 2010, there has been a 139% increase in anxiety among 18- to 25-year-olds and a 145% and 161% increase in depression among teenage girls and boys, respectively.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2019

“This is the most diverse school that I’ve ever been a part of in my 15 years in education,” says school principal Luke Bauer. “We They also embraced a nontraditional educational model. Yet support for these schools within the education department has been lukewarm. We have kids from the projects and kids who take Ubers.”.

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