Digital Promise

MARCH 7, 2022

Since its launch in 2011, Digital Promise has worked with a wide range of partners and practitioners in the U.S. It has developed dozens of programs that have placed the organization at the cutting edge of research, practice, and technology innovation. and around the world.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Monica Burns first started working with educational technology in 2011 when she was teaching at a New York City school that was becoming a magnet school. The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology. BROWN: What are some tips for teachers seeking to inject technology into their courses?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The 2019 Teacher’s Guide to Technology from Jennifer Gonzalez is here! I recommend this handy, useful encyclopedia of education technology tools. 2019 Teacher’s Guide to Technology Listen to Hear Ideas You Need to Know Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Learn more now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. In speaking engagements, Sackstein speaks about blogging, journalism education, throwing out grades and BYOD, helping people see technology doesn’t have to be feared.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2017

10MT | #29 Steven Anderson talks technology trends From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Steven Anderson @web20classroom brings back the veil and helps us learn about these emerging technologies. Are these technologies expensive to use? Are there any risks with these technologies?

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. In this post, I’ll review a collection of the technology tools teachers can use to engage groups of learners online.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The report covered the six-year completion rates of the cohort of students (which the study refers to as the 2011 cohort) who began college in 2011. While the 2011 completion rate shows an uptick of 2.1% Four-year for-profit colleges: completion rate is 35%. Four-year for-profit colleges: completion rate is 35%. The problem.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 14, 2014

People worldwide spend about 3 billion hours a week playing them (McGonigal, 2011). Effective Technology Integration game-based learning games gamification gaming video games' Jane McGonigal, Author of Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World. People enjoy playing video games.

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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. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

Image credit: [link] The PGP was launched in September 2011. 21st Century Education Change educational technology Flipped Classroom Innovation New Milford High School teachers' Duties that we cut are now assumed by me and my administrative team.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 1, 2012

Technology is evolving, as are our lives. Digital Natives are people that have grown up using all sorts of technology whereas Digital Immigrants are those who have to learn to use different technologies. Technological advances are leaving many American teachers in the dust. 2011, December 3). 2011, December 8).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 19, 2017

Statistics such as the ones below have forced education specialists to accept that reading programs in place in the typical classroom fail far too many students*: Only 32% of the nation’s public school students in 4th grade performed at or above grade level (NAEP, 2011). Of low-income 4th graders, 50% read below basic level (NAEP, 2011).

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools has implemented and advocated for equitable access to technologies to close the digital learning gap since its inception in 2011. Despite its challenges, remote learning is here to stay.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

In efforts to make time-mandated and compliance-based professional learning efficient, technology offers microcredentialing as a vehicle for educators to pursue personal growth. Traditionally, that requires educators to take courses, whether in the classroom or online. . Open New Doors for Teachers in the Classroom.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Did you know that despite similar interests and abilities in STEM subjects (defined here as science, technology, engineering, and math), women are considerably less likely to end up in STEM careers? Economics and Statistics Administration Issue Brief, August 2011, pp. Technology and Engineering Teacher, November 2011, 71(3), pp.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

Test scores surged higher than the national average at Maine Township High School District 207 near Chicago after the school’s technology director migrated students and faculty to Chromebooks in 2011.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 7, 2019

Rachel Eells's (2011) meta-analysis of studies related to collective efficacy and achievement in education demonstrated that the beliefs teachers hold about the ability of the school as a whole are "strongly and positively associated with student achievement across subject areas and in multiple locations" (p. Bandura, A. New York: W.H.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

As I work with schools and districts as a job-embedded coach, one of my main focus areas is to help improve pedagogy both with and without the use of technology. A great deal of research reviewed by Lew & Schmidt (2011) in their study suggests the positive impact of reflective writing on cognitive development.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2019

In 2002 Joan Hughes (now at the University of Texas-Austin) and I received a large federal grant to create the first graduate program in the country designed to prepare technology-savvy school leaders. Minnesota program and numerous other students gained new school technology leadership experiences at partner universities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2013

Through the use of technology, collaborative learning exercises, and teaching mathematical concepts in the real-world and interdisciplinary context, she has managed to successfully work towards creating this desired positive and energetic blended learning environment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2022

In 2011, a team of scholars tested two groups of students who were taking English as a foreign language in school. She is especially interested in the ways technology can potentially improve the quality of education around the world. Easier Time Picking Up New Languages. Alexa Cruz is a writer and editor with a passion for teaching.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a 21st Century Library Media Specialist, part of what I strive to do is to serve as an instructional technology resource for both educators and learners. ?In Worlds of Learning @ New Milford High School provides a framework to allow our teachers to earn digital badges through learning about a range of technology tools and applications. ?The

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2017

In 1991 he received the Making IT Happen Award which is an internationally recognized awards program for educators and leaders in the field of educational technology integration in K-12 schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 12, 2018

* Hilbert, Martin, Mapping the Dimensions and Characteristics of the World’s Technological Communication Capacity During the Period of Digitization (1986-2007/2010) (December 8, 2011). 9th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting, International Telecommunication Union, December 2011. Available at SSRN: [link]. **2

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

This intriguing research is a must listen for any school with access to technology. Topics include transitioning to CCSS-M while aligning classroom and district curriculum, pedagogy and assessments in a coherent manner using technological resources. Seven steps for adapting technology to the classroom. Opening Graphic.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of life, how school districts leveraged technology, engaged students in powerful learning, and supported learners and their families fundamentally shifted. Department of Education in 2011. million students served over time. A National Network of Groundbreakers and Early Adopters.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2019

Mozilla created Open Badges in 2011 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation and a network of partners (including Digital Promise) committed to incorporating this technical specification. What is an Open Badge? An Open Badge is three things: A badge image. A community of contributors has since driven the Open Badges movement.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The national average reached its peak in 2011 at 541 points. Looking at the Big Picture Fourth graders scored an average of 517 points in math in 2023, putting them just one point lower than the average score in 1995. In 2023, the U.S. ranked 28th out of 63 education systems, rubbing shoulders with Portugal and Cyprus.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5 Each company received $75,000 from Village Capital and $50,000 from ETS. With more than $1.3

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Consider that even for those female students who do pursue college studies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) they are more likely to change majors than their male counterparts, despite relative success. Image credit: [link] The fact is they can, but culturally, we may be dissuading them from doing so.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Bencivenga, who will be coaching entrepreneurs on acquisitions at EdSurge Immersion NYC in September, founded DataCation (later named CaseNEX DataCation) in 2007, and made his first acquisition in 2011, buying the assessment business DataDriven Classroom. We were doing $3.5 million when we made our first acquisition.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. It first aired in 2011 and has been viewed by over 11 million people. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. But what about cyberbullying?

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Hapara

APRIL 8, 2025

Dedicated to ensuring that every learner is successful, technology helps drive their success. Deputy Principal Russel Dunn says that families across the community, want their kids to engage with technology to better ensure success in their education. One way they are transforming learning is through Hpara classroom management tools.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. Today’s children are digital natives, which means that they’ve grown up surrounded by technology from the time they were born. Journal of Adolescent Health, 48(4), April 2011, pp. The Journal of Pediatrics, February 2011, 158(2), pp.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade. Since Codecademy launched in 2011, the learn-to-code industry has spawned dozens, if not hundreds of coding bootcamps, apps and other competitors. So how is it keeping pace?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Being nerdy pays off, and soon there will be another education technology company on the public market. billion, making it the first billion-dollar technology company based in St. He rejoined in 2011 and became its full-time CEO. The deal will give Nerdy a valuation of $1.7 Louis, according to the St.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Today’s students see themselves as digital natives , the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology and have responded in kind. But we’ve found that’s not necessarily true.

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