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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Clever-2012. Nearpod-2012. Tynker-2012. Yet even that kind of change signals to students that the technologies that touch their lives, in work, studying or in leisure, are going to continuously change. Many of those technologies support collaboration.

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Helping Teachers Provide a Deeper Reading Experience

EdNews Daily

We both thought of tech as a complement to teaching rather than a supplement, and our research and own experiences taught us that it’s the teachers, not technology, who create these deeper learning environments,” said Goyal. Goyal understands the human fascination with developing new technologies.

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Are we more intelligent?

Learning with 'e's

James Flynn , (2012) of the University of Otogo in New Zealand reveals that over the last century, IQ scores have been steadily rising from generation to generation. Whether this occurs as a direct result of access to technology and greater opportunities for networking, is yet to be established. 2012) Are we getting smarter?

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First Student Summit Grant in the Books!

EdTechTeam

Kern Kelley Director of Student Agency EdTechTeam In 2012 I was invited to present at the Google Teacher Academy in Google’s New York City office. During the years my students and I have produced a live technology support show and presented at hundreds of conferences. We called these students Tech Sherpas.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Teachers are supported by three “teachers on special assignment,” who stepped out of the classroom to provide full-time instructional technology support. The rest of the country is starting to pay attention as well. districts to earn a $20 million federal Race to the Top grant.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency. The project is an initiative of the Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN), founded by Means in 2012 as an open global collaboration of tech-savvy, innovation libraries.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency. The project is an initiative of the Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN), founded by Means in 2012 as an open global collaboration of tech-savvy, innovation libraries.