Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2022

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2021: Top 10 Tech Tips. Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun. Because Ask a Tech Teacher is a resource blog, we share lots of tips our group comes across in their daily teaching as well as materials shared by others we think you’d like.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

That was the crux of the 2021 Future of Education Technology Conference that itself took place last week in a virtual environment for the first time. With polished remote presentations at its center, FETC in many ways had an advantage many schools did not: It…

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As part of the virtual TCEA 2021 conference that kicked off this week, three experts in educational technology discussed the biggest challenges for K–12 schools during the pandemic, the lessons they hope schools will remember and what advice they would share with district leaders. Ashley DiCiurcio, a senior sales manager for K–12 at…

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

We’re excited to announce the 2021 cohort of HP Teaching Fellows! The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. Introducing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows. Follow #ReinventTheClassroom on Twitter.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A Broader View of Education Innovation. Department of Education in 2011. million students served over time. Shaler Area School District.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, we at Digital Promise also wanted to reflect on the year that was. This year, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary —a milestone that speaks to a decade of improving educational outcomes through powerful and innovative learning experiences ??grounded Education is the wrong word for the field we are in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Perfect for teachers, administrators, and anyone passionate about literacy education. In 2023, she launched her podcast To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers and Educators. 2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018).

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in Education Technology , on April 14, 2021. Maybe some educators will go back to business as usual, but many more will embrace edtech and a hybrid education model as part of a long-term strategy. Hybrid learning. Automation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 15-19, 2021: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

Educators who rose to the many challenges presented this past year often did so with the aid of educational technology. Classrooms across the nation relied on remote, hybrid and in-person learning models to continue providing meaningful educational experiences to students.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2021

Rachelle Dené Poth brings educational technology into all of her classes. I do a lot of those same things in my Spanish classes as well because I love all the possibilities that are out there,” says Poth, one of EdTech’s 2021 K–12 IT influencers. “I

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

Despite the complexities of the moment, educators are creative, resourceful problem-solvers. There is an emerging widespread awareness that digital learning is critical to the success of students’ education—certainly now, but also in a post COVID-19 world as we work to finally close the Digital Learning Gap.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Conversations about equity and racial justice within education and organizational commitments to anti-racism were ubiquitous this spring, but that momentum has stalled for many white allies. Achieving equity in education is not about big splashes or bursts of energy that dissipate when the next initiative comes along.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 1, 2022

The recent rise in educational technology has allowed K–12 students to become more connected than ever before, despite being physically farther apart. In Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s 2021 Educator… Additionally, the increase in technology has broken down geographical barriers that formerly determined how students could learn.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Teachers joined Shavonne Smith, an educational consultant with Microsoft, to learn about Teams’ educational applications in “Microsoft Teams: Your… They provide an all-in-one hub that help teachers replicate — with a few modifications for the digital realm — many of the same activities that are part of their classroom routines.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As I prepared for the 2021-2022 school year, I kept hearing from educators across the nation that we must get our kids back to in-person learning. For some districts, “back to normal” meant in-person only learning was the best and only option for all students.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

The Consortium for School Networking’s “Driving K–12 Innovation: 2021 Hurdles + Accelerators” report describes digital equity as three interrelated concepts: digital foundations, learning conditions and meaningful learning opportunities. Digital equity is a complex topic. To begin a conversation around it, we must first define the term.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, the educational services sector experienced 1,241 incidents in 2021, with 282 involving confirmed data disclosure. Of those attacks, 75…

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

percent increase from the 2021-2022 school year and a nearly 190 percent increase from the 2018… But, with so many software applications, devices and other technologies on the market, it’s easy for teachers to become overwhelmed with the array of opportunities available to them. This is a 1.7

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 15, 2022

Education should give students more options, not fewer. Many educators agree. In the 2021 “Use of Educational Technology for Instruction in Public Schools: 2019–20” report from the National Center for Education Statistics, 41 percent of schools “said it helped students learn more…

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

In the long term, however, it creates opportunities to build stronger technologies that can reinvigorate the educational experience. Trying to adapt to learning environments that are both remote and hybrid in nature can create a lot of disruption for classrooms in the short term.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Educational technology trends for 2022 look a bit different. In 2020 and 2021, educators pioneered ed tech tools for their classrooms at an overwhelming pace. In response, they are now seeing an increase in teachers and students who are burned out on technology.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Challenges of leadership have been at the center of the education discussion over the past year, as the pandemic has reshaped lesson plans, timetables and classrooms. Douglas Konopelko, an education strategist for CDW, says that administrators need to make sure that educators and staff members aren’t left behind either.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2021

The 41st annual edition of the Future of Education Technology Conference promises to look a lot different than the prior 40. 26-29, which gives educators and administrators a look at the latest trends in educational technology that can enable teachers and administrators to better do their jobs.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in Education Today , on August 31, 2021. The global pandemic has required many teachers, students, and parents to adjust to many changes in the education system — and do so quickly. Education technologies — or edtech — got a huge boost from a nice-to-have to a must-have.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 2, 2025

Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021. educators should prompt students with "why did this happen?" Future-proofing learning requires a fundamental shift in our approach to education. Designing a new taxonomy of educational objectives.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic upended education in 2020, sending more students home to learn virtually and bringing new concepts such as hybrid learning to the mainstream. Experts say to expect more of the same this year and beyond as schools mull how to safely return students to the classroom and maximize technology — both in person and online.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

This year’s TCEA Convention & Exposition promises to “explore education from every angle,” and the wide-ranging lineup of speakers and sessions bears out that description. The virtual conference happens February 1–6, with live and on-demand sessions complemented by breakouts, social events and activities such as virtual scavenger hunts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

March 27, 2021. Episode 860: “ How California is Improving Computer Science Education “ Guest: Omar Shepherd Original Release Date: August 26, 2024 Link: [link] CS for CA Data Tool Man Accuses HP Computers of Being Racist. Using AI to Encourage Productive Struggle in Math by Vicki Davis, Edutopioa. September 21, 2023.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Supporting digital transformation initiatives and a remote work model has led to a dramatic increase in the exposed edges of the network,” says Bob Turner, field CISO of higher education at Fortinet. “At IBM’s “2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report” notes that it can take an average of… The effects of an attack can be significant.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Esports came to Modesto City Schools in Fall 2021 when two seniors asked administrators to unblock a gaming website.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

From sharing digital resources with teachers to helping students in research projects, librarians around the country have found themselves going above and beyond to guide teachers and students at all grade levels, including in their efforts to engage and educate using technology solutions.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For example, 3,600 education jobs in Illinois remain unfilled, teacher retirements are up 38 percent year over year in Oklahoma, and teacher vacancies in Florida were up 67 percent in August 2021 compared with the same time last year. Other states, too, are reporting problems hiring teachers and substitutes.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

This question looms large among policymakers, educators and parents when assessing the state of computer science curriculum in K–12 schools.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2021

Though career development is embedded in the World of Work curriculum, district staff and educators insist it’s really about helping learners see what’s possible and develop a “language of self.” Camp Cajon 2021 also hosted two Launch Pads to support students in navigating the district’s modern career development and learning model.

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