Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

Here’s a fascinating article by Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discussing the balance between rote drills and integrated learning in teaching keyboarding: As a pre-service teacher, I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching and learning to be highly frustrating.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. This article was modified and published by EdScoop and eSchool News. Broadband’s Big Picture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

An article on “ the importance of ICT in the classroom ” by a professional acquaintance of mine, Hayley Bertwistle, makes a similar point far more succinctly than I could and she is far from alone in making it. When looked at in this manner, it is like saying the walls of your house are the foundation rather than what is under your feet.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

By having online materials available, students have access to support when out of the classroom. Students access some material at home and complete some work at home, while leaving more time during class to get into deeper context with the teachers. do they have access to internet at home?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s late 2015, we’re still overblocking the Internet, and the blame is on us as administrators… I read a post recently that stressed yet again how access to the wide range of the Internet is an equity issue. Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA. Our technology messages are important.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2024

The funding cliff, and resulting cuts to services and equipment, creates a significant barrier to digital equity in schools, as consistent access to devices and connectivity is one of the five domains of Digital Promise’s Digital Equity Framework. Strategy 4: Be creative in providing support!

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

As explained by Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director of SETDA, during a recent edWebinar , this searchable information will help educational leaders ensure that the materials they purchase are high-quality, aligned with their standards and goals, and accessible to all students. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

From building relationships with parents to supporting students in the return to in-person teaching, we have highlights and article links for you. But this Edutopia article asserts that achieving goals with excellence is much more likely when school leader priorities are few and focused. Enhancing Relationships with Parents.

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Edthena

JUNE 3, 2022

Technology supports educators with the analysis and meaning-making of their teaching, the first step to teacher self-reflection. Accessing curated resources can help teachers take action in their classroom. Teachers don’t have time to spend poring through articles. Teacher self-reflection isn’t just about self-critique.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts. Immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are redefining traditional learning methods.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 26, 2012

An article entitled 'University just flipped'. What happens to all those students who cannot afford or access the technology they need to participate in this kind of learning? According to the Wired magazine article, 'flipped teaching is essentially a type of tutoring. You also need to support them. It figures.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Instead of focusing only on screen time, this article will cover how teachers and students can use devices and consume media in more deliberate and mindful ways -- what Common Sense calls "media balance." It's a double-edged sword: Students and teachers have more access to digital media than ever before.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

Technology can enhance the structure and requirements of the program by enabling students to do more. In “How Does Technology Facilitate Learning? Furthermore, technology can assist the structure and requirements of the program by supporting students in their own ability to keep track of and organize data gathered through the project.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 20, 2015

This impossibility can also arise when we want students to read a seminal research article rather than someone else’s summary of its key ideas and findings. The library is a trusted, capable, and unfortunately often overlooked potential partner for closing the access gap to commercial materials.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 3, 2015

see this article on the $400 textbook ) for open educational resources (OER). This strategy is extraordinarily effective at eliminating barriers to access and success for students in many of the highest enrolling courses, like introductory and general education courses, business courses, and mathematics courses.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

It used to be that 1:1 technology access was a novelty. Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were. Inside these schools access is typically blocked, even if teachers know better.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

Geotags can also be used to identify locations and build maps that make important types of information more apparent, and filters can be included to provide quick access to subsets of information for certain subjects or types of students. He also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

Anderson is known to many in the world of education as a passionate and knowledgeable promoter of social media and technology for learning. He has been a prime mover in some of the most innovative projects for technology supported learning in the past few years. I would like to see a point at which access for all isn't an issue.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2014

The project established local Info Centres providing services to the citizens in rural areas in order to improve their knowledge & access to information. As part of the International Global Libraries Initiative, facilitates citizens’ access to modern technology. More information at [link]. Share your own ideas here.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving. About the Presenters.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Technology also allows educators to provide real time formative assessment, but also effective formative learning opportunities. As I will write about in a future article, SAMR has a direct relationship with student centered learning. Inquiry is a powerful piece of the technology support. ▪Investigate and Visualize.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Universities are replete with lecture capture tools, interactive media, web based content and personal response technologies; students arrive equipped with social media and mobile devices; technology supported distance education has been long established; universities are experimenting with flipped classrooms, gaming and MOOCs.

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