Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

“The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Forney Independent School District sought to break away from traditional classroom setups, aiming to enhance teacher mobility and foster greater interactivity. Teachers were confined to fixed AV systems located at designated desks, restricting their mobility and limiting opportunities for interactive learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2019

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Hypothes.is

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

MS Office), simultaneously collaborate on and edit various document formats, access your documents from anywhere in the word, and embed links to your docs in emails, websites, blogs, etc. Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 26, 2014

They can include stickers, images, links, videos, drawings, and documents. They can keep these notes in the cloud so they can access them anywhere or on the go and they can also share them with others or create notes collaboratively with their peers. With digital tools and apps, students can choose the font, color, or background.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

The platform also has a library of over 45,000 topics teachers can access when looking for a content lesson or idea. During the pandemic, some of my students would record historical prompt responses using the mobile Flip app. .

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there is good news: That number is steadily shrinking. Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. We’re going to miss this huge number—millions—of families.”

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Digital Promise

MARCH 29, 2022

In our latest publication, Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report , Digital Promise conducted four in-depth case studies to explore how postsecondary institutions are using micro-credentials to create real-time career pathways for rural learners. Read the complete TSU case study here.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

Although research for the new report was largely conducted before the spread of COVID-19, its authors note that the pandemic will likely make learners even “more mobile, moving in and out of formal education as their job, health, and family situations change.” the fact that not everyone can access digital technology.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Gaps also exist between high-performing and low-performing public schools based on differences in access to funding and resources, community engagement and commitment, and the ability and willingness of district and school leaders to embrace innovation and try new strategies. These present as follows: 1. school and library to the internet.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 21, 2013

When it comes to mobile learning there are loads of great sites for apps for kids and teachers. My life is spent editing and creating documents, presentations and spreadsheets. I can edit, comment and view all my documents from this app, no matter where I am. This app gives you access to the entire directory.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. The federal E-rate program provides discounts to help schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 27, 2017

For others we need to differentiate and make the content more accessible to accommodate for a disability. As classrooms and digital spaces become more ubiquitous educators must understand how the content they create and put in these online spaces must be made accessible for all. is accessibility. And the law is on their side.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Like a good Californian, this spring I prepared for the next wildfire by placing important documents into a three-ring binder labeled “GO.” And it points to the need to preserve academic mobility for those in crisis. The service is free and documents are held in a secure university cloud computing network under a strict privacy policy.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Keep scrolling to access my bookmarks of free web tools and apps for creating digital books on any device. Nature book - students work with the local park or campsites to document the plants, animal life, bugs, birds, and other species that visitors will be able to see. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Learning in Hand

AUGUST 17, 2017

G Suite apps include Google Documents , Sheets , Slides , and Drawings. Shareable links can be used for publishing a document or for collaboratively editing a document. Documents are only accessible by you (the owner) unless you turn link sharing on. These apps can provide shareable links. Don’t worry about them.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 26, 2014

They can include stickers, images, links, videos, drawings, and documents. They can keep these notes in the cloud so they can access them anywhere or on the go and they can also share them with others or create notes collaboratively with their peers. With digital tools and apps, students can choose the font, color, or background.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 23, 2014

In addition, my department uses Nexus 7 tablets for mobile access and some of our schools have Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. Drive - access and create/edit/share documents anywhere. I can access my notes anywhere and can even share notes with others. Student SIS System - access student information anytime.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Through these devices, students access web-based study tools, simulation tools, and apps where they can interact with their teachers and fellow students.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 17, 2015

I''m one of those people who loves to be paperless and scan in any paper documents I have. I scan documents, posters, memos, receipts, business cards and more. Here are two apps that you can use for document scanning on your Smartphone, and they are both free. That way, I only need my smartphone to access materials.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

Each of the ten tablets (5 iPads and 5 Samsung Galaxy tabs) came with 3G access for the duration of the pilot program. The iPad helped because I had Internet access and could read the book from my iPad if I didn’t have access to a computer. Jeff Fiscina mobile learning devices New Milford High School'

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

One solution for schools using a cloud environment is a cloud access security broker, or CASB. For instance, it could scan documents to prevent people from uploading unencrypted credit card numbers or personally identifiable information to a cloud drive. billion in IoT security spending by 2021. Content Subtype. Article.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources. This is not to say that the mobile medium provides a better learning experience ; however, students' work schedules often prohibit them from dedicated time in front of a stationary computer.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. The same gamification principle counts for many other subjects and the corresponding mobile apps, making this learning strategy universal. Robot teachers.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This has fueled trends like gamification , nano-learning , education ecosystems , and mobile-first learning , while futuristic developments like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and metaverse learning are on the horizon. This helps to preserve teachers’ existing materials for a smooth migration process.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2016

Find 100s more extensions for teachers and students by accessing the bookmarks below. Pushbullet – I use this extension and free mobile app to send sms messages, images, and websites to all your devices and a group of people. Click to access that resource! A majority of these are for Google Chrome. Enjoyed these ideas?

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Neo LMS

JULY 20, 2021

Thinking about our audience also means we need to consider the learning curve it might take for others to access the tool, as well as if it is something available to everyone for free. It’s also nice to be able to add your own photos, PDFs, and documents, so you don’t have to hunt those down separately. Mobile devices need apps.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 12, 2015

Filechat is a new, free service that allows you to collaborate on documents, photos and videos in Dropbox or Google Drive. Instead of just commenting on a document or file, users can chat, like and vote on any of their files in Drive or Dropbox. You can even have multiple conversations with different teams or groups.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Attracting prospects from a variety of different countries and regions stops higher education institutions from becoming overly dependent on a single market, and thus less vulnerable to economic fluctuations and student mobility trends. Changing trends in access to higher education.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 23, 2022

The evolving digital technologies are taking mobile learning to the next level with interactive content that promotes self-paced learning anytime and anywhere, while on the go. In other words, mobile learning supports eLearning and classroom teaching. As of now, the full instructor-led or eLearning course cannot be moved to the mobile.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 26, 2014

Document and image viewing is improved there are now dedicated desktop home pages for Docs, Sheets and Slides for easier access you can now edit (and save as) Word, Excel and PowerPoint files in Docs, Sheets and Slides on both Chrome and Chrome OS (Chromebooks). This is great for one someone deletes a file by mistake.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

Social media services paired with high rates of Internet connectivity allow multiple forms of information—web links, videos, audio files, images, text messages, and documents—to be delivered and consumed in multiple ways. See figure 1.1 for a visual.)

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Hypothes.is

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 1, 2019

PDFs are one of the biggest issues for website accessibility. of respondents indicated that PDF documents are very or somewhat likely to pose significant accessibility issues. That's because making PDFs accessible takes work, training, and includes a software purchase. Making PDFs on Websites Accessible Video.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

These skills include the ability to navigate, interpret information, generate information, and communicate online and through mobile devices. They also boost information literacies by teaching learners how to access and utilize online resources. Connection Literacies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

More so, today’s education prioritizes mobile devices which don’t have the ability to read these mediums. However, as far as actual classrooms go, there won’t be many printed papers or documents going around. As mentioned above, mobile devices are going to become essential inside the classrooms.

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students. Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Halloran School No.

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