Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one. It provides powerful assessment options to support every subject, grade level, and pedagogical method. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

When assessing the students' work, the grading rubric should take into account their contribution to the assignment, while also imposing penalties for spelling and grammar errors. Accuracy Assessment Prompt: “Hey MacMaster Max, are the steps in my [specific task] accurate? Rubric Points: Up to 25 points for clarity.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2020

Even if that sounds simple, there are some barriers that technology specialists and school leaders face when working with edtech. However, the biggest problem that we see is schools putting technology first and making up goals as they go along. Read more: Don’t forget about pedagogy when chasing technology!

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2024

Is your classroom technology falling short of its promise of changing the classroom dynamic? For school district technology leaders, navigating a potential refresh of classroom technology can be daunting. A technology refresh is not just about keeping up with the latest trends or adding the latest features.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Our students use technology for learning, connecting with friends and entertainment. Many kids are online every day, so it’s important for educators to help them stay safe and develop healthy boundaries with technology. Digital law : Teaching learners about legal issues concerning technology and how it applies to them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

When students see too many apps, they: decide technology is confusing. A colleague considers technology “as approachable as a porcupine” Don’t let students think of the apps you’re so excited about as porcupines! For a great demo of Apple Classroom, check out Matt’s video over at Learn, Lead, Grow.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

From lesson creation to assessment and gamification, there is something for K-12 schools, universities, vocational schools, and so on depending on the purpose of the conference. A product demo is not just a nice feature of an exhibition, it is actually necessary for getting a first impression and decide whether it has potential.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2017

I loved the demo I watched, cried a bit that it wouldn’t work for me, and then forgot about it. In a flipped class, use Mix to share required resources, preparation steps, and assessments for an upcoming class. Start a lesson plan with a formative quiz to assess what knowledge students have for the upcoming lesson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 8, 2020

In the end, nobody knows what we face ahead only that the ability to be flexible, smart, and to use technology to link us wherever we are is part of what we have to do. see pic below) If there could be a silver lining, it is easy to show people shiny tech but true technology WORKS when you need it to. Everything you need. Breathe it.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Ask any educator who teaches five classes of 30 students each per day; there’s a lot of homework to assess. Plagiarism-detection software can address the most pressing needs of classroom educators faced with assessing students’ written work. To start, schedule a demo with our representatives for K-12 schools or higher ed institutions.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2024

EdSurge recently sat down with the developers of the tool, custom-made for the district by Boston-based AI company AllHere, for a demo, to try to find out. For instance, in a demo for EdSurge, Toby Jackson, chief technology officer at AllHere, showed a sample Ed dashboard screen for a simulated account of a student named “Alberto.”

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2024

As you enter today's classrooms, it's clear: Technology isn't just a tool, it's the driving force behind vibrant communities, shaping how students learn and teachers connect. Many schools prioritize stakeholder collaboration in the process of assessing technological needs. Gauna has 16 years of experience within the district.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Integrating technology into the classroom involves more than just adding gadgets and software; it’s about creating a dynamic learning environment where students are actively engaged and teachers can teach more effectively. This journey requires collaboration among technology teams, instructional coaches and educators.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Educators at both schools and colleges were already struggling to keep up with ChatGPT and other AI tools during this academic year, but a fresh round of announcements last month by major AI companies may require even greater adjustments by educators to preserve academic integrity and to accurately assess student learning, teaching experts say.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Differentiation is typically described as an approach that incorporates one or more of the following components: Assessment —Use whatever you can learn about students to help them to connect to classroom instruction, both at the start of school and through ongoing informal and formal assessment all year long. Image credit: Achieve3000.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2019

New Analytics Tool From CDW, Lightspeed Systems Helps Schools Optimize Tech Use Today at COSN 2019 , CDW, in partnership with Lightspeed Systems , introduced Analytics Powered by Relay, a dashboard solution enabling K-12 schools to make informed decisions about their use of educational technology devices, applications and websites.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

EdSurge: How is math instruction evolving, and how does technology support this? I don’t have to wait until an assessment to see how to support them. It leads to more formative assessments. I would encourage teachers to watch the demos; learn by using it, and also share it with your colleagues.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2017

STEAM–Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math–is education’s new STEM. The site includes guides for both educators and parents, extra links, and demo videos to guide students toward their goal. Minecraft uses a wide variety of STEAM skills but especially technology, engineering, and math. Digital art.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Kids live in a world where they see technology all around them. I love that preschool classrooms are often a place where children dive into the hands-on experiences of building, touching surfaces, singing songs and stomping their feet, but do they have to be completely guarded from technology?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Watkins says that a few months ago, when he saw a demo of a new feature in a popular learning management system that uses AI to help make materials with one click, he asked a company official whether they could add a button that would automatically watermark when AI is used to make that clear to students. San Antonio College.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

Without further ado, here are the general directions in which the industry of educational technologies is growing: Adaptive learning and learner-centric education. If you look at the technology that a relatively young person uses, it is pretty personalized already. And these might be graded by self assessment or by a proctored exam.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2020

This common experience illuminates how challenging it can be for educational technology (edtech) companies to communicate what they do and why it is important. When schools interview a candidate for a teaching position, they ask for a lesson plan that makes clear what the teacher is doing in a demo lesson and why.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A teacher’s initial assessment of an edtech tool may focus on such practical concerns as ease of use, integration potential, support and security. However, those responsible for designing education technology must, at all times, strive for something a bit more abstract and decidedly more lofty—improving the lives of their users.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

These include Edhesive (K-12 computer science company), Fluence (assessment technology) and School by Design (school resource planning). Users can demo them for free, or purchase a $4.99 Since Amplify’s sale, products considered not core to the company’s focus on digital curriculum have been spun off as independent companies.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have long supported teachers in their career development, but with the help of technology, they’re now transforming education itself. Today’s technology makes it easy to collect concrete data and view reports that provide guiding insights. Credit: Roberto Escudero) 4.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Greenville, SC – Greenville County Schools (GCS) is joining forces with Hats & Ladders , an innovative educational technology company, to revolutionize career readiness for its students. ABOUT Hats & Ladders We welcome a conversation to explore how Hats & Ladders can empower your students to achieve their career goals.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Presenters at this week’s Demo Day include coding schools, a program to organize student loans and a startup that matches nascent developers with senior mentors to build projects for potential employers. He co-founded and served as chief technology officer at TeacherTalent. This is the second of Y Combinator’s two yearly batches.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

But Large Language Models (LLMs), and particularly the recent demo of ChatGPT, seem to have put the fear of God into everyone from middle school English teachers to the CEO of Google. Especially if you need to create several thousand assessment items. Uploading a syllabus PDF into Blackboard is not instructional design.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Its product is called “Class for Zoom,” and what it’s building is pretty much that—a suite of tools that let instructors take attendance, distribute and grade assignments, and deliver online assessments through Zoom. If some of these functionalities sound like what one might find in a learning management system, that is no coincidence.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Injini accelerator is part of the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), established in 1999 to support entrepreneurs in Cape Town. Across Africa, feature phones make up 56 percent of the overall mobile phone market, according to technology research firm IDC.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. Explore a demo of Frontier.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

How does a fifth grader feel getting ready to do a live edtech demo at their local school board meeting? Technology tools are used as a natural part of this conversation– teachers access content and have online discussions using the same tools that they will be using in their classrooms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2023

MONTREAL – Paper , the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced that it has acquired Readlee, an innovative learning tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technology to help students improve their reading skills. Learn more or request a demo at paper.co. states and Canada.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

What Tutors Should Know Going In My word of advice: assess the curriculum in any company you’re prospecting. Use the internet’s resources—some companies upload their materials online, but if the company is well-known enough, you can find YouTube videos for job applicants, from mock class demos to class flow samples.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the traditional reliance on exams as the primary mode of assessment is being reevaluated. In this article, we will delve into the world of alternative assessment methods tailored for higher education. It also hones communication skills and the ability to provide constructive feedback.

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Securly

MARCH 5, 2024

From school climate and student interests, to social-emotional competence and safety assessments, Discern’s AI replaces the need for manual surveying and screening, empowering school leaders and student support teams with rich, actionable insights in an instant. Why not join our upcoming Discern group demo? Sign up here.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

The graph shows the correlation between students’ overall SEL scores and their GPA, number of behavior incidents, scores on assessments (such as STAR, MAP and iReady) and school attendance. Kids with higher SEL usually have better grades, assessment scores, behavior, and attendance. Book a demo of Panorama’s early warning system.

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