Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. Although many professors still favor hard copies, online libraries have also made their way into the course plan in some places across the globe. Opportunities, Benefits, and Progress.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 27, 2019

For example, allowing students to use a computer to search for scholarly articles to write their reports instead of manual text-based library searches. At this level of implementing technology in education, the technology will allow for changes to the design of the educational experience and learning outcome. Transformation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

If you don’t “get” why technology is important, or know people who don’t, take a listen to understand and learn about transformative practices that work in education. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. Idea #1: Use Formative Data to Improve Learning. Learn about AR and VR.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

This includes typical LMS (Learning Management Systems) functions like homework, classwork, schedules, quizzes, resources, and gradebooks so stakeholders–teachers and students–can access them from any location and any digital device. a flexible curriculum planner that allows teachers to modify individual student learning pathways.

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Neo LMS

JULY 23, 2019

High-tech gizmos are making the teaching process easy but they do require time to learn to operate. It is this combination of old and new learning utensils that make for an efficient contemporary classroom. They serve as provisional libraries where students can find the books they like. Yes, you read that right: glass.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marissa's passion for education came early in her career when she was producing "edutainment" CD-ROM products for The Learning Company. Higher education institutions, edtechs and learning companies are using Alexa to enhance experiences for students and provide access to information and learning resources in a more convenient way.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create digital lessons from a library Recommended Resources BookWidgets Blog BookWidgets Webinars BookWidgets Tutorials Teaching with BookWidgets | Facebook BookWidgets YouTube Channel Finding user-friendly online platforms to create projects and activities is crucial in our classrooms. The Widget Library. So how do they achieve this?

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. EdSurge: In terms of accessibility during this time, what have you learned? And then we did some webinars for Blackboard Basic, Zoom, TechSmith Relay, and even Microsoft Teams.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2012

Join me Thursday, May 3rd, for live and interactive Future of Education conversation with Buffy Hamilton and Kristin Fontichiaro, editors of School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. What is the future of school libraries? In the book''s foreward, Dr. R. More particularly, what is the future of school librarians?

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

That didn’t stop Bryan Short, who was a student at the University of British Columbia in 2016 when he got curious to know what information the learning management system at his university had collected on him and how it was being used. Learn more here. And what he found—that is, once he got a hold of it—left him feeling pretty uneasy.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

There are a lot of course management tools available for educators, including Blackboard and PowerSchool, that allow educators to do attendance, grading, post and organize resources and lessons, and interact with students. There is a resource library with videos, web sites, wiki’s and more. Many of them cost money.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Here, we provide an umbrella for these people and these organizations to network and to learn from each other. For me, it’s a deep passion belief in the value of and the importance of global in our own personal learning. Will Play in Education,” and the recipient of the 2010 Technology in Learning Leadership Award (CUE).

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 10, 2018

Over the past few decades, schools have relied on computer technology for delivering educational content or equipping students with resources to enhance their learning. Teachers can use Study.com’s virtual classrooms to create and grade homework assignments using Study.com’s vast library of content.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic? Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. They want “conversational spaces” for teaching and learning (Diana Laurillard; cited by Tom Haymes ).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Library 2.012 , the "Future of Libraries" conference, starts tomorrow, Wednesday, October 3rd, at 6:30 am US-Pacific Daylight Time and continues for 40 straight hours. The conference is free to attend, and is held virtually in Blackboard Collaborate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

I told him that I''m particularly interested in the topics of self-education, life-long learning, and accreditation and how they are changing because of the Web, and he agreed to an interview, but insisted (smile) that we also discuss his newest book, September University : Summoning Passion for an Unfinished Life. Log in at [link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). View the new Learning Forward Washington Web site and plans for professional learning opportunities during the year.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 27, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Learn how to use Scratch for effective learning and programming in your classroom. Outcomes can be shared online.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 11, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will also hear about the work of Sam Slike and his team at Bloomsburg University who were finalists for the IMS Learning Impact award.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Join me today, Friday, October 14th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with David Loertscher , who will be coming in live from the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) 2011 conference to visit with us. The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Learn To Be provides free online tutoring in primary and secondary math, science and language arts.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Additionally, the panel wants to address: Now that we can search for information, do we need to learn facts? Date : Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Is everything we need online?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). This is an online learning conference sponsored by the Region XI Education Service Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

The movement is all about providing students with hands-on learning experiences, and makerspaces are the places where the magic happens. At the conference, participants were given an opportunity to learn about makerspaces first-hand by going from station-to-station and creating. It all started with a cart.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Join us as we talk about features in the Blackboard Collaborate online classroom. Are they for lifelong learning?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Learn how Peer Coaching can help align professional development with 21st Century teaching and learning practices.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

JANUARY 6, 2023

When it comes to learning data science, that’s easy for me, because I had no actual expertise to begin with when I started learning the subject in earnest this past summer. This is the first in a series of articles which are about that project, but which are also about how I learned how to learn data science.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). This is an unconference Tech Talk Tuesdays session,where participants can share what they have been up to in learning and teaching.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 7, 2022

STEVE HARGADON ( @stevehargadon ) Founder, The Learning Revolution [link] Steve Hargadon created one of the first modern social networks for teachers, Classroom 2.0, LESSONS FROM SCHOOL SHOOTINGS (LIBRARY 2.0) URBAN LIBRARIANSHIP: EMBRACING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES With Library 2.0 More details are below.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2012

Join me Tuesday, January 31st, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with David Loertscher, professor at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University and proponent of the library as a new learning commons. Log in at [link]. psid=2012-01-31.1627.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2011

This is our official call for presentations for the Library 2.011 conference, November 2 - 3, 2011. The Library 2.011 conference will be a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. All sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate (previously Elluminate/Wimba).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2011

We’re counting down the days until the inaugural (and free) Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference begins on Wednesday, November 2nd. More than 4,000 information professionals from 149 countries have signed up to join the global conversation on the current and future state of libraries.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 4, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Thanks for your attention, and see you online! link] WOLFRAM DEMONSTRATIONS ( Math 2.0

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

The central stage featured a projector screen the size of several blackboards, a live band and a variety of furniture for interviews. He grouped these advances into three broad areas: The digitization of information, machine learning and medicine. The hosts even made a costume change mid-presentation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2013

As a pre-conference event for the Library 2.013 annual conference starting October 18th, we''re hosting a short series of free online sessions this coming Monday. If you need to see them in your own time zone, go to the schedule page at Library 2.013 and find your link by that time zone. The times show are US-Eastern Daylight Time.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2022

(May12, 2022) — Pivot Interactives introduces a new set of tools, Iris , which make learning critical science concepts—such as heat transfer, Beer’s Law, light emission, population density, temperature (infrared and blackbody), pH, and wavelength—accessible to students regardless of classroom equipment or teaching experience.

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