Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. With these laptops, many teachers rose to the challenge of using digital materials—a new concept back in 2009.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

This past semester I had the opportunity to observe two elementary classrooms using technology in new and exciting ways. One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program.

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Blended Learning Chromebook Elementary Differentiated Instruction 108

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2018

I had spent two exciting hours (about half of it with my mouth open) in a complete flow state exploring a new virtual reality world using the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset on my Acer Aspire 7 laptop with Windows Mixed Reality by Microsoft. Participants are also encouraged to include photos or videos to prove their case.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Hampton school making do without stolen laptops | Daily Press → After 100 laptops were stolen from George P. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Phenix PreK-8 School over the summer, the students who were supposed to use them are making do.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Hampton school making do without stolen laptops | Daily Press → After 100 laptops were stolen from George P. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Phenix PreK-8 School over the summer, the students who were supposed to use them are making do.

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Now, as has been reported , a number of districts have opted to move back to laptops from iPads. Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. So, what happened?

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 113

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

The setting seems highly unlikely for an innovation like blended learning to take root. So why is there so much optimism about blended learning as a solution? Related: Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops. India has also had long had a problem with keeping girls in school.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

Many people want to know how what blended learning and the personalization of student learning are and how they look in implementation. My classroom is a blended learning classroom and every student has a laptop. Subscribe to our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Tune in to learn more about Global Connections Week and other great ideas from Monica! Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Working with a school that is moving towards classroom laptop carts, Monica enjoys sharing Lumio since every student doesn’t need a device to make lessons engaging.

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Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment Training 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Lee Elementary, a Pre-K-8 school on Chicago’s southwest side. “I Stacy Stewart, principal of Belmont-Cragin Elementary School, credits personalized learning for helping to improve student engagement. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. Blended learning was the gateway to personalized learning in the Natick Public Schools, about 20 miles west of Boston. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

Its advantages include: Flexibility to work on multiple devices such as desktops, laptops, and tablets; Multiple powerful content creation tools; Customizable grading scales; Collaborative platform; Great support resources and scalability. The software is designed for easy use with an intuitive user interface and navigation.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

The couch spaces also have two large monitors, where students can connect their laptop to the large screen if needed. Rather, they are largely used in the math classes, for students to project the activity they are working on so that all students don’t need to have their laptops out while working. Math Rotation Model.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

and students are thriving under innovative initiatives that include blended learning, tech-rich classrooms, and exposure to hope and opportunities for lifelong success. Members of the highly competitive APSD Dream Academy (and Dream Scholars, their middle-school counterparts) are given laptops for 24/7 use.

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edWeb.net

JULY 19, 2022

One example is from an elementary classroom in Dallas where the teacher used their brush mode feature for students to create artwork that could then be displayed or sent via email or text for their parents to see. Hybrid Learning and Flipped Classrooms. Smart boards can be used as a reward system for students.

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Student Engagement Flipped Classroom Blended Learning Laptops 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Two Forest Grove Elementary School students show off their block structures for Nesra Yannier to photograph during an experiment. PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. Photo: Jill Barshay. Photo: Jill Barshay.

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Tablets Learning Elementary Software 85

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Half were run by teachers and half learned through an online course made by Edgenuity, one of the leading providers of online credit recovery courses. Edgenuity has since been acquired by Imagine Learning.) The online students sat together but learned at their own pace on laptops, with a teacher in the classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The name evokes a place of conversation and relaxation, but it also defines our special house blend of PD: C -Create, Collaborate, and Connect, A -Advocate, model, and teach digital citizenship, F -Facilitate blended learning experiences, E -Engage in professional learning opportunities.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

What is the ideal blended learning environment? Many ask me what the best device is for learning. Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent. Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

This year’s report, Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students , provides landmark findings on the efficacy and value associated with popular digital learning initiatives: blended learning, online learning, school-assigned mobile devices and STEM learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

They’re used to charge, secure, store, and distribute tablets, laptops, and mobile devices—and in schools that aren’t using one-to-one take-home initiatives, they’ve become a mainstay. Carts, those waist-high metal cabinets on wheels, often hold dozens of devices, perfect for classrooms that need technology on the go.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, blended learning is a style of education in which students learn via electronic and online media and traditional face-to-face teaching. Doersch serves as a Technology Director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program at Digital Promise. By Eileen Belastock.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2016

Speech-language therapist Dacia DeAngelis demonstrates gravity in a lesson with fourth grade students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in the Asbury Park School District in New Jersey. For each EarthKAM mission, Siegfried uses a laptop connected to the classroom’s smart board. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Dressed in suits and armed with pens, notebooks, and laptops, the superintendents had one specific goal as they fanned out across the classroom, interacting with students: to look for evidence that a geometry lesson was aligned to the new state math standards. “There has to be a focus on helping these folks get better.”. Smith asked.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

The couch spaces also have two large monitors, where students can connect their laptop to the large screen if needed. Rather, they are largely used in the math classes, for students to project the activity they are working on so that all students don’t need to have their laptops out while working. Math Rotation Model.

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MOOC Adobe EdTech Learning 50

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Seven years ago, Walton was the first school in Albemarle County to give every student a laptop.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In the middle of all this activity, seventh-grader Jacob Higuera sat alone with his laptop, intently typing out a social studies assignment. Overall, [seeing their progress] helps the kids to take accountability for their own learning, which is huge, because not only does that benefit them in school, but in life.”.

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Personalized Learning Classroom Data Learning 40

PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

Its advantages include: Flexibility to work on multiple devices such as desktops, laptops, and tablets; Multiple powerful content creation tools; Customizable grading scales; Collaborative platform; Great support resources and scalability. The software is designed for easy use with an intuitive user interface and navigation.

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Software LMS Moodle Tablets 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency. Other than a few murmured conversations and the clicking of keyboards, the only sound was mellow acoustic guitar music played on their teacher’s laptop. Kevin Bock, principal, Summit Denali.

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MindShift

JANUARY 10, 2017

PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. Nesra Yannier reacts to student responses during an experiment at Forest Grove Elementary School (Jill Barshay). Plus, video game animations can be so adorably entertaining.

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Tablets Learning Elementary Software 28

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

Lee Elementary, a Pre-K-8 school on Chicago’s southwest side. “I Bourret’s learning curve when it came to personalized learning is pretty typical for teachers, said Chris Liang-Vergara, who was then serving as LEAP’s chief of learning innovation. I didn’t have the mindset to make this shift.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug: Well, the Science Learning Academy in Philadelphia is one where I visited. Doug: Kids walk in there.They hand them a Mac laptop. There’s a great deal of self-paced learning. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease. Vicki: Give us some examples.

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Khan Academy Elementary Company Personalized Learning 225

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. “Some of them have laptops. ” “Kind of.” And we’ve got WritingCity.

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