EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2024

Classrooms that support outdoor learning are hardly a new concept. It featured large glass windows on sliding walls that could be opened to expand the classroom for learning outside. Today’s challenges with outdoor classrooms frequently revolve less around building design, and more around blending technology with outdoor spaces.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

When Fresno Unified School District purchased new digital whiteboards, district leaders strategically placed them on mobile stands in the middle of each classroom. “We While some teachers still put the whiteboards in front, some redesigned their classroom layouts, parking the whiteboard on a corner or a side… The strategy worked.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

While many are eager to return to the classroom, school and district leaders still have certain hurdles to overcome to ensure learning is safe and effective with this approach. Certain audiovisual tools and hybrid classroom design strategies can help administrators and educators address those challenges.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2020

We have seen classroom applications of VR that fully utilize the technology to engage students in rich and novel immersive learning experiences. As virtual reality becomes more prevalent in K–12 educational spaces, developers continue to create content that enables students to partake in a host of realistic and fantastical simulations.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Bad actors continue to interrupt video calls and invade today’s online classrooms, meaning schools and districts can’t let their guard down. But as school leaders start to think about long-term plans for online learning, it’s even more imperative to prepare for the inevitable: increasing cyberattacks.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Pandemic-inspired technology will continue to permeate classrooms. While there are many reasons for this, the struggle to balance new technologies and multiple teaching modalities amid an ongoing pandemic unquestionably contribute. For those facing high stress levels and near burnout, however, the idea of any new…

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

With kids spending more time online than ever, many teachers are witnessing an increase in cyberbullying among their students in online classrooms. In a recent report, L1ght analyzed communication on millions of websites, discussion boards and gaming platforms.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey, the duo behind Innovating Play, face unique challenges when it comes to integrating technology into their classrooms. They’re just learning their letters, and capitals usually come first.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Students may now be learning from home, but many teachers still think in terms of the classroom, whether it’s a virtual one or in a brick-and-mortar building. They provide an all-in-one hub that help teachers replicate — with a few modifications for the digital realm — many of the same activities that are part of their classroom routines.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

CDW Education hosted the hourlong conversation, titled “Developing a Unified Classroom Ecosystem: Device Management, Connectivity and Student Safety,” that brought the four tech vendors together. Derek Carnwath, a device lifecycle manager at CDW, opened the webinar with news that the company is expanding its local…

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Technology integration is no longer about whether tech belongs in classrooms. In today’s education landscape, it pertains to how technology is chosen and used for learning. Schools have received waves of government funding for educational technology.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The webinar, titled “Developing a Unified Classroom Ecosystem: Device Management, Connectivity and Student Safety,” will feature voices from the CDW Education team and pre-eminent industry partners Incident IQ, Kajeet, Lexicon Tech Solutions and Securly.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In schools that have implemented the SAMR model in their classrooms, teachers use technology as a way to enhance learning rather as a replacement for instruction. They aim to teach students how to think creatively about technology and empower them to be creators in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

Adobe Color Bitmoji classrooms Lexend – easy-to-read font What’s In a Font? She works with teachers to plan innovative lessons and activities, and provides classroom support to foster authentic learning. Everything we create in the classroom needs to look fantastic. sadiedesignguide. sadiedesignguide .

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Every district has a different plan for bringing students back into the classroom. Some schools, like those in Florida’s Martin County, reopened for in-person instruction in August and have offered full-time, face-to-face instruction since.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Trying to adapt to learning environments that are both remote and hybrid in nature can create a lot of disruption for classrooms in the short term. In the long term, however, it creates opportunities to build stronger technologies that can reinvigorate the educational experience.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Our school provides many applications that I can use with my students, and I constantly share tips with other teachers in the district, encouraging them to use this technology in their own classrooms. For the 2021-2022 school year, Aldine ISD provided every educator in the district with devices.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The introduction of digital whiteboards in classrooms has altered teachers’ and students’ roles. Students have more options to actively participate in their learning, instead of absorbing information from textbooks or teacher lectures.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

In the 21st century, it can feel like advanced technology is changing the K–12 classroom in ways we’ve never seen before. DISCOVER: Special education departments explore advanced tech in their classrooms. Using Technology in the K–12 Classroom: A History 1659: Magic…

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

As a way to increase student engagement in the K–12 classroom and provide an opportunity to socially distance, many schools have turned to outdoor learning spaces. With new technology, lessons can now take place beyond schools’ four walls.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Until a few months ago, Google’s Android was virtually the only operating system available for teachers using interactive displays in their classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

has proved to be the perfect location to find new and trending technologies for the K–12 classroom. As the calendar year comes to a close, admins and technology leaders should begin thinking about the solutions they’ll purchase in the spring. CITE 2023 in Sacramento, Calif.,

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Before William Pierce began his career in K–12 information technology, he was a classroom teacher for nearly a decade with Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky. The three-team department includes an IT group that manages infrastructure and an integration team that runs the IT help desk and works to maximize uptime in the classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The shift to remote and hybrid learning environments has not been easy for educators to manage. That’s especially the case when their lessons lean heavily on interactive learning approaches. This is a particular challenge for STEM-based educators, who often rely on hands-on learning approaches. Despite this, many have found a way.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Open and flexible classroom design promotes collaboration and exploration,” according to the Consortium for School Networking. Schools are looking to reimagine classrooms in the years to come, especially as technology becomes more integral to learning. Movable furniture helps, and so does audiovisual technology.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

One thing that does not appear to be working for many teachers in the classroom is what might be called digital overload. Just like periodic assessments can help teachers gauge student mastery of a particular subject, a periodic ed tech review can help teachers and administrators reflect on what works and what doesn’t.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

We used to have a handful of desktops in each classroom, and you could manage everything easily and efficiently,” says Matt Prause, the district’s senior director of hardware and software support. Today, however, that wouldn’t be the best use of their time.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Laptops and online collaboration dominated the learning space last year, but key audiovisual adoption trends are likely to carry over into the future, said Mike Peters, an educational strategy lead for CDW•G.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Inspired by recent examples of classroom transformation and eager to use remaining federal funds, school leaders are turning to the next steps in educational technology and classroom innovation. They are creating a plan to build classrooms of the future and determining what that means.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

When schools transitioned to remote learning two years ago, tech took on a new role in educational instruction. After adjusting to using computers in their lessons daily during the pandemic, some educators have begun to view teaching-related tech in a different light, says Jennifer Hall, educational technology specialist for Atlanta Public Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Titled “Equipping Classrooms for Better Teaching and Learning: Smart Solutions and AI Technology,” the November event was part of the latest installment of CDW’s series of education technology webinars. The topic of AI’s potential in K–12 schools was discussed Nov.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2023

School IT professionals looking for a great projector for a multiuse room, conference room or classroom should consider the NP-M430WL M Series DLP classroom projector by Sharp/NEC. Additionally, prices have come down significantly in the past few years as more projector manufacturers enter the market and improve on previous models.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2024

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 upended virtually every aspect of business and society this year. Unfortunately, education hasn’t been spared. But there is an upside to the situation. As we continue to live in a more contactless world, innovation in education prevails. For instance, STEM educators are finding creative strategies to engage students remotely.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

That conversation was recently in the spotlight again with the release of the 2024 revision to the National Educational Technology Plan, which highlighted three digital divides in today’s K–12 classrooms. RELATED: Educators wrestle with the real-life applications of…

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For school leaders, embracing personalized learning can transform not only individual classrooms but entire schools and districts. We define personalized learning as all students getting what they need when and where they need it to learn. Heres how school leaders can take bold steps to implement personalized learning

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

There’s no denying that the pandemic upended education this past year. Like many school districts across the nation, Portland Public Schools pivoted to online and hybrid instruction.

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