Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 1, 2018

Although understanding these theories is still important, we also need to become familiar with theories, models, and approaches, which provide us insight on how technology, social media, and the Internet impact our learning. These are skills I outline in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks. You can attend my online graduate course, Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media , to experience networked learning and dive deep into some of the digital learning theories mentioned below: Connectivism by George Siemens and Stephen Downes.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2023

I have learned from firsthand experience that figuring out how to use a new digital tool is the easy part. The more difficult mental hurdle is that using any digital tool is just another thing added to an already crazy workload. On its own, it WILL NOT lead to learning or improved outcomes.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2017

By EdTech Staff Once schools receive E-rate funding, innovating learning can develop.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Despite claims that technology is negatively affecting learning schedules, edtech is a valuable tool for students. That’s because edtech solutions, advanced research, practical assessments, and improved communication give them maximum control over their learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Check out my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , to discover digital projects where students make a meaningful impact on their communities and the world. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. Here are 10 edtech experts every educator should follow. She also wrote a full guide to online and digital learning, A Teacher’s Guide to Online Learning. . Lindy Hockenbary.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

How might districts find edtech to support learning? Fortunately, educators can leverage learnings from some leading-edge K-12 districts who have developed thoughtful processes for making edtech decisions despite limited available evidence. Districts will have access to the nearly $190 billion which the U.S.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 17, 2019

If you enjoy these resources, then take one of my fully accredited continuing education and graduate online courses or check out my latest book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions ! Top Education Technology #Hashtags. Just click on any of the hashtags to discover the latest resources on Twitter.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

We all want to help students learn. When it comes to education technology (edtech), school leaders and developers alike want to provide the best tools—ones that truly make a difference. To identify effective digital learning tools, we have to know what kind of impact we are looking for. What makes a learning app good?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

According to McIsaac and Gunawardena (2001), we must consider the following four concepts essential to effective distance learning for our students, which are transactional distance, learner control, social context, and interaction. Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks. Further Reading and Exploration.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2020

How can educators feel confident that an edtech tool supports learning? As an educator, I struggled to find reliable information about edtech tools as nearly every product I looked at claimed that it was based on research. This claim felt vague—what does “based on research” even mean to this product?—and

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Meanwhile, the shift to digital learning has expanded the attack surface, and most end users are kids, who may not be well versed in cybersecurity best practices. Schools face significant cyber challenges. In K12, IT teams may be under-resourced, with limited budgets and personnel.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 21, 2019

Quick Take: Getting an accurate view of where your school is in terms of readiness for EdTech innovation is important. Understanding your school’s Digital DNA will help you identify the technology you need today and for tomorrow. Is your school ready for the EdTech revolution? Online/digital learning platforms ?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 11th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on post-pandemic classroom technology. Countless apps and curriculum publishers have tried to make learning fun with mixed results. The end of one-size-fits-all learning?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Department silos can pose a major challenge to K–12 staff, even when they have the same goals of improving the learning experience for students. At Ector County Independent School District, the digital learning and the curriculum and instruction teams realized they should be working together to make more progress toward their goals.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

The tech-based approach of Hays Consolidated Independent School District’s new high school in Buda, Texas, lends itself nicely to the various digital learning models the district adopted in the wake of the pandemic. In the school’s current hybrid model, students can elect whether they’d prefer to learn…

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2017

By Laura Williams Ray Technology can make teachers’ lives easier, but only if they feel capable of using it effectively.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 21, 2023

The Edtech industry is worth over $340 billion , and its value will keep rising as digital learning becomes even more common. Owning a successful Edtech website means learning optimization tactics that can help increase web visibility and create opportunities for revenue generation.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 8, 2020

With many schools undergoing distance learning or operating in hybrid environments due to COVID-19, edtech tools are being used more broadly as a fundamental part of teaching and learning. Are the edtech tools designed to support learning differences? Because learning is complex. What is Learner Variability?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

When a teacher stands in front of the classroom, one of the most powerful learning tools that he or she can unleash is one that allows students no matter where they sit to clearly see, hear and interact with the learning material. For decades, that has been the interactive whiteboard also known as an interactive display.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 6th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on ethical AI use. As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. link] Holter, A., Rummel, & Skadsem, H.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The resource is chock-full of sound, research-backed advice for effective teaching and learning with digital devices. Imagine this scenario: An office at the state or district level distributes a lengthy instructional guide to school-level educators and leaders. The only problem?

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

From AI-powered assessment platforms that adjust to student responses to collaborative tools that facilitate peer learning, technology gives educators powerful options for differentiating instruction across their entire classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

In today’s highly digital learning environment, school leaders must be vigilant in their efforts to keep students safe from physical harm and to keep their data secure online. MORE ON EDTECH: How can schools… Unfortunately, schools face many challenges in their drive to protect students and staff.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

Covid-19 has given a boost to edtech and digital learning, and I believe this will last well beyond the pandemic. Maybe some educators will go back to business as usual, but many more will embrace edtech and a hybrid education model as part of a long-term strategy. Hybrid learning. Increased investment in edtech.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning. Passive learning doesn’t help students develop future-ready skills, like critical thinking or creativity, in the same way active learning does.

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Neo LMS

JULY 1, 2021

Let’s see how edtech-related abilities should be included in training programs for teachers: Integrating edtech at all levels. Effective training for teachers should focus on a smooth integration of edtech in education at all levels, regardless of the subjects taught. Creating digital learning content. Conclusion.

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

Wondering how to reduce barriers your students with special needs may encounter as they work digitally? Do you understand how to prepare our learners’ digital learning environment so every individual has the elements they need to flexibly accomplish their learning objectives? Why I vet edtech tools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 8th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on AI. Since researchers at Carnegie Mellon University helped invent AI in the 1950s, AI has been transforming how we learn, work, and play–and that change is now happening at breakneck speed.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

They want to implement innovative edtech tools in the classroom but don’t necessarily have the time to research and evaluate solutions before procurement and classroom implementation. Enter the concept of curated online marketplaces — a potential game-changer in the edtech landscape.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Rachel Gorton, instructional technology coordinator for Minnesota’s Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 , talks to EdTech about making technology as transparent as possible, so that student learning can shine through. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how modern learning environments offer K–12 educators new teaching opportunities!

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services. Data is abundant and the key to today’s edtech solutions Data is critical to unlock the potential of edtech solutions.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Evaluating and validating tech tools takes time and energy — resources that are always in short supply. An overwhelming variety of tools are available, each claiming to improve student outcomes in different ways, making it difficult to discern which will have the most meaningful impact.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Blended Learning. Holly Clark shares the digital tools that will make a difference in our writing practices. Edtech Differentiation in the Writing Classroom. Shaelynn Farnsworth will help us understand how edtech tools and the learning analytics they provide will help us reach our students (and differentiate.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2018

She also shares the biggest mistake she’s made as a teacher relating to edtech. 3 EdTech Blog. #3 3 EdTech and E-Learning Influencer on Twitter. Must Read EdTech Blog. Episode 337 with Kasey Bell From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Stream by clicking here.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

You can also create a digital click and launch calendar to launch an edtech mission like the ones in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions. Check out my example digital calendar and the instructions that follow.

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