The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2021

Fireside Chat: finding success with EdTech – Andy Rhodes. Reframing “Think Global, Act Local” in an age of lockdowns & online learning. Dynamic Approaches to Learning in the History/Social Studies Classroom – Nate Gildart. Using Feedback to drive teaching and learning in the IB – Jen Olmsted.

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Conference Learning Company EdTech 414

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Active Textbook is a free iOS, Google Play, and Microsoft app with a variety of features teachers can use to create an engaging reading experience. Hypothes.is is a tool that requires a free registration. Students highlight and discuss parts of a website, respond to peers, and vote up peer responses they like.

Tools 365

Tools STEM Chromebook Tablets 365

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2017

Come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echos. 3 EdTech Blog. #3 3 EdTech and E-Learning Influencer on Twitter. Must Read EdTech Blog. Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 — I’ll be there some on Monday. Edublog Awards Finalist.

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Chromebook Trends Google EdTech 146

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ling Lam, an edtech and innovation teacher at a K-8 independent school in northern California sets specific social-emotional goals for every edtech tool she uses. Learn more about this EdSurge Research project.) This research has shown that Lam isn’t alone.

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EdTech Survey Education Microsoft 217

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The beauty of immersive technology is that it enables teachers and students to collaboratively create their own digital learning scenarios. With existing technology, this teacher can scan each of those pieces into a computer and share the digital objects with students who can then handle and even 3D-print them.

Technology 415

Technology Classroom Microsoft Exercises 415

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Pic-Collage (iOS/Android/Microsoft)- Students can choose from festive backgrounds and add photos, text, and stickers. 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 !

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Resources Tools Android STEM 341

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Microsoft features short videos that introduce students to the different steps of conducting a good search. Common Sense Education has a free K to 12 curriculum that covers information literacy and digital citizenship. Get students to distinguish from the entries that are paid ads and quality results.

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STEM Digital Citizenship Android Google 370

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Some digitally enabled K–12 schools find it difficult to provide appropriate lesson plans that can be accessed by all students, said Tim Clark, director of curriculum, instruction and digital learning at Chicago Public Schools. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how technology is key for boosting equity. billion annually.

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Twitter Instructional Materials Blended Learning Conference 337

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Over the last year, EdSurge Research has been working on a project to understand how K-12 educators and edtech product developers are leveraging research to shift practice and development processes. As part of this project, we interviewed product leads from 12 edtech companies during the spring and summer of 2020.

Company 202

Company EdTech Course Schoology 202

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Edtech is always changing. Edtech trends come and go. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. Top 10 edtech people to watch in 2018. He knows pedagogy isn’t something to be forgotten in any digital endeavor. Thomas Murray.

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EdTech E-rate Microsoft Trends 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Part of that is ruthlessly reevaluating the edtech purchases that San Antonio Independent — a large urban district that serves almost 45,000 students — made during the pandemic. This year, the district saw a big leap in the cost of subscriptions for even “basic” tools like Microsoft Office, Mendoza says.

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EdTech Tools Software Microsoft 181

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook.

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Microsoft Google Classroom Schoology 154

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When Wendy Schatzberg, an associate professor at Utah Tech University, was teaching introductory chemistry, she thought her students would know how to use basic Microsoft Office tools like Excel and Word. I cannot and should not assume,” says Schatzberg, who also directs the Center for Teaching and Learning at Utah Tech.

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Microsoft Software Course Tools 198

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

Digital Learning 150

Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Learning Mobility 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

Digital Learning 150

Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Learning Mobility 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

Digital Learning 150

Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Learning Mobility 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Pic-Collage (iOS/Android/Microsoft)- Students can choose from festive backgrounds and add photos, text, and stickers. Design Wizard -a simple online graphic design tool for creating digital greetings with templates. Several of the images, stickers and frames need to be purchased, but students can upload images for free.

Android 243

Android STEM Libraries Microsoft 243

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

As a director for Common Sense Education , I’ve enjoyed something of a ringside seat, having edited close to 1,000 edtech reviews written by expert educators. To evaluate products, we use a 15-point rubric that evaluates three key qualities (engagement, pedagogy and support) essential to great digital learning.

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EdTech Tools Examples Common Core 152

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As a digital learning specialist, I support instructional technology implementation in my district as well as provide training for teachers on edtech tools. I am often asked for my favorite edtech tools to save time. When sharing with educators, I always focus on the task, not the tool.

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EdTech Tools Microsoft Libraries 107

Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 15, 2019

One of the activities in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: Ways to Launch EdTech Missions is to get students to do a quick 2 minute search about the topic. Microsoft features short videos that introduce students to the different steps of conducting a good search. Free Research Choice Menu Board. Activity Idea.

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Digital Citizenship Google Libraries Android 284

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The speakers all pressed that digital learning, and in particular online charter schools, are falling short for students and teachers. There has been a huge explosion of online learning and edtech in our schools… and online education is privatizing education through for-profit companies and their apps,” said Haimson.

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Personalized Learning Conference EdTech Education 167

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

The firm plans to invest up to $5 million into Series A, Series B and recapitalization rounds for education companies serving pre-kindergarten to professional learners, with a focus on digital learning, learning sciences, analytics and workforce development services. Source: New Markets Education Partners.

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EdTech Blackboard Kaplan Company 153

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Check out the following forms: Google Forms check-in Distance Learning Check-In Make a Copy Microsoft Forms check-in. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )!

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STEM Microsoft Video Course 195

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Immersive Reader from Microsoft Education helps English Learners and struggling readers and writers. 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 !

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Resources STEM Learning Microsoft 195

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 18, 2019

Inclusive learning and providing for students and families from different backgrounds is something that the Buncee and the Microsoft team are definitely passionate about, making this integration a natural fit. Educators can use this integration to create lessons, make interactive flashcards for students, and communicate with families.

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Learning Microsoft Digital Citizenship Accessibility 387

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Pic-Collage (iOS/Android/Microsoft)- Students can choose from festive backgrounds and add photos, text, and stickers. Design Wizard -a simple online graphic design tool for creating digital greetings with templates. Several of the images, stickers and frames need to be purchased, but students can upload images for free.

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Resources Tools Android STEM 195

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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Conference Technology Training Online Learning 286

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

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EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Active Textbook is a free iOS, Google Play, and Microsoft app with a variety of features teachers can use to create an engaging reading experience. Hypothes.is is a tool that requires a free registration. Students highlight and discuss parts of a website, respond to peers, and vote up peer responses they like. Students join with a code.

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Tools STEM Chromebook Tablets 195

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2020

Milton says that one of Anthology’s advantages is that its tools were all developed using Microsoft services and delivered through its Azure cloud service. Salesforce has also made a concerted push to sell its customer relationship management tools in the higher education market.

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Company Tools EdTech Software 172

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. It grew as she moved to Microsoft, working on various products that touched consumers' lives both in and out of the education sector, including MSN, Encarta and Xbox. If so, what does that look like?

Technology 206

Technology Kickboard Education Coursera 206

EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2023

Following his graduate research at Columbia University, Tom began writing and speaking nationally about his practical experiences teaching and iterating blended learning models. Tom provides keynote and workshop services on the following topics [& Many more!]: We can then schedule a call to discuss how we can help you and your school!

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Future Ready EdTech Blended Learning Microsoft 129

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Microsoft features short videos that introduce students to the different steps of conducting a good search. Common Sense Education has a free K to 12 curriculum that covers information literacy and digital citizenship. Get students to distinguish from the entries that are paid ads and quality results.

STEM 195

STEM Digital Citizenship Android Google 195

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 213

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 213

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Because of the growing need for larger school districts to have a standardized professional learning pathway, it is important for digital learning departments and Instructional Coaches to create and adopt an EdTech Menu. What is an EdTech Menu. How to Create an EdTech Menu. Microsoft Teams.

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EdTech Digital Learning Microsoft Professional Learning 88

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Because of the growing need for larger school districts to have a standardized professional learning pathway, it is important for digital learning departments and Instructional Coaches to create and adopt an EdTech Menu. What is an EdTech Menu Think about your common chain restaurant. Of course not!

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EdTech Digital Learning Microsoft Professional Learning 88

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In collaboration with Microsoft and the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX), this initiative underscores SETDA’s commitment to providing essential tools and guidance to support state educational agencies. “As Microsoft is committed to increasing access to cybersecurity tools to help schools address this challenge.

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Resources Microsoft Advocacy OER 102