TeacherCast

APRIL 14, 2022

For many classrooms, the simple webcams that come built into laptops, Chromebooks, and iPads might be enough to get through the year, but there are several advantages for having an external webcam and tripod available. Let’s look at three classroom activities where an external webcam will be a valuable part of your digital learning toolbox.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 2, 2019

The idea is that students first learn course content online, usually at home, and the time in the classroom is devoted to what used to be traditionally homework, with the teacher’s assistance. Related: How to Create STEM Courses for Best Learning Outcomes. Related: How to Improve Student Learning Outcomes with Digital Learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Laptops are most commonly used (86 percent), while other technologies include educational apps (58 percent), 3D printers (21 percent), and social media (41 percent, up from 32 percent in 2016).

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Again, students worked in groups. Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Students use iMacs in three digital arts labs to do sound engineering, digital animation, television production, yearbook and photography.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Today, students register painlessly from their dorm, home, or anywhere with their laptop or smartphone. And that is what students now expect, since digital services have practically eliminated standing in line anywhere. Raised on apps and on-demand media, students can access almost anything, merely by keying a link.

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TeacherCast

APRIL 14, 2022

For many classrooms, the simple webcams that come built into laptops, Chromebooks, and iPads might be enough to get through the year, but there are several advantages for having an external webcam and tripod available. Let’s look at three classroom activities where an external webcam will be a valuable part of your digital learning toolbox.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Erika Tate, PhD, has worked to advance equity in schools and communities for the past 20 years as a learning designer and professional development specialist with a focus on STEM and digital learning. Language translating and learning platforms can support students in their assignments while enhancing their learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

Mooresville Graded School District, near Charlotte, North Carolina, has become a national leader over the last decade in using digital learning tools to improve student achievement. The leader of the district’s digital learning efforts, Mark Edwards, has served as superintendent of the 6,000-student school district since 2007.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators. Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These K-12 technology trends help enhance students’ engagement and conceptual understanding.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fred Singer: The question that struck me was, ‘how could it be that kids—born to a generation in which smart phones and laptops are a part of their everyday existence—have to sit in a classroom where someone just talks to them?’ Why have a laptop policy if there is not software to go with it? But the phones aren’t the problem.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation. Digital Learning During the Pandemic.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The most comprehensive data set on digital learning, Speak Up provides feedback from more than 6.2 Project Tomorrow aggregates and analyzes data from survey results of stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, school administrators, etc.) available to their students. Following the Data.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The emerging model in business today is BYO3 - Bring Your Own Laptop/Tablet/Phone We are coming to a price point where schools can provide small tablets and allow students to bring their own devices for learning as well. Students may have tons of devices, but don''t know how to use them deeply beyond texting and recording.

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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. With COVID-19 we learned lessons that will carry over into 2022.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent. High-quality learning can happen on laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or cell phones. In many cases, it’s not the device that makes the difference, often the best learning occurs with no device.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

For this reason, publishers usually opt for a content delivery platform that is compatible with multiple operating systems and on different devices- be it a smartphone, tablet, laptop or a desktop computer. When it comes to education, technology once again plays a crucial role in keeping them in sync with the modern learning styles.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The best digital tools for the classroom are the ones that provide an easy interface, facilitate collaborations, simplify communication between students and teachers, offer quick analytics for administrators, and are cost-efficient. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 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. –Carol DeFuria, President & CEO, VHS Learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 2, 2024

Educators make an extra effort to help learners apply unique and personalized lesson plans digitally to augment their comprehension of different complex topics and subjects. Digital textbook platforms like KITABOO help students with Open Educational Resources, supplementary lessons, and subject-related information.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

Simplified materials – Too often backpacks weigh almost 15 percent of a student’s body weight. Technology can put a wealth of material literally into the palm of a student’s hand. Lightweight new laptops and digital books can easily take the place of heavy, cumbersome books and notebooks. [ Dr. Matthew X.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Books, videos, math games aim to boost student engagement. Studios launched an expansion of its StoryBots franchise with StoryBots Classroom, a free resource for educators that includes hundreds of videos, books and activities for use on interactive white boards, tablets and laptops in the classroom. JibJab Bros.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Among the things to be digitized, learning materials have emerged as the top consideration and the education sector is now discovering the best way to go about. The simplest form of digital learning material is eBooks or content published in ePub formats. Digital Learning Material is the Future of Higher Ed.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

At the start of the pandemic, Cardona’s office created the CT Learning Hub , which collected vetted digital learning resources for educators, parents and students. history by fall 2022.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As education author Alfie Kohn has long argued , homework represents a “second shift” for students, and there’s mixed evidence they get much out of it. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. One Laptop Per Child.

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