The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Technology surrounds our students and gives them a platform to share with a global audience. Technology is how our students learn, communicate, entertain themselves, collaborate, and seek advice. Ways to Learn With Technology Infographic.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 3, 2020

From a recent survey of participating schools conducted by our partner Westat, we learned that for schools already providing one-to-one devices for students and teachers, having prior experience integrating technology for powerful learning made the transition to remote learning smoother. Bridging the Digital Learning Gap.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2022

While previous reports found that remote learning resulted in learning disruptions in K–12, it turns out that the quality of technology students have access to plays a significant role in online learning outcomes.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The theories below will also transform your lessons so that students are thinking critically, problem solving, creating, and collaborating with their use of technology. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Further Reading and Exploration.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! With remote learning students are using technology more than ever to demonstrate their learning. Feeling somewhat overwhelmed with the sudden shift to digital is expected. Ways to Learn With Technology Infographic. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

Last year, my predecessor, Karen Cator outlined ways in which we can finally close the Digital Learning Gap. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.” appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2022

“A digital learning day on steroids.” Prior to the pandemic, FCS occasionally scheduled digital learning days, when students stayed home and participated in virtual instruction using a teacher- or school-assigned platform.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

4 Ways K–12 Can Maximize the Impact of Immersive Technology in the Classroom. Immersive technologies such as virtual reality and 3D scanning are becoming so hot that educators across the country are beginning to roll them out for students of all ages. Education technology purchasing is similar. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Two years ago, we set out to better understand how technology coaching could move us closer to bridging the digital use divide in the classroom. What do we know about classroom-based technology coaching after two years? What makes an effective coaching program?

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes. After taking some time to reflect on your learnings, you’ll be ready to create a plan to sustain your technology practice in the school year to come.

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Hapara

MAY 8, 2023

Amy Traynor, the Educational Technology Specialist at the Briarwood School, explained that teachers may come across other websites that are distracting. Jean O’Brien, the Technology Integration Specialist at Tarrytown Schools in New York said that their school district tried two web filters before Hāpara Filter. Want to learn more?

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

Adopting digital learning in K–12 comes with potential threats to students. These threats can range from relatively innocuous digital distractions to cyberbullying and online predators. Despite these risks, schools must continue to embrace educational technology.

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2023

Your K-12 web filter should support learning rather than disrupt it. But how do you choose the best web filter for digital learning? Consider these ways your web filter should support rather than restrict digital learning. The best web filter will go hand in hand with digital citizenship.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2023

When it comes to technology in education, there is a natural tendency to see it as just another thing that somebody must do. When we try implementing anything new, there is always a learning curve. The more difficult mental hurdle is that using any digital tool is just another thing added to an already crazy workload.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 19, 2023

A thriving culture views technology as a seamless component that can enhance learning in a multitude of ways. Additionally, technology can increase relevance and make the curriculum more contextual. Leaders need to understand the pivotal role that technology plays in learning.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

Technology is no longer a complementary tool in the classroom; it’s the primary operational hub for education. Despite the risks, digital learning software has allowed teachers to create repositories of course content for students to revisit at any time. Case in point: Ed tech adoption in K—12 grew by 99 percent in 2022.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Whether you have blended, hybrid, or 100% digital instruction, join me for this free online PD conference. I’ll be the closing keynote and discuss “7 Ways to Redefine Reading Instruction with Technology in a Blended Learning Environment.” Meaningful Feedback and Digital Tools.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

For more than six years, we’ve worked to close the homework gap , ensuring that all students have equitable access to the internet and technology for powerful learning opportunities outside of the classroom, augmenting what is available in school. How can we best assess our technology needs?

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Picture it: a room bustling with eager five-year-olds unaccustomed to center procedures and five iPads as the hottest commodity amidst blocks, dolls and traditional learning stations. Amidst this chaos, I realized the importance of finding technology that caters to the needs of our youngest learners. Imagine that.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2023

From the Ask a Tech Teacher crew, here’s a topical article on how to use AI in your education journey: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education Technological innovation is now casting its shadows over the education sector as well, making learning experiences better than ever before.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2020

Kasey is the author of the Shake Up Learning blog and book, host of The Shake Up Learning Show Podcast and co-host of The Google Teacher Podcast. Kasey is the author of the Shake Up Learning blog and book, host of The Shake Up Learning Show Podcast and co-host of The Google Teacher Podcast.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This fall, three stacks of micro-credentials were launched centering on the shift to distance learning, instructional technology coaching, and digital fluency. These micro-credentials are aligned with free Teacher Training Pathways. Global Education Exchange Opportunities (GEEO).

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Pre-pandemic, the rollout of a digital learning program would take months; last year, schools had weeks (if not days) to implement remote learning models to ensure students continued their education despite all social distancing rules. Education technologies — or edtech — got a huge boost from a nice-to-have to a must-have.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2023

Defining personalized learning Technology is associated with personalized learning for a variety of reasons. As we can’t truly be a one-to-one ratio teacher to student, using devices becomes important to help student learning be genuinely personal. But what does it really mean?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

heard she was getting a digital learning coach from the Mississippi Department of Education, she was nervous. “I I don’t really use technology unless I’m forced to,” she said in a video highlighting the department's Digital Learning Coach program.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

It’s because of the technology-focused model of Moe and Gene Johnson High School, where she teaches history to sophomores and juniors. It’s not because she only sees about a third of her students in person each day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

You can connect with Tom on social media. The post US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

For the past 20 years, DeKalb County School District has hosted a technology fair. They have access to computing devices, and they have access to digital learning resources,” she says. They have access to computing devices, and they have access to digital learning resources,” she says.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! 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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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2024

We’d look at another school that has technology, and we’re like, ‘Wow, I wish we had those possibilities.’” Those possibilities became a reality for Nakia and her classmates when Chilhowee became a Verizon Innovative Learning School in 2017. We first met Nakia, a student at Chilhowee Middle School in rural Benton, Tennessee, in 2018.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Many people ask me how I keep up with the latest technology trends and find so many free resources to share on Twitter ( @ShellTerrell ) and on this blog. Below are awesome hashtags to explore on Twitter related to education technology.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

They have proven time and again that they respond to uncertainty with a commitment to caring for students, and that technology is most powerful when it’s in the hands of well-prepared teachers. Even if physical buildings are forced to remain closed, we must remember that schools themselves are not closed—learning must, and will, continue.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Find the Right Education Technology. Common Sense is an incredible website full of free resources and tips for parents, teachers, and students. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Commonwealth of Kentucky has leaned hard into the 4 Shifts Protocol to support its schools’ technology integration and instructional redesign work. Kentucky also is investing heavily in project-based learning , and the protocol is a nice bridging mechanism and support for that complex work.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 11, 2020

The digital learning gap is caused by differences in how learners access technology, both in and out of school, and in how technology is used for learning. Not all students have daily—let alone anytime, anywhere—access to high-speed internet and a device for learning.

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