EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

When it comes to choosing educational technology, K–12 IT leaders have the opportunity — after more than a year of using whatever was available to achieve learning — to choose tools intentionally. There are many technologies now for K–12 classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

Frequently, districts purchased USB plug-and-play peripherals for learning, but they also made large investments in classroom technology such as pan-tilt-zoom cameras. Of these, webcams and microphones were two of the most popular products.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

As technology becomes smarter and proliferates in schools, many K–12 IT leaders are turning to the cloud. Known for its storage and processing capabilities, cloud technology allows schools to operate more efficiently and implement more advanced hardware and software solutions. Adoption is expected to grow. billion by 2026.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Technology has the potential to transform teaching and learning in a number of ways. Another way technology can be used to transform teaching and learning is by enhancing engagement and motivation. Finally, technology can be harnessed to transform teaching and learning by enhancing assessment and feedback.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

That was until a team of teachers, therapists and technology staff worked to find a solution. They attached a tablet loaded with text-to-talk software to her chair, and those educational technology tools changed her life. Public Schools, to a wheelchair and prevented her from speaking or fully participating in learning activities.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

Achieving both aims at once sounds like a tall order, but adaptive learning technologies help to do… This saves the educators time, while also providing insight into students’ learning processes and patterns.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

Are you a K–12 technology leader dedicated to districtwide digital transformation? That was the consensus of two California-based superintendent-technology leader duos at the CoSN2024 conference in Miami this week. It helps if the superintendent’s got your back. It also helps if your IT team feels appreciated.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

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. The comfort level got a little bit better,” Hall says.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Today’s teachers have robust technology at their disposal, and students have grown up in an increasingly digital world. But, with so many software applications, devices and other technologies on the market, it’s easy for teachers to become overwhelmed with the array of opportunities available to them.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Dear EdTech: Focus on K-12 reader, We at CDW want to thank you for being a part of the EdTech community and hope you find our content helpful as you’re researching the latest technology trends, best practices in the K-12 education industry.

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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. Students benefit from technology integration when it is done well.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As artificial intelligence stands poised to disrupt every industry in myriad ways, education has already witnessed a sampling of early impacts from AI and AI-enhanced technologies. 7 alongside the value of new, smarter technologies that streamline operations as well as teaching and learning. Wendy Jones, an education strategist…

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Before K–12 students even step onto school grounds, they are supported by an invisible matrix of technologies that make learning possible. As they navigate the school day, those technologies continue to work on their behalf to seamlessly usher them from one experience to the next.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many factors can hinder strong tech integration in K–12 education, such as the misconception that newer teachers already know how to use technology, even though using social media does not translate to knowing how to use technology as a teaching tool.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

Technology was already helping 14-year-old Makenzie Gilkison manage her dyslexia. Now, she has even more powerful tools at her disposal, thanks to artificial intelligence. She urges students and teachers to use tools that level the playing field for students, whether or not they’ve been diagnosed with a disability as she has.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

As the path to leadership in K–12 becomes more fluid and less prescriptive, the conversations at CoSN2024 in Miami this week revolve around supporting and advancing those with a penchant for educational technology.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That preparation starts early in their 21st-century classrooms, where students and teachers get access to standardized technologies. Diablo Unified School District are focused on expanding digital equity so that all students are prepared for college and career.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

Over the past few years, schools and policymakers were focused on one digital divide in K–12 education: unequal access to technology. However, the Office of Educational Technology, a team within the U.S. Department of Education, recently updated its National Educational Technology Plan, and this year’s NETP goes deeper.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2022

This year, EdTech sought out the IT innovators and collaborators who are making meaningful changes in K–12 education. Their work is driving the next iteration of educational technology and digital transformation. There is no innovation without innovators.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Certain technologies lend themselves to increased collaboration in the K–12 classroom. Still, as technology advances, schools are looking for new ways to push the boundaries of learning through collaboration. Educators often rely on interactive displays, cloud software and screen-sharing tools to encourage students to work together.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

He dedicates two hours a day to continued learning to stay up to date on new technology trends, he told host and CDW Education Strategist Victoria Thompson on a recent episode of Focus on Edu. I always like to be ahead of the game,” Valerio said.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Susan Bearden, director of digital programs for InnovateEDU and their Project Unicorn lead, is focused on helping schools build a more harmonious future for their technology. Bearden, who is also the former chief innovation officer for the Consortium for School Networking, spoke to EdTech about why interoperability is necessary.

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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. He has multiple master’s degrees in education, and at one point he considered becoming a school principal.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

The technology solutions that were once viewed as emergency tools at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are now supporting innovation at Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland. CIO Andrew Zuckerman, who started out as a District of Columbia Public Schools teacher through Teach for America, is leading the charge.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In the 27 years he has spent leading technology in New England schools, the founder of the Student Data Privacy Consortium has probably become best known nationwide as a student privacy crusader. EDTECH: How did you get involved in protecting student data privacy for your district…

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

The conference, which attracts school technology leaders, administrators and educators and is themed “Leading for Innovation at Warp Speed,” will run from April 8-10. Artificial intelligence continues to capture worldwide attention, and educators are no exception.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

The Children’s Internet Protection Act mandates that schools must use content filters to protect students from explicit content. But Nathan Short, IT director at Encinitas Union School District in California, doesn’t care if he gets an alert about students trying to search explicit content. “I I just want it to be blocked,” he says. “I

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2023

However, when it comes to technology, the benefits and barriers are intertwined with much different funding systems, which impact regulations. As independent school leaders know, trying to navigate student technology use can lead to unique challenges.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Finding the correct digital education and EdTech solution provider can be challenging, but choosing the best fit for you will save you time and money, and help you avoid frustration. However, with the sheer amount of technology available, it can be challenging to identify those resources, products, or tools that tick all the boxes.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Robotics: It’s one of the many technologies that come to mind when people talk about science, technology, engineering and math projects. Yet while robots are the fun, shiny face of these STEM lessons, the real learning comes in the form of the technology that enables the robots to function. One piece of this puzzle is coding.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When Erin Ford joined Virginia’s Chesterfield County Public Schools as director of technology services, she became concerned about the way the district monitored its technology assets. “We We were tracking Chromebooks in a vendor-supported asset management system,” she says. “We

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2022

In the late 1940s, U.S. Air Force pilots were crashing planes without any explanation. The Air Force conducted a study of key measurements such as height and torso length. Of more than 4,000 pilots, not one fit in the average range for every measurement.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2024

As Sumner County Schools administrators prepared to expand their one-to-one program to the middle and high school students, technology leaders knew their existing network would not make the cut.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 5, 2024

Department of Education released the nation’s signature educational technology policy document — “2024 National Educational Technology Plan: A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Use Divides.” EdTech: Focus on K–12 talked with four experts about the NETP’s strengths, opportunities and key takeaways.

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