EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Future of Education Technology Conference invites administrators, IT leaders, educators, library media specialists and ed tech coaches to convene for four days of sharing and learning. Keynote sessions planned for the event will showcase technology through the lens of what it means for the future of education.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

After a grueling and prolonged pandemic, the days of stacked education conference calendars spanning the globe and events pulling in thousands of attendees might almost seem like a relic of bygone era. And not one but two live events for the National Council for the Social Studies in November and December. in October.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2024

Here are popular online resources to teach about news sources for kids ( click here for updates to this list ): Allsides (news stories compared across multiple political perspectives) Breaking News –from Class Tools, create your own screen BBC News (app) C News for kids Kids News – Current Events Listenwise Newsela –news for kids, reformatted at (..)

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In September, Digital Promise launched a series of events to support educators with continuing and growing maker learning opportunities that meet the needs of learners through distance learning and beyond. Identifying the considerations for creating these experiences for learners at home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. have online libraries included with student resources. Use a digital timer for quizzes or other events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2025

OVERVIEW: Our first Library 2.025 mini-conference (and our third mini-conference on AI and Libraries), " AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use , " will be held online (and for free) today, Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. The federal E-rate program provides discounts to help schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Many people mark Labor Day as the end of the summer season and a last chance to make trips or hold outdoor events. Today in History (Labor Day)–from Library of Congress. It was originally organized to celebrate various labor associations’ strengths of and contributions to the United States economy. Labor Day infographic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This series will spotlight what writers are talking about as well as literary-focused monthly events. I’ll keep the posts brief though I may return to one or more later in the year depending upon world events. Did I miss an event in the literary world? Thanks for your patience! Now, what do you think? Let’s talk!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2025

This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library. You might add a touch of history by finding out what historic event shares the day with the family members one-hundredth birthday. Students calculate when members of their family will turn 100, starting with themselves.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

So they found that babies who were shown surprising events were able to learn faster and more efficiently afterward than those who were not. As an academic, I study formative moments, those events that instantly change what you believe about yourself. I'm studying all these formative events and these moments study susceptibility.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2021

But after seeing a flyer for Remake Learning Days, she and her daughter attended the event and began to discover a region’s worth of creative learning opportunities like it. The festival will look a bit different this year due to the pandemic—many of the events are virtual or will happen outdoors in a COVID-safe way. Attend an event.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2019

Where to find Remake Learning Days Across America events in your region. Remake Learning Days Across America (RLDAA) is a festival of experiential learning events for youth and their families in regions across the country. Events are hosted by a variety of organizations, such as schools, museums, libraries, community centers, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Here are activities you can do to promote this event: Use a calendar To get students thinking of random acts of kindness as part of who they are, encourage them to do at least one every day. Find a Little Free Library and donate some books. Pay the bus fare for the passenger behind you. Say thank you to a community helper. Try it once.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Reliable internet sources are the same as those you would search for in the library. Perfect for international and cultural research, but they will retain their nation’s bias and interpretation of events, just as American sites have ours. If you’re careful, you’ll still find good information here.au, etc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

There’s no cost for basic (a yearly cost for premium) to use the thousands of free illustrations and images in the Canva library or uploading your own. They can also be used to announce upcoming events or share holiday greetings. Canva provides a wide variety of templates with lots of fonts, colors, and image placement choices.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2025

LIBRARY PROGRAMMING WITH AI Using AI to Help Create Impactful and Memorable Library Programs A Library 2.0 "AI AI Essentials" Webinar with Crystal Trice OVERVIEW : Planning and executing engaging library programs takes creativity, strategy, and time. This 60-minute online webinar is part of our Library 2.0 "AI

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Utah State Library has partnered with Gale , part of Cengage Group, to provide Utahs more than 3 million residents with free access to Gale digital resources. The resources are available online to all Utah residents with a local public library card through Utahs Online Public Library (UOPL).

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of essential K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced a host of exciting product updates during a special virtual event led by the companys Chief Product Officer Pete Weir.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

Next, we began building and curating an Online Learning Resources Library , a place where educators can find materials based on type, grade level, and subject. We’re deeply fortunate to be able to continue our work remotely, which makes our mission and responsibility to serve as a source of guidance that much more important.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

FETC will return as an in-person event (following all health and safety guidelines) between January 25-28, 2022 at The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. FETC 2022 returns as an in-person event. Some event highlights include the Expo Hall, with more than 400 vendors eager to offer demos of their innovative solutions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Students can retell a past event, recreate a conversation between characters, share jokes, or animate an interview with Goanimate , ZimmerTwins, or apps like BuddyPoke 3D avatar or Sock Puppets. Find more ideas on integrating jokes in this article I wrote for ESL Library, Let’s Laugh!

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

Originally started by the National Endowment for Financial Education, it transitioned from being a one-day event to an entire month-long celebration. The Jump$tart Coalition took over the planning of the event in order to raise financial literacy awareness and promote financial education. .

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Neo LMS

JUNE 2, 2020

There are ideas to get started with right away in Flipgrid’s Disco Library. Parlay is a discussion platform where teachers can create their own questions/topics for discussion or select from the library of discussion topics available.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 10, 2025

Well-Being to Improve Productivity and Service Quality An Affordable 4-Month Series with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Well-Being to Improve Productivity and Service Quality An Affordable 4-Month Series with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 How to apply problem-solving techniques to library work.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 11, 2020

School districts and policymakers need to plan now for how to respond not only to this public health event, but future ones as well. Additionally, some schools provide devices and access points for students to check out of the school library to enable home access. Experts believe COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic we face.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. IFTTT allows users to create ‘recipes’ to automate functions, such as being notified when the weather changes or the arrival of an event. Coding with pixel art. Human robot.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Visit a library. Libraries are underused but important spaces for improving literacy skills and sparking excitement. Engaging with a local library is one of the best ways to foster a love of reading and language. So, why not arrange a library tour with a librarian? You can: .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

Grades 3+: Read current events on a kid-friendly website like Newsela. This doesn’t require a library. Thanks to Project Gutenberg and other online libraries, many books can be read for free, saving students the cost of purchasing a paperback or taking a library book (they might lose) on a vacation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

That was one of my first Random Acts of Kindness, the feel-good event started in 1995. Here are activities you can do to promote this event: Use a calendar. Find a Little Free Library and donate some books. To get students thinking of random acts of kindness as part of who they are, encourage them to do at least one every day.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Session tracks focus on topics and insights relevant to various K-12 leadership titles: district leaders, school leaders, classroom leaders, IT leaders, coach leaders, inclusion leaders, esports leaders, and library leaders. Here’s a look at just a few of the sessions on tap: 1. January 15; 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.; South 230H) 3.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

However, the main downsides are that a desktop needs to be plugged in at all times and will usually need to stay in one location, which prevents you from bringing your computer to esports events. Instead, you will have the freedom to move around your home or school, and you can take your computer to esports events or team meet-ups.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2023

Share local learning events around the city. Find these events listed by the local library, the community events calendar, Facebook local events, the children’s events website, the tourist website, the local newspaper or the parks and recreation websites. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Before current events transpired, my work week involved heading to each classroom to give a lesson on whatever I had made up for the day; typing, coding, docs, slides, or other various thematic and interactive activities I’d discovered through sites like Ask a Tech Teacher. . At that point, I knew I couldn’t stop at just one.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The High School Starleague organizes events that include league play, online tourneys, inter-school scrimmages, and live charity events. It also provides sanctioned smash events. Even if your state or country has an esports league, your club may still want to find more competitive events. These include: Battlefy.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Training for teachers is available online, and there is also a library full of resources to get started. For more ideas and to see some of the events and activities from this year’s Hour of Code week which is taking place from December 6-12, head to the Code.org site or check out the hashtags on Twitter for #HourofCode and #CSEdweek.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Once simply a quiet space to check out books, libraries have evolved to provide students with a holistic and interactive learning experience. Libraries now incorporate mixed-use furniture, movable partitions, and diverse seating arrangements to create spaces that can be easily reconfigured to accommodate various group sizes and activities.

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