The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Is technology a distraction? Can we have a fifth idea for technology and science? What’s another idea? So, you what?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

A 2019 Common Sense survey found that only four out of every 10 teachers consider the professional development that they received on the use of technology in the classroom to be effective. Reuben Puentedura, founder of the consulting firm Hippasus, and it presents a choice of four levels of technology integration. Substitution.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . The Gap Between Technology and Pedagogy. investment in educational technology. shailaja.neela….

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

Designs innovative approaches to learning and assessment, often taking into account a social, collaborative view of learning and using technology creatively. Research questions often start from foundational theories, for example, about how the brain works.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. How does the technology actually improve on what we’ve done in the past?” SHENINGER: The modern learning environment is the combination of digital pedagogy, the latest technology and a changing learning environment. meghan.bogardu….

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s technology allows teachers to generate and monitor personalized learning plans for their students. Digital curriculum offers videos, games, and simulations that support multiple ways to learn new material. Supporting authentic, real-world learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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Vizor

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes As schools order Chromebooks to include in their curriculums, it’s important that schools are ready to implement new technology workflows. Therefore, in this blog, we are going to review 5 technology workflows your school needs before getting Chromebooks. That’s where this technology workflow comes in.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

For example, instead of covering all of the Common Core reading standards for my fourth-grade class, we decided to focus on one standard: identifying key ideas and details in literature and informational text. Technology Equity Throughout this pandemic, it’s become clear that technology is a necessity for teaching and learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

When learning piano for example (apt for typing), you learn where to place your fingers, to keep your wrists raised to ensure easier movement rather than resting them on the desk, how to interpret what you read or hear and translate that into music. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Keyboarding 101.

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Edthena

JUNE 3, 2022

Luckily, technology can make the self-reflection process easier for teachers to effectively improve their teaching practices. Technology such as AI Coach by Edthena can serve as a teacher self-reflection tool. Technology can help teachers focus on the positive. Teachers can’t reflect on what they don’t see and analyze.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

Parents often find technology a roadblock to helping their children with classwork. help them understand how technology supports the school’s mission and overarching curricula (such as Common Core or Everyday Math). how to decode domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., cloud . how to use email.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

But unlike ISAs that set the repayment cap as a multiple on the amount borrowed (the University of Utah is set at 2X, for example), SFI pegs its cap to be lower than what a student would repay if he or she borrowed the same amount under a Parent PLUS loan. over a 10-year period (or $107.54 a month), at the current 5.3 percent interest rate.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2019

In Utah, for example, an independent study determined that children showed positive gains when they used the program at home before starting kindergarten, even when they were compared to other children who were enrolled in high-quality public and private preschools. Parent-involved and technology-supported programs can deliver results.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Here are a few examples of different virtual touch points that districts are offering: Monthly virtual town halls provide an opportunity for guardians and families to bring forward any questions or concerns they have, share best practices and feel connected. Multi-channel communication.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . The Gap Between Technology and Pedagogy. investment in educational technology.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . The Gap Between Technology and Pedagogy. investment in educational technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

A frequent question from readers revolves around technology goals for students. But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. The metric for measuring technology skills isn’t a rubric with a list of skills (i.e., Everyone who uses technology knows it breaks down.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2024

For school and district technology leaders, the end of the school year also means the end of billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funding that was available to K-12 schools through various packages–money that was used to implement 1:1 technology programs that were essential for remote learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

So, for example, I know that 20% of the time, they’re surfing and on social media, while 10% of the time they’re actually playing online games. Again, I think the way it works — from the technology behind the scenes — I don’t feel like I’ve seen any slowdown whatsoever with any of them. It really gives you a breakdown.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2023

“Under this bill, the information and knowledge our students need will be part of every grade level, which is appropriate when you consider the role that technology plays in our everyday lives.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, in a terrace-level room overlooking the Potomac River, more than 20 leaders from the Education Department, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and various states, startups, nonprofits and universities spoke about the importance of early education and the role of technology in it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

The interventions support the eight to eleven percent of all children in DC who have signs, symptoms or diagnosable emotional and mental health conditions, including those related to trauma. DCPS School Mental Health providers currently use 13 targeted EBT interventions that focus on supporting children who have social and emotional needs.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. You see, as a high school English teacher working more than 50-hour weeks, I just didn’t have the time to invest in new technology. If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles. For example, adaptive learning programs adjust in real-time based on a student’s performance, offering additional challenges or remediation as needed. What is the definition of educational technology?

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Simple example – IU5 and the generator IU5 is a service agency. A complex example – Curtis and the “Not a Tornado” On August 10, 2023, at about 10:30 pm, the central part of Wichita Falls was hit by what is being labeled as a microburst. All relationships are important, but the ITS and Facilities relationship cannot be overstated.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

EdSurge: How is math instruction evolving, and how does technology support this? I’ve never experienced support like this before. For example, they added the feature that Free Math is accessible through Google accounts. The COVID-19 pandemic forced her to try something recommended by her student teacher.

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GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. Technology supports creativity because it is a medium that requires interaction, unlike the one-way participation of an activity such as watching TV.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

For example, you could just look at a map and do some measurements, or you can get out there with a trusty surveyor’s wheel and chart a space and learn real applications. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discusses this: Explicit typing, simulated application and practical application – Why is this not a thing?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Students would laugh as the teachers mumbled about the annoyances of technology. Undoubtedly, the pandemic accelerated the shift to technology adoption in schools. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

It proposes four questions that policymakers and educational stakeholders should reflect upon as technology is being deployed in education: Is it appropriate? Using technology can improve some types of learning in some contexts. When the evidence only comes from the technology companies themselves, there is a risk it may be biased.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. Wait, TVs to Support Collaboration? The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

In addition, the newsletter is traditionally made up of the latest and greatest in educational technology, supporting videos, and maybe a few templates created by the tech coach to show off what they can do in the classroom with teachers. In another example, the district might have Future Ready or Digital Learning goals.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. How will technology enhance the structure and requirements of the program? In “How Does Technology Facilitate Learning?

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. no implementation support? It includes $4.6

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