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SCALE-UP Classroom Technology: Supporting The Learning Environment

ViewSonic Education

Despite the dramatic impact technology has had on education, many classroom structures and teaching methods haven’t changed much over the years. The education industry has often evolved slowly when it comes to major change and innovation.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards. “We Leveraging the collective wisdom of researchers, teachers, reading coaches, and other education and industry professionals, FreeReading provides a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to static materials.

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

By designing a learner-centered environment that’s built upon flexibility, the traditional, industrial setup of desks in rows can be overcome. The best way to think about it is through this quote from Michael Fullan, “pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator.” Is there a learning target that the technology supports?

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

Yet even that kind of change signals to students that the technologies that touch their lives, in work, studying or in leisure, are going to continuously change. Many of those technologies support collaboration. But using technology is only a part of the journey.

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How to evolve your K-12 cybersecurity approach

eSchool News

Technology supports the transformation of every industry imaginable–especially education. We’re now two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and we continue to see massive digital transformation and innovation shaping the way we live, work, and learn.

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Increasing K-12 tech accessibility

eSchool News

What’s more, giving children access to technology from a young age allows them to begin building the tech skills they will need in the workforce. Technology is not going away; if anything, workers need increasingly sophisticated technology skillsets to achieve career success across industries.

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Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff

eSchool News

By including these costs before a gift is accepted, the technology budget is not forced to reallocate funds for these “gift” purchases. Strategy 4: Be creative in providing support! Create student tech teams, where students are trained to provide tier 1 support for school technology.

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