EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2025

Schools are frequently overwhelmed by the sea of information they must swim through when selecting an educational technology provider, whether theyre looking for hardware or software solutions. The result? Everything is a bid.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

As Mercer (2000) argues, "Talk is not simply a vehicle for transmitting information; it is a tool for thinking." When students articulate their thoughts and listen to the perspectives of their peers, they are challenged to think critically, analyze information, and construct new knowledge.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2025

I hope it helps you as you work to “stay on top of” all of these important issues as relating to edtech today. The post Download the Future of Education Technology for K12 appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

That’s according to a new study by the News Literacy Project, which also found that teens struggle with identifying false information online. This comes at a time when media literacy education isn’t available to most students, the report finds, and their ability to distinguish between objective and biased information sources is weak.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Efficient Research Skills: Students learn to conduct quick research, enhancing their ability to gather relevant information efficiently. Key Insights Student-Centered Learning: This approach prioritizes student engagement and self-directed research, making learning enjoyable and effective.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

AI Textbooks: Transforming Static Pages into Interactive Learning Textbooks are no longer just stacks of static information— AI textbooks are flipping the script, transforming textbook-based learning into an interactive experience. For older students, explaining how AI manages their information can help build trust.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Their child can “read” a text, but then can’t remember what they read or answer questions or do anything with the information from the text. By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark We often hear from parents that their child struggles with reading comprehension. The school may say that their child can read but they lack comprehension.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Ongoing Review : Revisiting digital citizenship topics each year is crucial for reinforcing knowledge and adapting to new digital challenges, ensuring students remain informed about safe online practices. summarized by NoteGPT This video is from a series I taught for school districts.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

That way, we can teach the youth to critically analyze information instead of believing everything they read. However, even the biggest media outlets often package information in such a way that they control how the reader perceives it. The more the youth think for themselves and compare resources, the more well-informed they will be.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

These suggestions follow expert-informed strategies, like asking a guiding question or providing a hint.” The Stanford AI Lab Blog “ Productive Struggle: The Future of Human Learning in the Age of AI” “Tutor CoPilot out of stanford gives real time suggestions for tutors on how to help struggling students.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

They store heaps of sensitive information, and it can be detrimental if that information falls into the wrong hands. Relying on internal teams to keep their information secure can be daunting, expensive and time-consuming. This is concerning to K–12 schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2025

Cool Cat Teacher Talk – YouTube Key Episode Links Resources: Episode: www.coolcatteacher.com/talknews2025 Download my personal annual planning forms at www.coolcatteacher.com/annualplan Be More Successful: New Harvard Research Reveals a Fun Way to Do It by Shawn Achor 4 Essentials for Every Educator: Lesson Design, Classroom Management, Student (..)

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

While he previously served as executive director of data management and information officer at the College of Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, Brown spent seven years as a classroom teacher before moving into technology roles. Brown also serves as CTO for Duncanville Independent School District.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It allows them to make much more informed decisions about what will work best for their students. What resources are available to help educators stay informed about emerging edtech trends, and how can those educators maximize their use? Accessibility can no longer be an afterthought; it has to be a core design principle.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In most states, you can visit a website and see a map of providers in your area, along with some basic information about them — ages served, operating hours, quality rating — but details about their enrollment availability is often either not listed or long out-of-date. And sometimes that’s just an information gap.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Hillman says that he began looking at geography out of frustration with an emphasis during the Obama administration on providing consumer information about higher education as a solution to college access. For people he knew there, information about college was not what was keeping them from enrolling. “If I said, ‘This is bananas.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

By analyzing vast amounts of data, AI algorithms can uncover patterns and trends that human analysts may miss, leading to more informed and effective strategies. It can revolutionize various practices by addressing gaps in efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Many institutions implement strictures on permissible document magnitude, hampering the conveying of crucial information when uploads exceed allowed PDF file sizes. Shielding sensitive information is essential when squeezing and circulating PDFs electronically.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., They may also be able to add closed captions and adjust the speed of a video to increase their understanding and acquisition of this new information.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2023

It can give you wrong information or “hallucinations” as it is being called. If you look at the Chat GPT information from Open AI , you will learn that this tool has been trained on “vast amounts of data from the internet written by humans, including conversations.” Chat GPT is NOT a search engine.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 25, 2024

This awareness allows us to identify our strengths, recognize the gaps, and make informed decisions about the steps we need to take. This information can help identify areas of strength and weakness, allowing leaders to target resources and interventions effectively.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

With a wide variety of hardware and software solutions that gather and share information, facilitate group work, enable remote learning, broadcast messages and more, the scope of educational technology is broadening, leaving some schools unsure about where to invest.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2024

They largely operate by crafting emails or messages that masquerade as being from a bank, credit card company, or e-commerce site, but are designed to steal sensitive information. In fact, you can even contact Phil Urban , the CEO of Mitchells and Butlers with publicly available information.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

There is the ability to access information, and there are privacy concerns,” says Teddy… With K–12 schools’ heavy reliance on the internet for today’s teaching and learning practices, it’s the job of IT administrators to keep students safe online. The internet is a tool that does everything.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2024

This isn’t just a technical feat; it underscores the growing emphasis on reliable information in education. 3) Beyond Note-Taking: AI Enhances the Learning Ecosystem The future of learning extends beyond simply capturing information. For learners, this translates to power.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Each page in their app not only requires citations of sources of information and contextual links, but I require AI feedback citations giving any chats with AI tools that gave them feedback or ideas for a page. That said, I make sure that valid sources of information underlie any content and assertions. AI can have flawed information.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

The bottom line is that, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if you're a big school district or a small school district, that parent of that student whose information was leaked cares as… The incident made it very clear that when it comes to cyber targets, size isn’t the issue.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2023

“The average school spends less than 8 percent of its IT budget on cybersecurity, with 1 in 5 schools committing less than 1 percent,” notes a 2022 report from the Center for Internet Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. In the session…

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This accessibility made the event not only informative but also practical for busy educators. I appreciated Elevating Innovations virtual format, which allowed me to explore topics that truly resonated with me. The convenience of viewing recorded sessions ensured I didnt miss valuable insights due to scheduling conflicts.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

After years of steady decline, 2022 to 2023 marked a 37 percent loss of managed bee colonies in the United States, according to the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership. Nationwide, pollinators are in trouble.

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