Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 31, 2024

Howard Gardner, aside from or because of his seminal research in multiple intelligences, has been cited by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the one hundred most influential public intellectuals in the world. Pick one or more of these oft-discussed books, be it pedagogy or hands-on experiences, overarching or specific applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 28, 2024

Howard Gardner, aside from or because of his seminal research in multiple intelligences, has been cited by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the one hundred most influential public intellectuals in the world. Pick one or more of these oft-discussed books, be it pedagogy or hands-on experiences, overarching or specific applications.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As per TIME Magazine, there are currently over 15,000 claims filed against major PFAS manufacturers in the U.S., Plaintiffs in these lawsuits often include local governments, water districts, and individuals who have suffered health effects due to PFAS exposure. including DuPont and 3M.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

In 2023, she launched her podcast To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers and Educators. Jen is best known for creating books and resources rooted in research that help make responsive, strategic, differentiated literacy instruction possible for all teachers.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2024

California Community Colleges are all in. From their annual Futures Summit on September 10 to their work with AI in fighting admissions fraud, the 116 colleges of the California Community College system plan to be front and center in the use of AI Technologies.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

If youre wondering when the artificial intelligence wave will crash down upon education, the October 2024 release of the federal governments toolkit for AI integration, Empowering Education Leaders, serves as a bellwether for the state of AI in K12: a lot of talk but little action.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

This year’s K–12 IT influencers have been in their educational technology era since long before the Federal Communications Commission’s cybersecurity funding pilot, the revision to the National Educational Technology Plan or any other federal ed tech topics in the spotlight this calendar year. These fervent ed tech experts come from across the U.S.,

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

The numbers don’t lie. Compared with K–12 girls, boys are disciplined at higher rates and are more likely to be expelled than girls. Additionally, their test scores are lower, and they are less likely to graduate from high school.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2024

With rising cyber insurance rates, more stringent insurance requirements, tight budgets and slim staffs, K–12 school leaders cannot afford to make any errors with their cybersecurity strategies.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2024

Funding school technology continues to be a concern for many K–12 school leaders. And in Illinois, where there are many small, rural school districts that have minimal or nonexistent technology budgets, this need is even more pronounced.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

The potential fallout from a cybersecurity breach is keeping K–12 IT teams up at night.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2022

There is no innovation without innovators. 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.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Schools strive to give students experiences that engage them in learning and prepare them for their future. In today’s education environment, that often means incorporating technology into teaching and learning, resulting in K–12 IT departments looking for ways to sustain and advance their tech investments.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Educational technology trends for 2022 look a bit different. In 2020 and 2021, educators pioneered ed tech tools for their classrooms at an overwhelming pace. Districts with more than 1,000 students accessed an average 1,449 ed tech products online each month during the 2020-2021 school year, according to research conducted by LearnPlatform.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

Even in its infancy, the metaverse has become a buzzword that remains a bit difficult to pin down. So, what exactly is the metaverse, and why is it such a big deal? Vriti Saraf, founder and CEO of k20 Educators, a global social learning community, explains that the metaverse is “a virtual version of everything you can do in real life.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

Despite the increased cyber risks K–12 schools face, some still don’t have a formal cybersecurity plan in place. A poll from EdTech: Focus on K–12 in October found that, of the first three phases of a proactive cybersecurity strategy, prevention is the area where K–12 IT leaders feel they need the most help.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Long gone are the days of overhead projectors and handwritten papers. Today’s teachers have robust technology at their disposal, and students have grown up in an increasingly digital world.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As companies race to embed artificial intelligence in their products, Samsung stands out by taking a more thoughtful, learner-focused approach. I say this after recently getting a chance to observe a virtual demonstration of the Samsung Interactive Display WA65D, which includes its AI Class Assistant upgrade.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Today’s school buses are doing much more than just taking students to and from school. A growing number of school districts have begun investing in school bus technology to improve education or to enhance school safety and operate more efficiently, which can result in cost savings.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Safety is imperative in conversations today about K–12 education. Schools are looking for the best ways to protect staff and students from on-campus incidents. At the TCEA convention and exposition in Austin, Texas, presenters additionally took into consideration laws the state has put in place around school safety.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Esports programs are popping up in K–12 school districts across the country. These initiatives are supported by research into esports’ benefits and college programs that offer esports career paths, scholarships and communities. For some schools, however, starting an esports program can feel like an uphill battle.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Panelists met to discuss some of the top challenges in education today and how technologies such as artificial intelligence can help K–12 teachers and students in a CDW Education webinar Oct.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Coding has become an essential skill in the modern K–12 classroom. While more schools are making computer science mandatory and creating more opportunities for students to learn to code, those who are blind or have low vision are often left out of this largely visual experience.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

While the IT needs of K–12 schools are always changing, it seems that the number of student, educator and staff needs has grown exponentially over the past few years. One major change on the horizon for how schools use data is through artificial intelligence.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

Vrain Valley Schools began closely examining its cybersecurity posture, its staff didn’t have the best cyber hygiene. Unfortunately, many teachers would take their keyboard and write their password on the back,” says Michelle Bourgeois, the Colorado district’s CTO and one of EdTech’s 2022 K–12 IT influencers.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Cerebral palsy confined Mercy, a third grader at Jenks (Okla.) Public Schools, to a wheelchair and prevented her from speaking or fully participating in learning activities. That was until a team of teachers, therapists and technology staff worked to find a solution.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Department silos can pose a major challenge to K–12 staff, even when they have the same goals of improving the learning experience for students. At Ector County Independent School District, the digital learning and the curriculum and instruction teams realized they should be working together to make more progress toward their goals.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

Are we adequately preparing students for the 21st century digital world they will inherit? This question looms large among policymakers, educators and parents when assessing the state of computer science curriculum in K–12 schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A 2024 National Science Board report recently shared troubling news that K12 teachers have known for a while: The U.S. is facing a STEM talent crisis. The State of U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

No, not everything at ISTELive 24 in Denver will be about artificial intelligence. However, out of the nearly 1,000 sessions being offered, organizers say more than 200 of them will focus on this groundbreaking technology.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

K–12 school districts invested in many remote learning devices for teachers and students to ensure continued education during the pandemic. Districts rolled out one-to-one device programs and opted for peripherals that supported remote learning. Of these, webcams and microphones were two of the most popular products.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

K–12 schools looking to adequately prepare students to participate successfully in a rapidly changing 21st century economy can no longer avoid artificial intelligence. There is an increasing consensus that teaching students to use AI is more than just a nice-to-have — it will make them competitive job candidates later in life.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

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

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Students at DeKalb County School District, a large, Atlanta-area K–12 district, never have to worry about having their high-tech learning environment interrupted. As a one-to-one district, the community is committed to supporting digital equity where students, known as Digital Dreamers, are constantly building their technology skill sets.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School is not a typical K–12 campus. When SVAHS Technology Director Joshua Shearer recently upgraded the school’s wireless network, he provided faster, stronger Wi-Fi connectivity, both in traditional classrooms and in unique learning environments, including barns full of goats, pigs and other animals.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

There is a lot of conversation around generative artificial intelligence in K–12 education. Experts discuss whether it should be used, while schools contemplate how to incorporate it. However, all the talk around AI has yielded very little movement.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2024

To help her audience better understand the earthshaking impact of generative artificial intelligence, futurist Sinead Bovell, one of the keynote speakers at ISTELive 24 in Denver, compared AI to electricity.

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