The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2025

In Inc Magazine, Ethan Kross says that we spend of our time focused on the past or the future and not living in the moment, and we engage in those conversations with ourselves. So much of technology is taught in-situ as we experience concerns and problems. Bill Murphy, Jr. If you dont have one, check it out! Subscribe below.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

Before there were influencers, and before there was TikTok, there was EdTech: Focus on K12 magazines Must-Read IT Blogs.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In an age of digital everything, long gone are the days of posters and corkboards in the hallway. Schools now have access to digital signage and mobile displays that can transform the way messages are sent and received, enabling K–12 leadership to send real-time communication for everyone in the building to see.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

When it comes to choosing educational technology, K–12 IT leaders have the opportunity — after more than a year of using whatever was available to achieve learning — to choose tools intentionally. There are many technologies now for K–12 classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

Frequently, districts purchased USB plug-and-play peripherals for learning, but they also made large investments in classroom technology such as pan-tilt-zoom cameras. Of these, webcams and microphones were two of the most popular products.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2025

Whether youre a teacher looking for reliable resources or an administrator seeking ways to enhance professional development, this episode offers practical strategies and inspiration for leveraging technology to empower educators. Empowering Educators Through Innovation: How embracing these technologies can transform teaching and learning.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

Achieving both aims at once sounds like a tall order, but adaptive learning technologies help to do… This saves the educators time, while also providing insight into students’ learning processes and patterns.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

That was until a team of teachers, therapists and technology staff worked to find a solution. They attached a tablet loaded with text-to-talk software to her chair, and those educational technology tools changed her life. Public Schools, to a wheelchair and prevented her from speaking or fully participating in learning activities.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

As technology becomes smarter and proliferates in schools, many K–12 IT leaders are turning to the cloud. Known for its storage and processing capabilities, cloud technology allows schools to operate more efficiently and implement more advanced hardware and software solutions. Adoption is expected to grow. billion by 2026.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

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

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

After adjusting to using computers in their lessons daily during the pandemic, some educators have begun to view teaching-related tech in a different light, says Jennifer Hall, educational technology specialist for Atlanta Public Schools. The comfort level got a little bit better,” Hall says.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

As the path to leadership in K–12 becomes more fluid and less prescriptive, the conversations at CoSN2024 in Miami this week revolve around supporting and advancing those with a penchant for educational technology.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2024

However, in schools, the customers are the technology users: teachers, students and parents. The K–12 market doesn’t have call centers — or even traditional customers — leading many to believe CX doesn’t matter in education. And instead of relying on call centers, these stakeholders often need to communicate directly with one another.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Pairing that movement with technology amplifies the impact and improves student outcomes. When students move around in a classroom, it opens up new levels of learning.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Before K–12 students even step onto school grounds, they are supported by an invisible matrix of technologies that make learning possible. As they navigate the school day, those technologies continue to work on their behalf to seamlessly usher them from one experience to the next.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 20, 2022

Achieving both aims at once sounds like a tall order, but adaptive learning technologies do just that. This saves educators time and provides insight into students’ learning processes and patterns. Adaptive…

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

You can find our overall top trends here, and be sure to check out our trends in cloud technology and asynchronous learning. But it has also spurred rapid growth in technologies that aim to make everyday life simpler, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Robotics: It’s one of the many technologies that come to mind when people talk about science, technology, engineering and math projects. Yet while robots are the fun, shiny face of these STEM lessons, the real learning comes in the form of the technology that enables the robots to function. One piece of this puzzle is coding.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Technology integration is no longer about whether tech belongs in classrooms. In today’s education landscape, it pertains to how technology is chosen and used for learning. Schools have received waves of government funding for educational technology. Students benefit from technology integration when it is done well.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2023

However, when it comes to technology, the benefits and barriers are intertwined with much different funding systems, which impact regulations. As independent school leaders know, trying to navigate student technology use can lead to unique challenges.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Certain technologies lend themselves to increased collaboration in the K–12 classroom. Still, as technology advances, schools are looking for new ways to push the boundaries of learning through collaboration. Educators often rely on interactive displays, cloud software and screen-sharing tools to encourage students to work together.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Today’s teachers have robust technology at their disposal, and students have grown up in an increasingly digital world. But, with so many software applications, devices and other technologies on the market, it’s easy for teachers to become overwhelmed with the array of opportunities available to them.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

Technology was already helping 14-year-old Makenzie Gilkison manage her dyslexia. Now, she has even more powerful tools at her disposal, thanks to artificial intelligence. She urges students and teachers to use tools that level the playing field for students, whether or not they’ve been diagnosed with a disability as she has.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many factors can hinder strong tech integration in K–12 education, such as the misconception that newer teachers already know how to use technology, even though using social media does not translate to knowing how to use technology as a teaching tool.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That preparation starts early in their 21st-century classrooms, where students and teachers get access to standardized technologies. Diablo Unified School District are focused on expanding digital equity so that all students are prepared for college and career.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

For administrators, this emerging technology is another item on a full plate that includes pressing issues related to staffing and student mental health. But technology never sleeps, and wider AI integration into educational In many cases, leadership has not provided much actionable guidance on AI.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

Over the past few years, schools and policymakers were focused on one digital divide in K–12 education: unequal access to technology. However, the Office of Educational Technology, a team within the U.S. Department of Education, recently updated its National Educational Technology Plan, and this year’s NETP goes deeper.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

He dedicates two hours a day to continued learning to stay up to date on new technology trends, he told host and CDW Education Strategist Victoria Thompson on a recent episode of Focus on Edu. I always like to be ahead of the game,” Valerio said.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

The technology solutions that were once viewed as emergency tools at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are now supporting innovation at Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland. CIO Andrew Zuckerman, who started out as a District of Columbia Public Schools teacher through Teach for America, is leading the charge.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

K–12 IT professionals are always seeking modern technology for their schools’ users, from connections that serve IT departments to gadgets that advance student learning. As the calendar year comes to a close, admins and technology leaders should begin thinking about the solutions they’ll purchase in the spring.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Public Schools, Im doing my part to introduce my students to science, technology, engineering and math skills as early as the first grade. Science and Engineering 2024 report goes on to say, We are not producing STEM workers in either sufficient numbers or diversity to meet the workforce needs of the 21st century knowledge economy.

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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

MAY 10, 2024

The Children’s Internet Protection Act mandates that schools must use content filters to protect students from explicit content. But Nathan Short, IT director at Encinitas Union School District in California, doesn’t care if he gets an alert about students trying to search explicit content. “I I just want it to be blocked,” he says. “I

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When Erin Ford joined Virginia’s Chesterfield County Public Schools as director of technology services, she became concerned about the way the district monitored its technology assets. “We We were tracking Chromebooks in a vendor-supported asset management system,” she says. “We

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

The conference, which attracts school technology leaders, administrators and educators and is themed “Leading for Innovation at Warp Speed,” will run from April 8-10. Artificial intelligence continues to capture worldwide attention, and educators are no exception.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The former teacher, principal and district technology leader has particular insight into the challenges facing each K–12 educator and the importance of protecting student and staff data.

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