eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Increasing students’ access to technology tools in the classroom is key to reversing these trends. Recognizing this need, one government agency recently proposed a pilot program that would invest critical resources in cybersecurity services for schools and libraries, a positive first step. Education requires innovation.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2019

Coding and robotics (check out our ISTE 2019 robotics round-up), social and emotional learning, and building employability skills were at the top of the many trends and focus areas highlighted during the conference. Related content: More than 40 new things we saw at ISTE 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Maker spaces are great places for kids to explore and learn, so take a trip inside the new library — one with a Maker space. In today’s show, we’ll discuss: So much making and building is going on in Chad Lehman’s library, that they are converting an adjacent computer lab into the maker space. Listen Now.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

” Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, and biotechnology characterize this revolution. Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime have enabled people to access vast content libraries anytime and anywhere.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 9, 2024

News and views are brought to you by Library 2.0 LIBRARY-SPECIFIC: AI, the Next Chapter for College Librarians Session 91: Libraries and AI: Principles, Practices and Plans Session 84: Developing a Library Strategic Response to Artificial Intelligence EDUCATION-SPECIFIC: Where Does AI Belong in Education?

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Back at ALA Midwinter, I was honored to present on LITA’s Top Tech Trends panel , with fellow panelists Kate Tkacik, Suzanne Wulf, Becky Yoose, James Neal and Cynthia Dudenhoffer. Each of us was initially assigned two trends to explore and discuss. I thought I’d break my own two ish trends and resources into two posts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Here, two seasoned librarians shed light on their biggest lessons learned in 2017 and look forward to the up-and-coming trends for the new year. There’s no denying that libraries today look a lot different than they did 20 years ago. This year was the second year that our library was a makerspace. ” – Robin Glugatch.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Emerging Technology," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to participate in this event.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Last fall, ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, became the subject of widespread discussion, from lighthearted memes about robots taking over to genuine confusion about the capabilities and implications of AI. This district is among student success examples– learn how a new look at assessments helped boost success.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 29, 2023

Learning Revolutions's ChatGPT Bootcamp for Teaching and Learning: Harnessing the Power of ChatGPT in Education with Steve Hargadon A 3-hour live online session with non-expiring access to recordings (The separate bootcamp for libraries and librarians is here.) Please note that if you are individually signed up for the Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. These trends present great risks in a job market that is already polarized and biased toward knowledge work and technology skills, with growing gaps based on educational attainment.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

It turns out the disc-shaped vacuum cleaner, which uses sensors to autonomously zip around homes is also a great tool to teach students about robotics and empathy. It all started with his students’ obsession with robots. He knew there was a disconnect for his 4-year-old students between what robots do in cartoons and in the real world.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our higher education system formed around libraries. To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

“What we realized in the classrooms was that there were a lot of things being done by the gut—it looked good and felt good, but there was no science behind choices teachers were making,” Kolb tells EdSurge, rifling off robots, flexible seating and Chromebooks as among the trends and tools that aren’t being used to their full advantage.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The annual K12 Horizon Report regularly identifies and profiles six key trends, six significant challenges, and six developments in educational technology likely to impact teaching and learning. But while this year’s K12 report practically screams school libraries to me, it does so rather quietly in PDF. Learners are creators.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Baltimore is combating that trend. Subscribe today! They’re more like summer camp, but held in public schools.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Aaron Moiso, a pre-engineering and robotics teacher, explains, “I started producing short video lessons to teach students different concepts. Before long, Moiso found he had created a video library useful in any setting. Students can re-access [the videos] when they need some re-teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Remember, robots are [just] adding machines. The ubiquity of information, however, means that we will no longer interact with the internet in the physical world; users might be able to read a book, or a whole library, by blinking commands into a smart contact lens. All of it, he said, will have an impact on the world of education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

One more stat — which may explain the whole social-media-as-news-trend — and then I’ll connect these dots: 60% of people don’t trust traditional news sources. Library Spot. a link to your library’s digital site. Many topics include thorough teacher resources such as lesson plans and assessments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Three years ago I shared with you what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before school, during lunch, or when they've finished their work to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

(Source: Matthew Peskay) At the end of the pilot, the teachers submit a reflection to share lessons learned and successes, which the KIPPovate team hopes to use to identify trends on successful projects. If a KIPPovator meets all expectations but the idea just did not work, they receive $500 in recognition for completing the pilot.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

Many of the updates come from trends I’ve seen not only in education but also in the workplace like these Top 10 Skills Needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (from the World Economic Forum). It can be something as simple as understanding the angle of a post based on its title to identifying real people versus robots on twitter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Hummingbird Robotics Kit. I hope you enjoy this episode with Sylvia! Selected Links from this Episode. Twitter handle: @smartinez. Blog: [link]. Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager. Download the Transcript. Sylvia Martinez.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

They typically watch the same tv shows and movies, are interested in the same pop culture trends, are curious about the same current events in the news, and are obsessed with the same YouTubers or TikTok trends. I love my classroom library. That is a huge span of reading levels, but they are all emotionally 6th graders.

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Bryan Alexander

OCTOBER 17, 2015

I think their trends fall into three categories: advances in artificial intelligence; growth of the Internet of Things; mobile intelligence, or the first two categories mashed together. The content authoring trend, for example, we’re already seeing in bot-writing for sports and finance journalism.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

From the experiences we provide (iPads, cutting-edge digital library, nationally-ranked Robotics program) to the inter-district professional learning we support (top-ranked VrainWaves podcast), at the core of our program is a belief in technology as a catalyst for learning at all levels.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” “ No, YouTube is not a library – and why it matters” by Sarah T. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

In 2014, I wrote about strategies for edtech success in the new school year , and in 2015, I wrote about edtech teaching trends for the new school year. The students at Algonquin Regional High School helped their local towns with tech support nights at local libraries. It is good!

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Edsurge writes about e-scooters , one of the “hot new trends” out of Silicon Valley, and how these companies are defying the rules of college campuses in order to build up a new customer base there. It’s time for the back-to-school articles touting this-and-that ed-tech trends. “ Kadho debuts Kidsense A.I.,

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The partnership, entering its fifth year, enables Follett customers to enjoy seamless integration with their Destiny solution, and lets students begin their library experience without delay, saving district staff from having to carry out time-consuming updates. published a new report which addresses latest trends in EdTech in the U.S.

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