Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2024

COVID-19 was edtech’s big moment, and while digital tools kept learning going for many families and schools, they also faltered. A great deal of edtech purchases went unused , equity gaps widened , and teachers and students were burned out. For those of us that have been in edtech awhile, it feels like we’re stuck in a loop.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Education technologies — or edtech — got a huge boost from a nice-to-have to a must-have. As nations worldwide make progress in keeping the health threat under control, educators look for ways to make the most of edtech in their classrooms. Using edtech to personalize education to match student learning needs. Or do they?

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Digital Promise

MAY 9, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this second post, the author outlines three questions school and systems leaders should answer before procurement when considering new edtech.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

Remote learning is no longer a remote possibility: The number of edtech tools accessed is nearly 90 percent higher since school closures due to the onset of COVID-19, according to a recently published analysis by LearnPlatform. Families need guidance as they continue to be expected to use and learn these tools.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Education technology and its use in the classroom has now become essential. Every school and every classroom has to find what works best for their needs. Let’s face it: not all edtech is created equal, so they can’t all have a great impact on student learning and school outcomes.

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Neo LMS

JULY 19, 2022

That’s one of the reasons why there are many tech tools every student should have to help them learn at home and in the classroom. . But technology can be an incredibly useful educational tool for students of all ages, even young elementary-level learners. The key to using edtech appropriately is to do so under supervision. .

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Securly

JULY 11, 2023

According to the latest EdTech Top 40 list from LearnPlatform by Instructure , Securly is now a top 40 edtech tool used within schools for 2023. The illuminating LearnPlatform report finds that school districts accessed an average of 2,591 distinct edtech tools over the past year, a 1.7%

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

Given the growth in number of edtech tools used per school district reported by LearnPlatform –tripling between 2017 and 2023–NetSupport gathered insight from classroom teachers, IT staff, and administrators about how well-equipped educators feel about using and managing technology.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Key points: Increased student engagement yields better learning outcomes Edtech has a lot of potential to help boost student engagement See related article: With greater access to devices, teachers are folding more tech into instruction As a teacher, I constantly wondered how to get students more engaged in my lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Teachers are looking for easy and helpful resources, and right now with so much going on searching for the best solutions can be overwhelming, and Rachelle is a great resource to tap into for all things EdTech. My school uses Planboard with Chalk.com ’s curriculum planning tool.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2020

How can educators feel confident that an edtech tool supports learning? As an educator, I struggled to find reliable information about edtech tools as nearly every product I looked at claimed that it was based on research. This claim felt vague—what does “based on research” even mean to this product?—and

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2022

If you attend edtech conferences, you know how motivating, energizing, and forward-thinking they are. I always come away feeling ready to use the latest and best edtech tools in my lesson plans. Here are some of the great ideas he collected from colleagues and presenters: CUE 22 and Trending Edtech.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Despite claims that technology is negatively affecting learning schedules, edtech is a valuable tool for students. That’s because edtech solutions, advanced research, practical assessments, and improved communication give them maximum control over their learning. Prioritize PD to support remote, hybrid, and in-person learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While diverse edtech products promise innovation, they simultaneously pose challenges. Educators, learners, instructional technology coaches, and IT/edtech staff are grappling with the complexities of managing an ever-expanding arsenal of disconnected digital tools. Another challenge is security.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2023

I have learned from firsthand experience that figuring out how to use a new digital tool is the easy part. The more difficult mental hurdle is that using any digital tool is just another thing added to an already crazy workload. I dive a bit deeper into the concept in this piece of #EDvice.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As a digital learning specialist, I support instructional technology implementation in my district as well as provide training for teachers on edtech tools. I am often asked for my favorite edtech tools to save time. When sharing with educators, I always focus on the task, not the tool.

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. Here are 10 edtech experts every educator should follow. Lindy has several edtech certifications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2022

Here’s EdTech’s take on using classroom tech to elevate remote learning: Classroom tech investments elevate remote learning. Many school districts are enriching their remote learning programs by stocking educators’ physical classrooms with remote- and hybrid-appropriate teaching technology.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

While many are eager to return to the classroom, school and district leaders still have certain hurdles to overcome to ensure learning is safe and effective with this approach. Certain audiovisual tools and hybrid classroom design strategies can help administrators and educators address those challenges.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mark Sparvell cites current research about what students really want in their classroom and how social-emotional learning relates to education technology. Just teachers can use the power of Urkund.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Thankfully, digital technology, or EdTech, has helped to change this, offering ways to gain a much more accurate sense of how engaged students are. Fortunately, modern EdTech had helped to not only make measurement much easier but also much more reliable too. Of course, these perceptions can also be flawed. Final Thoughts.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

As teachers begin to find themselves back in the classroom, armed with technology from a year of online and hybrid learning, it isn’t clear what tools will best benefit the future of learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

With advances in digital tools, many teachers are finding that using edtech tools in PBL enhances projects by providing direct access to greater sources of information and by allowing students to collaborate more easily. These are all important skills to have when moving beyond the classroom and into the real world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

Today’s guest, Al Kingsley, has worked with edtech for over thirty years. You’ll get access to activities, strategies, and tools to improve the four domains of wellness. Episode #788 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast The Future of Edtech Al Kingsley, Thought Leader. Resources in The Future of Edtech episode 788.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In other words, students want information and tasks that are real and useful outside the classroom. 7 Digital tools for project-based learning that any teacher can use. Here are seven of my favorite PBL tools that I believe any teacher can use in their classrooms as well: Glogster. Also, “Monster Attack!”

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. The EdTech sphere is obviously developing quickly, so some things that seemed impossible only a few years ago have become a standard in the meantime. 5 New EdTech tools to watch. 5 New EdTech tools to watch.

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Neo LMS

JULY 27, 2021

Schools have recognized the benefits of nurturing a partnership with students’ families and are constantly looking for tech solutions to support their cause, such as: Video conferencing tools. With tools such as Zoom, Skype, and Google Meet, teachers can organize virtual meetings to mimic face-to-face ones.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Well, in addition to the statistics that say we can't, AI is being built into all of the tools around us. Let's look at what is happening and a classroom application where there is one. I'll also share stories from my classroom and how we're using AI if it applies. Perspectives as a classroom teacher.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

How might districts find edtech to support learning? Fortunately, educators can leverage learnings from some leading-edge K-12 districts who have developed thoughtful processes for making edtech decisions despite limited available evidence. Districts will have access to the nearly $190 billion which the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. – Vicki, your podcast host and friendly fellow classroom teacher.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

These days there’s a wave of new edtech products hitting the market, and teachers and professors are increasingly making teaching videos and other materials for their classes. I get hired sometimes to write reading stories for kids in classrooms, and I get paid $80. But one group is often left out of the design process: students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2023

Key points: Adopting collaborative edtech tools creates a dynamic classroom environment Students often are more engaged when teachers take on a guiding role rather than a purely instructive one What’s been lacking in education up to now? The projected growth of the edtech industry to $605.8 Let’s see how.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to today's episode, where I will bridge the gap between AI in my classroom and your ears! Let's continue this AI adventure together as we work to improve our classrooms and educate a successful generation for tomorrow. You’ll be glad you did.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2020

As district leaders look for ways to minimize disruption to children’s learning, edtech coaches can be great assets. In many districts over the last decade, instructional technology coaches have helped teachers integrate technology tools and strategies in their teaching in meaningful ways to advance student learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. I need to reiterate with my teachers that the tech tool itself isn't the be all, end all,” Ballard said. “I Amy Ballard, Ph.D.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2024

If you're doing collaborative projects and design in your classroom, you'll get practical ideas for how you can modify your projects to encourage collaboration and real-world learning. When people ask me my favorite App-building tool, I always say MAD-Learn. MAD-Learn is an amazing collaborative app building tool.

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