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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But what is this topic exactly and why is it important for moving education forward? During the November 2024 meeting of CoSNs EdTech Innovation Committee , participants were asked those same questions, and shared their perspectives on what educators should do about the topic. Read on for 10 key takeaways from the discussion.

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JUNE 4, 2025

As a result, educators and researchers are exploring new strategies to ensure equitable participation for all students. Among these, AI-powered translation tools have emerged as a promising solution , offering real-time language support that helps bridge communication gaps and fosters a more inclusive learning environment.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Yet even with these technologies flooding into schools and classrooms, computers won’t be replacing teachers any time soon, and that’s why now, more than ever, teachers should be given the critical support they’re asking for in the classroom. To illustrate this point, consider these three things educational technology can’t do.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic. The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2019

Looking at education expenditures through an ROI lens in the context of student outcomes, Glimpse K12’s analysis highlights how technology is by far the most under-used resource. Because the education technology software space alone totals $8.4 billion dollars, this means that over $5.6

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. Less frequently asked were some more fundamental questions: How might we preserve a sense of belonging and connectedness between students?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I had a conversation with Tony Zeikle, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Lightspeed Technologies, Inc. We also touch upon the evolving landscape of educational technology, including the role of audio in augmented reality, virtual reality, and language learning. 00:02:27 Speaker 2 Was that gone?

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JUNE 3, 2025

In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. A students ability to communicate in writing and speaking must now be complemented with a proficiency in visual language. “Constructing dreams using generative AI.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. zSpace, Inc.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

When it comes to education technology, most educators would agree on two primary premises: Our needs are many, and we’re not short on tools to meet those needs. When it comes to education technology, most educators would agree on two primary premises: Our needs are many, and we’re not short on tools to meet those needs.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Camhi, Superintendent of Schools, Baldwin School District As someone who has been in education long enough to be considered vintage and to see major pedagogical shifts, I always wonder when the next big change will come. After the major shifts of the Covid era, the question still remains: What’s next? With the rise of AI comes AR/VR.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. Should they disclose that to students?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

This begs the question: What’s next for education? Moving beyond the tradition of looking for employees at university graduation days may provide a glimpse into how we can simplify job transfers between private industry and public education and provide more opportunities for non-traditional paths into education careers.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

— June 12, 2022 — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 13 million students, announced it has acquired Curiosity Media , the creator of innovative language learning platforms that empower people to more effectively communicate in Spanish and English. Redefining possibilities in education.

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MARCH 3, 2021

After asking her a few more questions about the conversation, she added, “I didn’t necessarily want special treatment or changes to his workload. In the age of Twitter tweets, instagram posts, emails and texting, means of communication are constantly at our disposal. I just wanted her to understand what my son is going through.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Worries about using AI for academic help and answering questions led to many discussions on its role in the classroom. The more important question is, when will these tools become ubiquitous in schools? The answer is far faster than we have previously seen technology impact education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. The impact of technology on student learning also extends beyond the classroom walls.

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JULY 22, 2020

Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. ISTE, EdSurge’s parent organization, helped design the survey questions.) With time to prepare over the summer, “there’s got to be more work done to improve communications with parents,” he hopes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic. The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning.

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MAY 28, 2025

I had this question of when you utilize these measures in groups with different characteristics. She eventually took that question to Northwestern University, where she is now building out her own artificial intelligence technology system that could potentially quell the issue.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. This begs the question: What’s next for education? Communications with student-level data tied to outcomes feel relevant and actionable to families.

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MARCH 16, 2020

News that schools and districts across the country are closing campuses and preparing to transition their staff and students to online learning have led to a flurry of questions and, subsequently, people lending support. But during these first few days of schools moving online, educators are adjusting to a new—and likely chaotic—environment.

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MAY 6, 2020

The newness has worn off, the excitement around technology wanes and teachers often struggle finding ways to engage with their students. The crucial question that has emerged is: how do we engage learners when we are not together physically? Quick communication builds connection.

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MAY 3, 2024

Texas found itself in need of a way to score exponentially more written responses on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, after a new law mandated that at least 25 percent of questions be open-ended — rather than multiple choice — starting in the 2022-23 school year. 20 years ago as a student.

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MARCH 27, 2020

And as many parents, teachers and students take to virtual conferencing tools for the first time, they are zooming into a “digital Wild West” fraught with as many risks as rewards, says Eric Butash, director of education technology at Foster-Glocester Regional School District in Rhode Island.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Among them: better communication strategies and tools that make it easier for special education parents and teachers to interact. If you don’t have good communication, that partnership really breaks down,” she says, referring specifically to parents and educators. “A Are you caring for anybody who is ill?

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

AllHere’s technology combines these evidence-based strategies with a chatbot that enables an extra layer of personalization and communication that we need more than ever during a time of crisis. Reliance on email and school websites for communication is even less effective with lower income families. Yes, she’s a chatbot.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The concept has become especially embedded in education, ever since schools and universities closed this spring and the video call service became the lifeline tethering students to instructors. Zoom is hiring folks with years of experience in education technology. But Zoom has held on. Here’s what we learned.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While mastering technical skills is essential, students must also develop soft skills like communication, collaboration and critical thinking to thrive beyond the classroom. But as pressures to deliver future-focused curricula grow, how can educators ensure that students build these important life skills alongside their technical expertise?

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

And I think there’s no question that when you think. In school, what that means is that technology use case is very different than the technology use case in an online or hybrid school. Want to make it sound like this is a completely solved issue we have within our digital learning community. These different ways.

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JULY 23, 2021

There are still a proportion of families who have no internet access, and that’s massively important,” says Vikki Katz, associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. Education technology is going to make up a bigger proportion of what we’re doing in school moving forward,” she says.

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MAY 20, 2020

Students spent time learning how to name their emotions and considering which ones would help our classroom community thrive, and they became self-aware enough to recognize when they were frustrated and reframe their frustration so they could engage in learning. I like being able to ask you questions, if I have any during our meetings.

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JULY 15, 2020

education technology startup goes to a provider of financial-aid tools for higher-ed institutions. And it comes at a time when colleges have different plans for reopening campuses in the fall, and as parents and students question the value of an experience that may be fundamentally different from years past.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

The answer to these questions lies in assessing the readiness of your teams – do you have the right people in place, equipped with the time and technology to make the investment worthwhile? Daily workloads often hinder us from pausing to pinpoint these priorities, let alone communicate them to school communities.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The good days, she says, are abundant thanks in great part to her ongoing enthusiasm for and belief in the power of communication in the lives of children and adults. I was talking to many people at that time, and I had a sorority sister in this program called communicative disorders, and that was completely foreign to me.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

If you were tutoring a student through a computer and could only communicate through the keyboard, there is so much information you would be missing, like the context of facial expressions and how long it takes the student to move from one part of the question to the next. And that’s precisely how these bots interact.

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