eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Enhanced internet connectivity In today’s digital age, robust internet connectivity is essential for effective learning. Smart campuses leverage high-speed internet to support a range of educational tools and resources. For example, during reading or studying, cooler, brighter lighting can help increase alertness and focus.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Additionally, these digital tools need to support the means of expression through written assignments, presentations, or discussions to make the learning environment as engaging as possible. Social annotation as an e-learning vehicle within UDL Social annotation tools can improve reading comprehension and student interaction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Today’s actions might focus on internet access at home and the impact of social justice movements, but new equity challenges could arrive tomorrow. Equity sometimes requires unequal supports for students. Related content: 3 ways to bring equity to STEM education. Equity agendas require constant revision.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Online Discussions or Debates: Design an online discussion question or debate that encourages students to consider questions related to the video content and post their thoughts, opinions, questions, and reflections. Some students may enjoy reading and engaging with a text, while others may opt for a podcast or recording on a topic.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But four years can pass quickly, and if colleges can’t lead productive discussions of sensitive topics in their classrooms, can we expect the discourse in future elections to be any better? The Threads discussion, on the other hand, brought out dramatically different, but equally valid, views.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

We hear and read a lot about engaging students in technology facilitated learning challenges, but when it comes right down to it, how do we define student engagement, and how do we know what it looks and sounds like? But as computer and internet time became more prevalent and sophisticated, so did the measures of student engagement.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Workshops on internet and information literacy. As leaders, librarians are prepared to guide students through reading and research processes at the same time that they offer necessary support to teachers. This collaboration can take place in the form of guiding a class discussion, creating assignments and responding to student work.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2020

Summer for me is nonstop reading — in an easy chair, under a tree, lying on the lawn, petting my dog. Nothing distracts me when I’m in the reading zone. When discussing classroom apps, I might as well start with those most adaptable to most education ecosystems. I found it a satisfying read. And it paid off.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

While today’s youth may be aware that not everything on the internet is true, they don’t have the tools to evaluate accuracy and authenticity. More important than defining the words is how just discussing the definitions can engage students in reflective conversations.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They serve as trustworthy alternatives to internet searches, where the information surfaced can be unreliable, untrue, and unsafe. The ability to browse content by category or topic can save educators time as they build class reading lists and select supplementary materials to support curriculum delivery and develop lesson plans.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

Check back later this month for the next must-read post!]. Join education thought leader Alan November in Boston July 26-28 for his 2017 Building Learning Communities edtech conference , where hundreds of K-12 and higher-education leaders from around the globe will gather to discuss the world’s most successful innovations in education. “It

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Beanstack helps educators and librarians encourage reading by making it easy to create and promote reading challenges for their communities.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

To many students, these subjects mean reading long-winded textbooks and memorizing incessant facts. Thanks to the internet, there are so many ways for students to experience the past. They don’t necessarily see the importance of studying something that happened hundreds or thousands of years ago.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

According to Dr. Kaku, talking wallpaper, data-reading toilets and other technologies that seem like miracles today are a mere fifty years away. Most recently, The Future of the Mind (2014), a discussion of advances in neuroscience, reached #1 on the New York Times’ bestseller list. And oh, what a forest it might be.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. Our list of Must-Read K—12 IT Blogs includes a mixture of teachers, instructional technology specialists, IT leaders, administrators and consultants. If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Teachers should include an AI use chart (like this one from Ditch That Textbook ) with their course descriptions and have clear-cut discussions with parents and students about when AI use is and is not acceptable. We can assess their understanding of what they read and their ability to write through shorter bursts of writing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. Department of Educations recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Most of these homes dont have internet, so now you have another problem, because its very expensive. AR: [One of the U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. Through one of our internet providers, families can also get internet access for $10 per month. AR: [One of the U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I have read and loved them all. Read more from Emily here. I was especially struck by the show’s two-part series on “ The Paradox of Pleasure ,” which analyzed the challenges of coping with the addictive lures of the internet and other tech. Read more from Jeff here. I give “The Anthropocene Reviewed” five stars.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Many say the presidential candidates’ debates and discussions lack a focus on education—here are the issues the candidates should research. public—and among those issues is K-12 education, from new laws and policy, equity and broadband internet access, to open educational resources. Department of Education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Expect them to read closely, but work quickly, and make decisions based on their knowledge of reliable websites.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Pop-up social media spaces and hashtags, such as #remoteteaching , #CovidCampus , and the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group, feature numerous posts and discussions about digital tools, resources, and apps for remote teaching. font size, spacing, picture dictionary, translation) and read aloud.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This was the epitome of knowledge and learning before the internet became widely available. At one point, I completely removed reading responses because they weren’t working for me. Instead, they form the basis for our classroom discussion in the following meeting. It was a big deal to have your own set of encyclopedias at home!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

11 to discuss the evolving landscape of digital threats in schools. I’m assuming from, you know, reading your work and and others that it’s not like cyber security has gotten any less worrisome, right? 1 is to sort of know what you have facing the Internet. Is is the curse as it goes. Kevin Hogan Yeah.

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Education Local Government Internet Questions 174

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Engagement remains a tricky subject for many teachers, but some are finding creative ways to keep kids coming back, especially during whole-group discussions on video conferencing platforms such as Zoom. She acknowledged that equity issues in terms of internet access might make such connections impossible for some families. “We

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

You can read the full report, including the other five suggestions, here. Approximately 9 million low-income students lack both the hardware and the internet connectivity to enable virtual learning, which “represents a national emergency,” the authors of the report write.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2019

Has your class just read about the Industrial Revolution? Listicles promote close reading, abstract thinking, and—gasp—playing. In addition, a quick internet search provides different ways your students can make their own GIFs. Read my slide deck about teaching with listicles. Finished a unit on the cell? Giphy Sure!

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

An elementary school teacher discussed how math can be integrated into PE class–for instance, students can measure and make calculations related to how far they jump or how fast they run, or myriad other activities. Perhaps there isnt a strong enough internet connection, or there are too few outlets, or myriad other issues.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2020

A lot of them had taken online classes, whether through VHS or otherwise, so many of them understood the gist of discussion posts and how to download and upload files in the correct formats. For the discussion posts Brightspace tracked not only how many comments they wrote, but also how many they read—I really liked that.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

How do you extrapolate that to the to the to the Internet? You know for high quality video discussions like you and I are having now, we couldn’t do this when online schools were starting. It’s online at the same time in the morning for 1/2 hour and it might be a discussion about hey, how are you feeling today?

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2016

Discussing changes in a child’s readiness skills can open a dialogue about the child’s strengths and any areas of potential concern for families or teachers. For working parents, reading a weekly newsletter and reviewing homework is just one more thing in an already jam-packed schedule—multiplied by each child in the family.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Read about the three 2023 winners here. Bedden , Michelle Weinraub , Rod Ruth , Cumberland County Public Schools , Maria Molinares , Sean Bevier , Lori Romero , Bryan Phillips Mr. This collaborative effort sparked engaging discussions and valuable feedback. reading intervention program.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read both my education blog (this one–Ask a Tech Teacher) and my writer’s blog (WordDreams). AI-generated fiction So far, AIs can’t write from experience or with human emotion so their content is limited to internet-available facts and an interpretation of emotions and experience.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

When sharing this activity with this group of students—or modeling the process for teachers joining me for a webinar—I talk through this process and “think aloud” in the same way I might share an observation or what I’m wondering when reading a book aloud to students.

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Critical Thinking Activities Teaching Questions 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

AI integration can address diverse learning needs , promote data-driven decision-making , and spur class discussion. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. This later became a great discussion point with my students. And at first, our school blocked its use. What can we do about that?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Since March when many schools moved to home-based teaching, my students and I have taken lots of classtime to discuss problems they face with this change. Practice –learn, review, and reinforce new skills with webtools such as SplashLearn (discussed above) that use game-based activities to help students remember critical skills.

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