Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. How do you balance using AI translation technology while still helping students learn the language?

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children learn. For more than a decade, McLaren and colleagues have brought games like this to Pittsburgh area schools to test their technology and learning theories.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Platforms like Zoom or Google Classroom enable real-time discussions, while forums foster ongoing dialogue beyond scheduled sessions. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Encore Data Products is set to showcase its latest educational technology at the ISTE 2025 conference. They offer high-quality headphones, AV technology, and clean & healthy supplies, emphasizing their mission to provide dependable and innovative educational tools.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. Online courses can quickly become overwhelming as the emails, discussion posts, and papers roll in like the next COVID-19 variant. References Bailey, E. The sound of a wild snail eating.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. Online courses can quickly become overwhelming as the emails, discussion posts, and papers roll in like the next COVID-19 variant. References Bailey, E. The sound of a wild snail eating.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

In our Day 1 workshop, we will use the free 4 Shifts Protocol to redesign lessons, units, and other instructional activities for critical thinking and problem solving, greater student agency, more real-world authentic work, and robust technology infusion. Please bring your own examples and use cases of how you’re using AI!

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Dr. Tony Zhang from Gies College of Business offered perspective on AI, ChatBot technology, and ethical academic support tools. Each chapter is co-authored with students who lived the realities we discuss.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 27, 2025

With funding from the National Science Foundations Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (NSF S-STEM) program, we provide scholarships and support students with co-curricular activities to enhance their educational experience.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention. AEF also integrates cutting-edge technology to enhance personalized learning. But communication isnt just about updatesits about meaningful conversations.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. Polls and Quizzes: Encourage your child to participate in polls or mini quizzes if their online platform offers them. Encourage your child to participate! Interactive Games: Learning can (and should!)

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Use their technological passion to have them create a book trailer instead of a book report. All you need is a beach ball, a list of discussion questions written on your board, and some music to play. You’ll find that their participation and grades go up, along with more hands than ever before! Assess regularly.

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k12

JULY 18, 2025

Luckily, with some preparation and guidance, you can ensure your young learner enters the classroom—and later, the workforce—confident and comfortable with computers and other standard technology. This might seem straightforward, but what constitutes a computer skill evolves in tandem with technology. What are computer skills?

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

billion and spent some of that on technology to accommodate remote learning. That disengagement hindered attendance and participation during and after the pandemic, Davidson-Boyd said. “A Department of Education. Of that, $4 billion was direct aid to students, for help with tuition and other college expenses. Institutions got $5.3

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Try these 7th grade writing prompts for journaling, group discussion, or formal essays: Which is better for connecting with friends: TikTok or Instagram? Would you rather take a class with more technology or minimal screen time? They also complement cross-curricular themes in middle school sociology discussions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2025

Established in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly and first held in 1974, it has grown with participation from over 143 countries. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Significance World Environment Day serves as a reminder of our collective responsibility to protect and preserve the environment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2025

It is a day we can all participate in making our air clean, water fresh and land unlittered rather than accepting the trash-filled oceans, the smoggy skies, and the debris-laden land that is becoming the norm. Have students read the book, meet in study groups to discuss it, and then devise their own projects to address the concerns.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A popular service learning endeavor is teaching technology skills to those who don’t have them. In this lesson plan, students will teach a group of seniors how to use common technology to help them manage their life and relationships better. It requires extended supervision and after-hours participation from all involved parties.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Last year, almost 300,000 students (age 4-104) participated from over 180 countries and wrote almost 20 billion lines of code. If you’re planning to participate in Hour of Code, here are a series of activities — broken down by grade — that will kickstart your effort. Look at what happened and fix where it went wrong.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Since its inception in January 2025, the advisory board has grown to include district administrators, school principals, teachers, and instructional technology specialists, collectively representing more than 20 districts across 11 states.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. There’s just no way our tiny little one-room library would be able to participate.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2016

Despite recent advances, women remain underrepresented in the workforce in many science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. K-12 schools have been working to cultivate and encourage girls’ interest in STEM, and narrow the gap in girls’ participation in science courses. I ask students to hypothesize why.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

After seven years in the classroom teaching middle and high school students, I transitioned into instructional technology, where I currently serve as a digital integration specialist for South Carolinas Anderson School District Five. I once witnessed a class participating in this activity.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. In this post, I’ll review a collection of the technology tools teachers can use to engage groups of learners online. Zoom or Google Meet Breakout Rooms.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Technological advances in recent decades mean that we don’t have to let history repeat itself, even as segregation persists. Alongside critical, ongoing efforts to integrate schools, education systems can turn to technology tools for forging new relationships across economic divides. In other words, hope is not a strategy.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Teachers have the time and space to facilitate differentiated small group instruction, engage learners in interactive modeling sessions, facilitate small group discussions, and provide real-time feedback on work in progress. As such, technology should not be used to isolate learners. Technology is simply a vehicle.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Engagement Strategy #4 Pair the Video with an Online Discussion Prompt. Pairing a video with a discussion prompt in your learning management system is another way to drive higher-order thinking around topics, concepts, issues, and processes presented in a video. An online discussion allows students to learn with and from each other.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology is not without its pitfalls–and equity is a big issue Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover The Impact of Technology on Education While technology has revolutionized K-12 education, its integration has not been without challenges.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology tools help students develop critical workforce know-how Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning Technology tools have become indispensable in K-12 teaching and learning, revolutionizing educational landscapes.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

My online learning activities typically involve the use of short videos, online discussions, student research, podcasts, and various formative assessments. This includes small group discussions, practice problems, experiments, retrieval practice or writing practice, as well as my favorite component, the teacher-led station.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I ask them to brainstorm and discuss with colleagues the benefits and challenges of teaching using the whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model. For example, providing concept maps or graphic organizers, engaging learners in discussion (synchronous or asynchronous), or encouraging a reflective practice via a writing prompt.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

They are excited about the potential of leveraging this technology to create more dynamic, differentiated, and student-centered learning experiences. In addition, participants will have access to a Google Classroom where they can participate in discussions paired with each module.

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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. What is one positive effect technology has had on education?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Teachers can use observations with a checklist when students are: Engaged in group activities or discussions to monitor individual participation and contributions. Teachers might include the following items on a checklist: Participation: Is the student actively engaged in the activity/discussion?

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

Instead of talking at kids, teachers can facilitate differentiated direct instruction, guide practice, facilitate small group discussions, and provide real-time feedback. Summarizer Synthesizes the main points and key takeaways from the discussion or analysis. Yet, teachers have a lot of concerns about using media in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2021

As we begin the new school year, students need to be at the center of learning and actively engaged in thinking, making, doing, discussing, and reflecting. They must be engaged, curious participants who strive to know themselves better, and technology can support them in assuming more responsibility for their learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Ready to tackle the toughest challenges in educational technology leadership? Through engaging discussions and real-world examples, participants will explore strategies to address bias, promote fairness, and enhance transparency in AI-powered educational tools. At the 1 p.m. closing general session on Jan.

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