eSchool News

MAY 3, 2023

During the spring of 2020, the global education community faced tremendous disruption as it transitioned to emergency remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfamiliar with the challenges of integrating edtech into instruction within a remote environment, elementary science teachers struggled to apply best practices—such as three-dimensional instruction, collaborative learning, and hands-on experimentation—into instruction.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

“Her teacher quit last Friday. Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. Visibly shaken, her voice trembled as she went on, "She’s been crying for days. All the kids are upset. The parents are in an uproar, and the new teacher is a substitute who keeps sending home kindergarten math.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

The recent government attention on K–12 cybersecurity has, in many ways, benefited school districts by raising awareness of security threats. However, schools can’t take action to meet the government’s recommendations without funding. They don’t have the budgets to implement the cybersecurity solutions the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency deemed necessary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2023

William Shakespeare is internationally regarded as one of the greatest playwrights and poets in history, and his works have had a profound impact on our cultural heritage. Learning Shakespeare is a valuable and rewarding experience that can enrich our understanding of literature, language, and culture. Here’s a quick overview of how to get teens interested in Shakespeare: A Short Guide to Getting Teens Interested in Shakespeare If you’re a high school teacher, you can probably hear the gro

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

Escape rooms are engaging for people of all ages—they require durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, determination, and the ability to work in groups to solve challenges. It makes sense that educators would craft their lessons around the concept of an escape room—and that’s just what high school educator Lynn Thomas has done. In this Q&A with eSchool News, Thomas details how she found inspiration to create escape room learning opportunities and the benefits she sees for her st

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

About a month ago, a colleague forwarded me a newsletter from the school she works with. It was a normal-looking school newsletter: a three-page PDF with information about upcoming events, decorated with colorful clip art of flowers. However, the subject line said: “How do I get them to stop doing this?” I knew exactly what she meant. The newsletter, while pretty, had the gritty look of a document that’s been printed out and scanned back into the computer.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2023

Laser projectors are quickly becoming the norm in schools and boardrooms across the country for several reasons. First, there are no lamp replacement costs and minimal maintenance. These projectors also offer precise color accuracy and a long life. Additionally, prices have come down significantly in the past few years as more projector manufacturers enter the market and improve on previous models.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Everybody’s talking about ChatGPT and how it’s going to impact K-12–and generally not in positive terms! Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). Aside from that, there are real positives to our new AI pal, and overworked teachers can embrace it as the gift that it is: a free personal teaching aide.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2023

At a time when more than 11,000 edtech tools are on the market and schools are embracing learning technology like never before , there is a stunning lack of research and evidence to support the efficacy of those products. A report released this spring from LearnPlatform, a company that helps districts better understand and manage the technology they’re using, found that of the 100 most accessed edtech products in K-12 classrooms in the first half of the 2022-23 school year, just 26 have publishe

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

On April 17, Digital Promise released its new report, “Breaking With the Past: Embracing Digital Transformation in Education.” Intended to serve as a companion to the organization’s previous report on digital equity, the digital transformation report highlights the need to embrace change through educational technology. It focuses on learner variability as a keystone in the campaign for digital transformation, sharing how technologies can help educators and entire school systems make the shift to

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2023

With the school year ending, here are some useful tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew for students preparing for college or career: School and Job Tips for Young Adults The marketplace for good jobs has always been highly competitive. In the current economic climate, a solid education can serve as the launching pad for a rewarding career. But how can young adults get the training, schooling, and experience to get a job they enjoy?

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2023

Charlotte N.C. – Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools, and the Urban Assembly, an education nonprofit that advances the social and economic mobility of communities by improving public education, announced strong evidence of both positive student-to-student and student-to-teacher relationship building with Windsor (Connecticut) Public School’s thriving SEL program.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. Institutions are using virtual reality programs to immerse students in laboratory simulations. They’re also mailing lab kits to students’ homes, enabling them to dissect cadavers on their kitchen tables, complete with whole specimens of sharks, birds and snakes, plus that old classic, frogs.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

In the current education climate, every penny counts, and every investment is scrutinized. Beyond that, a poor buying decision could have a detrimental impact on performance for educators and students, which could harm their prospects. As an IT leader, you already know the various considerations you should take into account when selecting and buying visual displays, depending how and where they will be used and by whom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2023

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Students’ access to opportunities in life largely depends on their access to diverse, supportive relationships. Now, updated Christensen Institute research illustrates the impact students’ connections and relationships have on their ability to achieve success in adulthood–and underscores the need for schools to track this data as they measure students’ progress.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Creativity is more than an artistic skill; it involves thinking differently, collaborating, developing solutions and communicating in a way that connects with others. Leveraging creativity in the classroom helps students develop a deeper understanding and make cross-curricular connections. Creativity is also a valuable skill for the workforce across many fields.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. How can we, as educators, enable engagement, persistence, and improved performance in the classroom? In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2023

Here are the most-read posts for the month of April: Tech Tip #90 Doc Saved Over? Try This 18 Things Teachers Do Before 8am Earth Day Class Activities How to Create a Paperless Classroom 11 Online Resources About Physics Online Reading for National Library Week Human Body Websites for 2nd-5th Grade #32: How to Use Art to Teach Grammar Tech Tips #170: Cover your webcam!

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2023

COSTA MESA, Calif. — BenQ , an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, sponsored the Undisputed Texas High School Esports State Championship , April 28-29 at the Esports Stadium Arlington. The crowd was up close to the action, thanks to BenQ’s donation of 40 BenQ Board smart boards. Also at the show, BenQ’s esports product line, ZOWIE, showcased its premium gaming monitors.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2023

Brigitta Witt Vice President of Social Impact and Sustainability at T-Mobile One of the most rewarding educator experiences is witnessing students become agents of change and positively impacting their communities with their own creativity, grit and innovation. The Changemaker Challenge , a nationwide contest made possible by T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka , does just that by empowering students to put their visions into action as they work toward an inclusive, equitable and sustai

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

“ Technology can become the wings that will allow the educational world to fly farther and faster than ever before – if we allow it (Arledge).” ChatGPT has given the field of higher education another opportunity to fly farther and faster. Will we allow it? We cannot escape the tremendous impact that advancements in technology are having, and will continue to have on what we consider most important in education.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Podcast How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Episode 149. May 2, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2023

Ask me what technology I’d most like to see implemented in every single K–12 classroom and I’d say instructional audio. As a long-time audiologist, I’m admittedly biased. But research bears out the benefits and I’ve seen the results firsthand in my 27 years (and counting!) working in public schools. Here are some of the ways we know instructional audio technology helps build students’ confidence and benefits all student groups—as well as a few suggestions on how to get started.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

School districts around the country have rolled out tutoring programs at a feverish pace with the help of federal relief funds, intent on helping struggling students get back on track academically after the disruption caused when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools. It’s one thing to know what makes a successful tutoring program, and quite another to actually manage one.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 30, 2023

When the pandemic closed down my university in spring 2020, most folks assumed that we would be back up and running a normal slate of face-to-face courses in fall 2020. In mid-August 2020, the pandemic infection rates still exceeded the local disease control agency’s guidance. Thus, the university remained “remote-only” in fall 2020.

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EAB

MAY 5, 2023

Blogs How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors Colleges and universities face a slew of “ pandemic ripple effects ” that pose long-term threats to student success. Of these, the rise in demand for student mental health services stands out as one of the most urgent and swiftly evolving, with as many as three in four students now saying that they considered leaving college at some point over the last six months due to emotional stress.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2023

STEM education might seem a bit overwhelming, but if teachers can move past their initial hesitation, they’re likely to find more than a couple ways to highlight STEM each day.

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Learning in Wonderland

MAY 2, 2023

Do your students love directed drawings and Baby Yoda? If so, keep reading! I noticed May 4th is coming up and wanted to do something fun to celebrate the occasion! What better than learning how to draw Grogu (Baby Yoda)? This freebie includes directed drawing booklets, bookmarks, and directed drawing strips that fit inside composition books! Need a copy?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. How can we, as educators, enable engagement, persistence, and improved performance in the classroom? In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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EAB

MAY 4, 2023

Infographic 105 Tactics to Improve Employee Engagement Higher education institutions are confronting high rates of employee turnover and disengagement. To help leaders understand a range of options to improve morale, this infographic provides 105 different tactics to increase employee engagement. Each tactic is rated on how many employees it may impact and how resource-intensive it is.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2023

I was recently working with middle school educators and asked them about the biggest challenges they are facing. Without skipping a beat, they said dealing with discipline issues, students who at times just don’t seem to care, and their own lack of motivation. This made me think about the struggles of maintaining a positive school culture, how students often do not get what they need, and how exhausted these educators must be.

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Informed K12

MAY 2, 2023

The Annual CASBO Conference continues to be one of the largest and most impactful conferences that our team attends during the school year. This year, we had the amazing opportunity co-present with Nickie Hoff, from Riverside Unified School District. Read on to discover what we learned at this year's conference. Why were you interested in attending CASBO?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

“ Technology can become the wings that will allow the educational world to fly farther and faster than ever before – if we allow it (Arledge).” ChatGPT has given the field of higher education another opportunity to fly farther and faster. Will we allow it? We cannot escape the tremendous impact that advancements in technology are having, and will continue to have on what we consider most important in education.

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Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 98

EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Blogs 3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting How to save time and move your data strategy from disparate to deliberate Community College IR and IE offices spend weeks (if not months) each year on IPEDS and other compliance reports. For every report, schools must review instructions, compile the data, connect the dots from disparate systems, and create a cogent narrative.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2023

Charlotte, NC — To help educators nationwide observe Mental Health Month, Discovery Education is presenting a curated collection of free standards-aligned resources empowering educators to support student mental health. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 1, 2023

The Case: A 56-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with worsening swelling, pain, and erythema of the right elbow. The patient had been seen two days earlier at an outside hospital, where he received an aspiration of his right elbow out of concern for septic arthritis, though the aspirated fluid demonstrated no organisms.

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