Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2025

” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. It can take the entire 45-minute class if you have time or multiple pieces of various classes.

Curriculum 157

Curriculum Plagiarism Internet Fairness 157

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Establish Ethical Guidelines : Develop principles that address privacy, fairness, and accountability. However, it also raises critical ethical, operational, and strategic challenges.

Ethics 118

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 118

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

Interdisciplinary 145

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

These legal steps create a safe, fair, and effective digital learning environment. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

Disabilities 145

Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

Teachers 116

Teachers Art Fairness Internet 116

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Establish Ethical Guidelines : Develop principles that address privacy, fairness, and accountability. However, it also raises critical ethical, operational, and strategic challenges.

Ethics 75

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 75

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

With extensive experience in instructional technology, faculty development, and online education, he specializes in integrating emerging technologies into teaching and learning. Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency , 610–623. References Bender, Emily M., Cotton, Debby R.,

Critical Thinking 82

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 82

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

With extensive experience in instructional technology, faculty development, and online education, he specializes in integrating emerging technologies into teaching and learning. Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency , 610–623. References Bender, Emily M., Cotton, Debby R.,

Critical Thinking 69

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

So Brito took some engineering classes at his high school, became president of his state’s Technology Student Association, and is starting at the University of Washington this fall on a pre-science track. Michael Petrilli, the president of the Thomas B.

Exams 267

Exams High School High School Schools 267

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2025

Job fairs were scheduled. Perhaps, state and local leaders thought, newly unemployed civil servants might be interested in shifting their professional energy away from processing Social Security benefits and deploying foreign aid and toward teaching students in the classroom. The potential to attract new educators seemed high.

Teachers 108

Teachers Fairness Instructors Teaching 108

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

He emphasizes that effective digital programs are driven by specific educational needswhether supporting CTE (Career and Technical Education), dropout recovery, or creating early college opportunitiesrather than by technology itself. I mean, it’s program first technology, second right? I mean it’s. And I were. Well, you go.

Learning 130

Learning Discussions Gamification Technology 130

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2025

So it’s fair to say probably districts have found everyone within their staff and now are having to look for outside candidates.” Right now many of us have been saying it’s not a fair pathway and there should be some workarounds or fast tracks; many of us are not going to give up on trying to see those come to fruition,” Powell says.

Elementary School 112

Elementary School Elementary School Fairness Communication 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

Flowers bring a vibrant energy to education, bridging nature and technology in ways that captivate young minds. A bouquet gifted to a teacher for a STEM fair adds warmth to the event, while marigolds shared in a class garden project teach sustainability. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

STEM 83

STEM Art Learning Fairness 83

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 25, 2025

I receive a fair number of newly published early childhood/teaching books, often unsolicited, with the idea that I'll write a review or otherwise promote it on the blog. Then they make this ludicrous assertion: "The idea of integrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) into learning centers is relatively new."

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Sara DeWitt says that while the office has seen its fair share of letters over her two-plus decades with the network — fielding scores of wedding invitations and even more to birthday parties — it has not received so many graduation announcements until this season. Nine years later, the show premiered.

Fairness 185

Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 185

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Rather, its the years-long attempts to make school discipline more fair that earned ire. The Trump administration is] saying fairness is discrimination against white kids, or Asian kids in some instances, and there's no basis in research or facts.

Fairness 193

Fairness Schools Disabilities Counselling 193

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

Among the NEH grants canceled was more than $300,000 for National History Day , the annual competition that is the humanities equivalent to a national science fair. The history day foundation plans to continue with this years program and launched a fundraising campaign to make up for the lost grant money.

History 178

History Social Studies Teachers Textbooks 178

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2017

It’s fair to say technology is ubiquitous in many classrooms, but because it changes constantly, educators are challenged to keep pace with what’s new and next in the classroom. Sometimes, it’s difficult for educators to filter through the hype and identify the most pertinent technology changes to track.

Technology 478

Technology Fairness Schools Feedback 478

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

During the pandemic, hints of changing grading standards and possible grade inflation raised concerns for parents and caregivers about their accuracy and fairness given the disruption of school closures and a shift to remote learning. Leverage technology as part of your communications strategy. Are they consistent?

Grades 158

Grades Evaluation Students Achievement 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

Lately, when I join technology education forums, one of the most talked-about webtools is Microsoft Sway. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

Internet 163

Internet Writing Fairness Middle School 163

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

Being a caring and competent user of technology is core to being a productive, proactive citizen…and we accomplish this with no tech staff. I had only two expectations for the projects: they had to be student-driven inquiry, and there had to be some kind of technology use.

Technology 407

Technology Fairness Schools Ethics 407

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. The ease with which Follett’s online fairs are carried out are extremely attractive to school and book fair coordinators.

Fairness 256

Fairness Reading Elementary School Elementary School 256

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Using technology to score essays is nothing new. Because of the consequences low test scores can have for students, schools and districts, the shift to use technology to grade standardized test responses raises concerns about equity and accuracy. Written responses for the GRE, for example, have long been scored by computers.

Fairness 197

Fairness Testing Grades Essay 197

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Troubleshoots technology hiccups. My students have even designed and led parent technology trainings to help their parents get up to speed on some of the technology tools we are using. Teaches or facilitates each lesson. Designs projects. Assesses student work. Communicates with parents about student progress.

Fairness 412

Fairness Motivation Communication Grades 412

Catlin Tucker

MAY 24, 2021

You can also gather some feedback about instructional strategies, class routines, the curriculum, projects, and technology tools. Students have likely seen their fair share of digital exit tickets this year. You have an opportunity to help your students reflect on the year and what they learned. You might be surprised by their answers.

Activities 542

Activities Feedback Fairness Coaching 542

eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2021

In this conversation with eSchool News , Diane breaks down her strategies for keeping faculty on point with technology and instruction. eSN : Before the pandemic struck, would it be fair to say there was a general resistance amongst some teachers, who would be skeptical of various aspects of professional development ?

Fairness 294

Fairness Teachers Teaching Technology 294

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Linways Technologies. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts. Thomas, Bastin, (2022). Building products and practices for educators to accelerate learning with Linways. appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

It enhances learning experiences with tailored learning paths and immediate feedback, improves accessibility and inclusivity through assistive and adaptive technologies and language translation, and boosts efficiency and administrative support by automating routine tasks and improving data management.

Ethics 319

Ethics Fairness Learning Intelligence 319

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Underscored by research that continues to show keeping schools closed may help stop the spread and delay a second wave of coronavirus by 40-60 percent , it is fair to say that parents are just plain worried about sending their kids back to school. Related content: 5 ways COVID-19 made me a better teacher.

Fairness 332

Fairness Learning Discussions Study 332

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

So, I decided to get creative with technology and modify my class so students would still cover the content. Yesterday Northern California was hit by massive storm. My school was closed because of weather for the first time in my teaching career. We didn’t have time to lose an entire day together. Text Your Students and Parents .

Exams 403

Exams Assignments Learning Fairness 403

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

However, for many, removing legacy technology and upgrading schools with more efficient tools is more than a math problem; it’s a solution. School leaders see technology as an investment in their students that can pay dividends far into the future. Sometimes, technology impacts in K–12 are fairly easy to appreciate.

Communication 148

Communication Technology Fairness Math 148

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We also accept the fact that, many times, a parent helps build their 4th-grader’s science fair project. However, if a student uses generative AI to help them edit their college admission paper or brainstorm a science fair idea, there’s a belief that it is dishonest. In both of these instances, we don’t consider it cheating.

Fairness 293

Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 293

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

But digital natives aren’t necessarily being taught about proper cyber hygiene practices needed to safeguard their home or school technologies. Attacks on schools had already dramatically increased during the rush to distance learning during the pandemic.

Local Government 344

Local Government Distance Learning Internet Fairness 344

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Professional development for teachers: Equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to leverage technology effectively in diverse classrooms. Professional development should focus on integrating technology in ways that support different learning styles and address the needs of students with varying abilities.

Accessibility 280

Accessibility Learning Styles Disabilities Fairness 280

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2019

Augmented reality has been one of higher ed’s big buzzwords for a number of years, but it’s not until just fairly recently that institutions have used the technology in practical ways.

Fairness 278

Fairness Science Reading Technology 278

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Among the winners of the 2024 CODiE Awards in Education Technology Awards last week was an organization that doesn’t lead with tech specs, speeds, feeds, or even literacy scores. He highlights the importance of creation over consumption in education and addresses the challenges posed by technology use among students.

Peer Review 284

Peer Review Fairness Instructors History 284

eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2021

Jacquelyn Whiting, the innovation and technology specialist for Cooperative Educational Services, and Peter Adams, the senior vice president of education for the News Literacy Project, assert that while there are many credentialed journalists, there is also “a world of citizen journalists with mini-computers in their pockets.”.

Teaching 281

Teaching Fairness Accessibility Technology 281