eSchool News

MAY 7, 2015

Earlier this week, 43 school district leadership teams from states up and down the West coast and Hawaii gathered together on May 4 and 5 at the Computer History Museum in northern California for this year’s seventh Future Ready Schools Regional Summit.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

He has made it his life’s mission and work to bring learning technology to more students—particularly students of color. As part of our celebration of Black History Month, EdSurge spoke to Hicks about his culturally relevant approach to closing the digital divide. Alone, it’s not going to fix everything.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive apps to virtual environments, these technologies create dynamic educational experiences, preparing students for the demands of the digital age while empowering educators to deliver impactful lessons. How technology helps in teaching and learning Technology revolutionizes K-12 teaching and learning, offering myriad benefits.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

BROOMFIELD, COLO. – Conga , the global leader in Revenue Lifecycle Management solutions, has partnered with Edmentum , a global education leader in K-12 learning technology solutions, to streamline its contract management processes with a unified, end-to-end solution to simplify and accelerate the sales cycle.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

Infobase is now positioned to connect educators with the solutions they need to fill learning gaps, provide social-emotional learning support, and successfully utilize distance learning technology through the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

“I was the poster-child for anti-technology in my district,” says Willie Maddux, an 8th grade World History teacher at Prescott South Middle School in Cookeville, Tenn. The thought of using technology used to leave him, “worried about student engagement because we talk a lot. History and a Career Exploration course.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

He has some interesting reflections on technology’s place in education: Remember the days of Oregon Trail on the old Apple IIe’s or students drawing pictures with Kid Pix. Much has changed since technology has made inroads into education, and much has not. After all, one of the main goals of education is learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2016

In Spring 2016, faculty, support staff and administrators at Oregon State University met to candidly share their experiences with adaptive learning technology. Next we discussed whether and how this adaptive learning technology might apply to a research university. How do real educators refer to the tools they’re seeing?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Josh Davis spent 14 years teaching high school special education and middle school history, so he’s well aware of a few classroom constants. Learn more about GoGuardian Teacher. GoGuardian Blog & Learning Resources. History course assignment about the Constitution. Introducing GoGuardian Teacher to Your Students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One day, at the harvest festival, an eighth-grade history teacher questioned the student about some historical facts, and he answered them correctly. I asked the student to start a conversation with Code Breaker about his history ideas. After, we had critical conversations together about what he had learned.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

VIDEO: See how K–12 educators are emphasizing personalized learning for the class of 2030. Use Classroom Technology to Fill the Gaps. While innovation in learning technology can provide significant relief for oversaturated classrooms, it does not automatically fix the problem.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

I started working with classroom technology in 1989 at The Dalton School in New York City. We taught sixth-grade students ancient history through an archaeology simulation we developed on black-and-white Macintosh computers. This is why over the next several years we will see a massive increase in online learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

Altogether, Byju’s combination of products, financial might and expanding embrace of the learners promises to the company an increasingly powerful force in learning technology. In the past most consumers have been less concerned than professional educators about the “research” behind the learning products they buy.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Plato once quoted Socrates lamenting that, “If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written.”1 1 The ancient philosopher was speaking, of course, of the latest technology in the B.C. era: hand-written scrolls.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

To mark the 20th anniversary of Blackboard, one of the first LMSes, the company’s co-founder, Matthew Pittinsky, wrote an epic blog post about the company’s history, which includes his advice for today’s edtech leaders. You (and your product) probably can’t drive learning outcomes in isolation.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

As school district demand for proven, personalized learning technology experiences its largest boom in history, these executives join the DreamBox team in time for a school year in which educators are ready to leverage the skills, knowledge, and connectivity gained during the pandemic.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

One can easily imagine an Epic Rap Battle of History between the Luddites and Futurists on this very topic. Make it (inter)personal “Many educators associate personalized learning technology with a push to commercialize and dehumanize education—keeping students glued to screens with little human interaction.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

Regarding gender, there is a long history of robots being programmed with female-sounding voices. “The people who use the AI models shouldn’t be trying to approximate identities that are very different from their own,” Sarin says.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

history has been apprehended. The investigators: a group of students at Independence High School in Frisco, Texas. With their hard work, the man allegedly responsible for one of the most notorious crimes in U.S. Students on a stakeout in the 1930s?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In summary, technology enriches the classroom environment by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, expanding access to resources, improving collaboration, and increasing administrative efficiency. What are the positive effects of using technology in the classroom?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

Specifically, he invoked the ancient practice of Kintsugi , the art of repairing broken bowls with brightly-colored laquers, so that the break becomes part of the object’s history that is celebrated rather than disguised. “By We’re able to illuminate pathways. What I sense in this group is a lot of anxiety,” he says.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

It’s even more baffling when you acknowledge that throughout history, renowned philosophers and educators—including Plato , Comenius , Locke , Rousseau, Froebel , Piaget, and Papert —have lauded the power of play in teaching, especially for young learners.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Here in North Carolina, Davidson College is a leader with Davidson Domains and UNC Asheville is launching a Domain of One’s Own project after its success with student-created websites for a history course with the Century America collaborative. 2017 should be the year Domain of One’s Own moves into the mainstream.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If one of these bullet points is different from what the learner may have originally come up with, there’s a new intrigue of the history and subsequent understanding of it, opening a new avenue for continued learning and interest. History class, we are studying Reconstruction. I asked teens to fact-check ChatGPT’s answers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Digital Portfolios: Encourage students to create digital portfolios using tools like Seesaw or Google Sites, allowing them to showcase their work, reflect on their learning journey, and develop digital presentation skills. How does technology help students learn?

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

based provider of learning management software for K-12, higher ed, government and businesses, has agreed to sell its Open LMS business to Learning Technologies Group, or LTG, a London-based conglomerate of workplace learning software services. Blackboard, a Reston, Va.-based LTG will pay $31.7 It reported a profit of 4.2

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

For example, in an Ancient History class, students could design social media videos to excite interest in the topics they are studying (see “ Teens Are Going Viral With Theatrical History Lessons on TikTok ”).

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

For example, in an Ancient History class, students could design social media videos to excite interest in the topics they are studying (see “ Teens Are Going Viral With Theatrical History Lessons on TikTok ”).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Another key type is adaptive learning technology, which uses algorithms and data analytics to personalize learning experiences. These systems are designed to streamline the learning process by making resources available online and accessible from anywhere, promoting flexibility in learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

It’s an unusual buyer for an education technology startup. According to Nelson Gonzalez, Declara’s co-founder, the buyer was drawn primarily to Declara’s machine learning technologies, which it hopes to roll into its blockchain software. Declara had worked with 20 customers over its history, and a handful remain active clients.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Now that the most urgent phase of the crisis is past, learning technology leaders can assess how to implement technology that both prepares them for the next emergency and better supports students’ everyday learning needs. . –Amy Gulley, M.Ed Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2016

Vignare was lead investigator for a recent investigation into adaptive learning launched in April 2015 by the UMUC Center for Innovation in Learning and Student Success (CILSS).

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

A Google Docs version history where it appears as though text was copied and pasted in all at once? Author Bio Torrey Trust, PhD, is a professor of learning technology in the Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 2023; Perkins et al.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Beverly Miller, Assistant Director of Schools for Administration/Chief Technology Officer, Greeneville City Schools in Tennessee The upcoming year will be driven by careful, data-informed decision-making around technology usage in and out of the classroom.

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