Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They want to know about firewalls, filters, kidsafe desktops, nannycams, cyberbullying, internet privacy, and everything in between. Should they keep their children away from computers or just off the internet? What do you do to keep the internet safe? Do they have to sit with them while they work? Don’t get tired.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

Its a uniquely significant threat to K-12 schools, where students and teachers rely heavily on file-hosting services to complete, submit, and share work and information. This makes it easier for IT teams–and even teachers and students–to recognize patterns of suspicious behavior across their network and address it accordingly.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Technology’s effect on teachers Individuals who struggled to use technology have argued that the incorporation of too much technology is one of the reasons for teacher burnout. Fear of technology influences a teacher’s thinking, perhaps thinking that many students have more knowledge of the technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

Teachers no longer lecture from a dais with student learning contained within the schoolhouse walls. Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. Education has changed. Students have become digital citizens. So why change?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Today’s tip: Category: Parents Here’s a poster with five tips that will help students as they use the internet for research: Review these with students when they’re ready for each tip. By the end of fifth grade, they should be well-versed in all five of these. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez has struggled to communicate with the teachers of her five children for years. Recently, the kindergarten teacher texted her on the app, ReachWell, which allows the teacher to text in English and parents to receive the messages in their own language. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2025

Instead, I’ll focus on tech teachers–what I do. It’s a bit different than a classroom teacher. Here are a list of the types of tech problems tech teachers in your school are more likely to face. Technology teachers are t he teaching professions version of these nerdy individuals.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. 00:00:35 Speaker 1 The math teacher. 00:00:36 Speaker 1 Or the science teacher or the librarian.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

This past August, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which serves state and local governments, reported that it expects an increase of as much as 86 percent in cybersecurity incidents aimed at K-12 school systems over the course of the current school year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2025

For many students, school may be the only place where they have access to reliable internet, a quiet space to learn, or even a working device. DonorsChoose DonorsChoose connects teachers directly with donors who want to help fund classroom projects. Target audience: Small or rural school districts with limited access to STEM resources.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

This helps schools to better meet students’ interests, while combatting teacher shortages.” The program features small class sizes, certified teachers, and flexible scheduling with coursework that is accessible anywhere students have internet access.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

Using Desmos was seen as being particularly egregious, as educators feared that students may have access to the internet and may surf the web while they should be learning or during summative assessments. A few years later, the discussion changed to an argument about the pros and cons of using a Desmos calculator on their classroom iPads.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2021

If school system leaders are to make equity a priority as education moves forward during this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, teacher work environments will have to evolve. The pandemic struck in the middle of social unrest as U.S. citizens called for action to combat racism and economic inequities.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. I need to reiterate with my teachers that the tech tool itself isn't the be all, end all,” Ballard said. Amy Ballard, Ph.D.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Here are five insights around AI in education: What is the best AI tool for teachers? Just as the internet revolutionized learning, AI will be the next game-changer. Just like the internet, AI isn’t going anywhere–so let’s teach our kids to work with AI, not against it. Here are 5 positive ways students can use AI.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As I work with leadership teams, many are struggling to engage their teachers in professional learning this year. Schools invested money in purchasing devices and improving access to reliable internet to meet the demands of the pandemic, and leadership teams want to keep the momentum going.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teache r. Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared.

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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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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

In the rush to plan for online education hours, schools must consider equity and the quality of internet access available to their students. Related content: How to be a successful virtual teacher. Related Content: eSchool News Online and Blended Learning Guide.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Reliable high-speed internet access isn’t a “nice to have” – it’s absolutely essential for teaching and learning. Without reliable connectivity, students and teachers lose access to the digital tools and resources that make learning engaging and relevant.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Fallout from the last two years includes students who have had no in-person education for 12-18 months and special education teachers who were unable to work face-to-face with many of their students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2021

The challenges of an abrupt shift to virtual and hybrid instruction shed light on socio-economic disparities, the struggle for internet and device access, and the difficulties in getting resources to students with special needs. The survey comes from nonprofit ebook library Bookshare.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

In the fall of 2021, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center ( MS-ISAC ) reported an expected 86 percent increase in cybersecurity incidents targeting K-12 school systems over the course of one year.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

At that time, students were accessing the internet or using digital tools sparingly throughout the school day, and typically only in tech-focused classes. For some, the internet has proven to be an incredibly engaging and useful learning tool , while for others, the constant stream of information can be overwhelming.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2020

As confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, grow daily, administrators and teachers are faced with the daunting challenge of maintaining learning while also taking extraordinary precautions to limit the spread of germs. The district is loaning devices and internet hot spots to students without home access.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This includes: A need for reliable internet connectivity, Ongoing maintenance, and Ongoing optimization. Here’s how to use it to best support student and teacher success. Reliable internet connectivity. First and foremost, schools need efficient, reliable, and optimized internet connectivity to support all technologies.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

But as a high school teacher who has experimented with the sophisticated word predictor app in my economics, U.S. Lack of regulation: The SEC failed to adjust its regulations to the new realities of the internet and the stock market. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2020

With the global spread of COVID-19, educators and students abruptly shifted to online and at-home learning, scrambling to ensure devices and internet connections were in place. Related content: 3 ways to boost instructional coaching during COVID-19.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

“Universal connectivity is more than just internet access–it’s about addressing the digital divide to ensure every student is prepared for post-secondary success,” said Julia Fallon, executive director at SETDA. ” The report provides specific policy recommendations to close the digital divide in education. .”

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2023

Nearly every student has a device and internet access, but that doesn’t mean in-person instruction will magically improve. How can we use technology to maximize learning in the classroom, and how can we create the most efficient use of screen time while making teachers’ workloads more manageable?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Kuato is an edtech gaming company that surveyed 1,000 parents and 600 teachers in the U.K. parents felt they did not have the critical tools in place ( like laptops, internet connections, and tables ) before the pandemic. teachers felt they did not have the supportive infrastructure to conduct online classes before the pandemic.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Teacher unions have passed resolutions and numerous resources are available to educate students on safer ways to use modern technology. In 2020, the New Hampshire State Commission on 5G released a Final Report recommending that cell towers be distanced from schools and that Wi-Fi be replaced with safer technology in schools and libraries.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Key points: Schools must ensure greater access to the tech tools students and teachers need The digital divide still holds students back DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable For more news on classroom equity, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Believing that all students have the same access to technology is a mistake.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. JAWS provides speech and braille output for PC-based documents in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Edge, and more. Read & Write Chrome Extension This free-to-teachers extension will read passages aloud to users.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

You used to be a first grade teacher or the science expert or maybe even the librarian and suddenly found yourself the tech person, like the one down the hall you were always in awe of, the one responsible for classroom computers, programs, curriculum, and everything in between. Consider: Be a communicator Talk to grade-level teachers weekly.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

When it comes to products that teachers are using to buoy student success, the stakes are high. That left us at EdSurge to ponder, how are edtech companies making sure their products are working best for teachers, the people responsible for weaving them into lessons each day?

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