ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

Voice technology — especially the use of an AI bot that talks back to the learner — has injected reading practice with the kind of feedback that was only possible with one-on-one tutoring before. The appeal of voice technology as a screening tool, a method for playful reading practice and a strategy for offering feedback is clear.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Here is Part 2 of his discussion on technology’s place in education: Part II Technology is Here to Stay: A Conversation with Teachers. In my previous post, I wrote about the permanency of technology in the instructional setting for educators. Purposeful selection of technology tools and platforms has become key.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Common Core tells us: New technologies have broadened and expanded the role that speaking and listening play in acquiring and sharing knowledge and have tightened their link to other forms of communication. The underlying theme can’t be ignored by teachers any longer: A 21 st Century learner requires technologic proficiency.

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APRIL 5, 2022

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. When I started teaching technology almost twenty years ago, I taught K-8, three classes in each grade every week. Kindergartners love technology.

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JULY 20, 2020

With education turning on the technology skills of students and teachers, its important to gain a rudimentary understanding of foundational technology. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology.

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STEMe

MARCH 24, 2023

San Fransisco, CA Many psychiatrists today are treating patients and mental health issues with the help of advanced technology. The technology we have today, can help workers in the medical field approach medical treatment with more sophisticated reason. However, most of these technologies are just tools.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

The topic is one dear to my heart: How to use technology to teach writing in creative ways. Being organized and using technology well is important to all of us so you’ll get quite a bit of that as well as the latest news & trends. More on Technology and Writing. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years.

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Career in STEM

MARCH 9, 2023

From funny filters to the metaverse, immersive technologies are becoming more and popular and related STEM careers are in high demand. The future is fast approaching, with immersive technologies leading the way. Get this FREE Immersive Technologies Scavenger Hunt to try with your students!

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APRIL 12, 2019

I’m off to visit good efriend Norah Colvin over at ReadiLearn to discuss how important technology is even for kindergartners. When I started teaching technology almost twenty years ago, I taught K-8, three classes in each grade every week. ” Read on… More on kindergarten and technology.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

In considering the question, Is technology outpacing you? , let’s first look at technology’s place in the current education landscape. We darkly predict that the day will soon arrive when technology erases the need for teachers. But truthfully, technology is less a magic wand than a unicorn. replace teachers.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Here’s an interesting piece from Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, on the explosion of wearable technology and its place in the education ecosystem: How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. The vast majority of students are inseparable from the technology that they carry with them daily.

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MAY 25, 2016

This is a question I get often from teachers: Technology is always an extra layer of work in my classroom. The problem was four-fold: students didn’t have the technology foundation to smoothly incorporate digital tools into projects. This provides an easy, natural, resilient, and native way to integrate technology into teaching.

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Stephen Wolfram

JUNE 16, 2022

We’re going to launch lots of tiny spacecraft into interstellar space, have them discover alien intelligence, then bring back its technology to advance human technology by a million years”. It all seems quite sophisticated—and at some level worthy of the technological civilization we’ve built up here on Earth.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

We’re hard at work on a high school technology curriculum. If you’d like to be notified when the High School Technology Curriculum is available, click the image below and sign up: We’ve had a lot of requests for this and hope to have it available before the holidays.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 9, 2023

STEM, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is an essential component of the educational experience. Science and Technology in the STEM Curriculum Let’s face it. Children are growing up in a society where technology has become a major part of everyday human life.

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All About STEM

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Rolls-Royce Schools Prize for Science & Technology is an awards programme that helps teachers increase science, technology, and mathematics engagement in their schools and colleges. The programme is open to all schools and colleges in the UK and runs over 2 academic years.

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MARCH 21, 2023

Increasingly, conversations about the role of technology in supporting all K-12 learners are occurring among teachers, administrators, parents, and policymakers (e.g., Teacher education programs have historically prepared their teacher candidates to use technologies associated with productivity (i.e., Thornburg, 1999; Svihla et al.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 17, 2015

With technology moving out of the lab and into the classroom, it’s becoming a challenge for some teachers to infuse their teaching with tech tools such as websites, educational games, simulations, iPads, Chromebooks, GAFE, and other geeky devices that used to be the purview of a select group of nerdy teachers.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

One of the wonderful Ask a Tech Teacher contributers, Jenny Wise, is a busy homeschooler who suggested I publish an article about the benefits of technology for the homeschooler. I asked Jenny if she would share how she came to homeschool her children, how technology contributes to her success, and then share resources.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Before using technology tools to diagnose car problems, it is only fair to teach the child how the different parts of the car work. You can use technology to help your kids to get insight into deeper car problems. It’s Here–the High School Technology Curriculum! Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JULY 6, 2015

Mike Daugherty is the director of technology for a high-achieving public school district in Ohio, an occasional contributor to AATT (see his last post, 5 Things You Need to Know About 3D Printing), and the author of Modern EdTech Leadership , a discussion on how today’s administrators handle the blending of tech and ed.

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Box Light

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As teachers are establishing a routine of dynamic instruction, Boxlight has designed webinars that will help them integrate technology consistently and with confidence. You will leave each session with valuable information and ideas for elevating instruction in your classroom.

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Box Light

MAY 10, 2022

As part of its ongoing commitment to educational excellence, the prestigious Bury Grammar School (Lancashire, UK) began a major overhaul of its technology assets before the global pandemic hit.

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JULY 11, 2018

All around the country, schools are turning around education through the use of technology. When innovative school leaders decided to try a new technology program at King David Kalakaua Middle School this year, they hoped recognizing students’ good behavior would lessen their bad behavior. King David Kalakaua MS, Hawaii.

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STEM Sport

APRIL 6, 2022

Kids are growing up in a time when technology is an integral part of their everyday lives. A common misconception could be that the use of these devices means kids have an interest and passion for technology. This ensures that there is a designated portion of their nightly routine with no technology distracting them.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Her article today can be summed up by a line in the last paragraph: “ Technology is not your enemy…” Educators aim to equip students with an understanding of the world, its fragility, & opportunities, by teaching them various common subjects like math, language, or science. You can contact her via LinkedIn.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Can modern technology uncover the secrets of evolution? Thanks to modern technologies, Dr Davide Foffa , a research associate at National Museums Scotland , and his colleagues have examined these fossils using digital technologies for the first time, resulting in some exciting new discoveries. TALK LIKE A PALAEONTOLOGIST.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 18, 2022

A few years ago, Neosho School District in Southwest Missouri realized they were in a crisis. Their suicide rates between 2014 and 2018 were well above the national average. In fact, this small district of roughly 4,700 children was averaging two suicides per year. They knew they had to take action.

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MAY 16, 2015

The technological advances of the past two decades have changed the world, and education is no exception. But that’s not the only way technology is making it easier for students to learn. Students who use technology in the classroom perform better, and emerge from their educations better prepared for the challenges of adult life.

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STEMe

JUNE 10, 2022

In order to do this, we use VR technology to create an illusion for our mind. To solve this problem, new and innovative technology has increased frame rate and provided better visual feedback from movement. STEM Innovations | Episode 23 - History of Technology in Weapons. Check out the STEM·E youtube videos and podcasts!

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Box Light

JUNE 7, 2022

., has been on a 5-year journey with Clevertouch interactive technology. The first Clevertouch interactive displays were installed in 2016, replacing several existing technologies that included Philips interactive panels and Smartboards.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Technology plays an important role in the classroom. Teachers can apply technology to help students learn through inter active games and simulations, or by taking advantage of educational resources online. Technology can facilitate communication and collaboration between students and between students and their teacher.

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All About STEM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Event Date: 23 November 2022 Meet STEM Ambassadors Vinci and Lucy to find out more about exciting and unusual careers and opportunities in the technology sector.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Technology enables it to differentiate authentically for the diverse group of learners that walk across your threshold daily. Until the day of, the technology that is its foundation fails. But if fear of failure is a reason NOT to use technology, no one would ever cross that digital threshold. Everyone who previewed it is wowed.

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STEMe

MARCH 6, 2022

Biomedical engineering, or BME, a topic that combines engineering and health sciences to advance medical technology, has only recently emerged as its own field of study. Biomedical engineers are developing artificial organs and new medical devices using technology, which could both be huge steps for the progress of health technology.

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Box Light

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In its mission to provide instructors and students with a more engaging teaching and learning environment, the Learning Space Technology Department began a search for an innovative technology solution. “It

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