A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2014

Every school has a story, or a “brand” that captures the mission, the norms, the traditions and the values of the school population. EdTech ideas for flattening those classroom walls and letting parents in. How do you achieve that? With transparent communication and lots of it!

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. Taking a more critical look at edtech. Why do we hold edtech products to a lower standard than many other educational factors that interact with our students? We need to make a change.

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ED Surge

APRIL 1, 2022

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With students back in classrooms, you might be tempted to toss aside all the edtech tools you relied on during distance learning. The founder of Class Tech Tips shared why and how students can still benefit from edtech tools in in-person teaching. In-person strategies for using edtech tools. More access. More connections.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

When it comes to education technology (edtech), school leaders and developers alike want to provide the best tools—ones that truly make a difference. The body of research on how people learn is full of tips that edtech developers can use to make learning more effective. Using the Digital Promise Edtech Pilot Framework ?

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It wasn’t that I didn't value, cherish and miss the face-to-face interactions I had with my students, but because I naively assumed that my more reluctant colleagues would see the light and finally embrace edtech. Are we just educational luddites or has the edtech revolution fallen short of its promises ?

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ED Surge

MAY 31, 2022

Like tech stocks in general, edtech has taken a nosedive over the past six months or so. It showed the industry, Batra says, that consumers have become agreeable to purchasing edtech. And with universities and schools being given extra funds by the federal government, they'll likely invest in more edtech resources, he says.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The hearing will test what critics of the case say was a suit meant to silence concerns about a controversial edtech service. The suit, which has become infamous among edtech critics, accused Linkletter of copyright infringement for posting tweets that criticized Proctorio, whose services the University of British Columbia used.

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Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Despite the challenges educators face when trying to purchase edtech tools, new procurement tools have emerged that support evidence-based decision making when choosing and buying edtech products. Start with a Needs Assessment to Prioritize Students when Purchasing Edtech. Discovering Edtech that Aligns with Students’ Needs.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

It seems like my area in particular is saturated with traditional forms of professional development and that teachers are craving to learn about exciting, innovative practices that effectively integrate technology. Here is a great example.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2023

But as someone who has long helped entrepreneurs enter and grow within the edtech space, I can say that turning a good idea into a working innovation that helps educators and students remains a challenge. Instead of going to college to get a job, traditional students increasingly find or create a job that comes with college.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

However, although virtual reality and simulation tools can indeed be costly, they also have the potential to be especially useful at the very same institutions that lack resources for traditional teaching equipment that is even more expensive, like advanced science labs or workforce-training technology.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This blog post is the second of a two-part series discussing relationship building in the edtech purchasing process. In our first blog post , we addressed how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. As an edtech vendor, you should do the same. Focus on teacher impact and usage.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

Flexible Use of Time In many cases, digital tools provide an asynchronous response and inquiry platform, which is impossible in traditional brick-and-mortar classrooms. Whether written or video-based, online discussions offer diverse perspectives, collaborative opportunities, and time for contemplation and planning before responding.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

To get that same information on our traditional website would have taken a week’s worth of emails and action by two or three different staff members. I’ll save my thoughts on organizing a major EdTech event at my school for another day. The ease of getting information out quickly out there has been quite convincing.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

As a supplement to traditional discussion strategies technology can serve as a catalyst to increase engagement by getting more people actively involved during lessons. It can also take conversations to new levels of interactivity and expression.

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

While edtech isn’t explicitly within her purview, she works hand in hand with the district’s technology department because, as she says, “in this day and age, it's hard to do much without some form of technology in the classroom.” How would you describe your district’s approach to edtech procurement prior to enrolling in this course?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

None of the pathways above are meant to replace summative assessments, but using varied formative means caters to a learner's preference by giving them the best opportunity to show what they have learned.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2015

This framework, based on traditional elements of education yet encouraging movement from acquisition of knowledge to application of knowledge, charts learning along the two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement.

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ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2024

Picture it: a room bustling with eager five-year-olds unaccustomed to center procedures and five iPads as the hottest commodity amidst blocks, dolls and traditional learning stations. Below are nine key features I look for during the edtech selection process. What’s the Kindergarten version of the Hunger Games? Imagine that.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2015

For teachers who are looking for an alternative to traditional conferences, which can be expensive to attend if your school doesn’t pay your registration, travel, room, and board, SimpleK12 offers a convenient alternative…professional development in your PJs. I love the on demand option!

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Image credit: Allison Leedie / Khan Academy Kids How Edtech Can Help Educational technology has become an invaluable resource in addressing the diverse SEL needs of students, especially in the post-COVID era. Reya helps users explore their feelings through storytelling. Reya helps users explore their feelings through storytelling.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. Heather Brantley Educator, Instructional Technologist and Edtech Consultant EdSurge: What sparked your interest in incorporating more technology into your teaching methods?

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It won’t necessarily have those pedagogical pieces baked in or the accessibility and other edtech integrations that you need. It won’t necessarily have those pedagogical pieces baked in or the accessibility and other edtech integrations that you need. Check if the AI tool is actually designed for education specifically.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We came away wondering why people don’t talk more about this bit of recent edtech history, and what lessons could still be learned from it. Schonfeld is a longtime leader in the library community and is a program director at Ithaka S+ R a nonprofit education consultancy. Listen to the entire interview on this week’s EdSurge Podcast.

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ED Surge

JULY 13, 2022

The answer(s) may have implications for designing new edtech tools—and VR technology intended to be used beyond the classroom, too. Does edtech work better as a solo encounter or a group experience? To immerse, or not to immerse? For professors designing virtual reality versions of Shakespeare’s plays, that is the question.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Education technology solutions can be tapped to support every student, no matter where they are—whether they’re working with a certified teacher or an uncredentialed one, or whether they’re homeschooled or in a traditional classroom with 29 other students.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 11, 2018

These were just some of the challenges addressed by innovative startups from across the western United States in the semi-finals of the 2018 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESA), co-sponsored by Digital Promise and GSVlabs, and the Michelson Foundation on November 15. GESA is the largest edtech startup competition in the world.

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Edthena

AUGUST 25, 2021

We suggest allowing for choice in assignments, choice in student use of edtech tools, and choice in student work partners (if appropriate). We suggest allowing for choice in assignments, choice in student use of edtech tools, and choice in student work partners (if appropriate). Use EdTech Tools that Support All Modes of Learning.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 23, 2022

What held me back was a lack of access to technology and a lack of being forced to be innovative with edtech. What held me back was a lack of access to technology and a lack of being forced to be innovative with edtech. I taught in a brick and mortar school. I used paper and pencil. I just hadn’t applied that directly to my teaching.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

When evaluating edtech tools, look for those that are certified as research-based to support the needs of the diverse learners in your classrooms and schools. With the continuous rush of a traditional school day, many times those opportunities fall by the wayside. Leveraging Better Time Management. Creativity Abounds.

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ED Surge

JULY 19, 2023

At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. Who Is Edtech Made for?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2022

That may lead to less outsourcing of services from edtech companies. On either side of that window, opportunity diminishes” for edtech vendors. Some COOs who responded to the survey expressed worry that students may seek online learning because they believe those courses are easier than traditional, face-to-face courses.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

edtech market recently. If you listen to the company’s chief executive, it’s thriving because it runs a hybrid model for its entrepreneurship training programs that, the company argues, keeps it growing when a lot of edtech companies have had to struggle with the return to in-person learning. edtech market.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As a result, it can be difficult at times to compete for attention using traditional teaching methods like whiteboards, worksheets, and extended direct instruction. In many cases, they’ve grown up with access to incredibly immersive technology practically since birth.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For businesses, artificial intelligence has proven immensely profitable, by some accounts even lifting the overall amount of funding flowing to edtech last year. While he’s enthusiastic about its potential, others are less sure what to think about it. That’s led to a frenetic rush to market educational tools as AI.

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