EdTech
Bridging the Digital Divide: Strategies to Ensure Student Access to Technology at Home
By: Shannon LaBree. How can educators make sure that students have access to the technology they need outside of the classroom? Here are a few helpful resources and strategies.
5 Ways Tech Can Strengthen Social and Emotional Learning
By: Jessica Berlinski. Social and Emotional Learning has traditionally been taught in-person, but here are five ways technology can also be leveraged to teach SEL.
Sense Making and the Path Forward
When events fall outside those conceived possible by our mental model, it’s worth taking a step back and pausing to reflect on what has happened and what is to come. Here are some things to keep in mind when choosing the best path forward.
The Top Five Unexpected Benefits of Robotics in the Classroom
By: Aaron Maurer. As a teacher for 13 years, I've found the use of robotics in the classroom has proven to be a consistent way to teach students the STEM skills needed to prepare them for the future job market.
8 Tech Tips for Differentiating in an Inclusion Classroom
As an inclusion classroom teacher, it became a priority for me to find ways to use technology to reach my students with disabilities. Here are eight of my favorite tech tips for differentiating in an inclusion classroom.
Three Steps to Better Engage Higher Education Students
By: Jerry Dilettuso. Despite our best efforts, retention rates at postsecondary educational institutions haven’t markedly improved in more than eight years. Here are three steps for improving higher education student engagement.
Smart Review | SAM Labs Inventor Kit
By: Mary Ryerse. What do you get when a 9-year-old has the opportunity to make, invent, hack, have fun AND scare his older brothers? You get an engaged learner, a sense of fun and a lot of learning!
EdTech 10: Innovation for Equity
To continue the buzz around innovation for equity recently generated at the iNACOL Symposium and Educause conference, this week’s top ten represents innovation in classrooms and campuses across the nation.
Smart Machines Will Eat Jobs (Except Where Smart People Create Them)
By: Tom Vander Ark. As technology continues to progress, today's jobs will become automated and new jobs created. What new skills will workers need to learn to stay competitive?
Giving Every Student a Mobile Device
By: Dr. Darryl Adams. Coachella Valley Unified School District devised a program to improve student outcomes by giving every teacher and student a device, which we found significantly boosted our attendance and graduation rates.