Tech & Learning: Ideas and Tools for EdTech Innovators

Put to The Test: HP EliteDisplay S14 Two screens really can be better than one

Bett Daily News Roundup – Thursday January 23rd The second day at Bett 2020 was off to an incredible start with the insightful Made by Dyslexia panel.

Engineering for Social Good Project #1: Empowering Fine Motor Control Using "Drawdio"

Why technology could be the key to powering the teachers of tomorrow Microsoft wants to power the teachers of 2030

Ed-Tech Bett Digital Guide 2020 Now Available The Guide offers exclusive interviews with keynote speakers and select exhibitors, insight into the latest trends in education technology, the best new laptops and Chromebooks, new edtech being shown for the first time at Bett, and MUCH MORE!

How It’s Done: Using Tech-PBL to Reach Struggling Students Using tech tools to enhance project-based learning helped one teacher personalize lessons and reach all her students, regardless of knowledge gaps and multi-level abilities.

T&L Advisor Blog

Top 25 Education Sites & Apps For 2020

By David Kapuler

This year's list includes a wide variety of educational sites and apps, from student response systems to curation tools to multimedia resources.

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50 Sites & Apps for K-12 Education Games

By David Kapuler

Game-based learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom while engaging kids with real learning.

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My 2020 FETC Sessions

By Eric Curts

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at FETC 2020, along with any associated resources.

30 Sites & Apps for Learning to Program or Code

40 Sites & Apps for Teaching Kids to Program or Code

By David Kapuler

Students are learning coding and programming earlier than ever before.

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Digital Games and STEM Resources for November

By Deborah Marshall and Lisa McKnight Ward

These digital games and STEM resources are great teaching tools for the month of November.

Two boys and a girl working with robots in the classroom

Collaboration: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education

By Michael Gorman

Close of of computer key labeled "education" with graduation cap and mortarboard.

Face Off - Microsoft or Adobe for #Accessibility

By Lisa Nielsen

Creating accessible content is not only important because it is the right thing to do. It is also important because not doing so leaves institutions and businesses at risk for lawsuits and loss of funding.

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What's New in Google - October 2019

By Eric Curts

What's New in G Suite

Photo illustration: 7 Hands-on STEM Learning Products, with boy playing with electronics.

7 Recommended Hands-On STEM Learning Products

By Shelly Terrell

Students of all ages love learning science, math, engineering, and programming with these products.

Digital FIRST: Your New Acronym for Accessible Content

By Lisa Nielsen

If you’re thinking paper first, you’re not thinking accessible first.

Illustration: Grinning pumpkins and bats on a fall-orange background.

Instructional Treats

By Matthew Joseph

High levels of student engagement are commonly believed to be critical to learning.

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Ed Tech Ticker

How It’s Done: Tech’s Gone Country - AR/VR in Rural Ed

By Sascha Zuger

One rural district opened the world to their students using augmented and virtual reality elements to enrich core subjects and prepare them for the future.

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Bett Daily News Roundup – Friday 25th January

By TL Editors

The visionary Professor of Educational Technology headed Friday afternoon’s keynote lineup.

Bett Daily News Roundup – Wednesday 22nd January

By TL Editors

Microsoft’s keynote led with new research that examined what teachers would need in the classroom of 2030.

K12 teacher works with two children using an iPad

CirQlive, Sibme Announce Partnership for Real-Time, Remote Teacher Coaching, Training and Mentorship

By TL Editors

CirQlive and Sibme today announced a partnership that will allow real-time video training and coaching by districts, continuous education programs, or mentors and coaches.

Free "LabXchange" Science Education Platform Launched By Amgen Foundation, Harvard FAS

By TL Editors

LabXchange gives students access to a library of educational videos, interactive simulations and personalized instruction to aid them in their scientific discovery.

Silver metal robot gestures towards large tablet computer

CoderZ’s New Cyber Robotics 102 Curriculum Engages Students in Coding and STEM

By TL Editors

Cyber Robotics 102 has students work in an online virtual environment that features a new robot called Ruby and that accurately mimics real-life physics and a physical setting.

Acer Announces the TravelMate Spin B3 Convertible Notebook for K-12 Classroom

By TL Editors

Acer Chromebook 871 Introduced

By TL Editors

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Edlio Partners with Livingtree to Expand its Family Engagement Tools

By TL Editors

Edlio has partnered with Livingtree to add a family engagement solution to its suite of tools connecting schools with communities.

LEGO® Education Announces LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime

By TL Editors

LEGO® Education is celebrating its 40th birthday with the worldwide launch of its newest educational solution, LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime.

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Free Martin Luther King Day Resource for Teachers, Parents

By TL Editors

The Character Tree, which provides online video lessons on character development, is offering a free video lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Translucent blue touchscreen displays Very Good, Excellent, Average, Good and Poor as a finger touches the word Excellent

Successful Traits to Achieve a Positive Culture of Assessment

By Trenton Goble

Tech tools alone cannot transform your data culture, but the right knowledge and strong leadership can.

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Glose Education Launches at FETC 2020 Offering Social, Collaborative Reading

By TL Editors

Adaptive reading program for students and teachers combines reading, conversation, and meaningful analytics

Students adding protons and neutrons to an atom nucleus in the MEL Chemistry zSpace makerspace

zSpace and MEL Science Partner to Bring Chemistry Concepts to Augmented and Virtual Reality

By TL Editors

Today at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), zSpace Inc. and MEL Science announced a partnership to bring MEL Science’s curriculum-based chemistry courses to zSpace’s augmented and virtual education platform.

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Ed-Tech Bett Digital Guide 2020 Now Available

By TL Editors

The Guide offers exclusive interviews with keynote speakers and select exhibitors, insight into the latest trends in education technology, the best new laptops and Chromebooks, new edtech being shown for the first time at Bett, and MUCH MORE!

Bett Daily News Roundup – Friday 25th January

By TL Editors

The visionary Professor of Educational Technology headed Friday afternoon’s keynote lineup.

Tech & Learning’s TCEA Best of Show Awards: Deadline Extended!

By Tech & Learning

Tech & Learning’s Best of Show awards are an opportunity for companies to showcase their products in this esteemed publication.

Bett Daily News Roundup – Wednesday 22nd January

By TL Editors

Microsoft’s keynote led with new research that examined what teachers would need in the classroom of 2030.

CirQlive, Sibme Announce Partnership for Real-Time, Remote Teacher Coaching, Training and Mentorship

By TL Editors

CirQlive and Sibme today announced a partnership that will allow real-time video training and coaching by districts, continuous education programs, or mentors and coaches.

Free "LabXchange" Science Education Platform Launched By Amgen Foundation, Harvard FAS

By TL Editors

LabXchange gives students access to a library of educational videos, interactive simulations and personalized instruction to aid them in their scientific discovery.

CoderZ’s New Cyber Robotics 102 Curriculum Engages Students in Coding and STEM

By TL Editors

Cyber Robotics 102 has students work in an online virtual environment that features a new robot called Ruby and that accurately mimics real-life physics and a physical setting.

Acer Announces the TravelMate Spin B3 Convertible Notebook for K-12 Classroom

By TL Editors

Acer Chromebook 871 Introduced

By TL Editors

Edlio Partners with Livingtree to Expand its Family Engagement Tools

By TL Editors

Edlio has partnered with Livingtree to add a family engagement solution to its suite of tools connecting schools with communities.

50 Sites & Apps for K-12 Education Games

By David Kapuler

Game-based learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom while engaging kids with real learning.

LEGO® Education Announces LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime

By TL Editors

LEGO® Education is celebrating its 40th birthday with the worldwide launch of its newest educational solution, LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime.

Free Martin Luther King Day Resource for Teachers, Parents

By TL Editors

The Character Tree, which provides online video lessons on character development, is offering a free video lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Latest Resources

Printmakers A to Z

By TL Editors

Check out the etchings, lithographs and woodcuts featured in the virtual exhibition from Georgetown University's collection.

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Storillo: Great Platform for Group Writing Projects

By TL Editors

Storillo is a group writing tool that allows multiple students to simultaneously contribute to a single piece of writing.

Kids at classroom desks raise their hands to answer.

Grammaropolis' Song, Video and Characters Engage Kids in Learning Grammar

By Tech & Learning

Animated parts-of-speech app enlivens grammar lessons

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Weighing Hubble's Future

By TL Editors

The telescope will soon be retired and replaced by a newer, more powerful telescope.

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Theft of the Mona Lisa

By TL Editors

Learn about the "art theft of the century."

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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Time and the Calendar

By TL Editors

Discover the importance of time and the calendar, and how they each bring order to life.

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Bett Daily News Roundup – Friday 25th January

We all love SHEG. Now their Civic Online Reasoning tools make it easier to love them even more

Put to The Test: HP EliteDisplay S14

Engineering for Social Good Project #1: Empowering Fine Motor Control Using "Drawdio"

Why technology could be the key to powering the teachers of tomorrow