What Is Ed Tech (Educational Technology)? | EdTech Magazine
What Is Ed Tech in K–12 Schools? Educational technology, or ed tech, encompasses a wide variety of applications, software, hardware and infrastructure components — from online quizzes and learning management systems to individual laptops for students and the access points that enable Wi-Fi connectivity.. Interactive panels are a popular tool, and schools have recently implemented learning ...
K12 and Higher Education Technology News | EdTech Magazine
EdTech Magazine explores technology and education issues that IT leaders and educators face when they're evaluating and implementing a solution for K-12 and Higher Ed.
How Generative AI Improves Parent Engagement in K–12 Schools
When it comes to student success, parent engagement is an often overlooked but key contributor. Decades of research, including Henderson and Mapp’s often-cited “A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement,” affirm the importance of parent engagement, which leads to students being more likely to attend school, avoid disciplinary ...
FETC 2024: Conference Will Tackle Highly Captivating Topics in …
Educators, administrators and IT experts will kick off the new year with one of the biggest national ed tech conferences for K–12 educators: the Future of Education Technology Conference.Now in its 44th year, the conference will run from Jan. 23-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. With seven tracks including assistive technology, campus leadership, coaching, IT …
The Top 3 Tech Concerns Facing Private, Charter and Independent …
Cari Warnock is the CDW education ambassador for K-12 scale. She has more than 20 years of experience in public education and is focused on building strategy and alliances to impact work with education organizations that may differ from “traditional” districts, including regional service centers; charter, magnet, and parochial/private schools; and more.
Technology Initiatives Can Promote Student Success in Higher …
In a CDW Education webinar held Dec. 10, a panel of higher education technology experts met to discuss the evolving needs of college students and how technology plays a role in their experience. The webinar, titled “Transforming the Campus Experience: Solutions That Foster Student Success in Higher Education,” included representatives from CDW technology partners Canva, Genetec and Promethean.
How K–12 Schools Are Making Technology Work for Educators
K–12 IT Leaders Must Understand the Educational Environment. While more than half of K–12 technology directors come to the profession with backgrounds in education according to a 2024 CoSN survey, relatively few teachers report having significant experience in IT.. Unfortunately, this difference has meant that classroom technology decisions are …
FETC 2024: Are Today’s Schools Creating Future-Ready Students?
Despite the pandemic forcing more K–12 schools into some form of technology innovation, the American educational model has not seen massive shifts in recent years.That needs to change if today’s students are to become future ready, said Michael Meechin, Florida state director at the National Center on Education and the Economy.. A former principal who …
EDUCAUSE 2024: Higher Ed IT Leaders Will Discuss the Latest in ...
The 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, held Oct. 21-24 at San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, will feature timely programming on higher education IT technology issues and offer networking opportunities as well as an exhibit hall to see emerging technologies at work.. Conference tracks will cover trends and topics in higher education IT, including:
Endpoint Protection for Schools: EDR and Monitoring Strategies
This approach, sometimes referred to as extended detection and response, or XDR, “integrates data across not just endpoints but across networks and cloud environments,” says Fadi Fadhil, SLED field CIO at Palo Alto Networks.. Such solutions “provide really comprehensive visibility and faster detection and response for sophisticated threats,” Fadhil adds.