Technology empowers teachers and students a like by providing us widely available. This article was found on Twitter by the account of Sophia Medoza. “To set the foundation for technology-empowered learning during and beyond the pandemic, education leaders are actively tackling internet and device access issues to narrow the digital divide. However, 2020 has also…
How a virtual whiteboard works
The virtual whiteboard is accesed through Whiteboard.chat and is a web-based platform. This technology is free to use and does not require a strong internet connection. This is designed to mimic how it would be in a real classroom setting, each student has their own whiteboard and the teacher can monitor all of them at…
4 Key Activities Teachers can do on Google Meet
In this time during virtual everything teachers need to be familiar with technology, especially Google. Google Meet is more than video conferencing, Google Meet has many useful features to assist in the ultimate virtual connection. 1- Use a virtual whiteboard in a video meeting: At the bottom right, click More options Select Whiteboard Choose Start…
Making Schools Management Easier
With technology taking over the world in the classroom reading this tweet was very refreshing. This is a company/system that helps schools from K-12 manage the schools day to day needs in a new up to date way. They have created a website with all the information you may ask yourself, this will explain why…
Covid-19 Has Changed the future of Edtech.
Covid- 19 has changed the future of technology. This article goes over how technology across the board will change, but it also goes into detail about the future of educational technology or “Edtech”. This unprecedented time has turned traditional education on its head. Covid-19 has presented many challenges, one of the biggest is remote learning….
Global Connection During COVID-19 Pandemic
After using the hashtag, #globaleducation, I stumbled upon a moving article that addresses the history of education and applies it to the current issues educators are facing during a pandemic. We, as a globe, are facing a pandemic that is turning our lives upside down. With the technology we have today it has been way…
Malta School Embraces Technology Based Education
In the article “Embracing technology-enabled education,” Stefania Bartolo head of the San Andrea school located in Mġarr Malta, describes how her school has embraced a technology based education model due to the ongoing global pandemic. The school’s technology team spent several months developing a system for their students to learn virtually. Nothing was taken for…
Whiteboard.chat
Whiteboard.chat allows so many different ways of teachers to draw, share, and collaborate with their students as well as other teachers. This gives each student a whiteboard to try their school work and allows teachers to connect with each student individually as well as writing on their boards to help them learn in real time…
Education: Forever Changed
Predictions for the 2021 School Year Throughout the article, Forever Changed: Education Predictions for 2021 there are many predictions being made as to what the 2021 school year will be like this year due to this new way of learning. In the school year of 2020, many students and teachers were challenged as learning had…
Color Changing Sutures
A senior in high school has created color changing sutures that are purposed to detect infection. When I found this article, I was immediately impressed by the accomplishments of Dasia Taylor. Her sutures work by changing colors when they detect a rise in pH, which is the initial warning that there is an oncoming infection….