Tag: edtechchat

  • Minecraft Partners with the Hispanic Heritage foundation

    Minecraft Education edition has collaborated with the Hispanic Heritage foundation to create Latinexplorers: A Hispanic Heritage Journey. By now, as current or future educators, we are all aware of the power of the new Minecraft education world. It’s hard to deny that something as simple as a poplar game can have such an effect on…

  • Students Struggle With Digital Tools

    Students are often very well-versed in social media apps, but may still struggle with using tech applications that would be used in a classroom setting. Some students take computer classes in grade school, while other middle and high schools may not provide that opportunity. By the time students get to college, they may not be…

  • 3 tips to balance the back-to-analog edtech transition

    After the age of Covid, where the classroom became completely virtual, schools are struggling to keep the technical strides that have been made, while balancing the Pre-COVID educational norms. In this twitter article “Three tips to balance the back to analog Edtech transition”, shared by @ImFutureReady (EDTECH@UTRGV), And Published in ESchool News, EDTECH goes over…

  • Are College Students Digital Experts?

    In the article, Teaching ‘Digital Native’ College Students Who Understand TikTok- But Not Microsoft Excel, it shines a light on how college students may come across as internet savvy, but realistically many struggle with basic tech skills, such as using Microsoft Excel. The article discusses that although college students have the title of, “digital natives,”…