This week’s EdTech roundup features important news about the release of the National Education Technology plan, as well as interesting articles about the “gamification” of education, edtech “pain points,” and much more.
1. Teachers Gather to Learn About Education Technology
The Fort Leavenworth Lamp explains how teachers in Kansas shared their insight and helpful resources with each other to promote the increased use of technology in the classroom. A key advantage in using technology in the classroom, the article notes, is that students will develop crucial skills to thrive in today’s technology-advanced world.
2. The “Gamification” of Education
This Forbes.com post discusses how students’ ability to control and create games can encourage and promote learning.
3. 5 Challenges Faced in Competency-Based Design
Now, educators may be more aware of how the education system needs to change, but implementing these changes will not be easy. edReformer lists these changes and explains what needs to be recognized.
4. New National Education Technology Plan released
The National Education Technology Plan provides important information for how learning can and should change with the use of technology. Read more about how certain longstanding understandings of concepts in education are about to change in our blog post here.
5. The Biggest Ed-Tech “Pain Points” – and How to Solve Them
Opportunities are numerous for increasing technology’s influence in the classroom, but when school administrators do not understand the benefits of these enhancements, these opportunities are missed. This eSchoolNews article features one school admin who sees the importance of using advanced technology, but cannot control the school’s financial decisions to make this change.
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Read the full article: EdTech News Roundup – National Education Technology Plan and EdTech Pain Points