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6 reasons it’s important to create your own online assessments

eSchool News

Homegrown online assessments prove invaluable to one district. Assessments are critical to our efforts to improve instruction in K-12 education. At Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD), we began the transition to online assessment more than three years ago. Online assessment saves teachers’ time.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Mobile learning is now a movement and it’s not just about picking up a tablet and off you go. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. But that’s just the start.

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How teachers can befriend Blended Learning?

Linways Technologies

Also, users should possess a smartphone, PC, tablet, and basic usability knowledge to start with blended learning. Providing course materials to the students in small file size and compressed format, which helps even students with low interconnection to access course materials shared.

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Teaching AP Students Remotely: What Does It Look Like?

EdTechTeacher

Digital assessment is a powerful tool to ensure that high school students still have access to their college credit pipeline during this emergency. What is the impact that these recent assessment changes and technology integration have as they relate to AP? This supports equity and access.

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Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

One key aspect is the incorporation of interactive multimedia, such as educational videos, simulations, and virtual reality experiences, to make lessons more captivating and accessible. Educational apps and software designed for tablets and computers provide another avenue for interactive learning. Platforms like Kahoot!

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Surge in Chromebook Adoption Leads to Increasing Need to Keep Students Safe    

Gaggle Speaks

Earlier this year, we worked in partnership with Project Tomorrow to ask students and K-12 administrators interesting questions about their online life and what happens using their schools’ collaboration tools. Student access to Chromebooks has increased dramatically in schools nationwide over the past two years.

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Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. To address this, take a tally of the number of devices that will access your network on a regular basis. In a school environment, the two main drivers of how much network bandwidth you need are: 1.

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