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4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading

Neo LMS

Americans spend an average of 17 minutes per day reading for personal interest; in 2003, the average reading time was 22 minutes. Less than 53% of American adults read at least one book for pleasure in 2019. Technology might come in handy in this case. 4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

With billion-dollar fundraises on top of billion-dollar valuations , it’s no mystery that the education technology industry is attracting top dollars from investors. Talks with Discovery Education initially began with this in mind around the end of 2019, according to Schacht. In August 2019, the Silver Spring, Md.-based

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PROOF POINTS: There is a worldwide problem in math and it’s not just about the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

math scores recorded in the history of the PISA math test, which began in 2003. One hypothesis is that technology is distracting teenagers. Students were asked about technology distraction for the first time on the 2022 PISA. These were the lowest U.S. More than a third of U.S.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

Between 2018 and 2019 the number of leagues that facilitate esports in schools nearly doubled. A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Students who are drawn to gaming are often equally captivated by the broader technology ecosystem. Rarely, they may become violent.

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). 2014, 2019). 2014, 2019). Journal of Research on Technology in Education , 52 (1), 79–94. ST Math's educational content is conveyed in a game-like format. & Wang, S.

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Literacy in the New Media Age

Learning with 'e's

I was saddened to hear news of the passing of Professor Gunther Kress (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019) this week. His book Literacy in the New Media Age, which was first published by Routledge in 2003, was prescient and far sighted. Kress, 2003, p. 2003) Literacy in the New Media Age. 16) Reference Kress, G.

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Research-based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2019) [ 1 ] and several other researchers (e.g., Use Technology: There are many apps and online games that can help make learning sight words fun and interactive. link] The post Research-based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words appeared first on Educators Technology. What are sight words? According to Murray et al.