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20 Years of Student Feedback Drives Digital Learning

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Can you guess what students said was their most-used mobile device in 2003? In 2014, only one in four students had direct access to technology in class. Today, 95% of high school students access schoolwork on their smartphones whenever and wherever they need it. Hint: It burned.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks have become as commonplace as notebooks, enabling students to access a vast reservoir of information and educational resources at their fingertips. Department of Education.

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Students parents suffer as more campus child care centers close

The Hechinger Report

For college students who are also parents, a population that makes up more than 20 percent of undergraduates, one of the most important supports is access to child care. Between 2003 and 2015, the number of campus child care centers declined precipitously, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

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

Neo LMS

A recent study conducted by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences has revealed that the situation is quite gloomy. Americans spend an average of 17 minutes per day reading for personal interest; in 2003, the average reading time was 22 minutes. This is an app especially designed for kids of 12 and under.

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Certell’s Poptential™ Addresses 21st-Century Wars With Free Memorial Day Teaching Resources

eSchool News

INDIANAPOLIS (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages from Certell, provides rich content to teach the importance of Memorial Day, including material on the U.S. Poptential is available via a digital platform that allows students to access lessons even in poor bandwidth environments.

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5 things to know about high-dosage tutoring

eSchool News

According to the Nation’s Report Card, the average eighth-grade mathematics score was lower than all previous assessment years—going back to 2003. As a gateway content area, algebra prepares students to tackle advanced study in calculus, physics, and other subjects—yet it often is a sticking point for many middle and high school students.

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Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

To address this divide, it is necessary yet insufficient to ensure all schools have access to the internet and devices. 1 McCaffrey, Lockwood, Koretz, & Hamilton, 2003; Rivkin, Hanushek, & Kain, 2000; Rowan, Correnti & Miller, 2002; Wright, Horn, & Sanders, 1997. To learn more about our findings, read the full report.