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#4: What does research really say about iPads in the classroom?

eSchool News

Popular mobile devices may come and go, but the iPad has remained a hit in the K-12 classroom. Surveys of student use of iPads report overwhelmingly that students enjoy learning and stay more focused when using iPads (Mango, 2015). Prensky, 2006). The countdown continues tomorrow with #3, so be sure to check back!].

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5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Product Review: Features, Lesson Plan Ideas, and Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple to use video creation tool that includes powerful camera features, video editing, and publishing features. I love that this works with their individual mobile phone cameras.

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The Challenge of Teaching News Literacy

Edsurge

Really with the advent of the first iPhone, around 2006, everything changed, and social media really took off. Mobile technology and social media were the two big drivers of the changes we're seeing. They really learn a lot about things as fundamental as what the differences between a reporter and a columnist and how the rules shift.

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Games and Apps for Supporting Young Students with Mathematics Difficulties

edWeb.net

According to American School Board Journal in 2006, 40% of US kindergarteners are already one to three years below grade level when they first enter public school. Follow us on Twitter @edWebnet to learn about upcoming webinars and special events!

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teachers Report Sharp Growth in Game-Based Learning by District Administration (July 2016) – reports that 48% of classroom teachers report using games in classroom instruction in 2015.

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. But despite those new expectations, most school districts in the state where the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till mobilized black Americans still use textbooks that give local civil rights milestones short shrift. That was far from the worst grade in the 2011 report.

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