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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. Each of these strategies have proven to lead to increased learning, better transfer of learning, increased retention and overall improvements in comprehension (National Reading Panel, 2000). #6: Pape, Karen E. 6: Formative Assessments and Feedback Fuel Understanding.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network. While Kno has fixed its issues, it appears as though Stanza, a popular e-reader app, will remain in the app graveyard. According to the report, 38% of kids in this age range are playing mobile games, up from 8% in 2009.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

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