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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. Digital libraries. They are patient and unbiased. Online learning.

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

Department of Education in 2009 found that, on average, students in online learning environments performed slightly better than those in traditional classrooms. Department of Education in 2009 reported no significant differences in academic achievement between online and traditional learners.

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Engaging Students Right From the Start

User Generated Education

To gain students’ attention, class might begin by using multi-media, hands-on activities, surprising events, humor, or appealing to students’ emotions (Davis, 2009) ( A Starter Activity to Begin Any Class ). Here is an example rebus puzzle – see if you can guess it: My students generate their own and do a screen share.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

Edsurge

The game explains why certain tools—door badge readers, for example—are government mandated and illustrates cybersecurity best practices to employ at work. The company has subscription packages that reach $1,500 a year available for its asset libraries. Each chapter concludes with an assessment to prove employee understanding.

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Digital Courseware Provider Top Hat Gets $130M and a New CEO

Edsurge

Mike Silagadze, who in 2009 co-founded Top Hat , a provider of digital courseware and textbooks for higher education, will be stepping away from the role on March 15 after serving as CEO for over a decade. Last year, Top Hat devoted its energies—and monies—to shoring up its content library. But Top Hat is not that far behind others.

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

Children of low-income families, for example, are more likely to lose more knowledge over the summer than children from wealthy families.[1] 6] You could, for example, give low-income students a few books to take home. Children who visit the library often can develop their love of learning over the summer.[1]. Borman, G.D.,

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