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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2010) linked boredom to attentional problems in class, while Maroldo (1986) noted its association with lower GPAs and a decreased motivation to learn. 2010; Ziv, 1988). An example could be allowing students to choose between creating a poster, writing an essay, or making a presentation for a project. Furthermore, Pekrun et al.

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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

For example, a study by the Pew Research Center found that students who used laptops in the classroom were more likely to say that they were engaged in their schoolwork and that they felt like they were learning more. For example, students can use laptops to access online resources, collaborate with classmates, and create multimedia projects.

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6 Practical Blended Learning Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Continuing this comprehensive exploration, today’s post focuses on practical examples of blended learning in action. Drawing from peer-reviewed research papers, I’ve made sure to include diverse and illustrative examples that showcase how blended learning is being implemented across different educational contexts.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Will the cloud continue to reign? 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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Book Review: Annotation

Dangerously Irrelevant

The book has numerous interesting examples of annotation in action (hint: it’s not just people writing notes in the margins of printed books) and is at its best when it is discussing these real world exemplars. The year in review: Some year-end blog stats for 2010. Most popular posts – October 2010.

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Pretending at support for technology integration

Dangerously Irrelevant

It’s wishful thinking disguised as professional development , and it’s yet another example of a school that’s going through the motions instead of engaging in meaningful, long-term, thoughtful improvement. Leadership Day 2010 – The final list! Not under these conditions… This is the pattern in way too many schools.

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How Many English Learners Graduate From High School? It Depends Where They Live

Edsurge

We've been supporting some of our refugees from Afghanistan, for example, and from other places. The data covers 10 years, starting with 2010-11 through the 2019-20 school year. Then we have the children of immigrants that were born here, and thus inherited a language from their family.”

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