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Learning Math Should be Fun and Engaging

A Principal's Reflections

To engage students in her classroom, Mrs. Chellani has utilized a variety of tools to help her develop an interactive, student-centered learning environment. As a result, she has started to create her own online learning modules, using the software Adobe Captivate.

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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Media Literacy Definitions Media literacy, as Istvan (2011) stated, is an umbrella concept “characterized by a diversity of perspectives and a multitude of definitions” (p. Tools to use: Software like iMovie or Adobe Spark Video can make this a seamless process.

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3 Digital Tools to Encourage Close Reading

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If you’re looking for a longer definition, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) defines it this way: Close, analytic reading stresses engaging with a text of sufficient complexity directly and examining meaning thoroughly and methodically, encouraging students to read and reread deliberately.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Smart Sparrow , which provides course-authoring tools for faculty and instructional designers to build adaptive courseware, has found a new home in a much bigger nest. Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5 In recent years, Dror-Naim says his team has been building the next iteration of its adaptive course-creation tool.

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#ETTChat: Kathy Schrock

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Since the early 1990’s, she has been involved in educational technology as an Adobe Education Leader, a Google Certified Teacher, and a Discovery Education STAR and Guru. See where you can redesign your lessons and assessments to be more project-based and student-centered. Q: What is your favorite tech tool or app today?

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

For a final project, each student had to create brochures and posters using technology tools to accompany a written paper detailing their trip. As a result, she has started to create her own online learning modules, using the software Adobe Captivate. Students calculated travel expenses, such as hotels, gas, attractions, etc.

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Adapting to the New Classroom

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Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools.