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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013. The organization’s blog offers useful insights and advice on classroom technologies, digital citizenship, personalized learning and more. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. Mariana Garcia.

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The Benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) in Schools to Motivate Students

Veative

Source: Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, 2013, [link]. By its very nature, VR can provide the learner with opportunities for autonomous learning. A cookie-cutter approach would not suffice, as learning about atomic numbers and the Periodic Table would be inherently different from studying about relative motion.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

Edsurge

Over the next few years, he also interviewed dozens of experts in the subject and applied for a technology grant, which he used to redesign his website to support modular learning. Some systems allow the user to hyperlink a table of contents to an ebook, YouTube video and other supplementary content.

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Its 2019. So Why Do 21st-Century Skills Still Matter?

Edsurge

In my own work with educators around the globe, I’ve watched the emergence of 21st century trends such as makerspaces, flipped learning, genius hour, gamification, and more. For more strategies about harnessing technology for deeper learning, listen to the EdSurge podcast featuring edtech expert and author Scott McLeod.