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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

Using the mobile and online technology already in place, students can better track and tailor their academic experiences ,” writes Lynch. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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How Can Learning Analytics Help Boost Student Success?

Kitaboo on EdTech

This type of learning where teachers can adapt the resources pertinent to the student is called adaptive learning. Adaptive learning only shows resources that match a student’s skill set by omitting the ones they don’t need. KITABOO Supports Clever Integrations to Improve Learning Environments.

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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

The NMC Horizon report highlights four principles of collaborative learning: “placing the learner at the center, emphasizing interaction and doing, working in groups, and developing solutions to real-world problems.” Access to mobile technology especially has helped students feel comfortable in the role of digital creator.

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Adapting to the New Classroom

techlearning

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom.

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

Hack Education

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Mobile Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Start-up firm Spires plans rapid expansion across UK universities, and says it could help social mobility – but others see private tutoring as harming access.” ” “Live instruction” is not teachers; it is content delivery via a mobile device. PowerSchool has acquired TIENET for an undisclosed sum.