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Best Learning Apps of 2015

Graphite Blog

2015 was another great year for learning apps. Of the hundreds of apps reviewed on Common Sense Graphite this year, these 12 stood out as some of the most innovative, effective, and enjoyable tools for mobile platforms. Canva is an accessible way to get kids -- especially design novices -- creating digitally in your classroom.

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Celebrating a School-Wide Commitment to Powerful Learning

Digital Promise

Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students. Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Halloran School No.

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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

Our schools provide internet access and offer year-round career and technology classes ,” Madden says. “We FUSD’s students have access to 65,000 Windows-based devices , mostly HP laptops and desktops. Start small with a robotics competition or a club,” he says.

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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

techlearning

It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. DEFINING EQUITY: EMPATHY, AUTHENTICITY, AND ACCESS Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, William J. Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. The people who had the problem didn’t have access to solve it.”

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Matching funds pair robots, underserved classrooms

eSchool News

Dollar-for-dollar match brings robots to classrooms teaching computational thinking. In the coming years, computer science education will be critical for social mobility of underprivileged communities. However, access to tools and opportunities for schools in these communities is a matter of the right financial support.

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Students Invited to Take a Peek into the Future of Mobility

techlearning

Students will see how TRI is using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics to develop smarter automated vehicles. To assist teachers, an educator guide for the Virtual Field Trip is available for download. The Ann Arbor Public Schools in Ann Arbor, Michigan are one of hundreds of school districts across the U.S. Gill Pratt.

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Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs Contest is officially open for submissions! Win a dream STEM Lab.

Educational Technology Guy

The contest is designed to drive students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by giving public middle school teachers and school administrators the chance to create the STEM lab of their dreams and provide students access to the latest learning tools and technologies that will stimulate as well as teach.

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