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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. They may be on to something. will be able to handle college-level reading, and only 25 percent will grasp college-level math.

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. 2016 digital education survey. Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Educational Technology Support!

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9 Steps for Choosing a Device

Tom Murray

Organize and map the core curriculum, resources, and assessments the district is currently utilizing. During this step, school leaders across the district should collaborate to inventory what currently exists, from core curriculum and technology support resources, to types of devices already in place.

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Learning.com Joins National Digital Learning Day Celebration with Classroom Lessons and Resources

techlearning

The lessons are available for download at www.learning.com/digital-learning-day Digital Learning Day is a national celebration that promotes the importance of creating new learning opportunities for students through the use of technology. Digital Learning Day isn’t just about technology.

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3 Questions That Still Boggle Educators, Technologists and Researchers

Edsurge

How can educators, technologists and academic researchers—three groups that don’t often convene—shape new ways to assess teachers and students? That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research. billion and $8.7

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Not Just for Reading Class Anymore: 5 Tips for Teaching Literacy Across Multiple Subjects

Edsurge

But after talking to a number of different educators and reading their various accounts, what I can tell you is that your peers have discovered creative, technology-supported ways to approach teaching reading, writing and vocabulary in their multi-subject classrooms—and they were willing to share it to help you out.

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The 2 Biggest Barriers To Learning in Modern Schools - Consideration 7

The Innovative Educator

Content filters are unreliable because computer code and algorithms are still unable to adequately interpret, assess, and categorize the complexities of human communication, whether expressed in text or in image. Filters often block adults and minors from accessing a wide range of constitutionally protected speech.