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Working in a group might be the best way to help kids meet individual goals, study says

The Hechinger Report

Critics argued that it isn’t good for students to be learning in isolation and that learning is a social activity not only between student and teacher but among students. Its advocates argue that group work like this helps kids learn the social skills that are necessary to solve problems in the modern workplace.

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IT#1: What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends

eSchool News

Each year the New Media Consortium (NMC) and CoSN—the Consortium for School Networking — jointly create the Horizon Report. The 2016 Report is made possible by Share Fair Nation at go.nmc.org/2016-k12 ). (The The 2016 Report is made possible by Share Fair Nation at go.nmc.org/2016-k12 ).

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What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends

eSchool News

Each year the New Media Consortium (NMC) and CoSN—the Consortium for School Networking — jointly create the Horizon Report. The 2016 Report is made possible by Share Fair Nation at go.nmc.org/2016-k12 ). (The The 2016 Report is made possible by Share Fair Nation at go.nmc.org/2016-k12 ).

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

eSchool News

Word Processing: Develop students’ proficiency using word processing programs and tools for online document creation, design, editing, collaboration and problem-solving. Computer Fundamentals: Students learn to harness technology as a tool to create, problem-solve and collaborate with others.

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Need a Substitute Teacher? Try an ELF Instead

Edsurge

According to an article published in Education Week in 2016, 27 percent of pre-k-12 teachers were absent for more than 10 school days per school year. In 2016, this ratio nearly doubled to one sub for nearly every 6 teachers. In 2016, this ratio nearly doubled to one sub for nearly every 6 teachers. teachers in 2011.

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Web Filtering: equally beneficial for your 5-year-old & 15-year-old

Securly

From 2007-2016, the number of students who experienced bullying roughly doubled from 18.8% according to a Cyberbullying Research Center report. In our recent international survey , 53% of students aged 9-18 reported being productive only half of the total time spent working on school assignments. And even save lives.

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Epson BrightLink interactive projectors will be bundled with Smart software

eSchool News

Epson and Smart aim to bring collaborative learning solution to classrooms. Epson and Smart Technologies are now bundling Smart collaborative learning software with Epson BrightLink interactive projectors. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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