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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

Edsurge

Technology tools are used as a natural part of this conversation– teachers access content and have online discussions using the same tools that they will be using in their classrooms. The focus is on how to engage students meaningfully in learning, and teachers use digital tools as an enabler of that conversation.

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Education Technology Trends for 2017: An Interview With Martin McKay.

EdTech4Beginners

Martin also serves in working groups to advise the US Department of Education on the accessibility of education materials, and Universal Design for Learning. Will Learning analytics have a major impact upon Education this year? How can teachers use data / learning analytics to make informed decisions?

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Zap Zap Math–Gamify any Math Curriculum

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Teachers (or homeschooling parents) can track the progress of up to thirty students organized into a class where they are able to gauge learning outcomes via a web-based Learning Analytics Dashboard. Grade K math app will be launched in June 2017. This is a stand-alone app for just kindergarten students. .

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

Edsurge

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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In the marketplace: Science achievement skyrockets, makerspaces expand, and more

eSchool News

All the student has to do is subscribe to Shmoop’s 12-month student plan between November 1, 2016 and January 15, 2017, and then email their essay to Shmoop HQ. Shmoop introduced a new service through which experts will read a student’s college application essay and provide detailed feedback and overall suggestions.

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3 lessons from data on how students are actually using educational apps and software at school

The Hechinger Report

The company hired Ryan Baker, director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics , and another data scientist to mine the data and create a national snapshot of technology use for the 2017-18 school year. Related: Designing accessible ed tech can be costly, but demand is on the rise. Calculating financial waste is tricky.

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

Kitaboo on EdTech

million as of 2017; the U.S. According to the surveyed candidates who are now not working in STEM fields, they did not pursue a STEM career due to a lack of access to resources and opportunities. Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education. Related: Do Millennials Learn Better on Mobile Devices.

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