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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This definition aligns with the broader understanding of blended learning as an educational approach that integrates traditional classroom instruction with digital and online methods, offering a holistic learning experience that leverages the strengths of both modalities. Fabbian et al, 2017).

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

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In fact, whereas teachers’ use of textbooks remained approximately the same from 2015 to 2017, their use of digital resources for standards-aligned teaching greatly increased. Student Engagement Matters According to educators surveyed, student engagement increases with content that is current and relevant to students’ lives.

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How to prepare students for 2017’s Hour of Code next week

eSchool News

Through coding, kids can increase their computational and innovative thinking, expand their creativity and collaboration, learn how to think outside the box, and have more confidence in themselves. Get started coding using free apps such as Scratch and ScratchJr, which students can use to tell stories and create their own games.

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Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160

Shake Up Learning

Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen. © Shake Up Learning 2022.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Boost your student engagement on any device wherever learning needs to happen. Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning.

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with 'e's

Video has been used to encourage independent thinking and critical analysis, and in higher education for example, has been used successfully to promote active engagement and collaborative learning (Parlour, 2019). Today's learners Today's learners are more independent and self-sufficient than previous generations of students.

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Oklahoma’s Edmond Public Schools Chooses Discovery Education to Support New Digital Conversion Strategy

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This new six-year partnership, which provides a unique combination of customized professional learning services and the award-winning Math Techbook to teachers and students in grades 6-12, will help change the way teachers teach and students learn through the use of technology across the district.