eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

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.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 10, 2017

March 11, 2017 Spiral is a great website where you can create a class for your students and get them engaged in a wide variety of collaborative learning activities. It offers a number of key tools to.read more.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. 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.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

These include: More engaged students – Students are often more engaged when material is presented with digital tools. A simple text-to-speech tool, Voice Typing in Google Docs or the Chrome. You can access Voice Typing by selecting “tools” then voice typing is an option. These questions are listed in the W column.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. In reflecting back on the past few years with the changes education has seen due to the pandemic, Mike asks the question, “what tools have stuck?” Mike says he’s often asked, what’s the best tool?

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Learning Confluence

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching. This book provides essential pedagogical approaches and frameworks for global collaborative learning. One of her favourite sites is Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017. December 2017 (1). November 2017 (2).

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Monica loves getting students connected on a global scale and loves to use digital tools like Lumio to create interactive lessons to engage her students. Going Global in the Classroom.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

For instance, one piece of legislation declared that by 2017, North Carolina will transition to “digital learning competencies” and digital materials (from textbooks). Our students need these tools in their hands,” he says. I think all teachers recognize there’s inherent value in digital learning. Sharing Statewide .

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The new math and reading platform uniquely helps parents and teachers address core learning challenges by combining step-by-step lessons with a variety of learning formats for a multi-sensory approach aligned to the essential skills kids need to learn. The nomination window is open for the 2017 Harold W. McGraw, Jr.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. How do teachers and students learn about and employ these tools?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

In 2014, Turnitin acquired LightSide with a mandate to help shift Turnitin’s focus from academic integrity tools to those that emphasize student writing. When I began talking to education companies, it was clear that the emphasis was on measuring student learning. What that does is deemphasize the role of collaborative learning.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth.

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MindShift

JULY 17, 2017

Being part of a community is part of that creative learning process.”. People tend to expect collaborative learning environments in the physical world, but have a harder time creating them in the digital world. Katrina Schwartz (@Kschwart) July 13, 2017. “We To us they are inextricably linked. Katrina Schwartz). “We

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Google Classroom would be a great way to communication, collaborate, share reflections and resources, and stay on top of reading deadlines. Of course, Google Classroom would also make a great tool for the lit circles within our classes and on our campus. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). © Shake Up Learning 2017.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

. - Mark Nichols, Digital Promise Fellow Citizen Journalism - Lesley Farmer, Professor of Library Media CLASS: Connected Learning Activities through Social Service - Sebastian Panakal, Chairperson Classrooms without Borders: A Teacher's Guide to International Collaborative Projects - Philip J.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Personalized learning is still in its infancy—as are the curricular tools and resources available to support teachers in implementing it. There are plenty of resources with step-by-step guides and blueprints designed to walk teachers through a process to personalize learning. Learning journey for 11th and 12th grade AP U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 13, 2019

Numerous educators, according to the Corwin/Learning Forward/NEA survey, strongly prefer onsite collaborative learning that takes place during the workday. Increasing integration of technology in the classroom also puts pressure on district leaders to figure out not only what to address in teacher training, but also how.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They want to understand and inform the tools schools use. They want to collaborate. Families indicated a need for better communication about assistive and accessible technology tools for technology infrastructure. Produce and publish tutorials on school and district websites to help parents operate tools and apps.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 27, 2022

The ICT trends in education shaped the schools and universities to implement the latest in education technology in order to improve the teaching and learning process. Collaborative Learning. This collaborative learning approach helps students to interact with their peers and build their interpersonal skills.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 14, 2023

From a research perspective, experiential learning aligns with constructivist theories of learning, where learners build new knowledge upon previous experiences (Piaget, 1957; Vygotsky, 1978). It has been found to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills and can be a powerful tool in various educational settings [ 3 ].

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EdTechTeam

MAY 31, 2017

Most Educators seek digital tools, instructional practices, and learning models that will move the needle forward for their students, in addition to, strategies to engage and enhance the learning process for a student-centered learning environment. Breakout EDU has provided those needs for my colleagues and our students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Teachers have also expressed positive feedback using the technology, underscoring how it led to more collaborative learning experiences for students. The district also holds several events inviting staff to learn about technology tools and strategies for the classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Looking ahead, a renewed focus on energy will take place in 2017.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Improving the Curriculum with the Learning Journey Model. Date: November 8, 2017. The Learning Journey Model. Mark, you are passionate about helping students have control over their learning. Those pieces are in my Foundational Learning segment. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Project-Based and Experiential Learning: Engaging students in real-world projects and hands-on experiences that make learning relevant and exciting. Technological Integration: Using technology not just as a tool for teaching but as a part of the learning process itself, enabling new ways of learning, collaborating, and creating.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

She has a broad background in global program planning and evaluation, student-driven curricular strategies, single-sex education, student service travel, cultural inclusivity, and experiential, inquiry-driven learning.

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