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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

For years, I had my students participate in the Hour of Code during that time in December but did not do more than those activities. However, since first participating in the Hour of Code in December of 2018, I’ve tried to include more activities and bring in more resources for my students throughout the year. Code with Google.

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5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 09/14/2018 - 10:07. To assist the professional development process for both teachers and IT professionals, Digital Promise, in conjunction with Google , has established a new program called the Dynamic Learning Project to help introduce new education technology into the classroom. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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3 Emerging Technologies that will Reshape Education in 2019

Edsurge

And AI-powered education platforms can help to improve student engagement with global culture and history. In 2018, NYC Media Lab worked alongside researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs and executives who are building educational technologies in these areas and more.

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Addressing the Five Key Areas of Professional Development through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

Last year, Digital Promise, with generous support from Google, launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) to continue its effort to close the Digital Learning Gap. Personalized learning—a hot buzz phrase for the 2018-19 school year—occurs when teaching is tailored to meet each student’s unique needs and goals.

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Technology Helps Teachers Prevent and Mitigate Bad Behavior in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:17. While most teachers want to believe the best about their students, the reality is that skipping class, plagiarism and a host of other issues are behavioral challenges teachers grapple with daily. Tardy Kiosks’ in Schools Help Track Student Attendance. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Learning.com Joins Google for Education Technology Partner Program

techlearning

PORTLAND, Oregon – (September 21, 2018) Learning.com, a leader in providing digital literacy solutions for grades K-8, announced today that it joined the Google for Education Technology Partner Program.

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Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

We must also support educators with the knowledge and skills to use technology in powerful ways to improve student engagement, critical thinking, problems solving, collaboration, and more. Research consistently shows teacher quality is one of the most important school-based factors in student achievement 1. 2 Kraft, M.