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Soundtrap for Storytellers, New Podcast Creation Tool Launches Globally- Classroom-appropriate Version to Be Made Available to Schools

Educational Technology Guy

Tools available include: Interactive Transcripts/Editing Studio: Soundtrap for Storytellers saves hours of time by enabling users to transcribe and edit the spoken-word audio file as you would in a text document, eliminating the need to listen to the podcast over and over again. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019

Technology Tidbits

Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019 Wakelet - Wakelet lets educators easily bookmark any item on the web (i.e. This is a great way for educators to assess learning and differentiate instruction. NowComment - A great learning tool where educators can annotate on any type of document to facilitate learning. article, blog, tweet, etc.)

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Renaissance Answers: Has There Really Been an Impact from COVID on Student Performance?

eSchool News

Based on assessment scores from nearly 2 million students who were tested in both Fall 2019 and Fall 2020, there was no substantive “COVID Slide” in reading: In 2019, 52% of students were performing at/above grade level, and in 2020, 51% of students were. In 2019, 65% of these students were at/above grade level, and in 2020, 59% were.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This could involve using differentiated instruction, incorporating multicultural education, or employing a range of assessment methods. The importance of adaptability for teachers is well documented in the research literature (e.g., Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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Digital Differentiation with G Suite Tools – SULS016

Shake Up Learning

Listen closely for step-by-step instructions, implementation ideas, and some Google tips that will save you time and reap many benefits for you and your students. I hope this episode inspires you to dig deeper into differentiated instruction, and how to use the tools you have available to support all of the learners in your classroom.

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Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

The Hechinger Report

in English literature and was the lead reviewer in a December 2019 study of online instructional materials. “But you have to have the excitement of digging into the text. Lessons were often missing explanations for how to use the materials in the classroom or how to differentiate instruction for struggling students.

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5.3 Million Star Assessments Show the True Impact of the COVID Slide

eSchool News

Student assessments from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were included in the sample, which consisted of students in grades 1–8 who took Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, or Star Math assessments during both Fall 2019 and Fall 2020. Student growth: Students grew more slowly from 2019 to 2020.