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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

We also wanted to center each districts’ CS mission and vision and integrate the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Computer Science and the KAS for Technology. A bit of Appalachian ingenuity. As evident in the image below, spring (green hats) was a popular choice among second graders! Making and Describing Algorithms.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Seesaw

Graphite Blog

Do teachers use Seesaw to teach live, like with Zoom or Google Meet? In addition, teachers can also use Seesaw to create a class blog, communicate with students and families, create and curate activities from a robust and ever-growing library, and assess student work via digital portfolios. How can families use Seesaw? What is Seesaw?

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How International Rankings are reshaping Indian Higher Education

Linways Technologies

Setting up of accreditation systems and bodies at the national and international level to rank and recognize Universities and Institutions for meeting the minimum acceptable standards through inspection and assessment has taken top priority amongst the national policymakers as Education takes a center stage in today’s world.

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How to Choose the Best Educational Software for Your Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

Technology has seeped its way into classrooms, streamlined academic standards, and transformed the pedagogical landscape to a large extent. This can help organizations to encourage hybrid or distance learning and meet requirements for data security.

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eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

This keeps students challenged with math and reading material that meets them where they are in their journey and progresses at their pace, slower for difficult material and faster for the skills they intuitively grasp. The first time students open the program, eSpark takes time to get to their base skill level.

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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Accompanying the commitment to provide universal access to learning technologies for learners must be a parallel effort to ensure that all students have the age-appropriate skills to use those tools to meet their educational goals, including knowledge of basic computer operations, computer programming, and media and information literacy concepts.

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An Expanded Definition of Student Success

Digital Promise

On an individual standard or project, Cortex can aggregate data for the entire school, class, or individual, allowing students and teachers ownership and awareness of their development with the ability to understand the guideposts for success. Personalization.