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What tools and technology are used for teaching?

eSchool News

Educational software, interactive whiteboards, and learning management systems facilitate seamless lesson planning and content delivery. Virtual simulations and augmented reality applications–often in K-12 tech innovation news reports–provide immersive experiences, making complex concepts more accessible.

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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. She also has students play a partner game where one person is a programmer and one is a robot. Be flexible. Join the Community.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

techlearning

Access to content in 12 Lexile levels in English and 8 levels in Spanish with customizable learning and language scaffolds means all students in a class can participate together in grade-appropriate learning, regardless of their level of reading ability or stage of English language development. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

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The Trends and Challenges Shaping Technology Adoption In Schools

MindShift

Many schools are moving toward these goals by adopting pedagogies like project-based learning and competency-based learning that allow students to move more organically between academic tasks and rely less on rigid bell schedules and siloed disciplines. Teachers are becoming more comfortable with this idea of “blending learning.”.

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ISTE Librarians’ Takeaways (Crowdsourced)

NeverEndingSearch

This group is gonna change the info access/experience for kids! The thing I love most about the Playground is the ability to access information in an informal way that lends itself to a more personalized experience. This is my team. One session that blew my mind was, Cellverse: Virtual Reality for Cellular Biology.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The final live training is on Saturday, which you can access through the training page. Volunteering + Advisory Board - We Need You! Truly, the volunteer moderators are the HEART of the conference. Alema Nasim Increasing Global Competence in K-12 Education - Ann C. Gaudino, Ed.D. Provincial Dumping Ground or Global Oasis?

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Cardboard Challenges: No Tech/Low Cost Maker Education

User Generated Education

Many of the discussions about and actions related to integrating maker education into educational environments center around the use of new technologies such computer components ( Raspberry Pis , Arduinos ), interactive robots for kids ( Dash and Dot , Ozobots , Spheros ), and 3D printers.

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