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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Smart Classrooms have become popular because they provide a flexible, self-paced learning environment; one that levels the playing field for students by making education more accessible to all types of learners. One drawback to LMS platforms is that they are not uniform in the level of technological support that they provide to users.

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Should you Teach Typing? And Does it Work?

Ask a Tech Teacher

The gap between our instruction has been created by increased recognition of the importance of ICT skills and access to devices changing from a few middle and upper-class homes to the vast majority of households.

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Touch-Typing: Rote vs Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Students who have already learned how to touch-type at home (like I did in the early 90s) possess significant advantages over students who did not learn to touch-type outside of class and particularly over students who have limited access to computers outside of school.

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SCALE-UP Classroom Technology: Supporting The Learning Environment

ViewSonic Education

SCALE-UP is turning many aspects of the traditional classroom upside-down, including how technology is used. Whiteboards and/or flat-panel displays are strategically arranged on perimeter walls, so every student has good access and visibility. The SCALE-UP classroom places heavy emphasis on student collaboration.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

edWeb.net

A pilot program of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has made 12 states’ reviews of secondary math and language arts materials available, with a wide range of K-12 resources from these and other states to follow.