Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

This is an older post, but I recently updated the bottom to include reflections on gradpoint; the blended learning digital content provider Magen David Yeshivah High School chose this past year. Entire sections of bookstores are devoted to books parents can buy to help practice reading with kids at home. I began reading Ed.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Part 4: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Learn how to use digital creation tools like Shadow Puppet Edu, Kid In Story Book Maker, and Toontastic to encourage social storytelling. . Learn how to use the features in Newsela, ThinkCERCA, and Actively Learn to empower students with the critical reading and thinking skills they'll need to thrive as 21st-century citizens.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

Eric Westendorf's favorite books about tech, education, and the mind. They were all trying to do good things, but not in a coordinated fashion. They decided to use LearnZillion to craft their curriculum so it focused on text-dependent questions and writing about reading. The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly. An Ethic of Excellence by Ron Berger.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Chromebook Idea Spark #1: Personalized Story Telling with Book Creator. Young writers can use this Book Creators to craft their work and envision it published. Young writers can use this Book Creators to craft their work and envision it published. Learn more about ASSISTments. Created by Austin Houp. Khan Academy Kids.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Collaboration is not confined by physical barriers–global learning communities connect and share insights in real-time. Adaptive learning technologies cater to individual needs, optimizing educational paths for diverse learners. Personalized learning: Technology enables a more personalized approach to education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Educational software, including interactive simulations and virtual labs, brings abstract concepts to life, enhancing experiential learning. Furthermore, adaptive learning platforms, like Khan Academy and Duolingo, cater to individual student needs, offering personalized learning paths and immediate feedback.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

“ Marvel Announces Science, Tech, and Math-Devoted Comic Book Covers,” Popular Science reports. The privacy-violating hashtag #whatIwishmyteacherknew has been turned into a book, so that the teacher behind this can profit from her students’ struggles. Note: just the cover will be education-related.).

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