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Is edtech a win-win solution for students and educators?

Neo LMS

We may not realize this as they happen, but the recent advancements in technology are downright impressive; just think about the differences between an old Nokia phone and the latest iPhone or Samsung. Also, adaptive learning systemssystems that learn about the student as the student learns — are a true game changer too.

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9 Touch Typing Programmes for Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

This is not surprising as the US embraced Touch Typing as part of their educational system many years ago and is a mandated part of learning. Expert typing lessons to learn the 10-finger system. Personalized learning: video lessons, suitable games, activities. What are the top software features to consider?

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Best Math Apps For Kids

Fractus Learning

Available in English and Spanish and on Android, iPad, and iPhone devices, your kid may have found their new favorite bedtime routine. The math app is self-paced and creates a personalized curriculum for each student that adapts to your child’s skill level and how the kid learns. Best Arcade-Style Math Game: Monster Math.

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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

Edsurge

Little did I know this experience would eventually propel me to help develop a school operating system that tackles technology issues plaguing educators and supports them with more opportunities to offer individualized instruction. At the time, I had no idea this system was called “standards-based grading.”

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Ed-Tech Agitprop

Hack Education

We already see this when we talk on the phone with customer support; we see this in Amazon warehouses; and we see this in adaptive learning software. Perhaps we're compelled to buy a new iPhone every year, but that doesn't mean that technology is changing faster than it's ever changed before. Why the rush to mechanize?

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14 of The Best Math Games For Kids -Fun and Educational Math Apps for Children

Fractus Learning

Children learn number sense and how the base-10 number system works by playing on the four tracks (1s, 10s, 100s, 1000s); four dinosaurs, one per track, is allocated to each child playing. An adaptive learning path allows each child to learn at their pace and independently.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

Perhaps, as developmental psychologist Edith Ackermann argued this year, the “ maker ” movement will serve as “ Papert’s Perestroika ,” thawing the school system’s reluctance to embrace constructionist practices. We also see it in many instances of adaptive-learning software. and Facebook Inc.