Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 16, 2015

Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article. charts comparison free resources free technology for teachers' These are very useful when trying to find and select a tool to use. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 7, 2018

Guest article by: Hilary Scharton, Vice President of K-12 Product Strategy for Canvas by Instructure. Most tests are designed to make efficient comparisons between groups , not tell us about individuals. Group comparisons are valuable because they give us data about curriculum efficacy and how to allocate funding. Be involved.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 16, 2022

ReadWorks Article-A-Day ReadWorks Article-A-Day helps students grow their background knowledge and develop their vocabulary skills through a daily reading routine of 10 to 15 minutes. ReadWorks Paired Texts ReadWorks Paired texts are two articles on the same topic or theme. Some of these features include: 1.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2017

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. It would involve including a comparison group, as all children change with age. The ideal comparison group would be children who participate in equally socially interactive but nonmusical training, such as sports.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 24, 2023

On the other hand, plagiarism software helps teachers: Support and promote academic integrity Simplify the assessment process with incredible accuracy Automate unbiased, convenient similarity reports Analyze the dynamics of students’ writing skills The primary goal of modern plagiarism software is not punishment for detected plagiarism.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

When I read this article about it, I got pretty excited. Students who don’t understand a topic and don’t do well on the summative assessment for that subject, aren’t automatically moved on because time allotted for that topic ran out. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We were collecting data from a variety of assessments, but the interventions we were using just weren’t showing that students were making consistent progress as readers. In fact, a comparison of NWEA reading test results from SY 2019-20 to SY 2022-23 showed K-5 students went from 37 percent at or above norms of growth rate to 93 percent.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Each activity incorporates the target words and controversial topic of the week: The math teacher assigns and discusses one or two problems in a format modeled on the Massachusetts state math assessment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The original version of this article appeared in Toward Data Science. For the most part, they admitted they were also largely “flying blind” until final assessment results came in. The most common method is through assessment—either via homework or quizzes and tests. So how does one identify a student’s knowledge state?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

An online math tool that “works” should be correlated with better grades in a class or higher scores on a summative assessment—data that schools already collect. Currently in public beta, the tool is primarily designed to evaluate impact on student outcomes on benchmark assessments. Correlations, Comparisons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Students can track correct responses allowing it to be used as an assessment if desired. As students work, their tests are instantly scored and available on the teacher dashboard, with a comparison to prior timed tests. 10 Articles on Using Tech to Teach Math. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher. Free on the web; fee for the app.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 8, 2017

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Half were randomly selected for the intervention, half to a wait-list comparison group. We collected narratives from the young people in both groups, along with an assessment by the parents of their child’s narrative ability.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

This recognition has been validated by state-by-state data comparisons. However, just like any other profession the amount of bad educators pales in comparison to those who go above and beyond to help kids learn. For all the hoopla, PARCC has told us nothing we didn't already know from previous assessments.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 24, 2023

On the other hand, plagiarism software helps teachers: Support and promote academic integrity Simplify the assessment process with incredible accuracy Automate unbiased, convenient similarity reports Analyze the dynamics of students’ writing skills The primary goal of modern plagiarism software is not punishment for detected plagiarism.

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Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This comprehensive review delves deep into NeuronWriter, assessing its capabilities, usability, and overall value proposition in a crowded market of SEO tools.

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

If you Google the phrase “read 20 minutes a day”, you will get page after page of articles, posts, and videos praising this practice. One has to get to the seventeenth page of search results before they can find the first article that questions this practice. The article I found on the seventeenth page is worth reading.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

Teachers submit Chinese text, and the app transforms it into content with leveled vocabulary that aligns to world standards for Chinese language assessments, such as the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Gordon is using traditional AP prep materials as well and says Ponddy holds up well by comparison.

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eSpark

OCTOBER 10, 2023

All of the big three LLMs citing made up articles to support fictitious claims about the history of AI journalism. Any use of these programs for assessment building, lesson planning, or other time-saving tasks should be reviewed by a qualified human being before getting put in front of kids.

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2015

Tests are just one form of assessment, he points out, and limited in what they can accurately measure. By contrast, feedback that avoids needless comparisons among students can be very useful, and doesn’t require much time or money. More helpful still are explicit written assessments that describe an individual’s progress.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 18, 2016

The most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results for 15-year-olds show a significant drop in math performance between 2012 and 2015 among U.S. While an international comparison of this sort can never tell the whole story, PISA administrators have started including questions about how students study.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

There are other areas that also come to mind including student grouping, assessment, and interest. Breaking News – Are you looking for a site filled with great news articles? Keep in mind that a teacher can even find an older article that matches curricular content standards.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. I have a SMART Board in my classroom.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Either way, the teacher will need assess how best to approach learning with their students on a group or individual level. But in comparison to its counterparts in higher education, K-12 faces the challenge of extremely fast adoption and experimentation. Understanding K-12 is Unique.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. I have a SMART Board in my classroom.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Megan Faherty. If students get that feedback after the next assignment, or after the next assessment, or a few weeks after the unit ends – they can’t learn from it. The grading! I hate the grading!” I hear this from my colleagues, and I say it to myself.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Megan Faherty. If students get that feedback after the next assignment, or after the next assessment, or a few weeks after the unit ends – they can’t learn from it. The grading! I hate the grading!” I hear this from my colleagues, and I say it to myself.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 14, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Stephanie Reece. They could reach kids in different ways than I could, their data looked better on assessments, they were planned out further than I was…the list goes on. The comparison trap can be discouraging when I feel like I cannot measure up. .

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Flipgrid and Recap: Video Response and Reflection for Education are both great options for reimagining class discussions and formative assessment. If you're looking to encourage student discussion and self-assessment, then check out our comparison below and find out which tool is the best fit for your classroom!

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ProfHacker

OCTOBER 20, 2016

[ This post is co-authored with my colleagues, Hoda Mostafa (@hodamost), Associate Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching, American University in Cairo and Sherif Osman (@the_sosman), senior officer, pedagogy and assessment at the Center for Learning and Teaching, American University in Cairo ]. Have you co-taught before?

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2019

Editor’s note: This article has been edited from the original post, “ Teach Slower to Teach Better ” and republished with permission. And most of these programs are compelling because they are relatively affordable (by comparison to traditional degrees), short, and promise a clear path to employment.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. I have a SMART Board in my classroom.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Looking for new ways to review learning, discuss questions, formatively assess, and be more playful with learning? Some of the systems that could be changed in order to support teachers (many of which are described in this 2021 NEA article on teacher burnout ) are being doubled down vs. released.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Novel quantitative methods of assessing online social capital have also emerged, including social network analysis that assesses relationships and links between different individuals and/or groups. Yosso published her seminal Race Ethnicity and Education article in 2005. Researcher Tara J.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Title for Kaylsta: 3 assessment tools that support student individuality and assets (not deficits). Original title: assessment-tools-that-support-student-individuality. There is another approach to assessment that supports students’ individuality and provides teachers with effective information about their learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 11, 2012

With a growing number of countries outperforming the United States on the most respected comparisons of student achievement—and spending less on education per student—this question is critical. He has also served as author, co-author or editor of many articles and several books and reports and has testified frequently to the U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

As this article was being written, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, forcing a global experiment in online education as schools and colleges closed their doors and moved teaching to online formats. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

His honest reflections coupled with his prior experience as a journalist makes for an insightful article. To a deeper point, any teacher using an assessment should be able to tell you a) who it’s for and b) why it’s being used. Casas offers a helpful comparison between morale builders and morale killers.

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