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It’s not about technology!

Ascend Math

“Write the following on the blackboard 100 times: Schools don’t want technology. I agree completely however not all students need the same instructional material at the same time. No teacher can be expected to handle truly individualized instruction for more than a few students without help. Schools want curriculum.

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Engaging All Students in Problems Worth Solving

Digital Promise

I very clearly remember my teacher standing at the front of the classroom, math book in hand, reading, “The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides of the triangle,” then scribbling the formula across the blackboard. Ensure the sustainability of digital learning initiatives.

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Engaging All Students in Problems Worth Solving

Digital Promise

I very clearly remember my teacher standing at the front of the classroom, math book in hand, reading, “The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides of the triangle,” then scribbling the formula across the blackboard. Ensure the sustainability of digital learning initiatives.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

Lesson material consists of short videos, text, and practice exercises, or challenges. Student engagement in answering questions or testing their knowledge with challenges helps teachers assess the student’s student progress. Schoology is an LMS that feature assessments, instructional tools, collaboration, and analytics.

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Comments on the US DoEd Proposed Rule – Open Textbook Pilot Program

Iterating Toward Openness

But in the spirit of “pragmatism before zeal,” I argue in my comments specifically against three unintended consequences of open requirements as they pertain to LMSs, efficacy research, and assessment security / adoptability. simulations), and adaptive support and assessment tools.”. as part of a mandatory technology fee).

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

NovoEd co-founder Amin Saberi was replaced by Ed Miller, a former Blackboard exec. Blackboard replaced its CEO. In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment.