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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. Teachers are supported with research-based instructional strategies designed to increase student engagement as they make meaningful connections with content.

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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 2

Neo LMS

Deep(er) Learning (Ed): The Deep(er) Learning concept is a reaction to the pressure and consequences of standardized testing. Differentiated Learning vs Personalized Learning vs. Individualized Learning. Importantly, differentiated learning does not denote any changes in curriculum.

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Edji

Technology Tidbits

Edji is an innovative site for annotating texts for collaborative learning that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. Educators can then view a "heat map" which shows highlighting being done in real-time that helps them differentiate instruction and assess student's understanding.

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Edji

Technology Tidbits

Edji is an innovative site for annotating texts for collaborative learning that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. Educators can then view a "heat map" which shows highlighting being done in real-time that helps them differentiate instruction and assess student's understanding.

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Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160

Shake Up Learning

Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Monica explains how teachers can personalize learning through Lumio lessons. Providing whole class instruction, small groups, assign differentiated instruction, collaborative work, or individual practice.

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Kialo Edu

Technology Tidbits

Kialo Edu is an excellent learning tool designed to facilitate classroom discussion and ignite critical thinking while providing platform for educators to make it easy to gauge student understanding and differentiate instruction.

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Improve Differentiated Learning Through Ed Tech

Omega Notes

Differentiated learning, or DI, is often confused with individual instruction which, naturally, is nearly impossible for a college instructor with 50 students or more in a section. Rather, differentiated instruction is a way of expanding instruction methods to better meet student needs.