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Games and Apps for Supporting Young Students with Mathematics Difficulties

edWeb.net

The most recent data from the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed that 58% of US fourth grade students are below proficiency level in mathematics (The Nation’s Report Card, 2013). Follow us on Twitter @edWebnet to learn about upcoming webinars and special events!

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Massachusetts once had the best state test in the country. Will it again?

The Hechinger Report

The exam, known as PARCC — which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — was aligned to the Common Core, a set of national educational standards for what students should be able to do in each grade in English and math. Related: Common Core testing showdown in Massachusetts.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

. * Otus - A fantastic and easy to use 1:1 learning solution for mobile classrooms (i.e Educators can manage/create student accounts, take attendance, grade, and assess students in real-time, and much much more. Pixel Press Floors - An amazing iOS app for Game Based Learning that allows students to create their own game by drawing.

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Oregon approves Discovery math resource statewide

eSchool News

Technology enhanced items and formative assessments are woven throughout the entire instructional cycle, and teachers have a data dashboard to monitor student progress instantaneously. A Student Dashboard embedded within the Math Techbook helps students track their individual progress and take responsibility for their learning. “By

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Mimio unveils MimioMobile for browsers

eSchool News

The MimioMobile app will now be compatible with any device with a supported web browser, so educators and students can access and use the application’s assessment and collaboration features from nearly any device, including Chromebooks and Windows surface tablets. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Activate Instruction migrates content to Gooru

eSchool News

Summit, for example, will contribute more than 16,000 comprehensive Common Core-aligned resources for students in sixth through 12th grades in October, and High Tech High has already contributed over 4,000 resources. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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W.Va. leaders advocate statewide one-to-one computing

eSchool News

Kanawha County, the state’s largest school system, distributed more than 14,000 iPad tablet computers to every middle and high school student in the county last school year through the roughly $14 million Learning 20/20 initiative, said Leah Sparks, Kanawha’s technology director. He said he’s yet to finalize what that agenda will be.