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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. The teacher can then assess how well the students know the concepts by analyzing the visuals they come up with.

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In the marketplace: Minecraft Education Edition, apps for ELLs, digital citizenship, and more

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Learning Upgrade , an ed-tech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed for English language learners (ELLs), launched a mobile app to increase accessibility and expand offerings to a wide range of English learners.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. And they’re put out by recognized names in education — Khan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity. Education.com Songs.

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10 Options for Polls and Forms in Your Class

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They can also be tools that are easily integrated into warm-ups, exit tickets, and/or formative assessments such as these popular examples: Socrative. For those with a Google account, it is free, online, and available on all platforms and all digital devices. Google Forms. Survey Monkey. Poll Daddy. TodaysMeet. Office Mix.

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

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I could design a camp without worrying about standards alignment, summative assessments, or grades. The controls teachers had, a wide variety of content and worlds, and Minecraft’s “low threshold but infinite ceiling” (as Microsoft says) made it a title that was accessible to nearly every student.

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7 Global Project Ideas from a Leading 3rd Grade Classroom

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Quickly create assessments for any grade or subject without special forms or equipment. Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. Automatically transfer grades into any digital grade book. Step 1: Teach Digital Citizenship. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam can save you time! Blog: [link].

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How to (Not) Fill a Blank White Page

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Self evaluation and reflection is also an important piece of the assessment process. We have 6 computer and mobile labs for 2000+ students right now and students'' home access is inconsistent. Students could also be additionally evaluated on their communication skills and ability to collaborate. What''s a Google Site?"

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