EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As the assessment director for Imagine Schools, a system with more than 30,000 K–12 students spread across seven states and the District of Columbia, I was particularly interested in not just how we’d assess our students this fall, but in how consistent our results would be from one school to the next—and even from one state to another.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

As of late I have been doing a great deal of work with schools and districts on how to effectively implement digital learning across the curriculum. When it comes to technology in general, the overall goal is to support learning, not drive instruction. How will it be implemented? What resources are needed?

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources. Any type of resource you can create for instruction or to help students learn a skill can be turned into an OER. . Formative assessments like this NGSS-aligned weather formative assessment. Pre-assessments like this clouds pre-assessment.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Pre-pandemic, the rollout of a digital learning program would take months; last year, schools had weeks (if not days) to implement remote learning models to ensure students continued their education despite all social distancing rules. Online learning is here to stay, at least partially, in a hybrid model of education.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

New Milford High School proudly joined 37 states, 15,000 teachers, and over 2 million students on February 1 for the inaugural Digital Learning Day. This day, however, was not really much different than any other day at NMHS as we have made a commitment to integrate digital learning into school culture for some time now.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

By understanding how these tools impact teaching and learning, educators can determine which ones to use and how to implement them effectively. Innovative assessments The changing formats and contexts of assignments have necessitated a corresponding evolution in assessment methods.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma. Helping Students Overcome Trauma In this course, you will explore the different types of trauma and how they affect students’ behavior and academic performance.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Those were just a couple of the questions raised on Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation? Curation is key,” tweeted Trish Briere, “but some good education on digital rights is also very helpful.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

How do you know if your school system is high performing in its use of technology? While there are many free, self-assessments, how do you get a rigorous, outside expert assessment? What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Also, check out this post, How to use Jamboard in the classroom: 20+ tips and ideas , by Matt Miller. These tools also offer free registration for teachers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For more news on generative AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page As we step into 2024, the educational landscape is just beginning to feel the transformative shift brought on by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI). Demonstrating learning needs to move from testing memorization to showcasing transferable skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

One of the great challenges for any educator is how do you teach and test students on real world problems, not just on theoretical textbook examples? all students—not just digital natives—expect learning resources to be rich with animation or digital learning objects that make learning more realistic and relevant.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2017

YouTube is one of the most popular social networks, because students love learning by video. DIY ( Do It Yourself ) videos, How-To videos, Tutorials, game walkthroughs and TED Talks are some of the most viewed videos. People enjoy learning from others who walk them through the process. ” – Amit Garg.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. New Jersey and Michigan developed individual state tech readiness tools in preparation for (online) assessment,” she said. It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey. New Mexico has a custom tool.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 21, 2022

Through an educator-industry partnership between Digital Promise and Merlyn Mind, seven practitioners have the opportunity to share feedback on cutting edge technology and engage in critical conversations on the broader use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Grace Magley, Director of Digital Learning (Massachusetts).

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Think back to the very first stages of having to use new hardware and/or software, and acknowledge how much you have accomplished: How many new kinds of hardware and software did you quickly have to learn how to use because of COVID-19? What did you learn about safety and equitable access to technology?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Use screencasts to help students and parents navigate your learning management system, complete and turn in digital assignments, or understand how to use a new tool. Nimbus is another extension to screencast and also allows you to take screenshots and annotate them for visual how-to guides.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each week, available members opt in for a video call with a peer in their cohort of instructional designers or cohort of deans, directors and provosts of digital learning. So what have Loop members learned in a year of exchanging knowledge? That’s one hypothesis about why Loop works so well. We have two hyper-focused cohorts.

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Linways Technologies

APRIL 22, 2020

Learning is no more institutionalized, and people still take courses and grow their skillset beyond colleges or universities. So to be on the current, institutions should focus on how to engage with the students, how to assure a certain level of quality in teaching-learning, and how digital learning is perceived.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Create a Staff Needs Assessment. Build a Professional Learning Roadmap. In an earlier blog post, we learned about the importance of creating a staff needs assessment (Or self-assessment). In this brief survey, one of the questions that should be asked is “in what ways do prefer to learn.” Human Resources.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. For schools trying to figure out how to start on this AI journey, we hope that these guiding questions can be used to jump start the process. 2023) Bloomington Public Schools: Digital Learning AI One-Pager.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 14, 2021

While giving keynotes and facilitation workshops is something I love, both lack an on-going component, which is one of the most critical aspects of professional learning that leads to scalable results. The only way to do this is to roll up our sleeves and jump into the digital learning environment with our teachers and students.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

How To Design A 21st Century Assessment. Contemporary curriculum design involves multiple facets: engaging 21st Century skills, using digital tools, collaborating with others around the globe, performance tasks, and more. In a nutshell, those considerations include: Students must demonstrate what they’ve learned.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

That’s because edtech solutions, advanced research, practical assessments, and improved communication give them maximum control over their learning. Failure to help teachers navigate online teaching tools and understand how to maximize them to boost positive learning outcomes, edtech products won’t be successful.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2018

One of the most important ways to end the year is by getting students to reflect on the learning journey in your class. They need understand what learning they achieved and think about how to use this learning in their future classes and life. I’ve also included information about how I assessed the portfolio.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Innovative and creative technologies and strategies make it easier for teachers to keep their students interested in the topic, distribute pre-class, in-class, and post-class study material, and gauge how much each student really understood the concept discussed in class. . Digital learning tools are the pen and paper of our time.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Also, check out this post, How to use Jamboard in the classroom: 20+ tips and ideas , by Matt Miller. These tools also offer free registration for teachers. ?Discover

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

With a substantial proportion of students turning to AI for academic assistance, the question is no longer about whether to use these tools but how to use them responsibly and effectively. The future of education lies in harmonizing the innovative potential of AI with the enduring values of academic integrity and critical thinking.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In this brief survey, one of the questions that should be asked is “in what ways do prefer to learn.” However, what happens once NEO is over and staff members need to learn how to survive in their classrooms?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. Perhaps you’re wondering how more than 150 apps can be inside one? Plus, I’ll tell you how to get your free 30-day trial. Unboxing Demo: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Safety First.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

With this kind of technology students can explain their own thinking when solving word problems, create a video tutorial demonstrating how to use an app or web tool, label and explain a diagram, or create instructional videos. Find more ideas here. The free version records up to 10 minutes and is quick and easy to use.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Report Card on learning loss was a sobering but not unexpected reckoning for how deeply and broadly the pandemic impacted student learning and achievement. This one-two punch confirms that COVID-19 learning loss was extensive and, in some cases, worse than expected.

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techlearning

JUNE 7, 2020

With millions of educators and students involved in our great national remote learning experiment, companies are listening to teachers' feedback about how to improve their digital learning platforms. 

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

The course’s modules include how to use generative AI tools to modify content for different reading levels, structure activities to students’ interests, and accelerate everyday tasks like writing emails and creative assessments. “Google wants to ensure every educator can take advantage of the opportunities created by AI.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 17, 2023

One of the best edtech conferences in the nation, MassCue has always proven to be an amazing event that showcases the best in educational technology and digital learning strategies. We’ll dive into AI-powered content, personalized learning, smart assessments, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

LaunchPacks offers the highest quality learning content, assessments, reading support tools, and translations that enable non-native English-speaking parents to engage with at-home learning. To access the platform, schools can register at [link] and refer to the ‘how to use’ guide for remote learning at LaunchPacks.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2018

Our Summer SuperHighway blog series celebrates the educators that inspire us and showcases the ways that digital learning impacts their students. Mini probes is an assessment for writing; I post it in Google Classroom and when the student is done, it submits it for me and sends me an email.

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