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6 Digital tools that help teachers create effective rubrics

Neo LMS

A solution comes from rubrics, which are benchmarks used in grading to help assess students’ learning. The rubric’s features are essential because they provide clear guidelines for the teacher. The performance ratings can be numerical, descriptive, or both. The goal is to reach a consistent grading process.

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How to make your school IT budget go further

Vizor

Leverage E-rate, Title I, and other federal & state funds Make sure you take advantage of various funding sources available for technology in education. E-rate is a federal program that provides discounts on internet access and telecommunications services for schools.

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Exploring different types of web filters for K-12 schools

Hapara

If a school receives E-rate program discounts for Internet access, they need to follow CIPA guidelines, including implementing a web filter. For instance, there may be a math website that teachers want learners to visit for formative assessments.

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The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

Edsurge

As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. Here are five questions to ask when assessing the strength of the evidence. The list goes on.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. But it logged growth starting in the 2013-14 school year, two years before the school introduced Edgenuity.

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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

Edsurge

Much of our teacher professional development focuses on use of programs or tools, but falls short when it comes to imparting best practices around teaching and learning methods, digital and in-person instruction, differentiated assessment and data analysis. The best programs feature teachers who are strong in all these areas.

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Executive Briefs

techlearning

However, leaders are often not close enough to the details to be able to assess the effectiveness of existing privacy protections. Usually, it is the CTO/CIO who first raises the alert that the system is too outdated to support current responsibilities and requirements.