Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Apple Classroom turns student iPads into powerful learning tools, allows teachers to gui. Teachers can view what specific students see on their iPads, lock devices as needed, and even log all devices out at the end of class. . * For ideas on how to select a specific app, read the introduction to 5 Favorite Classroom Apps.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Check out My Study Life , a free tool for students that allows them to incorporate complicated schedules (like that new rotating block schedule your school implemented last year), to-do lists, homework reminders, and more. By incorporating reminder tools, My Study Life keeps you on task every day!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

the digital devices–computer or Chromebooks or iPads–won’t work on the Big Day. encourage students to tape class presentations to replay later and/or study from. Have students create crossword puzzles (or other games) using online resources that they then play with each other to review for an upcoming assessment.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned. Adapting to this exciting new reality can be challenging for both teachers and students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

However, studies suggest that a significant percentage of students feel disengaged in their learning, posing a challenge for educators. Technology not only engages students but also offers opportunities for alternative assessments that encourage creativity and individuality. Another hook is bringing the Amazing Race into the classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Kindergarten teachers at Sto-Rox transitioned from traditional assessments like DIBELS to EarlyBird at the start of the 2022-2023 school year. In 2022, Bamboo Learning commissioned a third-party assessment of its learning platform with 82 first grade students.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

In a recent study from educational nonprofit Project Tomorrow , nearly 62 percent of teachers reported using video games in their classrooms. If a school adopts iPads, teachers can only use games that work with the Apple operating system. A majority of educators agree that video games can help K–12 learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2015

Research reveals that young students who share iPads may outperform peers on assessments. Students who shared iPads significantly outperformed their peers in one-to-one classrooms and in classrooms without iPads, according to data from a Northwestern University researcher. Next page: What the research reveals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Here’s what a joint study from Legends of Learning and Vanderbilt University found: “…students who played the games outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz. Whatever you choose, it must be completed in 3-5 minutes.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

Kids Discover , a provider of engaging science and social studies curriculum, announced that its interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William’s Director of Information Technology Services, AJ Phillips, used Compare & Connect K-12 to see the kinds of broadband services that other large Virginia districts procured and to assess how their bandwidth pricing compared to that of other mega-districts.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 5, 2012

With the permission of the parent, I share here the note she left for me, slightly edited to keep her identity confidential: My son was issued an iPad. I wasn''t able to make the iPad meeting at school. Your name came up when I searched under School District, iPad. I am in panic mode. Before we had strict "screen time" rules.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Gary Darling English Teacher CrossPosted on August 26, 2016 by Gary Darling Have you ever wanted a book about teaching with the iPad that is light on jargon, gentle on the brain, with tried and tested lesson plans, valuable didactic information, and clear advice all included? Did you even know that such a book existed?

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William’s Director of Information Technology Services, AJ Phillips, used Compare & Connect K-12 to see the kinds of broadband services that other large Virginia districts procured and to assess how their bandwidth pricing compared to that of other mega-districts.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After a two-year period where “virtually” everything was done on an iPad, parents have a thirst to see their children bringing home papers in their backpacks again. In my district, I hear from educators, students, and families alike that they wish to see what they learned online to be applied in hard copy.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Central Valley School District administrators envisioned such a shift when they decided to begin swapping paper textbooks for iPads in the 2012-13 school year. By and large, it’s working.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 24, 2017

Today Carrie Willis @carriewillis18 talks about how kindergarteners in her STEAM lab use their iPads. In today’s show, Carrie Willis talks about the workflow in her kindergarten classroom with iPads: How they use Seesaw. The challenges of kicking off an ipad lab. They use SeeSaw portfolios, green screen videos, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Studies show that 88% of teenagers between 13-17 have cell phones (or access to one) and 66% of middle schoolers. Finally, cell phones have become a small version of a computer be it a laptop, Chromebook, or iPad (especially an iPad). Fifth, students want to use digital tools. Lastly, there’s the problem of equity.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

An independent study from Johns Hopkins University shows that a program designed to reverse “summer slide” at scale showed real impact on student engagement and Lexile growth for students who read on the adaptive literacy platform LightSail for as little as 30 minutes per day. The demographics of the student cohort studied are 91.7

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

You just download it on Google Play or iTunes and use it with your touch Chromebook or iPad after listening to Tom Mullaney share how it works. But also on iPads and on Chromebooks that have the Play Store enabled, which is where education Chromebooks are going. Your kids could do this on an iPads tomorrow. Don’t get worried.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

0:15 Big Picture Stats 0:54 Andrea Yon's story 1:24 World Literacy Foundation study of the economic and social cost of illiteracy Sponsor: Today’s sponsor, Literal is an app to help students in grades 6-12 engage with reading. Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

Let’s say that you’re studying the 1963 March on Washington. After students read, they can take a quick assessment about the topic. Students can take an assessment just after reading. Although inquiry-based is excellent, sometimes you need to assign supplemental reading. However, students don’t need an email to sign up.

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Doug Levin

MAY 27, 2015

While the range of questions addressed in this study is quite broad, the authors did probe parents’ views about the educational impact of technology on their young children’s lives. While platforms are surely converging (we watch video on mobile devices and computers, play games on computers and mobile devices, etc.),

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

For many, study of the human body starts in second grade with an introduction to what’s inside that stretchy, durable skin that coats our bodies. There are good reasons why worksheets have been the backbone of assessment for decades: Students write or type the information (and get the benefits of note-taking). BrainPOP Jr.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Written by Doug , a high school social studies teacher from Illinois. Don: Efficiency of workflow on digital devices (ipads). Also, standards-based assessments. We have a 1:1 ipad initiative in grades 4 and 5.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

If you’re studying literacy, use wordlists for Dolch/Fry/Sight words, Compound Words, or Phrases. Though all typing is timed, students can use the lists to drill keyboarding skills, paying attention to the timer only for assessment purposes. These can be used as a class assessment to chronicle student progress.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

But if your district has yet to successfully implement targeted differentiation, a necessity for 21st century students, you might choose older, tried and true devices like iPads or Chromebooks, and devote your district's time and money to effectively determining and addressing unique student needs. Decide on a classroom model.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 7, 2019

While many technologies play a part – Chromebooks , iPads , huddle stations and more – the front-of-room interactive display remains a critical component. One landmark study of 85 teachers across 170 classrooms found a student achievement gain of 16 percentile points when IWBs were used. Onscreen editing and recording.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom #mlearning #ipaded #edtech Click To Tweet. Kathy Schrock’s iPads 4 Teaching. iPad Educators. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School. Google Expeditions on the iPad. Assessment. 55 Digital Tools for Formative Assessment. Teachers with Apps.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

Each of the ten tablets (5 iPads and 5 Samsung Galaxy tabs) came with 3G access for the duration of the pilot program. Here are some of their thoughts: Anita wrote: My iPad was surprisingly most useful with the defaulted notes application. One of the greatest features is simply the notepad that is already installed on the iPad.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Unified gets a $3.26-million

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More Verbs

MARCH 8, 2016

Design teams assess where in the implementation process your educators are, identify timely next steps, assist in providing formative feedback to those educators, help troubleshoot and problem-solve the challenges of implementation, and facilitate the sharing of ideas. It’s roll-up-your-sleeves strategic work.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 9, 2015

Education researchers and learning scientists are studying a range of topics such as motivation, engagement, learning progressions, memory, literacy, child development, and learning disabilities. Reading comprehension studies can guide the development and improvement of literacy programs and e-readers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. 00:01:02 Speaker 1 On their phone, on their computer, on their iPad. So kind of give us the the assessment?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Assessment. Online Assessment with Google Forms – this document gives walk throughs for Flubaroo and other tools to help you assess using Google Forms. Flubaroo – help for grading online assessments. 10 Tools for Assessment for Google Apps on the iPad. Sue Gorman’s Getting Googley Resource.

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