eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2015

Homegrown online assessments prove invaluable to one district. Assessments are critical to our efforts to improve instruction in K-12 education. At Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD), we began the transition to online assessment more than three years ago. Online assessment saves teachers’ time.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive applications to collaborative online platforms, a diverse array of technologies is contributing to more engaging, personalized, and efficient learning environments. What are some good examples of using technology to enhance learning? How does technology help students learn?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Adopting a hybrid system of learning is perhaps the most logical thing to do in many educational settings. Students don’t become more engaged in learning activities simply because they use technology. Take everything with a grain of salt though.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using free digital tools from Microsoft. An easy-to-use navigation system lets educators choose different types of questions, such as multiple choice or text.

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Assessment Microsoft Mobility Tools 57

EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

Our current educational system is now more dynamic and complex due to Covid-19. The three car train concept places educators into different train carriages based on their willingness to adopt an innovative mindset as it pertains to technology. Remote Learning AP Culture of Assessment. A guest post by Dr. Courtney Pepe.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 16, 2021

Education technology has emerged during this period as an indispensable tool for many schools, enabling students to not only continue their education but thrive with the additional flexibility and personalized support that many online learning platforms provide. billion – from 2019 to 2020.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Learning Management Systems were probably created for institutions of Higher Education. Such systems could and still can. And they can actually do so much more: all faculty members can use them to create and deliver online lessons. It took a while, but many systems today can offer student-centered learning experiences.

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Linways Technologies

JUNE 30, 2021

In addition, incorporating different assessments in blended learning helps the students to get better feedback on their learning practices. As students prefer to go with technology-based activities nowadays, it is easier to make them engaged in study activities through a learning management system. Improved Student Engagement.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

Rather than spending most of my time time helping people become better online teachers, I have been figuring out how to meet two competing objectives: increase online course offerings and avoid adopting an online proctoring system. When would we encourage students to give a stranger access their webcam?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Partnership gives educators access to assessment library. Edulastic, a next-generation online assessment platform for K-12 teachers and administrators, has formed a new partnership with Key Data Systems to make the Inspect item bank available to Edulastic District Enterprise users.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

Quality, cost remain top concerns when it comes to assessments. Assessments are a hot topic in K-12 education — particularly in states that now require school districts to assess students in all subjects, not just those tested by the state. Where will districts get the new assessment content? Can technology help?

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Survey Assessment Education Online Assessments 40

Think Exam

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

All the education technology trends mentioned in this blog have proven to be highly useful (especially online exam software) in comparison to the conventional academic system; hence it should be continued even if things go back to normal.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2015

A CoSN survey reveals CTO concerns about privacy, budgets, and assessment readiness. What are the key technology trends in education according to leadership in our school systems? Assessment readiness is again the No. Yet less than 30 percent report they are fully prepared for online assessments.

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Assessment Common Core Online Assessments Trends 40

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Utilize Technology In today’s digital age, technology offers a treasure trove of resources and solutions to enhance teacher productivity. Here are a few suggestions: Learning Management Systems (LMS): LMS platforms like Google Classroom, Moodle, or Canvas are a teacher’s best friend.

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Think Exam

MAY 23, 2019

Think Exam is a leading online assessment platform by Ginger Webs that has been specifically designed to simplify the assessment cycle. Its vast functionalities are created to serve various user needs and are regularly updated in accordance with the ever changing trend in online assessment technology.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In response to the overwhelming demands and requests from the education industry, Linways has created a lighter version of our Learning management system that relates directly to such coaching/training institutes. Assessments and exams are one of the major challenges of coaching/training institutes face while going online.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. When Ray Timothy, executive director of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network , saw the results of a new statewide inventory of technology deployed across all 989 Utah public schools, one figure jumped out at him in particular.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Digital literacy is the ability to understand, use and interact with technology, media and digital resources in real-world situations. It is vital to prepare students in grades K-5 with skills to understand the need to be safe online, make responsible choices and be conscious of the impact of technology on them and their friends.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Common Core Data 40

Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

It’s about mobilizing the learning experience, from being merely seated in a classroom discussing matters with your teacher or stuck with a laptop at home answering online assessments, to taking an assessment while in a cab. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Colleges have long relied on pen-and-paper assessments purporting to measure students’ personalities, interests and values, Donnelly says. The system offers students a short online assessment of their interests , then matches them with Butte degree programs that may be a good fit for them.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Its product is called “Class for Zoom,” and what it’s building is pretty much that—a suite of tools that let instructors take attendance, distribute and grade assignments, and deliver online assessments through Zoom. If some of these functionalities sound like what one might find in a learning management system, that is no coincidence.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 20, 2016

Nicky Morgan, the British education secretary, struck a balance between embracing educational technology and a promise to keep it in its proper place, in her welcome remarks at the world’s largest ed-tech show here. “Assessments can be tailored in real time to the needs of students.” Exports of ed tech from the U.K.

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Technology Broadband Education Online Assessments 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

I’ve created something important but it still points out flaws in the system that won’t be fixed unless things change across society, not just education. Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad The Evolution of Technology. I decided to learn everything I could about mastery-based assessments so that I could start to close the learning gaps.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

So we provide data to professional development companies, curriculum suppliers, technology companies who are interested in supporting students and educators. Over the last several years, we've published a K-12 principals’ assessment report, in which administrators give feedback on the biggest challenges they face in their schools.

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Trends EdTech Data Tools 72

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

With their family responsibilities, jobs and financial aid restrictions, these students require different kinds of resources, support systems and instructional techniques than younger college students. What we've learned over time is, particularly in the area of prior learning assessment, [fit ]in two different strands.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Also, there is an educational portal that allows teachers to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, and assess student's learning to make it easy to differentiate instruction. BoomWriter's toolkit contains standard based rubrics, that allows for online grading, and real-time assessment so educators to differentiate instruction.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2016

Twelve thousand Mississippi students spent nearly 20 minutes unable to take their Mississippi Assessment Program tests yesterday morning. Minneapolis, Minns-based Questar Assessment Inc., the assessment vendor responsible for distributing Mississippi’s state tests, reported a glitch in its program yesterday.

Online Assessments 40

Online Assessments Assessment Report System 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2020

Complete with collaboration tools, online assessments, data analytics, offline reading facility and interactive learning content , these platforms are what students require today. Educators can also opt for a blended learning model empowered by technology. 8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Even in today’s tech-heavy environment, before moving to online assessments, leadership needs to ask: Should we? During their presentation, “Online Assessment: An Evolving Landscape and New Opportunities,” they discussed the lessons they learned when they made the transition and what they would change if they could.

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Online Assessments Assessment PowerMyLearning BYOD 42

techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

This new functionality allows educators to easily access digital literacy lessons, activities, application exercises, and quizzes through an online catalog, then deliver the content directly to students through Google Classroom. The integration will be available to all Learning.com customers by July 2018.For

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Valerie: I was not involved in the decision making process but can assume that our system moving in a world class way with the ever changing technology. I use D2L and our system eClass to post resources, classroom calendar of events, discussion posts and online assessments. Describe how you used the product.

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Tools Common Core Case Study Online Assessments 60

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

edWeb.net is delighted to announce a partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) to support superintendents and school district leaders with an online community and series of edWebinars hosted on edWeb.net. They shared similar ideas and philosophies on how superintendents can build confidence as technology leaders.

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Student Data Privacy Advocacy Online Assessments Mobile Learning 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Educators’ ability to personalize instruction using technology is imperative as the student population becomes increasingly varied by race, achievement level and socioeconomic status. New technology is key to allowing educators to provide this personalized support, the report says.

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Personalized Learning Report Classroom Learning 40

techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

Alive Studios’ programs use a technology called augmented reality (3D without glasses) to bring lessons to life. The library system plans to make this highly engaging learning experience available to children all around Gwinnett. In 2016, more than 5 million items were checked out at GCPL, more than any other library system in Georgia.

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Libraries Learning Software Online Assessments 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This new connectivity exceeds a national network infrastructure benchmark of 100 Mbps, which was set by the State Educational Technology Directors Association. Counties across the state have worked to increase their broadband capacity as online assessments, video resources, and mobile devices have become more prevalent in schools.

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Broadband Online Assessments Industry Meeting 40

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

technology. By that, I mean that I am required to provide and follow a syllabus that lines up a course of study and learning objectives for my students and details how and when they will be assessed. I review the assessment (the feedback) before class and just-in-time to modify whatever I had planned for the inside-of-class system.

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Flipped Classroom Assessment MOOC System 40