The Shake Up Learning Blog

MAY 10, 2022

You cannot install Chrome extensions on your phone or tablet. Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. See: Copyright Policy. Check out this HUGE list: 85+ Apps That Integrate with Google Classroom. Please note: Chrome extensions ONLY work on the desktop version. Mote (FREE). Download Mote here.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 27, 2016

To support such at-risk students in the area of literacy, Samsung designed a Literacy Lab for schools, pairing the research-backed iLit software , with both Chromebooks and tablets, to provide a highly interactive literacy experience for students. al, 2014). All for the kids we serve, Source: Darling-Hammond, L., Zielezinski, M.,

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

Students won’t work in neat rows in their school gyms or test centers; rather, test takers will be able to complete their exams at home, using any piece of technology available to them—computer, smartphone or tablet. They can even write their responses by hand and take a photo of the results to submit for scoring.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

Called the Boston Children’s Hospital Early Literacy Screener , the new game is administered on a touchscreen tablet. Kids as young as 4-years-old do tasks geared at assessing their literacy skills with the help of on-screen cartoon animals.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. Our system was user friendly, allowing educators to see student grades, benchmark assessments and progress against standards on student dashboards.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 30, 2024

Learners can join the sessions using their smartphones, tablets, or laptops through internet connectivity. It offers a collection of training formats like videos, assessments, quizzes, and more to make the learning process simple and memorable. For better retention and engagement Connecteam operates on a feature-rich cloud platform.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Digital devices, especially smartphones and tablets, have become an appendage for schools. Whatever way the argument skews, one thing is for sure: schools need to come up with policies to address this issue. Teachers, parents, and administrators need to come together to introduce policies that find a balance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2019

Many lesson plans include a video overview and a quiz to assess understanding of the material (though you can’t grade it without an account). Debate –one-two hours outlining the procedures for debate and demonstrating different styles such as parliamentary and policy debate. Study.com is platform-neutral.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Using ICTs for assessment of learning. Assessment in a classic educational institution is usually limited to several examinations at the end of completing the syllabus. The assessments are usually done using grades/marks and its primary goal is to compare students’ achievements with a set of predefined standards.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 8, 2020

This easy-to-use app lets students record themselves reading aloud on their laptop, Chromebook, or tablet, from the comfort of their own home, and then send it to their teacher for feedback.”. Quick Score gives immediate feedback to students without the need for a full assessment. How to Easily Assess Writing in Google Docs.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. Because Vivi works with any device or platform, Gunn’s students are free to use their Apple laptops, Chrome tablets or Android smartphones. Laurence had recently installed.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

They provide customizable templates for student assessment and learning activities. Whether that be an exit ticket type assessment or a reading comprehension exercise with text and questions, BookWidgets provides over 40 template options. . See: Copyright Policy.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2022

population and their scores demonstrate how American education has suffered during the pandemic since the last National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was administered in 2019. But there were no easy explanations and no clear connections between policy decisions on remote learning and how much academic achievement suffered.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

There are so many ways that kids can creatively show you their learning in a timely and efficient manner, and ways teachers can conduct assessments that take away the testing anxiety that plagues so many kids. Creative Formative Assessments Can Help: Save time assessing students. Now, Information is literally at our fingertips.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 30, 2015

Edsby is a robust, cloud-based, mobile learning management system that incorporates social learning, course planning, assessment management, and much more into a simple, easy to use package for the entire school community. Students and parents can check grades, attendance, homework and more from a web browser, tablet or mobile phone.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 8, 2020

This includes all modified policies and procedures such as attendance and other expectations. We canceled our staff meeting last Wednesday and held after school PD on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on Google Classroom, Zoom, and Assessments and teaching online. Attendance policies are clear (Done.) Not training teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2018

The texts come from a team of researchers at Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) Labs. In fact, language skills advanced most among kids who started the program with the lowest scores in a literacy assessment. The other families received a tablet but no additional reading prompts. Weekly Update.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The only school I interviewed that is equipped with high-speed internet and 1:1 tablets is an all-boys private boarding school located in the outskirts of Tokyo. When I asked my friend Jose who teaches there how he uses the tablets, he said he only uses them occasionally to share notes. In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

He held in his hand a tablet and I watched as it recorded my brainwaves. As I repeated “up, up, up” in my mind, I watched the tablet map my thoughts, converting my brainwaves into an algorithm. “Relax your mind,” said a young man standing next to me. I chose, “up,” but “cheese” or “pajamas” would have worked equally well.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Dallas News → Writes Joan Hughes: "Can tablets teach children basic math and reading skills? state-level policies relating to open education.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. School Network Structure. In a school environment, the two main drivers of how much network bandwidth you need are: 1.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Since the biennial test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, was first administered in the early 1990s, student achievement, particularly in math, steadily improved until the late 2000s, then flatlined. . Policy changes may play a role too. We must do better for all children.” Then, nearly all U.S.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Pear Deck is an active learning and formative assessment tool that makes your presentations completely interactive! Pear Deck is fully loaded with templates for each stage of the assessment process, vocabulary games, Google tool integration, and helps teachers engage students and create collaborative conversations. Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

The New Schools Venture Fund estimates that K-12 schools collectively spend about $9 billion per year on instructional software, digital assessments, laptops and tablets for students and teachers. These decision-makers spend billions of dollars on equipment and resources to implement their decisions.

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MindShift

JANUARY 23, 2018

The texts come from a team of researchers at Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) Labs. In fact, language skills advanced most among kids who started the program with the lowest scores in a literacy assessment. The other families received a tablet but no additional reading prompts.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

Harlandale administrators tried to smooth the transition to remote learning, lending students tablets, parking WiFi-enabled buses throughout the district and partnering with food banks to give out groceries and school supplies. Espinoza realized the district needed to better take advantage of the year-round calendar.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As part of the launch of our new smart-device security testing, the Common Sense Privacy Program evaluated a popular smart device called Vector and conducted a hands-on basic security assessment for parents and teachers to learn more. Because Vector is smarter, it does not necessarily need extra help from a mobile phone or tablet.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As part of the launch of our new smart-device security testing, the Common Sense Privacy Program evaluated a popular smart device called Vector and conducted a hands-on basic security assessment for parents and teachers to learn more. Because Vector is smarter, it does not necessarily need extra help from a mobile phone or tablet.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013. Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

Establish Transparent, FERPA-Compliant Policies DO: Locate and review your school or district's social media guidelines. Basically, everything you might do hinges on whatever existing policies have been set up wherever you work, so check those out first. You should also look into your school or district's acceptable-use policy.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

But as more students gain access to technology like tablets at school and at home, the concern has shifted to how educators guide students in using that technology. The plan makes recommendations in five areas : learning, teaching, leadership, assessment, and infrastructure.

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edWeb.net

JULY 10, 2018

Digital educational materials have provided many benefits for K-12 educators and students from computer adaptive assessments to tools that allow students to collaborate and communicate 24/7. What are the vendor’s security and data privacy policies? Is it customizable? Can schools and districts add colors, logos, etc.? She earned a B.S.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

Update your Acceptable Use Policy. Device tune-up : update/refresh/re-image your tablets, laptops, and desktops. Add apps to your tablets. Tune up/check your Google Apps for Ed (GAFE) policies and settings. Did you buy new laptops or tablets? – Fast and fun game-based formative assessment.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. Have narrowed down to four vendors to try iPads, Android tablets, Windows 8 tablets, Chromebooks.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In a school environment, the two main drivers of how much network bandwidth you need are (1) the number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting and (2) how often these devices will be used. To address the first factor, take a tally of the number of devices that will access your network on a regular basis.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

When engaging in this process, first and foremost, you'll need to take a long look at your leadership as well as review the policies and procedures you have in place. Your leadership and how it manifests itself in your district and school policies are only the tip of the iceberg. Laptops, Tablets, and Chromebooks?

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 30, 2017

Check out this post: How to Easily Assess Writing in Google Docs. With a digital and paperless classroom, I can assess student work throughout the entire process, not just the end. I can assess work from my phone, tablet, Chromebook, or laptop. See: Copyright Policy. Say goodbye to your red pens!

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