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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

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Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. In the standardized testing era, students are too often asked to memorize facts and/or recall ideas without being expected to retain a deeper understanding of information. Unleash the Magic of AI in Your Classroom!

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Assistive Technology with MakeyMakey

Cycles of Learning

Click here for more information and media from each camp. The below video provides more information about the MakeyMakey along with specific examples. As the video so clearly demonstrates, the MakeyMakey is an engaging piece of technology with incredible potential as a tool for budding inventors.

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

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To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. We know that learners vary in how they engage, how they take in information and also how they’re able to show what they know. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. There is a clear need for science-driven curriculum, and the thoughtful implementation of emerging technologies.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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Change the Game: Using Minecraft to Teach Students with Autism

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Certain elements are consistently present in quality games and quality learning tools. So it began as STEM design challenges for my older, more adept students. That freedom is why Minecraft continues to be a crucial tool for me and my students. Of course, not all games are created equal. I decided to check it out for myself.

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