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The Importance of eBooks in a Flipped Classroom

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Flipping the classroom has become a hot topic in educational circles in recent times. The idea is that students first learn course content online, usually at home, and the time in the classroom is devoted to what used to be traditionally homework, with the teacher’s assistance.

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Assigning Homework In the Digital Age: The Benefits of Virtual Classrooms

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With the advent of the Internet, some schools have started offering classes fully online for maximum flexibility, while other brick-and-mortar institutions are incorporating digital tools into their classroom and at-home assignments. Virtual Classrooms Help Teachers Create Homework Assignments.

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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

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During the Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings, Dr. Evans, along with a panel of K-12 student voices, discussed findings from this year’s Speak Up Research Project. Student Engagement. Tech that works beyond the school—they want to be able to do self-directed learning.

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Speak Up 2020 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings

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Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation. Digital Learning During the Pandemic.

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Remote Learning Begs the Question: Must Lectures Be So Long?

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Insights that derive from dialog between K-12, higher education, and online-learning providers could well shape instructional practices for the better as students return to school, whether in a classroom or over Zoom. Instructors have also experimented with lecture formats that did away with podiums and blackboards.

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Teaching on Laptops and Digital Whiteboard Might Not Be as Different as You Think. 

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Teachers are worried about student engagement and interaction online. Meanwhile, students find themselves hard to adapt to online learning, and learning outcomes drop significantly. Thus, ViewSonic brought out a complete solution that successfully creates a virtual classroom for everyone. Presentation .

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

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So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which raised $16 million to put some oomph in Zoom classrooms. It was started by one of the co-founders of Blackboard, now a household name in education technology. million seed round for Engageli. Parent builds edtech.

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