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Digital Natives Still Need Help Navigating Online Assessments

Edsurge

Or, assuming you have enough computers in your classroom, try online writing exercises. Want to help your students prep for the functionality of online assessments? In my class, students take turns playing class librarian—checking out books to their classmates by selecting, clicking, and dragging the titles on the screen.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Student Engagement I’m in social media groups where frustrated teachers recently commented that their grade books looked like “Swiss Cheese” and that many students were just missing during online learning sessions. Project-Based Learning Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a topic we often discuss on my podcast.

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Pedagogy first, technology second – the key to successful hybrid classes

Neo LMS

It’s like reading a book or watching a video without really grasping the essence of its content. Simple questions such as how to access a course from the LMS or where to find the invitation link to a Zoom meeting, or an online assessment have simple solutions. The information is there, and you retain some of it.

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How Co-Teaching Helped Our New Teachers Support Students, In-Person and Online

Edsurge

There were no iPads, no online assessments and no Zoom. They appreciated this flexibility, but it also meant that preservice teachers like Tonja would need to apply everything they learned about teaching to two very different modalities: in-person and online. For remote learners, we used an online assessment.)

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What is the story behind Georgia Test Prep?

Georgia Test Prep

We purchased some books from a local store and also bought some online. We realized that we spent a lot of money on the books for each child and were still not convinced that it was the best we could provide them with. This was becoming tiresome and redundant. And that is what we are here for!!!

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?Online Courses Shouldn’t Use Remote Proctoring Tools. Here’s Why.

Edsurge

Exams are only good for a few things : managing faculty workload and assessing low level skill and content knowledge. Wouldn’t that money be better spent designing assessments that measure student learning and support the uniqueness of the online environment? First, time is different, the class period doesn’t end or begin.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

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. Mobile learning is about transforming how everyone can access shared knowledge and resources.