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Schools and Colleges Try Virtual Reality Science Labs. But Can VR Replace a Cadaver?

Edsurge

And a range of companies have recently started offering products to outfit such digital alternatives. Those companies include tech giants as well as smaller players. Google has partnered with science education company Labster to create an online biology degree program with virtual reality labs.

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For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

edWeb.net

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. Currently, Nevada has what DeLeón described as an outdated method for reviewing materials. About the Host.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

The amount of time they’ve spent in the classroom (“seat time”) doesn’t matter, nor does the number of credits they’ve accumulated. In a math classroom inside Monmouth Academy in the RSU 2 district, 20 students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, sat in clusters of four, working independently on small dry erase boards.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We are grateful for companies and organizations who believe in the power of globally connected learning. To indicate your support fostering global awareness through education, please sign up for this program and follow these instructions. Contact Steve Hargadon (steve@hargadon.com) about opportunities to get involved with our community.

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Schools Are Looking for Evidence From Their Edtech. Are Companies Ready to Provide It?

Edsurge

And companies, in turn, are beginning to work out the answers. The long-time classroom educator is co-founder and chief content officer of Bamboo Learning, a company that launched in 2018 with a voice-enabled literacy application and began piloting the technology in schools earlier this year. It is not a high bar.

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How to Use the Triple E Framework for Edtech Evaluations

The CoolCatTeacher

Get an overview of the framework everyone is discussing and understand how it impacts learning in your classroom on today’s show. It also includes vetted resources that you can download and use in your classroom immediately. But doesn't it come down to how we use it in the classroom? What excites Liz in classrooms today.

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The primary goals of this event are to demonstrate the power of global connectivity in classrooms, schools, institutions of informal learning and universities around the world, and to introduce others to the tools, resources, projects, and networks that are available to educators today.