Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). Students direct their learning with a unique space-themed avatar (called a ‘mathling’) that identifies their work and keeps them engaged. 10 Ways to use it in your classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The advancement of emerging technology is laying the foundation for a new age of learning. With virtual worlds being built to extend the classroom and embedded AI to better track student development, experiential technology provides a new level of immersion. Related sessions: AI Enabling Personalized Learning at Scale.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The company’s traction has simmered considerably from a few years ago, when as many as 15,000 classrooms were licensing its version of Minecraft, modified specifically for use in schools. The company creates a curriculum and lesson plans around each game and offers learning analytics, showing how games are being used.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 12, 2018

As the costs for devices and applications decrease, technology use is increasing In classrooms across the country. As tablets, Chromebooks, and other handheld devices are employed in classrooms, instruction relies more and more on apps instead of on traditional computer-based programs. Growth is particularly high in web-based devices.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core. John Fallon CEO, Pearson.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. What is personalized learning? It can look a little different in every school, in every classroom and for each student.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. By Kathy Schrock, Wilkes University. The trend I witnessed blossoming in 2016 was the makerspace.

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