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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. Sal Khan, founder of the nonprofit Khan Academy.

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Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

A Principal's Reflections

Co-Teaching Pear Deck (formative and targeted assessment)* Nearpod (formative and targeted assessment)* Padle t (cooperative learning, closure, checks for understanding) Linoit (cooperative learning, closure, checks for understanding, annotation) Flipgrid (video creation for closure, checks for understanding, blended learning) Newsela (assign current (..)

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5 ways to use edtech to engage shy students

eSchool News

This provides a comfortable outlet for shy students to express themselves and also encourages classroom inclusivity. Gamification also adds an element of fun to the learning process, making the classroom experience more enjoyable for all students. Apps like Kahoot!

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How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

eSchool News

This article explores the significance of digital tools in social studies instruction, delving into their benefits, implications, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in both elementary and secondary settings.

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Remote Learning Teaching Tips

A Principal's Reflections

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology). If not, consider this PreK – 12 resource from Khan Academy or some tools highlighted HERE. ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. and tinyurl.

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End of Year Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. Khan Academy. If for example, you’re a math teacher, you may refer students struggling to grasp the Pythagorean Theorem to view Khan Academy videos so that they can catch up with the rest of the class.

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Developing Asynchronous Remote Learning Tasks

A Principal's Reflections

In the case of the latter, check out this PreK – 12 curricula from Khan Academy. One of my favorite examples I saw during a coaching visit to Wells Elementary School was a Tic-Tac-Toe board that included formative assessment, purposeful use of technology, and differentiation, which you can read about in detail HERE.