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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

With 81 percent of superintendents reporting that improving the academic performance of underprepared students is their biggest challenge , finding ways to bring in more qualified teachers is a priority. Thankfully, technologies such as virtual reality and collaboration software can assist with the training and recruiting of better teachers.

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5 Ways K–12 Teachers Can Take a New Approach to Computational Thinking

EdTech Magazine

Collaborator: Incorporating projects that facilitate collaboration skills will help students develop new computational ways of thinking, as well as crucial social-emotional learning skills. Designer: One of the best ways to develop computational thinking is through hands-on projects. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

eSchool News

Word Processing: Develop students’ proficiency using word processing programs and tools for online document creation, design, editing, collaboration and problem-solving. Computer Fundamentals: Students learn to harness technology as a tool to create, problem-solve and collaborate with others.

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How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

“It’s about utilizing student voice, creating buy-in, heightening collaborative learning, and prioritizing students’ needs concerning the environment in which they learn.”. by Eli Zimmerman. Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic career since he left the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill School of Journalism.

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7 Key Steps to Project-Based Learning

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Create Groups and Assign Roles Group formation and role assignment are pivotal in PBL as they structure the collaboration and ensure that each student is actively involved. Effective grouping can be based on various factors like students’ interests, strengths, or learning styles.

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Are Our Educators Prepared For Their Students?

My Island View

News came from newspapers and magazines that were limited to publishing cycles and editors. Journalists used more media tools in their reporting. This was the way it was until the introduction of cable for more choice in entertainment and 24 hour news reporting. Student voice is essential for students to own their learning.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

But most of the time when Gartner uses the word “methodology,” it is trying to signify “science,” and what it really means is “expensive reports you should buy to help you make better business decisions.” So here is the consensus from the past twelve years of the Horizon Report for higher education.

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