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IT#1: What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends

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Produced with the insights of an international panel of experts, and with nearly one million downloads per year, this report on emerging technologies for learning is likely the most well-read report identifying key technology trends for primary and secondary education. Deeper Learning Approaches. Online Learning.

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Reinvigorate Creativity and Confidence with STEAM

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Kent’s students are experts at these tasks because of their work with LEGO® robots, starting in the first grade. By the end of sixth grade, they begin to build and program robots. The best result of robotics for Kent’s students?

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Building Coding Skills Through Playful Learning

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As an advocate for STEM and computer science for all, she supports classroom teachers and students in areas such as robotics and creative computing and helps organize Scratch Educator meetups in her area. About the Host. Jennifer Rodabaugh has been teaching in various capacities for over 19 years.

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This Tech Tool Can Save Teachers 10 Minutes Per Class

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Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. That way a secondary explanation of a concept can happen instantly as opposed to the next day,” she says. Her high school literature students at St.

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What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends

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Produced with the insights of an international panel of experts, and with nearly one million downloads per year, this report on emerging technologies for learning is likely the most well-read report identifying key technology trends for primary and secondary education. Deeper Learning Approaches. Online Learning.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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Teachers have also expressed positive feedback using the technology, underscoring how it led to more collaborative learning experiences for students. Due to the mass increase of devices, the district began to experience some difficulties with keeping the devices charged and ready for learning.

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