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How to Re-Energize Disconnected Classroom Participants

EmergingEdTech

Image Source: Pixabay A growing disconnect Numerous surveys indicate the increased fragility of student engagement in recent years. One 2021 survey found that 50% of students felt less motivated than before the pandemic (87% of teachers agreed that it had negatively impacted student motivation). According to the survey by Kahoot!,

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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Thankfully, technologies such as virtual reality and collaboration software can assist with the training and recruiting of better teachers.

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Working in a group might be the best way to help kids meet individual goals, study says

The Hechinger Report

When I first became an education journalist back in 2011, there was a lot of talk about individualized instruction, particularly by using educational software to tailor subjects for each student. Its advocates argue that group work like this helps kids learn the social skills that are necessary to solve problems in the modern workplace.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed. Leave a comment. CC- [link].

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

Educators have long known learning is a social process — when teachers and students create meaning together, often the results are much more effective. Many school leaders believe that by using technology and adaptive software to allow students to move at different paces, they are offering “personalized learning.”

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. Web development: How the internet works, how to create and design websites, and how to use online resources to aid learning.

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SCALE-UP Classroom Technology: Supporting The Learning Environment

ViewSonic Education

4 Students gave SCALE-UP learning modules very high satisfaction ratings—a mean of 4.37 With these success rates, it’s little wonder that today’s classrooms are starting to transition to more collaborative learning environments like SCALE-UP. out of 5.5. And IT organizations just like yours need to be ready.