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eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading and Math

The CoolCatTeacher

The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. This tool helps you reach students at their ability level in both Reading and Math in exciting ways that are student-approved. eSpark would be an excellent tool for reinforcing, engaging and fun learning, that reaches every student where they require assistance.

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AI Tools Like ChatGPT May Reshape Teaching Materials — And Possibly Substitute Teach

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A still shot from an online course about the Python programming language, created with the help of a generative AI tool. For this generation of students, an avatar is one of the tools that would work.” A number of startups are trying to bring so-called generative AI to classrooms as a teaching tool.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Whooo’s Reading

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PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, announced today that it has acquired Whooo’s Reading and its AI-driven technology that enables teachers to quickly and easily determine whether their students comprehend the books they are reading.

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As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

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What that metaverse will look like is still a bit vague, but the company gave some hints in prepared statements and in an hour-long video it released. In 2014 the company bought VR company Oculus for $2 billion. Zuckerberg’s interest in virtual reality is nothing new.

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H?para: The Essential Tool for Every Google Classroom School

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I’ve seen one tool improve student engagement in Google Classroom significantly — H?para. Additionally, Google takes all of these examples off the “To Do” list. Google Classroom isn’t always simple to use for students who struggle.

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A Proctoring Company Tried to Sue an Edtech Critic. He’s Fighting Back in Court.

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In 2020, the digital proctoring company Proctorio brought a lawsuit against Ian Linkletter, who was then a learning technology specialist at the University of British Columbia. The videos, which had been posted by the company as “unlisted” on Youtube, described how Proctorio’s software works. Don't be a Proctorio partner.

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

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A popular communication and collaboration tool for K-12 teachers that’s been around for more than a decade is closing for good. Edmodo is permanently shuttering , the company announced late Monday. The company also had a global presence, and was recommended by UNESCO for distance learning during the early phases of the pandemic.

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