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Interactive whiteboards: A Comparison + Some Alternatives

The Innovative Educator

Many educators believe this interactive whiteboard technology enhances classroom learning with increased student engagement and focus. Over the last ten years, smart boards have become mainstays in K-12 classrooms. Fortunately, today there are less expensive alternatives that offer similar functions. SMARTBoards'

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Tablets vs. Textbooks for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Let’s dive into this topic, exploring both sides of the argument, drawing from extensive research, classroom experiences, and the perspectives of educators and students alike. Interactivity and Engagement: Tablets offer a dynamic learning environment. The Case for Tablets 1.

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How Culturally Responsive Education Affects Student Engagement and Learning

MindSpark

But how will it keep our students involved in the canonical discussions in colleges and universities? And what happens to our ELL students, differently-abled students, when they are disarmed by an SAT question or an important document that has phrasing that values the dominant culture? Herein lies the answer.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. Create an Analogy Ask students to make a comparison or create an analogy. 3-2-1 Activity Ask students to complete a 3-2-1 activity. choice board of options).

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How This Company Gives Voice — and Value — to Virtual Collaboration

Edsurge

These VoiceThreads, as they are called, include images, video, and documents, and they provide the opportunity for teams of people to annotate using drawing tools, voice comments, written comments or video responses. VoiceThread is a cloud-based media tool that allows users to collaborate on and communicate around media presentations.

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PROOF POINTS: New poll points to college and career benefits of Greek life despite criticism

The Hechinger Report

Instances of blatant racist and homophobic behavior are well documented. The kinds of students who choose to participate in Greek life may have thrived in college and afterward even without a fraternity or a sorority. Rape and sexual assaults are even more common.

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Elon U. Has Been Working to Reinvent the Transcript. And That Has Given It Some Eye-opening Data.

Edsurge

Students can put the visual transcript and the traditional academic transcript into one academic document if they want to send it to a third party such as a graduate school, or they can order the experiential transcript independently, and blend that with their certified electronic diploma.

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