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Cultivating Independent and Collaborative Meaning-Making

Catlin Tucker

Strategies for Promoting Independent Meaning-Making Below are a few examples of meaning-making activities teachers can ask students to complete individually to construct understanding by deeply engaging with the content, encouraging critical thinking, and fostering the development of analytical skills.

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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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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

techlearning

Compare and Contrast with Newsela Critical thinking skills allows students to work on comparing and contrasting content. Our educators are using Newsela’s categories of readings to find articles that lend themselves to comparisons or even the pro/con option in text set. Visual mapping can boost a student’s understanding of a topic.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

Our guest, Danielle Johnson, Executive Director of the Texas Scholastic Esports Federation, shares how esports is not just about gaming but about boosting student engagement, improving academic performance, and building a more inclusive school community. That's the closest comparison. So those are some of the challenges.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices. The opening keynote speaker was Kevin Honeycutt. A massive online game?

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Additionally, school and district leaders should consider how high quality, durable technology enables the continuity of learning and less disruption, in comparison to technology not designed for the classroom or student use. The coming “Curiosity Revolution” will drive deeper student engagement in the post-Covid environment.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Additionally, school and district leaders should consider how high quality, durable technology enables the continuity of learning and less disruption, in comparison to technology not designed for the classroom or student use. The coming “Curiosity Revolution” will drive deeper student engagement in the post-Covid environment.

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