Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Yet, if students in other nations took the NAEP, only about one-third of them would also score Proficient—even in the nations scoring highest on international reading comparisons (Rothstein, Jacobsen, & Wilder, 2006). On the surface, this does seem awful. The pundits already are chiming in on the 2022 NAEP results.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Supplemented with online learning resources for curious children who want to know more, your little explorer isn’t limited to the contents of this month’s kit. In addition, there are awesome online video tutorials and additional activities to please the curious. How Do Little Passports Subscriptions Work?

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2022

This year’s report reviews multiple comparisons of readiness levels within several demographic categories, a four-year comparison to determine the impact of the pandemic on learner readiness, and specifically how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted learner readiness over the quarantine period. To download your own copy of the report here.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Take an online course. There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. In this post, I’d like to suggest some ideas for how teachers who are new(ish) to CS can go beyond the Hour of Code.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 29, 2023

Thanks to online learning platforms , they can now earn a degree from recognized institutions and enhance their skill sets while learning from the comfort of their homes. Summing Up The Structure of eLearning Courses eLearning classes are delivered through online learning platforms.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

Video clips, educational games, and virtual simulations are just a few examples of technology resources you can use to engage and educate in the classroom. 4] Rather than handing out paper worksheets, you can send your students online lessons or activities to complete at their own convenience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. Free on the web; fee for the app.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2020

When students clicked on a help button, they sometimes received a teacher’s hint, which could be a pop-up text explanation or a video of how to solve the problem. CLICK TO ENLARGE: The examples above show how a text explanation (left) and video explanation (right) appear to students who click on a help button.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These screencasts, essentially videos capturing computer screen output with audio commentary, were designed to supplement in-class learning. For instance, students reading Angelou’s book were provided with videos on redlining, privilege, and cultural appropriation, linking their reading to contemporary issues. Carney, E.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Can a “Netflix”-like subscription model really work for online education platforms? Investors who are fond of analogies and comparisons to consumer technology successes are betting on one New York City-based company to find out. Skillshare has raised $28 million in a Series C round led by Union Square Ventures.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. The list of students contacted was based on those who did not participate in online learning activities. Video subjects ranged from reading stories to health to dance to origami.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In comparison, students engaged with Achieve3000 Literacy through the end of last school year experienced only a 12% loss of their potential gains.”. It can be easy for students to become disengaged through all the online learning options that their schools have implemented. Encourage Student Participation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

According to United States Census Bureau projections , by the year 2034, there will be 77 million people ages 65 and older in comparison to 76.5 To serve students during the pandemic and beyond, I believe institutions not only must innovate their approaches to learning, but also their approaches to teaching.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For example, teachers can provide students with the option to read a digital text, listen to a podcast or audio recording, watch a video, or engage with an infographic/visual information on a topic. Digital resources may allow students to enlarge text, slow down audio, access close captioning on videos. YourChoiceMedia. GraphicOrgComp.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

From Obstacle to Opportunity: Using Government-mandated Curriculum Change as a Springboard for Changes in Learning and Teaching: Jon Andrews. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt. Philipp Schmidt (2007) provide an excellent comparison of how Education 1.0 My Chapter: Moving From Education 1.0

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

They were surely an asynchronous form of instruction, a sort of same place - different time learning. By comparison, in its technology supported multiple formats, contemporary distance education is much more sophisticated. m-Learning, or mobile learning focused on the use of personal technologies. We have come a long way.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’. In this activity, each of the students took individual responsibility to seek out, evaluate and then post useful websites and online learning resources that were deemed indispensable to the group.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2024

New Mexico did just that and offered high school students free 45-minute online video sessions three times a week in the evenings and weekends. The effectiveness of video tutoring Bringing armies of tutors into school buildings is a logistical and security nightmare. Online tutoring solves that problem.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 16, 2023

In particular, UNIVERSE by ViewSonic is interested in how the metaverse can function as a tool for creating a sense of belonging and inclusivity within an online learning environment. . It can be considered a digital representation of a person within an online environment.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

I think we’ve all been wondering about learning since we started going online in the pandemic,” said Clifton. But these “action research” studies are often poorly designed without comparison or control groups and their conclusions — my idea worked! — are colored by teacher subjectivity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Yet, the fundamental problem with this line of questioning is that it inaccurately conflates access to online learning content with access to a course experience. By comparison, people need 29 hours on average to earn a MOOC certificate. Our users self-report these behaviors in post-course surveys and qualitative interviews.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It wasn’t an apples-to-apples comparison between the two groups, a problem that can happen in a small randomized controlled trial. That’s because they were unlucky in their random assignment of students. By chance, comparatively weaker math students kept getting assigned to receive cash incentives.

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Testpress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Instead of long-tailed videos, people engage more with TikTok and shorts. They can even summarise the contents of a lengthy learning module. Use this to show comparison and differentiation between different topics. Short Videos Videos are the most effective approach to offer a step-by-step breakdown of a topic to students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

And told myself, "You know what, I'd rather just go home, do school work, play video games for the rest of the day." The study found that students in those schools performed dramatically worse on standardized tests in comparison to students in traditional schools. You know, high school politics are just a load of hooey.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2018

But two recent guests on EdSurge Live, a monthly video-based discussion series, have surprisingly concrete answers to this question. Michelle, I’m struck that Wayfinding Academy holds courses in person, without any online learning. But in the content and core of what we do, everything is completely different.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

It brings a library of over 18,000 purpose-built, digital learning objects to teachers, learners, and parents. PBS LearningMedia is aimed at teaching and learning. Short, high impact video clips. Have any international comparisons been made? Virtual and digital online learning lead to personalization.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. . That was certainly the case in our experience.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Before he began meeting with Carr, whom he described as “funny,” he was spending his days playing video games. But this investment, estimated at about $425 million only if every state were to take advantage of it, pales in comparison to the amount Americans, especially those who are more affluent, spend on commercial tutoring services.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Video games filled much of his time. He finds online learning boring, but says he is “learning a lot.” In September, online learning got off to a rocky start. But even though Marc found online learning boring, he said, “I’m learning a lot.” so she could get him up by 6 or 7 a.m.

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