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COLUMN: Can we find the solution to middle school math woes in a virtual world?

The Hechinger Report

It’s never surprising to see and hear enormous enthusiasm for technology solutions at conferences: There are always a host of new apps and products on display that come and go. Still, it’s impossible to ignore growing skepticism about the power of digital tools.

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Teachers in High-Poverty Schools Less Confident in Ed-Tech Skills, Survey Finds

Marketplace K-12

Teachers who are most confident about educational technology tend to work in low-poverty and suburban schools, bringing their students a wide range of experiences and potential benefits that other young people may lack, concludes a survey released today by the Education Week Research Center. –Eric Risberg/AP-File.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. And that means schools will have to adapt to the way these new students think and learn. 3] Getting the students involved is the key to helping them learn.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Khan Academy. Zoom for Education.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

Edsurge

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. We’ve largely succeeded—according to a recent Common Sense Media survey , eight out of 10 K-12 teachers have computing devices in their classrooms.

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All the Upgrades and Updates From Apple, Google and More at ISTE 2018

Edsurge

Earlier this week more than 18,000 attendees from 87 countries gathered in Chicago for ISTE, one of the largest K-12 education technology conferences and trade shows in the world. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.” Look what the wind blew into the Windy City.

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More schools are online than ever before – but it’s far from perfect

The Hechinger Report

Is technology necessary to personalize learning? Nearly 60 percent of school leaders surveyed by CoSN said ongoing costs remain a major challenge. Among high schools, only 6 percent nationwide now report that they lack WiFi, according to the CoSN report. A new story in The Hechinger Report asks and answers that question.)