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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

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At Slackwood Elementary School in New Jersey, AI assistants helped bolster first-grade students, a majority of whom were struggling to achieve high test scores in science, technology, engineering and math courses. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How to Make Math Accessible for All Students

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App Smashing with Kindergarteners #ipadchat

The CoolCatTeacher

Want to hear another episode on elementary portfolios with SeeSaw? Listen to Suzy Lolley talk about elementary portfolios with SeeSaw. Episode 27 – Using SeeSaw for Elementary Portfolios. Carrie is an Apple Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Educator, DEN STAR, Wonder Innovation Squad member, and all-around techie.

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Student Engagement with Buncee in the Science Classroom

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I have used it primarily in elementary science, with students in grades 3-5. Students were able to see the value of the assignment, partially because it broke away from the “norm” of what they have always experienced: read pages from the book, copy definitions, and answer the questions at the end. About Michael Cullen.

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Learning to Code: New Possibilities Through Collaboration at School

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Students at DCPS’ Burrville Elementary School complete an Hour of Code session. One recent example is the collaboration between DC Public Schools and Microsoft, which had the goal of generating excitement for coding in the classroom and increasing the number of students participating in Hour of Code.

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Books to Africa and A Personal Transformation to a Global Educator

The CoolCatTeacher

Most definitely. So I met up with teachers through the Microsoft Educator Program. Julie Hembree is definitely somebody you want to follow. Julie Hembree is a teacher-librarian at Cougar Ridge Elementary School near Seattle, WA. Vicki: I love that! So it really is becoming part of what they think. Julie: Yes!

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education. So the company plans to release three new articles a week aimed specifically at elementary students. Educators at a school can also set up their own channels and video conferences.