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

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Each article will contain five “power words”—high-utility academic vocabulary—which students can click on to get a “student-friendly, article-friendly” definition, with a 10-question quiz at the end of the article. Upgrades also include Smarty Ants Español, a program designed to help K-2 Spanish-speaking students learn how to read in Spanish.

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Why making, coding, and online learning are the real trends to watch

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In 2011, when the report focused only on important developments, learning analytics were predicted to peak in about five years. Just as often, trends like game-based learning, which can seem like the future of learning at times, get dropped when they lose momentum and go niche for a few years.

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

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Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education. An interactive STEM curriculum comprises of learning modules which test a student’s critical thinking skills. Simulation-based scenarios can be created where students have to perform certain tasks and make decisions and then view the results in real-time.

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