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Unlock the Secrets: Expert Homework Hacks for Busy Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

Subscribe to the Show This week's sponsor MAD-Learn - Mobile App Development MAD-Learn is a free, easy tool for students to use to build apps of their own in a private space for just you and your students. We can help our children learn! This show is a great one to share with parents! Stream by clicking here.

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Book Creator for Chrome: Product Review, Tips and Tricks for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

They can also send them as eBooks that people can read on their mobile devices or computers. You’ll have your 40 free books, and you’ll also get a demo book that will guide you through using Book Creator. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. From my high school classroom to this elementary classroom.

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Understanding and Addressing the Surge of Chronic Absenteeism

Edsurge

This exacerbates existing social inequalities by limiting access to quality education and opportunities for upward mobility. One thing that stands out is the percentage of elementary and middle school students who are chronically absent: around 20 percent.

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The Social Institute Unveils Curriculum for 4th Graders on SEL

eSchool News

Surveys reveal the average age kids get cell phones is ten years old, and exposure to mobile devices begins at a much younger age. When asked to select topics that would be helpful for addressing technology with elementary students, nearly 75% identified “managing time on devices” as the skill most needed. About The Social Institute.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Now in its 25th Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator has created a machine for turning fledgling ideas into businesses that get investors salivating—and writing checks. YC Demo Day 1 has begun @ycombinator #ycdemoday pic.twitter.com/YOem8vP3oG. And neither is elementary-grade science. million in revenues this year and $1.5

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

Kitaboo on EdTech

But now with mobile phones, tablets, and laptops being a part of school education, it is much easier to deliver STEM courses on these devices, making the courses more interactive, accessible and engaging. Related: Do Millennials Learn Better on Mobile Devices. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. Encourages Teamwork.

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The Possibilities for Tech (and Screentime) in the Preschool Classroom

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By my calculation, he has experienced seven different daycare, preschool and elementary school classrooms. We’re a military family, which means my five-year-old has already lived in four states.

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