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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. Technology impacts instruction in a positive way, the report states. They may be on to something.

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CUE 2018: 4 Ways Google Forms Create Efficiencies for Teachers and Administrators

EdTech Magazine

Google Forms, which can be used to facilitate a survey or quiz , reports data into Google Sheets so teachers and administrators can use the raw data. Use Forms to Report Discipline Reliably. Though teachers and administrators were supposed to report students for chewing gum, they didn’t always remember.

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200 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. Have students create word clouds of a lab report and compare results. How about comparing a newspaper, novel, or a magazine. Hope to see you there!

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Five Ethical Considerations For Using Virtual Reality with Children and Adolescents

MindShift

It might also have a big impact on social emotional learning (SEL), as VR’s unique ability to produce empathy recently led Wired magazine to explore its potential as “ the ultimate empathy machine ”. Neal also reports a great deal of success with Tilt Brush , a powerful 3-D art creation tool.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

As librarians, we can do this by offering a range of genres and formats for students to choose from: novels, comics, magazines, audiobooks, print, or digital. Why : Help foster independence, encourage student choice and decision-making, and offer differentiated instruction.