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This Program Is Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Thinkers

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Yang: We were first prompted to address concerns over the digital divide. And we want to close the digital divide. CoolThink brings along a lot of pedagogy changes: flipped classrooms, teamwork, peer learning. Reports & Evaluations. EdSurge: What inspired the creation of CoolThink@JC?

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The Pandemic’s Lasting Lessons for Colleges, From Academic Innovation Leaders

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Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. This is an interesting time to be innovative.

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What the flip?

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Everywhere I look I'm seeing 'Flip teaching' or 'Flipped classroom'. There's a lot of hype about this 'flipping' idea and it's getting me flipping irritated. What does flipping actually involve? Even Aaron Sams, a highly visible proponent of the flipped movement admits that the term is ambiguous.

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How SAMR and Tech Can Help Teachers Truly Transform Assessment

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Socrative , Kahoot and TopHat , are great tools for augmenting assessment, especially in flipped classrooms. These digital tools gamify the process of learning and help teachers quickly assess topics that require either more or less discussion, allowing students to move to independent and group work faster.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The Flipped Classroom". with Pigeons.

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