Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

In a survey conducted not long ago by John Vivolo, who was my colleague at New York University when I headed the engineering school’s online unit, more than half of the faculty believed that virtual instructors have no personal relationship with their students. On the whole, they concluded that digital quality is not as good as on campus.

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Survey Comparison Outcomes LMS 224

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

One way I have been experimenting with a different approach involves using the peer grading function in the Canvas LMS and setting up student-to-student interactions that way. This past semester, each student submitted reading notes as an assignment in the LMS. on their educators page.

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LMS Video Examples Tools 144

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2017

In fact, according to EDUCAUSE , one of the core functions of the post-LMS era is to use a “next generation digital learning environment (NGDLE)” that “supports collaboration at multiple levels and make it easy to move between private and public digital spaces. Better Option? Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR).

Technology 79

Technology Social Media Classroom Game-Based Learning 79

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Reduce administrative workload: Learning Tools Interoperability or LTI has greatly added to the effectiveness of education technology. These tools can easily be integrated with third-party apps such as LMS, CMS, and other content delivery platforms.

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Technology eBook Gamification Classroom 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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Trends EdTech E-rate LMS 131

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources. ELMO’s document cameras offer various ways to help students visualize objects and see in detail. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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EdTech Resources Tools Robotics 123

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2021

Devising a positive economic case for a new online unit demonstrates that digital learning is not just a passing fad, but offers a compelling way forward, re-routing colleges away from a shaky on-campus-only fate. When I first entered digital education more than two decades ago, instructional design was just at the starting gate.

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Social Media Course Study Groups 188

Neo LMS

JANUARY 14, 2016

Teachers continually face the challenge of keeping their students engaged and motivated. Digital learning has lost a bit of the so-called “personal teaching touch” because most of the learning, teaching and exams are done online and there’s less physical interaction. And let’s face it.

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Assessment Student Engagement Course Video 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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Course Dropout Blackboard Survey 60

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 7, 2020

As I learned many weeks ago from my interview with Jennifer Pearson , a teacher who had been teaching her students in China remotely for many weeks, this is NOT the time to throw a bunch of new tools at our teachers and students. If you were using Google Classroom, or another LMS before your school closed, great!

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Pearson Learning EdTech Google 101

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 14, 2022

There are so many ways to use it in the classroom and to improve learning. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen. Click To Tweet.

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Classroom Chromebook Google Video 86

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The success of these efforts are evident: in January 2016, weekly engagement of Brightspace rose to 80-85 percent of teachers and 75-80 percent of students, a significant increase over 2015. Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning.

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Online Learning Learning Blended Learning Assessment 40

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Instead, students learn from an all-in-one multimedia machine that features full interactivity. Academic studies confirm that interactivity and active learning can greatly enhance student engagement in the classroom. That’s why it’s crucial to make sure these tools are available during school hours.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2021

Schools need leading indicators of learning progression that flag at-risk students before they fall behind. This powerful, real-time engagement data can be used to create a sort of living progress report on student learning.

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Data Differentiated Instruction Assessment LMS 159

Fractus Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Great Online Quiz Maker For Basic Quizzes: Google Forms Best Quiz Makers For Game Styles: TriviaMaker Best Online Quiz Maker For Digital Tests: EasyTestMaker Some Benefits of Teachers Using An Online Quiz Maker More Student Engagement Save Time Collecting Results Reuse Quizzes. More Student Engagement.

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Gamification Software Assessment Report 64

Neo LMS

AUGUST 1, 2019

They can sort items using a digital pen to circle them or move virtual objects to show their teacher and other students what they know about the object. Provide academic as well as digital learning. The intention of the smart board isn’t to take traditional book learning or paper testing away from students.

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Classroom Assessment Tools Report 239

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum. Before schools shut down due to the global pandemic, most students had little to no experience with digital learning or online school. Hess has led staff and teachers to create a safe, motivating, and positive learning environment for students.

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Education Edmentum Epson Elementary 107

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The once venerable publisher axed several high-profile (and profitable) businesses in the Financial Times and The Economist as part of efforts to transform itself into a digital learning business. million students across the world, Gulati hopes to make data more accessible and actionable for teachers.

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Haiku Learning Pearson Company LMS 60

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 11, 2021

Since our switch from in-person to virtual and from copies to Chromebooks last year, these 7 digital tools have enabled me to facilitate accommodations , empower student engagement , and streamline assessment. I post the unit’s Slides on my school’s LMS each day for in-person, hybrid, and virtual students to access equally.

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Tools Assessment Hapara LMS 78

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

BLACKBOARD ALLY ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard announced that Blackboard Ally is now available for multiple learning management systems used by K-12 school districts. Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 69

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These K-12 technology trends help enhance students’ engagement and conceptual understanding.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 102

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 23, 2019

There are many reasons as to why K-12 students must leverage digital textbooks in their learning journey; portability and cost-effectiveness being two of the major factors inspiring this change. Let us have a look at why digital textbooks are more effective for K-12 curriculum: 1. Videos, images, animation, etc.,

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eBook Smartphone LMS Social Media 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS. In many ways, the learning management system is the prototypical education platform.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145