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How Do Teachers Make Hands-On Classes Work Online? With Tech and Innovation

EdTech Magazine

It’s a shared challenge facing instructors whose classes typically involve labs or career and technical education: In the age of physical distancing and remote learning, how do educators re-create hands-on lessons online? “How can I help someone learn to weld if they can’t come in and use the equipment?” asks Lori Romano, director of career, technical and adult education at Pasco County Schools in Florida.

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Is it time to stop segregating kids by ability in middle school math?

The Hechinger Report

ITHACA, N.Y. — On a frigid Thursday in February, math teacher Marietta Gibb was warming up her sixth graders at DeWitt Middle School with some algebraic expressions. She showed the students a video to review the math, then sent them scattering to different tables to practice the exercises they’d found challenging. “We don’t want anything too easy, because if you go to the gym and you pick up two pounds, what purpose is that?

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An Easy Way to Get Search Results in 3D

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Search offers an interesting AR (Augmented Reality) feature that allows users to view and interact with 3D objects. Students can use this functionality to visualize, for instance, complex STEM.

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With help slow to come from Washington, a veteran’s family gets by washing cars, skipping meals

The Hechinger Report

Kaneadsha Jones and her family stand outside of their home in Columbus, Ohio. Jones quit her job at a call center in March after she says her bosses would not let employees wear masks in the office. Credit: Maddie McGarvey for The Hechinger Report. By early October, Kaneadsha Jones was close to giving up. It had been seven months since she or her husband had steady work.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Another Great Tool for Learning Math

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

POP! Math Cards is a useful app that helps kids (and adults) practice and learn time tables using fun multiplication cards. The app is now on sale and only for a limited period of time. POP! Math.

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