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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

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We agreed to do a book together, explore poetry, and have our students connect through the app Edmodo. Our fifth grade used the Wonder Workshop robots for a variety of lessons across the curriculum. Our fifth grade used the Wonder Workshop robots for a variety of lessons across the curriculum.

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I have a confession.

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Don''t just be a robot following commands. assessment books edmodo flipclass flipped literature PBL project based learning writing' Every educator vaguely familiar with Bloom''s taxonomy will tell you that evaluation is one of the highest levels of thinking skills. I refuse to give them the answer for how to get an A. Google docs?

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Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

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Students middle school and up (or precocious elementary) can find easy-to-understand facts for a state report or a perspective project evaluating what happened around the world while they were winning a soccer game. Students 9-13 may prefer the younger-oriented, Fact Monster. They can even create quizzes to assess their learning.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

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Use Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

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Students middle school and up (or precocious elementary) can find easy-to-understand facts for a state report or a perspective project evaluating what happened around the world while they were winning a soccer game. Students 9-13 may prefer the younger-oriented, Fact Monster. Library Spot.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The big “business of ed-tech” news of the week: Edmodo has been acquired by Chinese game-maker NetDragon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” ” The story features two companies who’ve experienced data breaches – Edmodo and Schoolzilla. ” “ NCTM and the Math Forum ” by Tracy Zager.