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Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Impact: How Educational AI is Making the Grade

EdTech Magazine

While solutions such as IBM ’s Watson Education and Google ’s recently announced Google Cloud Platform storage and AI initiative offers the potential for schools to deliver personalized learning strategies and offer analytics-based performance insight ; how K–12 institutions leverage these tools is entirely up to them. .

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning.

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How to Plan for Hybrid Teaching and Learning

Graphite Blog

Ruben Montoya, director of edtech systems at the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, agrees. "It's important [to keep a focus] on relationships, and it's going to be a little more challenging with the shifting learning environments," he says. Different modes, different strategies.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school. on March 18, 2020.

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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

The organization’s blog offers useful insights and advice on classroom technologies, digital citizenship, personalized learning and more. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. Elementary teacher Amy Pietrowski adds a dash of STEM into all of her classes. iste | Read the blog. Texas Computer Education Association. Karly Moura.

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3 Easy Ways to Gamify Your Classroom with Kahoot

Fractus Learning

One of education’s hottest buzzwords these days is g amification: the integration of games into classroom instruction to enhance student learning. Purposeful gamification can allow for personalized learning , increased student engagement , and greater creativity. (

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The Value of Googleable Questions?

Tech Helpful

She didn't own a smartphone or iPad because they were not yet invented. Access to information is at the fingertips of our students (even in elementary school). How do we make sure students are learning how to use tools beyond technology? elementary? I looked at the atlas and saw what she was talking about.