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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

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Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? According to Brookings , roughly nine percent of educators consider themselves social studies teachers. Here are five ways edtech can kick up your social studies program: Simulations and games.

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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

The challenges of online learning are real, but there are some basic steps teachers and families can take to encourage educational success. Examples could include encouraging the student to enjoy a break after an assignment or to change locations by studying outside on a nice day. More than half of U.S.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

Edsurge

"Face-to-face instruction is no longer the gold standard." — Steven Goss, chair of Management and Technology in the business programs at NYU’s School of Continuing Studies Actually, the phenomenon predates the pandemic. It’s a message I’ve been arguing for a while. Faculty who say, ‘I only teach on campus,’ are doing themselves a disservice.

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Pile of Words: Drive Deeper Engagement with Vocabulary at the Beginning of a Unit, Text, or Project

Catlin Tucker

You are the best judge of how many words you think your students can handle for an exercise like this. Which do they need to define using online resources? What big ideas would they expect to explore studying this unit, reading this text, or working through this project? Give students time to discuss and define the words.

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PROOF POINTS: The myth of the quick learner

The Hechinger Report

A few years ago, a group of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University decided to study these rapid learners to see what they are doing differently and if their strategies could help the rest of us. All needed practice to learn something new, and they learned about the same amount from each practice attempt.

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9 Easy mindfulness activities for the virtual classroom

Neo LMS

However, given that school is likely to continue in an online format, is it feasible to try to incorporate mindfulness now? It’s a great icebreaker exercise to do before a lesson. Finger tracing exercise. For this, you can give them a choice, and what better way than incorporating mindfulness in asynchronous learning tasks?

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How Classroom Environment Shapes Understanding of Cause and Effect Relationships

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According to Statista , in a study taken in 2022, 47% of college students believed that online learning in higher education was on par with in-person instruction in the US. It will be an excellent exercise. It’s a handy technique to keep track of relevant data for later review or independent study.

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