Edsurge
JULY 2, 2020
While I taught one group of students how to find the main idea of a text, the others applied reading skills they had learned with me by completing assignments in Google Classroom and adaptive software that allowed them to advance at their own pace. But there is some research supporting its impact on learning outcomes when executed well.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g. Companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google regularly supply schools with discounted technology that districts could not otherwise afford themselves. But these options, too, come with a catch.
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 14, 2019
We’ve all seen (or even been) that woefully disorganized student: always turning in late assignments, arriving to class empty-handed or misplacing instructional materials. Although critics argue for a return to pencil and paper, blaming technology for poor student outcomes, this argument misses the point.
Edsurge
AUGUST 9, 2019
After using the narrative-based digital game each week as their read aloud, instruction followed a similar format to traditional text read alouds. The fantasy unit culminated with a fully collaborative class Google Site. The class engaged in group discussions, reading response questions, and Kahoot quizzes to gauge comprehension.
Edsurge
APRIL 5, 2019
The “oligopoly,” as we called it, was the natural outcome of a highly decentralized system and fragmented demand. If you bucket all instructional materials—core plus a broad view of “supplemental”—you have an estimated $6 billion instructional materials market. I exclude technology from this analysis).
Fractus Learning
APRIL 9, 2021
The app integrates with Google Drive, Classroom, and Sign-On, simplifying the online learning environment for Google districts. The software helps teachers record bite-size and complete lessons, homework assignments, explanations, instruction clips and receive verbal student feedback. Google Drive. Google Classroom.
Iterating Toward Openness
APRIL 23, 2020
A prohibition on using proprietary technology platforms in conjunction “open textbooks” would also sabotage Proposed Priority 3(b), which requires awardees to evaluate the impact of open textbooks on learning outcomes and course outcomes. This would also be a horrible consequence of the proposed rule.
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