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How a Feedback Tool Improves Both Instruction and Student Outcomes for This Math Teacher

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EdSurge: How is math instruction evolving, and how does technology support this? I’ve never experienced support like this before. For example, they added the feature that Free Math is accessible through Google accounts. The COVID-19 pandemic forced her to try something recommended by her student teacher.

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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

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“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance for Your Classroom

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" Pressing play on the YouTube video will set third-party cookies controlled by Google if you are logged in to Chrome. See Google's cookie information for details. Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – September 2021

Edthena

They’re about setting the crucial, strong foundation of instruction and classroom dynamics that will propel student outcomes all year long. From building relationships with parents to supporting students in the return to in-person teaching, we have highlights and article links for you. Promoting accomplishments and connections.

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What are Good Tech Goals for Students?

Ask a Tech Teacher

or: 80% of 5th graders can complete ten skills in MS Word (or Google Docs). But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. It’s tempting to phrase goals like: 4th graders can create a chart in a spreadsheet . It’s the pencils and books of our digital world.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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If we want technology to finally transform education and teach the 21st century skills our students need to succeed, we need to design tools with the understanding that teachers are activators of learning and the secret to achieving better student outcomes. Consider the ways that technology can streamline these processes for teachers.

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

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Once these types of factors are thought through, applications like Google Data Studio can speed up the creation of customized reports through the use of menus, drop-down lists, and drag-and-drop features, while also providing color and font choices that make the data easier and faster for recipients to review and put to good use.

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