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Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State? SETDA’s New Guide May Help.

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In states that mix adoption and local control, like Utah, a commission reviews, vets and ultimately recommends instructional materials, although districts have final say. SEDTA maintains a state-by-state database with information about procurement policies, and links to resources from those 27 states.)

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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

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For the new report, it was reclassified from an app to a learning management system, and its mentions grew from 44 percent as an educational app in 2018 to 54 percent as the LMS teachers said their school used in 2020. Trailing Google Classroom as the K-12 LMS of choice was Canvas, at 28 percent. Accelerated? at 60 percent.

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Savvas Announces New Math and Reading Solutions that Engage and Inspire Students While Giving Educators the Resources to Help All Learners Achieve

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PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

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Top 10 Benefits of Using YouTube in the Classroom

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Suppose a video from YouTube cannot be included in a learning management system (LMS) or an online class. Asking your students to search YouTube to uncover instructional films pertinent to their needs is another way to encourage students to engage in self-directed learning. YouTube has more instructional videos than the LC.

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Why the Pandemic Forces Administrators to Rethink Attendance — and Interoperability

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From California to Connecticut , legislation is being written and revised to specifically tie attendance to learners’ documented interaction with instructional material. But now, especially for asynchronous learning, much of the information about participation (e.g., is in learning management systems (LMS).

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TEA Announce Free Access To Supplemental Math Computer Program for Texas

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offerings, these instructional materials are optional and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what grade-level knowledge and skills students should possess. instructional materials undergo a rigorous review that includes Texas teacher feedback to confirm quality standards.

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8 Visual techniques for organizing lessons and ideas in the classroom

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If we consider the creation of online instructional materials, it’s even easier to keep the consistency of the entire course by using the same layout for each lesson. If the information is organized, they’ll be more successful at accessing it fast when they need it. Concept maps. The world is not just black or white.

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