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Teaching Tools and Techniques

eSchool News

In K-12 education, employing effective teaching methods and strategies is paramount for engaging students and facilitating meaningful learning experiences across diverse subjects and grade levels. However, one approach consistently hailed for its efficacy is the use of active learning strategies.

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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Tablets are the number one choice for classroom learning, as they are somewhere in the middle ground between the reliability of laptops and the mobility of smartphones. What makes them particularly appealing to students is the fact that they can access learning apps on tablets. Measuring the results.

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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

Edsurge

So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g. The pandemic will eventually subside and those dollars will likely be funneled elsewhere.

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How to Keep Students Organized and Thriving in a Digital Classroom

Edsurge

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. That’s why we developed the H?para para and former school teacher, counselor and administrator.

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When it comes to struggling schools, school choice is no substitute for systemic change

The Hechinger Report

work on laptops during class. They need better instructional materials, access to experts, time with colleagues to reflect on and adjust their practice, and timely data on student progress. Embrace choice, but only within an overall strategy. Karen Hawley Miles is the president of Education Resource Strategies.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Campus Technology : “ Udacity has announced a partnership with a ride-sharing service in China to host a $100,000 prize competition to find the best machine learning strategy to improve customer experience.” The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55