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Do Instructional Videos Work Better When the Teacher is On Screen? It Depends.

Edsurge

As the pandemic has forced more teaching online, plenty of instructors have been trying to figure out the best way to keep students’ attention and interest with lecture videos or Zoom sessions. Multimedia instruction has to include the instructor,” Andrew Stull, one of the authors of the study, recently told EdSurge.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

From virtual labs and games to digital textbooks and online curriculum, digital classrooms rely on video. For decades, research has revealed the benefits of using video in the classroom. With better tech, use of digital video content has skyrocketed and multiple benefits abound. Evidence-Based Benefits of Video in the Classroom.

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

EdTechSandyK

Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study. Another 37.8%

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

Learning tools can take many forms, like websites and apps, virtual tutorials and programs, and online games and videos. And because of the range of resources, students and the adults who supervise them (whether teachers or parents) need guidance on how to assess which are the best materials for which purposes.

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Carolina Biological Announced South Carolina Adopted New Grades K to 12 Science Teaching Materials

eSchool News

Science materials from 65 publishers were reviewed for adoption by the Instructional Materials Advisory Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, district administrators and community members. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards. Professional Learning.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. Keep this page bookmarked for articles and videos from the event. by Eli Zimmerman. by Eli Zimmerman.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

Edsurge

The spectrum of crisis distance learning ranged from ‘drive-by’ course material pickups to telephone check-ins to haphazard online lesson plans and ad-hoc video conferences, all of which can be considered a low-fidelity migration to support continuity,” the authors write. Below are summaries of the four scenarios the authors lay out.