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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?

Edsurge

And that did happen for male participants in the study, who did better on a post-video quiz about the material when a happy voice delivered the material than when a sad one did. Sarin compared a white professor having a computer agent deliver their lecture video in a “Black voice” to a performer in blackface.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. Learning tools can take many forms, like websites and apps, virtual tutorials and programs, and online games and videos. Credit: eLearn.fyi.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

And, itopia Labs is designed to deliver a great application user experience, even when students are accessing high-resolution video editing and 3D rendering apps remotely. A distinguishing feature of the curriculum is the “Mental Health Moments” which are woven through lessons on technical and career aspects of the world of video gaming.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

A key aspect of this type of teaching and learning is the increased use of interactive video for online “field trips” and other purposes. And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues. Christine Fox’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

This new feature gives students the opportunity to receive messages, updates, alerts, notifications, photos and videos directly from their teachers and schools, empowering them to take greater ownership in their learning. The system allows any organization to deliver live 360 4K video to viewers on computers and mobile devices.

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A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

Edsurge

Just like good video games, he too is unpredictable, full of surprises, and a fount of unexpected, sharply intuitive expressions and original terms to describe learning at its best. Again, like good video games, Seymour’s ideas can work on many ‘levels,’ ‘layers,’ and ‘depths,’ and have a serious ‘holding power.’

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics. “We They will be looking for culturally-relevant and anti-racist content and instructional materials, data-driven instructional solutions, and partners who understand the unique needs of their district.

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