EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It is important to remember how far we have come in only a few decades with technology to be able to still see our students via video, to both distribute instructional materials and watch them progress in software, to talk to them live from a distance and help them to learn.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Everyone—teachers, students, and parents—agrees that watching videos on the internet may be a practical learning and teaching tool. YouTube’s most prominent feature is that its videos may be helpful in many other kinds of educational systems, particularly online education. Reduces the Expenses of Online Education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

More and more school districts today are making it a priority to use high-quality instructional materials that not only demonstrate both efficacy and a positive impact on student achievement but also provide teachers the training and support they need to successfully implement the curriculum.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Some of the key findings from this survey were the following (Project Tomorrow, 2016): • Over three-quarters of middle school students (78 percent) are tapping into online videos, and 6 out of 10 (61 percent) are playing online games, all in service of various types of self-directed learning goals.

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Discovery Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Discovery Education’s Money Channel and Financial Literacy Channel are great places to find videos and instructional activities that will introduce a strong foundation of financial understanding for students in K-12. The video series, behavioral economics content, fundamentals, digital learning modules are all so relevant.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2023

The resources include links to YouTube videos of lectures from MIT professors about airplane aerodynamics; links to free digital tools that teach coding to children; and links to cram sheets designed to support studying for specific Advanced Placement tests.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2016

Supplementary STEM videos serve to engage students in science learning. Students in South Carolina will soon have access to short Twig Science and Tigtag Science videos through a new statewide partnership. The videos anchor a suite of online exercises, quizzes, and other media that support science teaching.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Flipped Classroom: In a flipped classroom model, students review instructional materials independently outside of class, such as watching videos or reading texts, and then engage in active learning activities, discussions, or projects during class time. It encourages inquiry, creativity, and independent learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

UDL is based on the principle that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning and that instructional materials and methods should be flexible and adaptable to the needs of all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

The idea of “zero textbook costs” makes a kind of sense when you believe that the ideal instructional materials are books. CMU researchers have demonstrated that the learning effect of this kind of online interactive practice is approximately six times larger than the learning effects of either reading or watching video.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Instead, more professional learning time should be spent helping teachers plan, develop materials, and practice delivering the strategies with colleague support. ( [link] ). Teachers need to be offered lots of instructional suggestions and resources so they can tailor their PD learning to their own teaching environments.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Outlier.org combines cinematic video and charismatic professors with the best in modern, evidence-based teaching techniques to virtually transport the student to a college lecture hall.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2018

This involves identifying vocabulary that students have to understand in order to access curriculum content; understanding the semantic and syntactic complexity of the language used in written instructional materials; and knowing the ways in which students are expected to use language to complete each learning task.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Some of the key findings from this survey were the following (Project Tomorrow, 2016): • Over three-quarters of middle school students (78 percent) are tapping into online videos, and 6 out of 10 (61 percent) are playing online games, all in service of various types of self-directed learning goals.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

In a flipped classroom, students review instructional materials, such as videos or readings, outside of class, allowing for more interactive and application-focused activities during class time. Textbooks serve as a foundational resource for delivering subject-specific content and supporting classroom instruction.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

With an innovation mindset and a focus on technology to personalize instruction at scale, Savvas empowers educators and engages students with high-quality, interactive PreK-12 learning solutions.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

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.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

There’s a learning curve for everyone when moving instruction online. Keep in mind, recording one video can take the length of a normal daily prep period. Districts like ours that opt for blended instruction—some days on campus and others online—must repurpose the time spent with students face-to-face.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

EdReports — the highly regarded, independent nonprofit designed to improve education by providing reviews of K-12 instructional materials — applies evidence-based analysis in evaluating math and ELA programs. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

These apps offer specialized courses, step by step guides and lessons, video tutorials, access to online teachers, and many more. Other features provided by Yousician include: over 1000 missions and exercises, tons of video tutorials covering different music skills (e.g., You can use it to play your favourite songs.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Annual survey reveals digital resources such as game-based environments and online videos have experienced increased use in classrooms. In 2010, 47 percent of teachers said they used online videos, and that jumped to 68 percent of teachers in 2015.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. Hansen Bergamini, El Dorado Community School How has MidSchoolMath helped you navigate instructional shifts during the pandemic? That helps teachers maximize their instruction time.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

Learning Across Modalities The benefit of shorter lectures is well understood by developers of online educational materials who have learned that students often click away or otherwise tune out while watching a recorded class. Get creative with the format of your live or recorded lecturing.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Real-World Multimedia Field Trips : Through video and text, students shadow scientists and engineers around the world as they explore local, national, global, and space phenomena, deepening student understanding of STEAM practices and concepts.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Flexible Teacher Support: Embedded teacher support and meaningful professional development are built right into the program, while new, ready-made instructional materials for each lesson make teacher preparation time quick and easy.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

If education stakeholders want to fully realize the return on the technology investments being made in school systems nationwide, teachers must have more professional development to successfully integrate new technologies into instruction and develop innovative lessons that leverage technology to support the success of all learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2016

The resources–including over 10,000 articles, videos, lesson plans, and more–are clear, easy-to-navigate, and user-friendly, with opportunities to collaborate with other teachers. BloomBoard is a professional development website for teachers and administrators.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

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.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2021

The list acts as a guide for teachers, schools, and districts across the state to identify professional learning provider programs that support orientation and ongoing implementation of high-quality instructional materials. Both live and in-person trainings on Curriculum Associates’ programs are also available.

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Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2020

Watch: Dr. Rudolph shares his message with the community in a video I am not speaking today to assuage anyone’s guilt. We must recognize the value of every person, not only through our actions but also in the selection of instructional materials. We need to engage in conversations, regardless of how difficult they are.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The company has an editorial team that rewrites these materials for readers at different grade levels. The company plans to expand this library with new media formats including audio and video, and add new features for students and teachers to engage with the content.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2021

Digital books and on-demand digital class sets in the Delaware Accelerate Learning digital collection were selected from identified HQIM (high quality instructional materials) curricula. OverDrive Education offers the industry’s largest catalog of ebooks, audiobooks and streaming video for 48,000 K-12 schools worldwide.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

They might, for example, use Jamboard, Padlet or Kahoot to allow students to demonstrate mathematical thinking, to visually share ideas or to practice vocabulary concepts in a cloud-based setting, while retaining the basic bell schedule and relying primarily on live, video call instruction.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Use Great Video Lessons Made By Others.

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