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Sudden Shift to Online Learning Revealed Gaps in Digital Literacy, Study Finds

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The study, done by education professors at Bridgeport State University, posed five open-ended questions: What has been your experience? We’re great at reading on our Kindles and our iPhones and all that jazz, but do children know how to type, can they actually create something with their own ideas?” What are your challenges?

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20 Best Learning Apps for Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free 2. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 3. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad, Mac); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 4. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 5.

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Best Lesson Planner Apps for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free / Age : 4+ 2. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age : 4+ 3. Lessons target various grades and subjects from ALA and math to social studies and computer science. Planbook Planbook is another good lesson planning app for teachers.

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8 Best Flashcard Apps for iPad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

From the power of spaced repetition to the simplicity of handwritten notes, these apps are transforming how we study and memorize. IDoRecall is designed to integrate learning and recall by allowing users to create flashcards directly from digital study materials like PDFs, videos, and webpages.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Encourage students to meet in study groups via virtual rooms like Google Hangouts. The traditional classroom vs. paperless is like a cell phone vs. an iPhone. They don’t need to meet in a physical location or call each other on the phone. quick methods like texting are fine. And then charge.

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ISTE Day 0 Recap for my #NotatISTE #ISTELive Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

If you have a class of seniors and are interested in a possible global collaborative project, I’m working on a project studying the Future is Faster than You think so send me an email by replying to this message. Lots of people are talking about the Clips app by Apple in Iphone. Possible Global Project in the Fall.

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

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It turns out, one of the world’s most-cited educational researchers, Richard Mayer , is working on a series of studies looking at what kind of computer-generated voices and images are most engaging to learners and lead to the best outcomes. How do we create online tutors who are approachable and we want to learn from?’”

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