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Is your classroom ready for BYOD?

Neo LMS

There are apps such as NEO , TED and Khan Academy downloadable from app stores. Class distraction There’s still this idea that classroom devices are a distraction to the students because instead of being used for learning, students might just play games. But that is a 20th century thinking, when most handheld devices were Gameboys.

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Urgency with Coding Now for the Future

wwwatanabe

Below are a few places for getting started: Device Elementary Secondary iPad Daisy the Dinosaur Tickle (older app) Hopscotch Scratch Jr. How do you get started?

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

You know, if I taught math, I’d be harvesting videos from the Khan Academy or places like that, rather than creating my own. Doug: Well, the Science Learning Academy in Philadelphia is one where I visited. Doug: Kids walk in there.They hand them a Mac laptop. And the other thing is. A lot of teachers…. Vicki: (agrees).

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Different Definitions of Personalized Learning Conflict, Cause Confusion

MindShift

Two examples are McGraw Hill’s ALEKS and Khan Academy. Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, defines personalization by pace. With Khan Academy, you can show “mastery” by getting a certain number of questions right in a row. Proficiency vs. mastery (Drew Lytle for NPR ).

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

Furthermore, adaptive learning platforms, like Khan Academy and Duolingo, cater to individual student needs, offering personalized learning paths and immediate feedback. One popular technology tool for K-12 learning is Khan Academy. and Quizizz, gamify learning, making lessons more interactive and enjoyable.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. One Laptop Per Child. WTF is Unizin ?!

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