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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Videos Some students grasp ideas better when delivered in video form. And even students who prefer reading text will learn something from a video. There are different ways to incorporate video into a math class. The simplest is finding instructional videos and getting the class to watch them.

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Georgia Tech Is Trying to Keep a ChatGPT-Powered Teaching Assistant From ‘Hallucinating’

Edsurge

The plan is to train Jill Watson on the specific materials of any course it is being used for, by feeding in the text of lecture videos and slides, as well as the contents of the textbook. “Jill Watson is the intermediary,” Goel tells EdSurge. Those courses enroll between 100 and 370 students each.

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How Can Communities Improve Writing Opportunities for Students of Color?

Digital Promise

Here, leadership is committed to providing high expectations and support for historically marginalized students, including writing experiences that utilize students’ knowledge base and help them build real-world skills as they communicate through writing. Writing should not be limited to ‘standardized’ genres.”

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5 reasons to integrate digital storytelling into your teaching

eSchool News

But the bottom line is that digital storytelling is a critical bridge from an educators’ curricular knowledge-base to the digital learning sphere of the students. The formats are, in fact, endless.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

Interactive learning platforms have changed this, streamlining lesson preparation by offering instant access to a variety of multimedia resources, such as pre-made lesson plans, quizzes, games, videos, and presentations. This frees teachers to focus their time on improving their teaching methods and creating personalized learning experiences.

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A ‘New Normal’ Requires New Tools for Attendance and Family Engagement

Edsurge

VIDEO: Smart Mobile Messaging. One of Mini’s greatest assets is her ability to learn and build a knowledge base that responds empathetically to questions from parents and students. A personalized alert regarding student absences (Credit: AllHere) Texting is the most effective—and equitable—way to communicate with families.

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Using EdTech to Support Healthy Habits in Kids and Teens

EmergingEdTech

aim to provide evidence-based learning tools, games, and modules to young students in a virtual space about health subjects. Both of these resources will provide young students the knowledge base they need to stay healthy for years to come — all while playing fun games and learning exercises.

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