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Biometric Tech Can Track How Well Students Are Paying Attention

EdTech Magazine

Ever feel like nodding off during a webinar? For example, for its remote learning classes, the Paris School of Business is using software called Nestor to track students’ eye movement and facial expressions through their laptop webcams. Biometric Tech Can Track How Well Students Are Paying Attention. meghan.bogardu….

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And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are.

Neo LMS

There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. And learning platforms are starting to get mobile developers to publish mobile apps and have them updated on a regular basis. Personalized learning changes that style by making the learning process more student-centric.

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This Tool Has Kindergarteners Demanding More Reading and Writing Time

Edsurge

On any given day, you’ll find Felix and her students using iReady Math, making FlipGrid videos, or participating in a Skype Class virtual field trip to learn from rangers in places like Dinosaur National Monument and Grand Teton National Park. Many Immersive Reader features are designed to personalize learning and make it accessible to all.

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Becoming Connected Is Easier Now More Than Ever

The Web20Classroom

It's always a fun month filled with book clubs, webinars, chats and conversations. Learning On The Go -More and more educators are writing, reflecting and sharing through blogs and articles. And who has time to sit in front of a laptop for hours searching for just the right blog post. Can't attend a webinar live?

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

techlearning

Members of the highly competitive APSD Dream Academy (and Dream Scholars, their middle-school counterparts) are given laptops for 24/7 use. Monthly webinars will tackle topics such as Student Data Privacy: A Priority and Essential Commitment (October 8th) and Cyber Security: A Critical School District Priority (November 12th).

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Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

The Hechinger Report

An estimated 3,000 students, or roughly 3 percent of enrollment in San Antonio’s largest school district, Northside Independent, where Cable Elementary is located, didn’t participate in remote learning and couldn’t be reached by school staff this past spring, according to Barry Perez, a spokesperson for the district.