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When It Comes to Technology and Engineering, National Report Card Confirms: Girls Rule

Edsurge

Pretty well, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—also known as the Nation’s Report Card. NCES) Of the more than 15,000 eighth-grade students who participated in the assessment, which was administered on laptops in 600 public and private schools, about 46 percent performed at or above the “proficient” level.

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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

They typically require a student show photo identification to their laptop camera before the test begins. It then matches that data that to the student's "biometric faceprint" captured by the laptop camera. That robot grading is degrading. Who has a teacher or peer read their paper, and who gets a robot?)

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ISTE23 Redux—First Takeaways

eSchool News

Witsby is backed by analytics, multi-layered reporting tools and authoring capabilities to give school leaders the ability to blend their own professional development assets with ASCD professional learning content. zSpace announced the expansion of computer science and cybersecurity content on the Inspire AR/VR Laptop.

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Zapzapmath adds multiplayer option and more to their popular app

Ask a Tech Teacher

That means whatever digital devices students use — be they desktop, laptop, iPad, or Chromebook, they can access Zapzapmath. This is a real plus as more schools have set aside the iPad in favor of Chromebooks and laptops. Playing against another human (not robots) inspires students to try harder to prove they know their stuff.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

To help prepare young rural Americans for the new demands of a tech-integrated workforce , Microsoft has partnered with the National Future Farmers of America to invest in agricultural education, EdScoop reports. But we know that technology will be an engine of America’s growth for years to come.”. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Technology Underscores the Promise of a New School Year

EdTech Magazine

Many will also have new laptops or tablets through one-to-one computing programs , upgraded classroom technology for blended learning , and teachers trained to more effectively use technology to personalize instruction. Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:44. With the support of her principal at Dr. C.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. Special Features include: ability to report position, velocity, and acceleration. In fact, it took me less than five minutes to unbox, setup, find the power button, and sync to the free app/software on my laptop and my iPhone. bridge building kits.

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