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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

These online tools help teachers quickly create quizzes, surveys, polls and other assessment materials, which can then be manipulated individually to fit the growth of each student and generate data pools of new types of student data. Microsoft Forms is flexible enough to support formative assessments of an entire grade.

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Chromebooks dominate K-12 purchases

eSchool News

K-12 education market, with the devices now making up 51 percent of sales for the first time, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. market leader now with over 50 percent of the K-12 OS market share, meaning Apple and Microsoft both have significant ground to make up. “Chrome is the clear U.S.

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Global K-12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project

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A decline in personal computer sales in the worldwide K-12 education market may be linked to faltering economies in other countries, particularly Latin America, a new report finds. market, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting, a London-based market research firm. K-12, but Is Microsoft Poised for Global Growth?

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We All Teach SEL: Gratitude Activities and Tools for Students

Graphite Blog

Students take online assessments to measure their strengths and challenges. Upload the data to Tuva, and use the platform to experiment with multiple graphical representations and report on statistics and trends. Microsoft Teams. Think about the digital tools you're already using in the classroom.

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In the marketplace: Gaming, digital citizenship, PD initiatives, and more

eSchool News

Teq Online PD offers educators unlimited access to over 200 live and archived professional development sessions focused on the effective integration of technology into instruction. There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL.

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We All Teach SEL: Gratitude Activities and Tools for Students

Graphite Blog

Students take online assessments to measure their strengths and challenges. Upload the data to Tuva, and use the platform to experiment with multiple graphical representations and report on statistics and trends. Microsoft Teams. Think about the digital tools you're already using in the classroom.

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8 Must-See Hidden Gems from ISTE 2018

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This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. This early literacy tool created by NWEA allows for whole-class, online assessment of oral reading fluency and other key skills thanks to speech recognition and audio recording software. offers a novel approach.