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How Do You Use Technology to Improve Your Learning?

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Online assessments provide instant feedback, guiding students toward continuous improvement. Coding programs and robotics kits introduce valuable STEM skills, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving. Virtual reality applications transport students to immersive environments, facilitating experiential learning.

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Lots of great resources and web apps to use with Chromebooks!

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to Teach Literacy Strategies to Struggling Readers Students can write, create blogs, collaborate on writing projects and more.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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EXPLORELEARNING GIZMOS ( WWW.EXPLORELEARNING.COM ) Gizmos are online simulations that help students to make connections and draw conclusions with an interactive design that supports a manipulation of variables and “what-if” experimentation. Gizmos help prepare students for rigorous new standards and online assessments.

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8 Must-See Hidden Gems from ISTE 2018

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Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? 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. Try MAP Reading Fluency. What's different?

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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Whether a student’s next step is online assessment, core subject productivity, or college and career readiness, McDowell County students enter the environment with a confidence that comes from familiarity with digital literacy concepts. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.” Via EdScoop : “‘Deliberate cyberattack ’ delays online assessments in five states.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. Robot essay graders — they grade just the same as human ones.

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