Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Studies have shown that when someone gets appreciated, they feel more socially valued, and this can lead to prosocial behavior. Students take online assessments to measure their strengths and challenges. Edheads' online simulations help students gain an understanding of STEM jobs, such as surgeon or engineer.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 12, 2016

Querium Raises $720,000: Austin, Texas-based online assessment platform developer Querium has raised $720,000 in a convertible note, according to the Austin Business Journal. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 4, 2015

BI: One of the challenges that faculty and academic researchers have when studying “interventions” is in getting control versus experimental groups with limited outside variable interference. Both full and part-time faculty teaching online have a bit more student data, depending upon the learning management system they are using.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

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.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In a recent study by the International Olympic Committee, more than half of young people (55 percent) said they enjoyed school more on days they get to do physical activity. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

A study released last year by the National Council on Teacher Quality found that nearly half of the nation’s teacher training programs failed to insure that their candidates were STEM-capable. That means new teachers must learn how to teach science, technology, engineering and math on-the-job.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Learn about the resources that can help district leaders develop the next generation network infrastructure necessary to support multiple mobile devices on and off campus, the delivery of digital content, and administration of online assessments. Read more about this study here. Read more and register for this event here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Jason Caudill : Big Tools at No Cost: Enhancing Online Learning with Open Source Software Jennifer Wilkin : Supporting and Fostering a Second Language in a Pandemic World Jeremy Stuart : Interview Jim Groom : #ds106radio: University of the Digital Air Jody Thomas : Unschooling (sort of) or Learning All the Time Joe Stoner : Music Composing for Everyone (..)

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

All three are outstanding (and free), but perhaps the most immediately useful to readers of this blog is Civic Online Reasoning or COR. These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry. And they could be critical for baseline analysis of student skills and formative assessment.

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.” Via EdScoop : “‘Deliberate cyberattack ’ delays online assessments in five states.” Also from The Verge : “ Axon launches AI ethics board to study the dangers of facial recognition.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. In 2013, Intel acquired Kno for $15 million — for “ pennies on the dollar ,” said one analyst — and rebranded the software as the Intel Education Study App. They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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