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5 digital resources to inspire curiosity and engage students

eSchool News

Often, my colleagues will come to me with requests for resources to overcome a certain classroom issue, and like in many school systems, among the biggest issues right now is a lack of student engagement. As educators, it is incumbent upon us to spark students’ curiosity so that they will engage with instruction.

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Creative Coding and Robots in the Classroom

edWeb.net

They highlighted that soft skills critical to student success in future fields of study such as logic, problem-solving and creativity are integral components of computer science curriculums. Nearpod is a powerful teaching and learning tool that promotes student engagement in the classroom. Coding Software.

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How Much Time Should a Student Spend At School?

The CoolCatTeacher

How much time should a student engage with learning daily? From Xbox live to Snapchat to Marco Polo — students are often alone physically and online continually. “Student engagement” has been a top conference topic for nearly ten years now for a reason. Can social media consume less time?

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Make This the Year That You Take On Ambitious IT Projects in Your School

EdTech Magazine

In Georgia’s Columbia County School District , for example, students in teacher Erica Cox’s class use Google Drawings and other G Suite apps to illustrate and create presentations. . Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. In the Beaverton (Ore.)

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Why Convenience Boosts Student Campus Life

Edsurge

Raised on quick responses from smartphones, social media, instant messaging and immediate-access entertainment sites, today’s students live in an on-demand world. I logged on and was dazzled by how simple and easy it was to locate nearly everything students might need. A food delivering KiwiBot at UC Berkeley.

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They Started Teaching During the Pandemic Year. Where Are They Now?

Edsurge

The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. But to compete with TikTok, social media and talking to their friends makes it that much more difficult. At Bush, I teach technology applications, computer science and robotics.

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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

These lessons have encouraged students to collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically in ways that were not available to us just 10 years ago. Interaction with Experts We all know that our students are more connected than ever before. They consume social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat.