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How to Evaluate Programs You’ve Never Used in Less Than Seven Minutes

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you’re like me, you spent the summer attending webinars, seminars, and conferences. Many classroom learning apps are aligned with LMSs like Google Classroom, Schoology, and Canvas. . Ready or not, it’s time to go back to school. You chatted with colleagues on Twitter and Facebook about learning tools they loved.

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Best Platforms for Group Discussions

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this post, we’ll delve into some of the most effective and popular group dioscussion platforms that you can use in educational settings, namely– Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Edmodo, Flip (formerly Flipgrid), Padlet, Schoology, and Zoom. The breakout rooms feature is another significant advantage.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

Moodle, Schoology, Blackboard and Summit round out the top five.) Last week, MAPLE released its first report: a. landscape analysis of the tactics and tools used by its 15 “Catalyst” districts members that are farthest along with implementing district-wide plans to use digital tools to personalize learning.

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Why Flipped Learning Is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

Edsurge

And still, within a mastery-based flipped learning classroom, there would be time to spare for projects, genius hours and Socratic seminars galore. Of course, the flipped movement still has its critics.

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Check for Understanding: What Are You Learning About Your Students During the Lesson?

Catlin Tucker

Quick Check with Google Forms or Schoology. Similarly, teachers using Schoology can create short quick checks using the assessment tool, which also allows them to include matching and sorting questions that can be graded automatically. This can be used to drive inquiry, reflection, or thoughtful critiques.

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Check for Understanding: What Are You Learning About Your Students During the Lesson?

Catlin Tucker

Quick Check with Google Forms or Schoology. Similarly, teachers using Schoology can create short quick checks using the assessment tool, which also allows them to include matching and sorting questions that can be graded automatically. This can be used to drive inquiry, reflection, or thoughtful critiques.

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My Experience with Online Courses As One Way to Lower Costs in Education and Create "Edutonomy" for Students, But Does Not Replace Great Teachers

Saving Socrates

I had a positive experience at the Rutger''s AP United State History Seminar for Teachers the summer before and thought that would be a good venue to do so. For younger students, I believe schoology can be the perfect LMS to create the course and host online discussions and post material. I also had childcare issues.

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