Whiteboard Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Generate exam-style questions and quizzes. Create texts tailored to specific reading ages and styles. You can access the full guidance here , and the support materials here. These resources, free for all teachers , demonstrate how AI can: Support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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JULY 10, 2025

Polls and Quizzes: Encourage your child to participate in polls or mini quizzes if their online platform offers them. Leveraging Technology One of the most significant advantages of online learning is access to various digital tools that go far beyond what’s available in a traditional classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2018

It could be books read, quizzes finished, activities completed.) Currently 30 of the roughly 300 apps accessible on Clever’s platform are synced to Goals. The launch of Clever Goals also marks a potential new revenue stream for the company, which until now has only charged companies for access to its API.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Here, students can read, get ideas for new books, comment on books, and earn badges and points to reflect their love of reading. Access this catalog via the website.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Here, students can read, get ideas for new books, comment on books, and earn badges and points to reflect their love of reading. Access this catalog via the website.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Some specific ways TAs can utilize AI to support their students would include: Paraphrasing: Rephrasing materials for lower reading levels. Summaries : For students with significant issues with reading or attention issues, TAs can use AI tools to summarize long passages of text. Diffit provides leveled resources as well. Documentor.cc

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

the company offers an app that lets kids access unlimited books, educational videos, quizzes and audiobooks — and it’s free for educators. Offers additional features, including a read-to-me for younger readers, offline reading and reading badges for reaching certain levels and tasks. Based in Palo Alto, Calif.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

You can create quizzes for the books your students are reading and assign collections to your students. Epic is currently a free resource for teachers and allows students access to around 20,000 books from 7-3. Epic is currently a free resource for teachers and allows students access to around 20,000 books from 7-3.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Students who take quizzes shortly after they study show better performance on a final test relative to students who only study without taking a practice quiz, even when no feedback is given on the quiz ( Roediger III, McDaniel, & McDermott, 2006 ). As this study shows, LMS platforms, combined with quizzes, can help students achieve.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest. Using speech recognition technology to listen to a child read and using AI to offer feedback can be helpful as long as the technology is based on science-backed design.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Each type should offer UDL principles to create inclusive and accessible educational experiences. Online courses can offer content in audio, text, and video formats, each with interactive elements like quizzes, virtual labs, and social annotation to enhance engagement and provide multiple ways for students to absorb the material.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Accessibility: For digital courses to be successful, web accessibility and build-in features must be a priority to ensure all students have equal access to information and functionality. Keyboard-only navigation: Ensures that all functionalities can be accessed without a mouse, aiding students with mobility impairments.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

To keep up with this breakneck pace of innovation in virtually every sphere, educators must employ the very tools that are enabling it, using AI to create classes that are not only up-to-date but are also engaging, intellectually stimulating, and accessible to their students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Three years later, I’m replicating this model for the entire district, building a Library Learning Commons where all students have digital access to curated, shared resources in conjunction with full-scale 1:1 learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Read below. widely accessible VR is a chance to dramatically scale experiential learning.". Quizzes in Google Forms. Last but not least, Google Education has announced a quiz feature in Google Forms, where educators can generate quizzes that Forms will auto-grade. Curious about virtual reality? A quiz in Google Forms.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. In what other ways does applying a precision mindset to designing a course improve the student experience? What Is Course Hero? The classroom has constraints in terms of physical layouts.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Collectively, the free textbooks have around 200 million page views, and they have been read, for a combined total of over 500 years. Facciotti stopped using commercial textbooks several years ago, when his students complained that the readings didn’t align well with assignments and tests.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Technology presents a unique opportunity to allows students access to your feedback in effective, efficient ways, following several steps. Step 2: Collect the feedback in an easy-to-read format. Completing a reading journal or log. With limited time, how do you go about doing this? Collecting data for science experiments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Lessonbee , Mount Vernon, NY Lessonbee facilitates equitable student access to standards-aligned health education and provides teachers with tools and resources to help drive health equity in schools. Dover, DE Quizard is an academic app designed to help students study for tests and quizzes. Oblio, Inc. Quizard AI, Inc.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

What leads to reading success? In my view, success with reading doesn’t follow from drill and kill practices that stifle interest and motivation. Additionally, nonfiction content that showcases stories of success and hope for people of color drives reading motivation for racially diverse students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Developed based on student feedback, MindTap Mobileallows students to access many features of Cengage Learning’s MindTap e-learning platform directly from their smartphones. Cengage Learning’s MindTap is a fully built course experience that integrates reading, homework, quizzing, multi-media assets and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

Reading is defined as “ the action or skill of absorbing written or printed matter silently or aloud.” ” Sounds dry, maybe even boring, but once a child learns to read, they get much more than an understanding of words, sentences, paragraphs, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. how to read a book. language skills.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?” You see, I’ve been working to expand the accessibility of resources at my college for a while, so it was great to see this on the mind of so many other educators. Is the document accessible? The answer is no…and yes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2020

Sign up now to receive two months of free access, which InferCabulary has provided to support schools as they navigate distance learning forced by COVID-19. To get free access, schools can visit this page. WordExtractor can also be used to build assignments such as quizzes to help evaluate students’ mastery of selected words.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2015

Click here to read the full app review. In Experiment, kids can directly access the experiments that appear at the end of the lessons. Cons : Quizzes at the end of the lessons are short, and there are only three mini-games to choose from. Meet Science: Light and Sound. What’s It Like? Price : $4.99. Grades : 3-5.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

The panel of presenters challenged everyone to ask themselves two important questions whenever designing instruction and learning opportunities for all students: “Is it Accessible?” Microsoft Learning Tools : Free tools to improve reading and writing skills for all ages and abilities. and “Is it Awesome?”.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Being new to teaching, I spent time reading up on pedagogical best practices and how methods like mastery learning and one-on-one personalized guidance could drastically improve student outcomes. The most common method is through assessment—either via homework or quizzes and tests. So how does one identify a student’s knowledge state?

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2018

Read on to learn about 20 new apps that might be new to you–and we’ll also reveal the winner of the app smackdown. Gimkit was created by two high school students and offers quizzes that let students earn money and super skills. Storyline Online offers actors and actresses reading stories aloud to students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

From virtual reality field trips to interactive quizzing platforms, these 12 tools offer diverse ways to bring lessons to life. Interactive Quizzing Platforms Interactive quizzing platforms are revolutionizing the way educators assess understanding and retention in the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?” You see, I’ve been working to expand the accessibility of resources at my college for a while, so it was great to see this on the mind of so many other educators. Is the document accessible? The answer is no…and yes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

But some advocates say that more-accessible tech platforms could be a key to changing that. However, the accessibility of workplace training can serve as a stumbling block. More-Inclusive Platforms At least one startup is gaining traction in building a possible solution. The company, Clusive, Inc.,

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Teachers have always been able to access Khan Academy’s free online tutoring materials. Instructors might send students to the Khan Academy website for additional practice, or have computer stations in class where students complete online quizzes. We never shut down, and summer is our peak time to do professional development.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

I dug into podcasts, attended webinars, read books and sought experts. To follow up, I recommend perusing the Educator Resources Library , which offers lesson plans, infographics, posters, quizzes and classroom activities for grades 4 and up. Through this work, several resources rose to the top.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. Newark is one of 53 school districts across the country to pilot the tool, which is accessed through Khan Academy’s website rather than a separate app.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. So only one student might have asked the question, but a hundred students might access it and use the answer.” Students pay for a subscription of $14.99

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And no, it’s not more quizzes. Kids, to introduce young children to foundational skills and concepts like social-emotional learning, math and reading. For starters, most 3-year-olds can’t read. But families wanted their younger kids to have access to age-appropriate classes on the tutoring site, too.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

But in other instances, institutions seized the unusual opportunity to encourage professors to redesign courses to be more accessible to people with varied needs. And some even institutions that didn’t see a rise in formal requests for accommodations have worked to make online materials more accessible.

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