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How we increased our graduation rate and student achievement

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A truly global community, district students speak 56 different languages and represent 160 countries. Solution: One of the district’s strategies to address student achievement through the use of technology was the implementation of the Digital Convergence initiative. the deployment of mobile devices.

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Teaching Generation Z? Start by engaging their parents—here’s how we did it

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A huge body of research shows that parental involvement in a child’s education results in higher student achievement, both academically and behaviorally. Bloomz took the most important parts of those platforms, made them accessible on any mobile device, and refined them in ways to target parents specifically. less than a year.

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Merge Releases Hand-Held Digital Teaching Aids

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When combined with a mobile device and Merge EDU apps, the Merge Cube can transform into virtually any 3D object, enabling a powerful new way to learn that is innovative yet familiar. The Merge Explorer app is available in 13 languages and the Merge Object Viewer app will offer the same.

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

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A significant body of research has found that students who participate in scholastic esports programs benefit from increased emotional regulation, academic achievement, and graduation rates. It could also run on almost every platform, and both PCs and mobile devices. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

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AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. You can just use your phone or any mobile device.” That's where we want to be, and that's what we've worked very hard to achieve from a technical standpoint.”

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IXL Wins 2021 CODiE Awards for Best Math and English Language Arts Solutions

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July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 12 million students, announced that the IXL platform won two SIIA CODiE Awards in the Best Advanced Mathematics and Best Foundational English Language Arts (ELA) categories. SAN MATEO, Calif.,

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

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At Khan Academy, employees have been focusing their efforts on mobile devices in order to achieve one-to-one for students. Earlier this year, the nonprofit partnered with the Carlos Slim Foundation to make the content free of data charges for mobile users in Mexico. In India, the rate is 40 percent.