eSchool News

JULY 21, 2022

With the advancement of technology and shift towards collaborative work in the classroom, physical education teachers are finding more and more ways to keep PE relevant in the collaborative and technology-filled 21st century. In their teams they assign roles, and divide work. Wearable technology. Project-based learning.

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Technology Physical Education Assignments Activities 326

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

85% of respondents integrate technology in their lessons a few times a week, if not every day. Teacher tech use continues to grow The survey shows a high percentage of digital adoption and reliance on education technology. 85% of respondents integrate technology in their lessons a few times a week, if not every day.

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Technology Teachers Game-Based Learning Assignments 283

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Teachers havent stopped assigning projects on wolves, genetic engineering, drug abuse, or the Harlem Renaissance, but the way students approach those assignments has changed dramatically. This time gap matters, especially for fast-changing topics like public health, technology, or current events.

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Evaluation Ethics Academic Integrity Internet 237

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

After seven years in the classroom teaching middle and high school students, I transitioned into instructional technology, where I currently serve as a digital integration specialist for South Carolinas Anderson School District Five. I once witnessed a class participating in this activity.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 229

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Booklist Assignment. The Booklist Assignment is designed to help students select a book they’ll enjoy. Reading and Response Assignment. As you build a reading culture, you can assign the “Reading and Response” as classwork, homework, or a combination of the two.

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Culture Reading Assignments Blended Learning 499

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Given that today’s students are digital natives , it makes sense for schools to invest in modern educational technology such as interactive whiteboards. Of course, maintaining this smart technology can be a hefty investment. For instance, this technology allows for expanded controls when using the touchscreen.

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Technology Instructors Quizzes Disabilities 296

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Design a mix of 4-6 online and offline activities that correlate with what you usually cover in the first few weeks of the school year. Create an assignment in your learning management system (LMS) and post the slideshow overview with instructions. Create an overview of the rotations with links to resources and documents.

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Teachers Assignments Language 521

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. It eliminates wasted minutes at the start of the lesson when teachers welcome the online students into the virtual classroom, handle administrative tasks, and troubleshoot technology hiccups.

Evaluation 546

Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

Blended learning is “active, engaged learning online combined with active, engaged learning offline to give students more control over time, place, pace, and/or path of their learning.” Third, I do not want teachers to design learning experiences or use technology to isolate learners.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Beliefs 521

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

Want to know how I handle and combine assignments for my students? How I Merge and Manage Assignments for My Students: Some Examples Teaching is not all about delivering lectures to students. In addition to this, you also need to make sure all your students can access their assignments without any hassle. Yes, it is right!

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Assignments Students Lecturing Intelligence 170

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

This fundamental truth about human cognition has finally found its perfect technological match in the form of microlearning. As we witness the rapid evolution of educational technology, the convergence of bite-sized learning modules with intelligent virtual tutors is creating unprecedented opportunities for personalised education.

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Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 167

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework. The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home.

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Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 467

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. In this post, I’ll review a collection of the technology tools teachers can use to engage groups of learners online. for a unit or text.

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Learning Spaces Student Engagement Learning Students 545

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It was exciting to see how the addition of a single device enabled my students to drive their learning and engage in meaningful student-centered learning activities. It is a series of stations, or learning activities, that students rotate through. How will students actively engage at this station? Technology is simply a vehicle.

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Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” Some teachers do not assign homework. Others worry that students may not have access to technology beyond the classroom or those who do have access may not watch instructional videos outside of class.

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Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 10, 2021

When I began my doctoral program, one of my first assignments was to create a vision board. It required that I have complete clarity about my goals and what I actively wanted to work toward. Giving students the agency to decide how they want to create their vision board is critical to making this activity meaningful.

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Assignments Motivation Achievement Writing 413

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 12, 2019

Although many teachers recognize the importance of making students active agents in the classroom, it is easy to overlook student agency when we plan our lessons. A simple approach is to think about the what, how, and why of a lesson, assignment, or project and give students the opportunity to answer one of those questions.

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Assignments Students Blended Learning Motivation 420

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. If you’ve been tasked (or voluntold) to run this activity, here are six activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate. Research, speaking and listening, technology. Educational Links.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 202

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. It contains what are essentially recipes for various active-learning techniques. One active learning technique she cites in the book, for instance, was devised by Samuel Delany, who was also a renowned science fiction author.

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Activities Lecturing Exams Active Learning 216

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online and offline. Blended learning prioritizes student agency, striving to give them a high degree of control over the learning activities and environment. Yet, in many classrooms, mistakes are penalized instead of normalized. 3 Valuing Inclusion.

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Blended Learning Feedback Coaching Achievement 506

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. What is one positive effect technology has had on education?

Technology 220

Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 220

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 30, 2020

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1 StudySyncVocab.

Collaborative Research 370

Collaborative Research Students Knowledge Assignments 370

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Application activities also enhance retention and mastery of information, making it more likely that students will retain and effectively use what they have learned in the future. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ? Can you generate activities that connect with for my grade students?

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History Art Physical Education Essay 382

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Encourages engagement and active participation in the learning process. Teachers typically provide feedback on completed assignments, which may not significantly impact students’ conceptual understanding and skill development. Guides students in understanding their strengths as well as areas in need of improvement.

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Feedback Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Beliefs 423

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Students who generally struggle to read at grade level could engage with this assignment in ways equal to their classmates who read at or above grade level. Each time I return to an assignment, I add strategies, like polling, discussion boards, and partner work to make the experience more engaging.

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Blended Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Discussions 397

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities In 2024’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers and all those in the academe face the daily challenge of managing their school or course’s efficiency. Here’s a list of fourteen put together by the Ask a Tech Teacher team. I use about half of them.

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Activities Quizzes Education Feedback 158

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Transforming it into a digital experiential activity took seven steps, which educators can follow when creating their own assignments: 1. With this feature, it’s no longer necessary to switch back and forth between platforms to add and share Genially content to assignments, classes and activities. Timed animations.

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Activities Gamification Learning Assignments 185

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Similarly, teachers may want to explore the tools available in the technology tools they are already using with students. For example, students who are unable to type can use voice-to-text tools to compose responses to questions or complete written assignments inside of Google Documents. Expression and Communication.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Textbooks 546

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. Secret 1: Multimedia assignments. Does this all sound far-fetched? We can work it out.

Teaching 344

Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 344

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2020

In this mini-episode, I suggest that teachers plan for a week at a time so that students can self-pace through assignments and enjoy the flexibility of learning online. If you have tips related to teaching online…a favorite strategy, technology tool, or activity, please take a moment and post a comment.

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Distance Learning Learning Assignments Online Learning 378

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A great option also is to program one of the widgets for an Hour of Code activity. classes This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Activities Learning Art Attention 172

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning.

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Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 143

eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Unlike traditional technologies that rely on human input to function, generative AI actively collaborates with users, challenging even the most technologically literate individuals to rethink their relationship with digital systems. Explain the purpose and benefits of these new technologies to foster motivation and engagement.

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Ethics Assignments Culture Critical Thinking 311

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles. What is the definition of educational technology? At its core, education technology aims to make learning more efficient, engaging, personalized, and accessible.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

The past few years have seen a significant transformation for education and edtech, and 2023 will continue to bring new ideas and emerging technologies. We expect this to motivate schools to create more flexible, active learning spaces that can be modified to fit a wide variety of learning needs.

Education 358

Education Motivation Game-Based Learning Assignments 358

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

Second, icebreakers and community building activities are critical to helping students develop their social presence in the classroom and online. 3 Onboard Students to Class Routines and Technology Tools. Teachers who are using blended learning models and technology tools with students must onboard, onboard, onboard!

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

The platform’s customization options enable me to design assignments that cater to each student’s unique learning needs, promoting a more inclusive and effective educational experience. I utilize features like drag-and-drop activities, voice notes, and audio responses to craft lessons.

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Special Education Skills Education Feedback 289