Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If you want to effortlessly become an expert in a new language, you’re probably too late. And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. But technology-enabled tools that aim to deliver language instruction at scale are also building incentives into their systems to help learners make more progress.

Motivation

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Observational Assessments The teacher’s observations of student behaviors, interactions, and work provide valuable qualitative data (or information that is descriptive and non-numeric) that complements quantitative assessments, like quizzes that produce numerical data.

Feedback

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

.” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. Given that variability, it makes sense that not all students would need to spend time engaged in the same learning tasks or activities.

Metacognitive Skills

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

If you’ve been tasked (or voluntold) to run this activity, here are six activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate. language usage. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. analytical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. critical thinking. identifying bias.

Activities

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So, all told, a ninety-minute session is not really ninety minutes; it’s 15 six-minute activities. There is a theory in pedagogy that suggests that human beings cannot focus their attention on a single activity for more than 12 minutes. So, all told, a ninety-minute session is not really ninety minutes; it’s 15 six-minute activities.

Quizzes

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It is with this idea in mind that I have sought out and implemented active technology tools in my career as a school librarian and as an athletic coach. Thinglink : Although Thinglink keeps most of the learning activity in the digital realm, it is a great resource for teachers to use to increase student engagement.

Quizzes

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

Gaillard, his teachers and their peers around the world are among 50 million monthly active users that the company claims it now enjoys, citing internal data from Google Analytics. Fractions Multiplication Math Figurative language Animals Order of operations Equivalent fractions Adjectivies Division Grammar. He happily obliged.

Activities

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Better learning happens when students have access to differentiated instruction that engages multiple senses and gets them learning in a way that’s active and hands-on. The Merge Explorer app is available in 13 languages and the Merge Object Viewer app will offer the same. Integrated quizzes and classroom management tools.

Teaching

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Now, teachers and students can take advantage of new features inside Studio, the embedded creation and collaboration tool, as well as ready-to-use SOS instructional strategies templates, a reimagined Professional Learning Center, and comprehensive English Language Learner (ELL) Center. English Language Learner Center .

Education

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024).

Lecturing

eSchool News

JULY 4, 2018

Gimkit was created by two high school students and offers quizzes that let students earn money and super skills. Animations are brought to life and an activity guide lets teachers open up extra resources for students. The site also features standards alignment and classroom activities.

Mobile Devices

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. Additionally, gamification features, enhanced by AI, can make learning more engaging and enjoyable by incorporating game elements into educational activities, and motivating through rewards, challenges, and interactive storytelling.

Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants: Write an Ebook. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. It uses a combination of videos, white board how-tos, practice exercises, and quick quizzes.

Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio. International Children’s Digital Library.

Reading

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. The content is personalized overtime as kids start reading, interacting and taking quizzes. founders Suren Markosian and Kevin Donahue set out to build the Netflix of children’s books.

Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio. International Children’s Digital Library.

Reading

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The STEM gender gap remains an area of much-needed attention that we, as educators, can actively work on improving in our daily lessons. Support for People Learning English as a Second Language AI offers people who are learning English new and improved avenues for more effective communication.

Education

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.

High School

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

With virtual learning a reality for many families for the rest of the school year, the Learning at Home Center is an educational and fun supplement that features daily activities, printable worksheets, test prep quizzes, videos, and book vocabulary lists.

Quizzes

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies. By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

Active Learning

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies. By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

Active Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Based on my experience, this builds engagement overall because students know that they need to pay attention as there are quizzes at regular intervals. . Have students complete interactive activities and exercises online. Record lectures so students can review them at their convenience.

Exams

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Prompted by my own creativity-based journey of self-healing and self-care during the quarantine phase of the pandemic, I have developed four quick activities that can help professors set the tone of their course, build relationships early in the term, and encourage self-care during course meetings. Welcome surveys. major current events).As

Activities

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Which learning activities are most important to do together? It essentially asks: What activities are best for independent learning versus learning together? Quizzes and adaptive learning software give students opportunities to review content and practice basic skills with immediate feedback.

Blended Learning

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Everything about Ray, from his seat choice to his body language in class, indicated that he didn’t want to be noticed. CASEL recommends three signature practices for your daily instruction: Welcoming Activities, Routines, & Rituals that build community and connect to the work ahead. Play a game of “This or That?”

Distance Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2020

Designed by a pair of speech-language pathologists, InferCabulary helps learners infer deep meanings of nuanced words by analyzing and interpreting the common thread among carefully chosen images and associated captions. WordExtractor can also be used to build assignments such as quizzes to help evaluate students’ mastery of selected words.

Distance Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I’ve also included a few general back-to-school activities with a digital spin to get you back into school quickly and agilely. Activities include: Authentically use forms. Prepare English Language Learners to participate fully in class. I am not surprised they posted four awesome back-to-school icebreaker activities.

Activities

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Its recent investments include language-learning app Duolingo, along with Byju’s and Ruangguru, widely used in India and Indonesia, respectively. By 2015, the company claimed it had 40 million monthly active users, mostly in the U.S. It claims its quizzes can deliver feedback specific to students’ responses on open-ended questions.

History

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

I saw a brilliant high school student named Curtis help his father build a shed in the backyard and initiate a Black Lives Matter activism project. This spring, while educators were pivoting to new teaching frameworks from home, I witnessed students shifting into new roles too.

Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2016

A separate module turns quizzes into games for students. Unlimited courses and activities. Available in over 100 languages with multilingual capability. The package includes a friendly new configurable theme as well as a number of special customisations to make it ideal for K-12 teaching and learning environments.

Gamification

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself). What is ChatGPT?

Ethics

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Prompted by my own creativity-based journey of self-healing and self-care during the quarantine phase of the pandemic, I have developed four quick activities that can help professors set the tone of their course, build relationships early in the term, and encourage self-care during course meetings. Welcome surveys. major current events).As

Activities

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Frontline Education , a provider of K-12 data software, is developing a new feature (or “skill”) for Alexa that allows administrators to access data, such as teacher evaluation reports and employment rates, through voice-activated commands. video, quizzes) and share them publicly with other users.

Quizzes

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

The program also offers fun activities and stimulating challenges, designed to engage young people and encourage their curiosity about the field of AI. To date, more than 850,000 young people and 31,500 teachers have benefited from these educational activities.

Intelligence

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. Everything is online.

Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate. language usage. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. Write an ebook. Genius Hour. Service Learning. 15 Digital Tools in 15 Days.

Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate. language usage. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. analytical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. critical thinking. organization.

Activities