eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They develop digital literacy, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills that are increasingly crucial in today’s workforce. Digital quizzes, online assignments, and real-time feedback mechanisms offer a more dynamic and varied approach to evaluating students’ understanding and progress.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Upon the release of ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, we noticed that some of our students had suddenly become “experts” at synthesizing research and organizing their term papers, often resulting in perfect scores on their written assignments. The next step is to formulate and express their own ideas on the subject matter.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Educational apps offer interactive lessons, quizzes, and simulations, catering to diverse learning styles. Learning management systems streamline administrative tasks, allowing educators to organize, distribute, and assess assignments efficiently. What is educational technology in the classroom?

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. The media they were interacting with every day added relevance and depth to our critical thinking skills, which enhanced both learning and contemporary work place applications. I’ve embraced AI in the same way.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Academic Integrity Quizzes Plagiarism 144

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MAY 9, 2024

These games include puzzles and quizzes that enhance critical thinking skills and offer a fun break from traditional learning. Free Assignment Access for Home : Assignments can be accessed at home, enhancing learning continuity between school and home. It is completely free for teachers.

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JUNE 9, 2022

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. Then, they assign tasks to group members that include: learn the tool.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Platforms like Google Classroom or Canvas streamline administrative tasks by allowing teachers to organize resources, distribute assignments, and provide feedback efficiently. These apps provide interactive lessons, quizzes, and exercises, catering to diverse learning styles. engage students through gamified quizzes.

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Technology Quizzes Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

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AUGUST 31, 2017

I used my 1:1 laptops to create a paperless classroom, providing instant teacher feedback on writing assignments. I made a class playlist on Google sites with hyperlinked assignments that allowed students to choose which skills to work on and which activities to complete.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Solution: When curating or building digital lessons and resources for teachers, look to the The Education Trust’s Assignment Analysis Framework to ensure that instruction is aligned to state standards, cognitively challenging, and conducive to student motivation and engagement.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent.

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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. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Everything is online. Email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com. INTASC 1, 6.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project. There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Group projects serve as powerful vehicles for promoting collaboration and teamwork skills.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project. There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Group projects serve as powerful vehicles for promoting collaboration and teamwork skills.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Online platforms and learning management systems are other examples of technologies that improve student learning and enable teachers to share resources, assignments, and feedback seamlessly. Learning management systems (LMS), such as Google Classroom or Moodle, facilitate streamlined communication, assignment distribution, and feedback.

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Technology Teaching Learning Teaching Methods 130

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Developing Digital Skills : Using technology in the classroom helps students build critical digital literacy skills that are essential for future careers in our increasingly digital world. This fosters teamwork and enhances critical thinking. Technical problems like software glitches or internet outages can disrupt lessons.

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Technology Textbooks Learning Feedback 130

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MARCH 21, 2019

Participants make real-world money management decisions like paying bills, saving for retirement, and managing cash flow to avoid paying bills late and then share evidence of their comprehension on periodic quizzes. Financial Literacy Quizzes. Here’s a good video of a past National Economic Challenge. Gen i Revolution.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The systems lesson is just one example of combining linear and nonlinear thinking to enhance student learning. Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way.

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MAY 22, 2024

Here’s how you can leverage digital solutions to maximize both time and cost efficiency: Google Classroom: This app is a powerhouse for streamlining assignments, boosting collaboration, and facilitating communication between students and teachers. Transform assessments into fun learning games with Kahoot!

Teaching 166

Teaching Gamification Quizzes Learning Styles 166

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. The media they were interacting with every day added relevance and depth to our critical thinking skills, which enhanced both learning and contemporary work place applications. I’ve embraced AI in the same way.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Academic Integrity Quizzes Plagiarism 111

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MAY 30, 2017

Games are more than rote drills, intended to train critical thinking, problem-solving, and promote logic in decisions. Teachers can add quizzes that assess student math knowledge by selecting the grade, the topic, one of the suggested Zap Zap Math games, and the duration. Games advance as the child progresses.

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Math Curriculum Quizzes Language 111

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AUGUST 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. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Everything is online. Email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com. INTASC 1, 6.

Internet 159

Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 159

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent.

Instructors 98

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The systems lesson is just one example of combining linear and nonlinear thinking to enhance student learning. Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way.

Teaching 111

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Exams 111

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

It serves as a dynamic hub for knowledge exchange, critical thinking development, and social interaction. One such example is project-based learning, where students collaborate on long-term projects to explore real-world problems and develop critical thinking skills. What are examples of classroom based activities?

Learning 130

Learning Instructors eLearning Learning Styles 130

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MARCH 22, 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. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Everything is online. Email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com. INTASC 1, 6.

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Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 159

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MARCH 28, 2017

Stickiness The CERCA framework also makes learning stick by allowing students to transfer their understanding to future assignments, across content areas. ThinkCERCA also asks students to take a five-question reading quiz that connects to the text and uses standards-based terminology and higher-order thinking skills.

Writing 135

Writing Essay Teaching Quizzes 135

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

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MARCH 6, 2020

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. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Everything is online. Email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com. INTASC 1, 6.

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Blended Learning Authentic Assessment Learning Quizzes 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As the education sector continues to embrace technological advancements, educators are watching the transformative impact of various technologies, particularly how they facilitate enhanced comprehension, critical thinking, and prepare students for success in the ever-evolving digital era.

Technology 130

Technology Learning Styles Learning Students 130

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Really what mattered where things that were graded, like quizzes and tests and assignments. Aren’t things like performance on tests and quizzes something that professors already know? I think, honestly, the creative outlet of fiction writing makes me better at work. I love doing both.

Education 167

Education Quizzes Writing Online Learning 167

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

With my fourth graders, I routinely used a popular game called Oregon Trail to teach not only westward expansion but about the problem solving and critical thinking employed by many early Americans. Top teachers know excelling is less about assigning a grade than what is learned. I call it a Mulligan — a do-over.

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Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 141

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

Instead, I assess my students learning through lesson plans, presentations, and projectsassignments that require logical reasoning, creativity, and critical thinking. Feedback-Only: No Points I do not attach points to any assignments. If students want to know how well they did in an assignment, they must read my feedback.

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 98

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JULY 10, 2016

The algorithms built into adaptive learning solutions determine what content students see and how they perform on assignments. They reflect what the creators think students should learn, and how students can learn it most efficiently. “If Others said they appreciated the nudges from the software to study in small chunks.

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Lecturing Critical Thinking Quizzes Learning Outcomes 108

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JANUARY 11, 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. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Everything is online. Email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com. INTASC 1, 6.

Blended Learning 125

Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 125

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98