Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

If students are working on a formal writing assignment or project, teachers can schedule 5-minute feedback sessions with individual students. In these sessions, teachers can share their screens and project the student’s work as they discuss it. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology , 31(1).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Educators can even tap student enthusiasm for new technology by assigning–and assessing student learning using–multimedia projects. Underlying the 5 steps below are 2 “secrets,” which will come as no surprise to today’s educators. Secret 1: Multimedia assignments. Does this all sound far-fetched?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Educational technology plays a critical role in the classroom Education technology boosts student learning Stay up to date on the latest in education technology Educational technology transforms learning by increasing engagement, personalizing instruction, and expanding access to resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board–made up of 140+ global educators and IT professionals–has selected three top Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers impacting education technology for the coming year. Changing Attitudes Toward Demonstrating Learning.

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Intelligence Motivation Assignments Communication 345

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for many years, but the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 has generated many discussions of how this technology can impact education – both how students learn and how educators teach.

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Collaborative Learning Gamification Teachers Teaching Methods 317

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

By the mid-1950s, schools would adopt localized, attached libraries in which librarians are considered qualified teachers, educating both students and instructors. Because of these dramatic changes to the world of education, the expectations and responsibilities of school library faculty have understandably seen a dramatic shift as well.

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Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 358

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Department of Education. The instructor can lecture and students can ask questions, or the instructor can lead a live discussion. For instance, professors can have students submit video responses to a discussion question using a platform like FlipGrid. Back then, everything was asynchronous by default.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology can play a pivotal role in shaping the learning experience. Verizon is working to empower educators and students with cutting-edge tools essential for unlocking the full potential of education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he crafted an entirely new curriculum that he felt would better resonate with students, a series of reading and writing assignments that looked at the stages of grief. “I So he made a small adjustment: He stopped tying class discussions to the previous night’s homework. I don’t believe in talking about how we’re behind.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Teachers use this data to create targeted review sessions, assign supplementary materials, or modify upcoming lessons to address specific areas where students need additional support. Students who prefer visual learning gain additional channels for demonstrating their understanding and contributing to group discussions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2022

Now, as a teacher, Roshan leverages technology to create more equitable and empowering forums for discussion in her classroom—shifting away from a culture that praises the first person to raise their hand to one where every individual has a platform that supports them in making their ideas seen and heard. We still assign value, though.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Worries about using AI for academic help and answering questions led to many discussions on its role in the classroom. Automated grading and feedback : Automated grading systems powered by AI can significantly reduce teachers’ time evaluating assignments and exams.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

As university professors and researchers who work closely with K-12 online teachers and learners, we’ve heard from many newly remote educators who are struggling. Recent class discussions have focused on the difficulties of getting through to students without in-person contact, especially during a time of enormous stress.

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Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

As more colleges and school districts prepare to resume remote instruction for the fall, educators may worry how to prevent cheating when assignments and exams are held online. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

While it may seem logical for teachers and professors to clearly disclose when they use AI to develop instructional materials, just as they are asking students to do in assignments, Watkins points out that it’s not as simple as it might seem. She imagines teachers might use AI in the same way to create assignments or lesson plans. “No

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Using edtech in teaching, educators and school leaders can reduce environmental impact while enhancing student engagement and creativity. Rethinking teaching methods in the digital age Teaching methods have undergone significant transformation with the rise of educational technology.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Gamification Textbooks 174

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Many teachers watched their students brush off assignments and disappear from class. In cases where Bragg did have a role, like generating discussion questions, they were assigned by his students. According to Rocky Bragg, a high school English teacher in the district, this policy has created some havoc.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Educators can easily connect students to standards-based resources that provide the literary context necessary to ensure student understanding of the texts they’re reading in ELA lessons. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature. For more information on Gale In Context: Literature or to request a trial, visit its webpage.

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Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes High School High School 246

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. But McNamara says she ended up getting together with another classmate she met on the Discord group face to face.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Vrain Valley School District, we will continue to provide our teachers with ample opportunities to collaborate, discuss, and share resources and strategies to enhance their understanding of AI and the potential benefits of AI tools. The continued proliferation of AI in education technology could expose many teachers to subpar content.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Make it Easy for Students to Interact It can be a delicate balance to try to not overwhelm students by the quantity of educational technology we use in a class, while still keeping things interesting through the element of surprise. This past semester, each student submitted reading notes as an assignment in the LMS.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 11, 2019

Just as educators should be mindful of distractions in a physical space, they should also pay attention to the quality of digital classroom environments and assignments. . Educators must consider additions to assignments to ensure they are accessible for all students. by Jennifer Brown. by Jennifer Brown.

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Accessibility Learning Attention Assignments 163

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The report is the work of the COVID Collaborative, a coalition of education, health and economic experts, written by the former directors of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology. Secretaries of Education, from both Democratic and Republican administrations.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

The visual nature of these tools helps students see connections between ideas more clearly than traditional discussion formats allow. Students can collectively plan projects, assign responsibilities, track progress, and provide feedback throughout development. Online brainstorming platforms benefit project-based learning initiatives.

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Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 183

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. As with all innovations, there are positive and negative effects of technology on education.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I recall one student who would wait until the night of the assignment deadline to dive into their schoolwork. All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed. Don’t wait for an assignment notification to get started.

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Online Learning Instructors Coaching Syllabus 178

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Johnny’s discussion partner David moved to the U.S. We need low-stakes, shareable writing assignments to break the ice, so I use micro-writing exercises as often as possible. These assignments are efficient and have many academic benefits. A quick scan of the room makes it easy to understand why.

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Writing Assignments English Essay 168

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 215

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Instead, they form the basis for our classroom discussion in the following meeting. Yes, quite easily, which is why they aren’t the only measure of understanding and why we have class discussions as well. Students turn in their reading responses before class, then get into small groups in class to discuss the reading.

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Teaching Instructors Knowledge Writing 204

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The video can be delivered to students via a Post to your Edmodo class or as an assignment. question as an Edmodo Note or Poll, and students reply with their preference and discuss with classmates in the post comments. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work. You can play the “This or That?”

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Your routines and schedules will provide structure (and the comfort that is derived from structure) to the school community as you carry on class meetings, discussions, office hours, and messaging. Keep assignments simple. Assignments should be described very clearly so that students can succeed. Focus on healthy living.

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Assignments Learning Schools Quizzes 181

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

While I taught one group of students how to find the main idea of a text, the others applied reading skills they had learned with me by completing assignments in Google Classroom and adaptive software that allowed them to advance at their own pace. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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Distance Learning Learning Blended Learning English 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

“If [higher education] is not fixed, someone else will fix it, and someone else will take the lead,” he adds, noting that that “someone else” would likely be entities outside of higher education. The paper’s authors say they hope their work can become a starting point for discussion, rather than a rigid template.

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Lecturing Art Ethics Internet 218

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2021

The tangled web of grading, posting assignments, and communicating with students—plus maintaining an engaging and supportive instructor presence, much less high academic standards—often turned confusion into chaos.

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Online Learning Learning Counselling Instructors 216

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT became publicly available in November 2022, the field of higher education has been focusing on its impact and applications — faculty want to understand how this will shape their work and the student experience.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

The kids’ teachers did a good job of telling us what assignments or activities were most important, from their perspective. This meant that when the pandemic struck, the current events were able to flow much more regularly into our class discussions. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto.

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Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 194