Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

During stressful periods when there are more questions than answers, having a positive mental attitude can serve as a “breath of fresh air.” Optimism and cheerful spirits can create an environment where learning can take place in particular—and it is also good for mental and physical well-being generally. Keep assignments simple.

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Assignments Learning Schools Quizzes 191

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

7 Steps to a Genially Transformation In a rapidly changing educational landscape with a focus on developing and nurturing future-ready learners, it is vital for educators to inject experiential learning into our classrooms whenever possible. The Lindbergh lesson began as a straightforward article with discussion questions attached.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A critical component of any student’s educational journey is learning how to be better organized, complete tasks independently and persevere when an assignment is difficult. Unfortunately, this means that students’ assignments in other classes, extracurriculars and remediation plans are rarely taken into consideration.

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Assignments Mobile Devices Students Communication 167

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

In contrast, students who reported that they struggled to learn to use new technology had more-negative experiences with online learning—and they were also more likely to consider the use of such tools in class to be invasive. That’s not to say that students should never struggle during the learning process.

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Students Assignments Internet Study 189

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

For questions, email askatechteacher@gmail.com. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. They start at $750 for a group of five or more. Certificate.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

They told the board in the high-poverty district in Chicago’s south suburbs that the project would “future-proof the classroom” and “catapult Dolton into the next generation of learning technology.” They said they felt rushed to approve the deal and questioned why it had not been put out for a bid. A couple of members balked.

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Hybrid Learning Testing Technology Middle School 281

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

At a time when millions of educators have been thrown into remote learning with no formal training, any answer to that question might seem too good to be true. If I were to ask teachers to learn one thing over summer, it would be to work on their creative thinking skills,” especially when it comes to lesson design.

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Online Learning Interdisciplinary Lecturing Learning 216

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 158

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Personalized learning technologies can, ironically, make the learning experience less personal, less human. Despite my criticisms and sour experiences , I don’t believe that all education technology is bad. Does the technology help to minimize complexity?

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

A perennial question as technology improves is the extent to which it will change—or replace— the work traditionally done by humans. We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning. The promise of AI to alleviate some of this burden is potentially quite significant.

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Grades Essay Teachers Feedback 186

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We have to help students develop the skills necessary to drive learning in classrooms so we are free to work with individual students and small groups of learners. Skillset Shift To achieve this shift from whole group to small group, teachers need flexible instructional models that position students at the center of the learning experience.

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Blended Learning Feedback Motivation Assignments 206

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2017

They’re asking students to send in short video responses to questions or share their arguments by submitting short video presentations. Charles Miller, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota and director of its Learning Technologies Media Lab , created FlipGrid a few years ago. I rarely read the whole thing.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Additionally, as students gradually begin to return to in-person learning, technology will remain an ever-present part of the learning and on-campus experience, as the students and staff on campus use their devices at the same time. temperature, lighting). Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They also added what they won’t do with [AI-assisted text generators] in the pledge, such as I won't use [AI-assisted text generators] for homework assignments and presentations. When I don’t readily know an answer, I can use AI to create a learning experience that meets the students’ needs. They used it in a future city project.

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Education Learning Intelligence Coaching 198

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

More than 80 people tuned in and had a chance to bring their questions and perspectives. Our guests were Jesse Stommel, director of teaching and learning technologies at the University of Mary Washington, and Martha Burtis, director of the Digital Knowledge Center at the University of Mary Washington.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

And because the most significant learning environment is inside the head of any learner—not outside of it—it is vital to ensure that students are engaged in learning that is meaningful to them. how can I ensure that learning is meaningful and help my students to connect more deeply with any learning activity?

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Lecturing Motivation Assignments Textbooks 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

It’s a problem thesis that has convinced others to write (a check, that is), including Omidyar Technology Ventures, which is leading a $3.2 For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). based company.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

She found that the digital lab product she used as the professor for an introductory California State University, Northridge, biology class proved clunky, the grading system too difficult to use, the questions of poor quality. When Malone complained to a sales representative, she learned the publisher had pulled support for the product.

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Mobile Devices STEM Attention Assignments 145

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. Students on other campuses agree.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The tool offered several topic options, allowing me the ability to present students with more choices and encouraging them to have more agency in the writing assignment. After the assignment, students also engaged in a thoughtful critique of the tool, including how they perceived the benefits and drawbacks of AI in evaluating their work.

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Languages Language Art Teachers 148

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Google Classroom is part of the broader Google Workspace for Education suite, offering a range of tools like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, all integrated to support learning in a seamless digital environment. Teachers can create and manage assignments, distribute resources, and provide real-time feedback to students.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. Write a paragraph of at least five lines on why this topic is important to learn. Write another paragraph about what student already knows on the topic and what s/he needs to learn.

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Activities Schools Writing Quizzes 124

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. This begs the question: What’s next for education? Another advantage of AI is the time it can save teachers in the creation of personalized learning experiences.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

Seventeen years into her career, she’s devised decidedly innovative answers to that question, and many of them involve technology. Now I use Immersive Reader whenever they have a writing assignment. It’s great because it personalizes the learning and makes it more accessible, especially to kids who struggle.

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Writing Reading Feedback Skills 194

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Indeed, Maine’s DOE recently released guidelines to help districts answer many of their continuing questions about developing systems that meet the needs of students with disabilities.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For all assignments, Laura responds with affirmative feedback with “glow or grow” information, meaning what students need to be aware of for future assignments or shares what they did great. What’s more, Mira reached out to Debbie and she gave her own feedback on the books and answered the questions!

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 271

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Tech-infused Teacher Certificate The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. We take POs, PayPal, or we’ll invoice you. We wrote the books.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As they moved toward interoperability, districts troubleshooted questions about technology—such as setting up systems for data to move securely from one tech tool to another—and about how data is used. There’re 10 questions [in an assignment].

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Learning Achievement Students Feedback 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2023

Personalized learning, in its truest sense, necessitates the tailoring of educational experiences to individual students’ needs, strengths and interests. Choice Texts leverages the power of artificial intelligence to create custom reading passages and comprehension questions for each student based on their own choices and interests.

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Intelligence Learning Reading Grades 148

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Educators may find their assignments and assessments become obsolete quickly,” he says. Educators may find their assignments and assessments become obsolete quickly. Teachers will have to be more transparent about what they’re expecting students to learn from an assignment,” says Dembo.

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Coaching Teachers Schools Ethics 148

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Many of you reading this article are online teachers and I would like to start by asking two questions: Are you a good online teacher? Teachers had to learn new ways to communicate, how to deal with technology issues both for themselves and their students, and how they could adapt their lessons for success. Today 8, no.

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Hybrid Courses Gamification Discussions Online Learning 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

He then opens up an assignment on a Google Doc and a grading rubric, reviewing the comments and feedback his teacher has left on his work. Personalized learning, according to many educators and organizations championing its message, is about making education fit the needs of students. They don’t need unsupervised technology time.

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Beliefs Schools Assignments Grades 139

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

For questions, email askatechteacher@gmail.com. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. The Tech-infused Teacher. Certificate. Building Digital Citizens.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: There is a fierce debate around online learning vs. classroom learning Discover online learning vs. classroom learning research Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Determining whether students learn better with in-person classroom learning or online is a multifaceted question.

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Learning Styles Learning Laboratory Students 130