eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

” Looking closer at North Carolina, Pitt County Schools adopted a color-coded AI use system to help students determine if their use of AI tools is acceptable, or if a given assignment is best completed in an AI-free manner.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Key points: Dyslexic students often incur additional stress in the classroom Using different learning tools and regular communication can help students’ comfort levels See related article: The intersection of the science of reading and edtech Reading-based learning differences such as dyslexia can pose unique challenges for students in school.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Instructors who use a Lightboard to create instruction for asynchronous online learning can replicate what they would do in a traditional classroom when they draw or write on a whiteboard.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

Do your school’s students submit their school assignments by uploading PDFs or other files within a learning management system? If so, a new tool from Google is looking to upend that practice—by connecting the LMS directly to Google Drive. This is Google’s latest update to its education product suite.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Earlier this month, Paper announced a new suite of learning tools that includes products addressing math skills, literacy, after-school programming, and college and career readiness. Those offerings, plus on-demand virtual tutoring and writing review, are currently available to over three million students nationwide.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2023

MONTREAL – Paper , the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced that it has acquired Readlee, an innovative learning tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technology to help students improve their reading skills.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools. Here is one example from an AI reflective assignment that I tried out in my classes, followed by some other actionable strategies you may want to try out.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Creating podcasts has also been shown to improve reading, writing, and listening skills, while promoting student engagement and collaboration, according to Besser, Blackwell, & Saenz (2022). All four domains (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) are present.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

A lightboard is a large glass panel coupled with technology that allows an instructor to write or draw on a large surface (McCorkle & Whitener, 2020). Instructors who use a Lightboard to create instruction for asynchronous online learning can replicate what they would do in a traditional classroom when they draw or write on a whiteboard.

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Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

This strategy can be amplified with the Studio Board tool from within Discovery Education Experience , which in South Carolina is provided to educators at no cost through our Department of Education. Teachers can assign the template to their learners. Teachers assign a list of vocabulary words and definitions (step one).

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

The impact of visual and interactive learning tools Visual media profoundly influences how students process and retain information. Videos, films, and simulations create immersive learning experiences that traditional teaching methods cannot replicate. Online brainstorming platforms benefit project-based learning initiatives.

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Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 176

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

For the past four years, applied learning pedagogies, including digital tools like game-based platforms, have been explored within LAUSD to build math, literacy and social-emotional learning competencies using applied learning pedagogy.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading. Do they agree, disagree, or are they unsure?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

But one of them is particularly noteworthy: the Lenovo 300e, a 2-in-1 device with a screen that students can write on with any No. One new feature, Grade Sync, will automatically send grades from assignments done in Teams to the school’s student information system (SIS). Managing and grading assignments in Microsoft Teams.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

To show my colleagues how computers can become an important learning tool, I have my own Periscope “show,” a weekly 15-minute video for an enthusiastic—and growing—audience. Recently, I started using Snapchat to share images of my students as they work through daily assignments. Periscope: iteachtvnetwork. Snapchat: Appitude.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Seeber in The Slow Professor write that faculty are in a state of “time poverty” (2016, p. Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Start by exploring a range of assistive technologies that cater to different needs, such as text-to-speech software for students with reading difficulties or speech-to-text for those with writing challenges. Use assessment tools to gather data on their learning styles.

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Technology Assistive Technology Learning Styles Students 172

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

When I started graduate-level work with machine learning tools at UC Berkeley in 2011, few people outside academia were discussing artificial intelligence. For most AI apps in education, engineers rely on a process called “supervised learning,” which requires the data to be annotated in some way, such as with a graded assignment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Some of these tasks might include replying to parent emails without emotional interference, creating differentiated assignments with ease and expertise, and creating interactive lesson components and higher order questions that probe thinking patterns. The most time consuming or emotionally taxing items can be processed via prompts.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

based 21st Century Cyber Charter School (21CCCS), teachers and administrators rely on learning tools such as Edmentum’s Study Island , Blackboard Collaborate and Moodle to identify student needs and trends. It also helps us differentiate assignments. For instance, at the Downingtown, Pa.-based

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

It informs students in emergencies, updates them on historic events, and now–with extensions like Apple TV–connects them on a granular level to what they learn in their textbooks. These shows make learning fun and entertain children. Even watching the news in class can help with the learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools. Here is one example from an AI reflective assignment that I tried out in my classes, followed by some other actionable strategies you may want to try out.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 104

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Edtech companies use these buzzwords to describe the next generation of learning tools. Write concrete instructions that highlight one clear use case for your product. “Self-paced.” We assume that granting learners access to education technology outside the classroom to be used on their own time is unequivocally positive.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Seeber in The Slow Professor write that faculty are in a state of “time poverty” (2016, p. Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours.

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eLearning Interdisciplinary Plagiarism Assignments 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

which by the way, is fee-based), students start with a placement test to determine their comprehension level and be sure they are challenged by assignments without being frustrated. Students upload their responses to the assignment and it is automatically distributed to classmates, anonymously. In W.O.R.D. Mission US.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2019

. “…on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ). Often, it revolves around repetitive schedules, assigned grades, and/or being forced to take subjects they don’t enjoy. This doesn’t have to happen. Add-on; free.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

They can also use multimedia and other learning tools such as Read&Write to convert text to speech when delivering student feedback, build a scavenger hunt using Google Search or use Google Cardboard to take kids on a virtual field trip or on an underwater search for sharks, engaging those children who are kinetic or visual learners.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

From working professionals to teenagers, people around the world expressed fervor that ChatGPT could also save time for writing tasks. As educators, let’s (re)imagine ways that AI can support rich learning experiences where we consider ways to prepare students as we look forward to the future. We must move forward with prudence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2023

Having this knowledge, it would be easier to deal with assignments, homework, and life issues. Teaching Methods and Learning Tools Learning environment in the classroom can influence perception and comprehension on many levels. This way, college kids might get closer to understanding how to write cause and effect essay.

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Essay Teaching Methods Instructors Motivation 146

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2018

Our teachers are taking advantage of the evolving market of tangible and tactile learning tools that integrate with a device via bluetooth ( Sphero ), the screen itself ( Ozobot ) or a clever combination of tangible tiles and a reflective adapter ( Osmo ).

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Feedback Communication Questions Critical Thinking 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 16, 2025

A 2024 Journal of Educational Psychology study showed that students with strong spelling and writing skills were 25% more likely to secure college scholarships. One more: A 2019 NAEP writing assessment found only 27% of 8th graders scored proficient or above, unchanged from 2011. Click to view slideshow.

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Teaching Intelligence Motivation Quizzes 120

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

It makes sense that when Jacqui and I were talking about popular tech tools and ways to bring tech into the k-12 math class, I had a lot to share and get excited about and jumped at the opportunity to write this post. Google Apps For Education.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

“We’re incredibly excited to see how these tools help millions of teachers to supercharge their creativity, save time, and engage their students by embracing the best of what this new technology has to offer.” The new products include: Magic Write : Save time drafting content by starting with a simple prompt.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Online Collaborative Writing Tools: Platforms like Google Docs or Microsoft Word Online enable collaborative writing projects, fostering teamwork, peer editing, and real-time collaboration among students. Distance learning tools ensure educational continuity, enabling students to access resources remotely.

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Technology Learning Styles Learning Students 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Newsela , a personalized learning tool that allows students to read daily news articles and other nonfiction content at five different reading levels, uses this type of freemium model. The free version of their product gives students access to the daily articles along with comprehension quizzes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

‘Personalized Learning’ Upgrades Microsoft has also adopted the “personalized learning” slogan, as it described a series of new features to existing software as upgrades to its “personalized learning tools.”

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