eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Oftentimes the learners fail to understand the vocabulary of the book that sets the obstacles for the reading comprehension, or fail to discuss the topic because they lack active vocabulary. Actively Learn is an online interactive platform where students learn through “layers”–the discussion questions that structure readings.

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Art Languages Language Plagiarism 229

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

According to Karen Schrier, associate professor and director of games and emerging media at New York’s Marist College, “Games support literacy skills in part because they enable students to play and learn in authentic worlds they care about, where they need to read to be able to solve missions or interpret clues.” and “Look who joined us!”

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Reading Game-Based Learning Teaching Quizzes 166

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The result of our Library Learning Commons initiative will include a seamless integration of shared digital resources that are pre-approved and pushed out every iPad, making it easy for students to read, research, collaborate, and own their learning experience.

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Quizzes Learning Elementary School Elementary School 252

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Branch is known for his logical, easy-to-grasp course design, for his engaging assignments like The Armchair Anthropologist, and for the way his classes seem to fly by—which doesn’t happen by accident. Tell me about your Armchair Anthropologist assignment. Source: Course Hero. Why did it fail?

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2020

A library for centralizing useful content, ranging from reading materials to exam papers. Task management features for assigning homework and following up easily. Polls and quizzes to test knowledge and enable peer-to-peer learning. Analytics to track learning progress and generate a digital report card.

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Quizzes Exams Learning Communication 176

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

Reading is defined as “ the action or skill of absorbing written or printed matter silently or aloud.” ” Sounds dry, maybe even boring, but once a child learns to read, they get much more than an understanding of words, sentences, paragraphs, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. how to read a book. language skills.

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Reading Students Grades Testing 129

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

What leads to reading success? In my view, success with reading doesn’t follow from drill and kill practices that stifle interest and motivation. Additionally, nonfiction content that showcases stories of success and hope for people of color drives reading motivation for racially diverse students.

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Reading Learning Motivation Coaching 123

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like.

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Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 96

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2020

This powerful tool allows teachers to quickly find InferCabulary words within selected passages of text and build assignments based on those words. Teachers can simply copy and paste a text selection into the program to offer students vocabulary support for reading selections beyond the books currently listed within the program.

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Distance Learning Quizzes Assignments STEM 187

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Cengage Learning’s MindTap is a fully built course experience that integrates reading, homework, quizzing, multi-media assets and more. We also developed all new features, such as the flashcard-based Practice Quizzes for the app as a result of our research.

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Quizzes Instructors Learning Feedback 160

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

This product is designed to offer ways to assign work from a large body of standards and content that is vetted, and provide new reporting for teachers,” Khan tells EdSurge. Instructors might send students to the Khan Academy website for additional practice, or have computer stations in class where students complete online quizzes.

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Testing Quizzes Teachers Assignments 163

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2016

Reading is defined as “ the action or skill of absorbing written or printed matter silently or aloud.” Sounds dry, maybe even boring, but once a child learns to read, they get much more than an understanding of words, sentences, paragraphs, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. I am constantly on the hunt for good tech reading tools.

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Reading Mobile Devices Critical Thinking Quizzes 110

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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Lecturing Disabilities Assignments Learning 218

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Keep assignments simple. Assignments should be described very clearly so that students can succeed. It can be tempting for teachers to assign lots of independent work. However, teachers should give assignments that are bite-sized and similar to what they would assign on-campus. Focus on healthy living.

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Assignments Learning Schools Quizzes 181

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 107

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.

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High School High School Gamification Quizzes 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Lesson one: Planning teaching presence At our university training during the pandemic, professors learned that enhancing flexibility for online learners involved making all assignments and activities accessible on the first day of class—this way students could work at their own pace.

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

At poetry readings in particular, I lean into the words that a poet shares before or after reading each poem. What kind of introductory text, video or activity might lead everyone into the assigned video without overwhelming them? Paratext helps me connect with and make sense of the poem.

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Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 181

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2024

Here’s an easy-to-read bullet list of what we found: Platform : Android iOS Web Overview: SplashLearn is an innovative online learning platform tailored for PreK through Grade 5 kids. Age Group and Subjects: Parents: SplashLearn offers Math and Reading curriculum from PreK through Grade 5 for parents. Read more about it here.

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Assignments Quizzes Motivation Grades 159

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s a student response system that allows teachers to make quizzes that students can take on their device. And even when we do poorly on our Socrative quizzes, we can take solace in knowing, as does Socrates, that “true knowledge exists in knowing that we know nothing.”. Is that a real A, or an A based on turning in the syllabus?

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Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus Students 137

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2017

He was one of my best students and his reading comprehension was on grade level according to his classwork, quiz grades and discussions. I used my 1:1 laptops to create a paperless classroom, providing instant teacher feedback on writing assignments. He was capable of passing, but he blatantly gave up. I’m not sure what is.

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Testing Students Motivation Assignments 168

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 97

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance.

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Schools Math Intelligence Testing 273

eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2016

The newly added Assessments tool gives educators full control to create, distribute, and assess custom quizzes, tests, and homework assignments directly within the platform. Read more. High school students taking VHS ’ U.S. History courses can now receive college credit at Quincy College. History courses.

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Quizzes History Social Studies Assignments 133

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

I have encouraged giving frequent quizzes , think-pair-shares , and teaching students to use flashcards , but there are a lot of other ways to do it. Two of these authors Dr. Michelle Rivers and Dr. Janell Blunt shared theirs on the podcast you can listen to our conversation in the player above or read the full transcript.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 77

Edsurge

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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Education English Students Language 209

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

So Boyle, who is a secondary school principal at Dalian American International School, located on China’s northeastern coast, let teachers email assignments during the first few weeks out and skip most instruction. Back then, many were speculating that schools would reopen in a few weeks.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Quizzes on Google Forms now allow for a bit more customization: Teachers can offer partial credit for answers choices while auto-grading multiple choice questions. READ WHAT YOU LIKE: Fashion. These are just a few of the topics Achieve3000 discovered students want to read about—and now they can. Police Brutality. Selena Gomez.

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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Quizzes Game-Based Learning 149

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests. A fellow instructor suggested I try audio or video presentation assignments instead.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

About Generation Genius Generation Genius is a K-8 teaching resource that brings school science standards to life through fun and educational videos paired with lesson plans, activities, quizzes, reading material, and more. Today, Generation Genius is used in 30% of elementary schools across the U.S.

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Math Science Quizzes Writing 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Each targeted quest curates a collection of third-party apps, webtools, videos, games, and other resources that focus on particular math or reading skills identified by the teacher or from the student’s earlier work as an area of academic need. Access the assignment provided by the teacher. What is eSpark? Let me dig deeper.

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Math Reading Learning Assignments 83

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The textbook that Delmar Larsen assigned his students was full of errors, and he knew it. Collectively, the free textbooks have around 200 million page views, and they have been read, for a combined total of over 500 years. The professor felt like an accomplice. I was a little irritated and I figured, okay, maybe I can do a better job.

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Textbooks Writing Accessibility Peer Review 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Expect them to read closely, but work quickly, and make decisions based on their knowledge of reliable websites.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 202

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. And then that student who asked it will copy and paste it or use that answer in their own graded assignment.

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Study Exams Quizzes Lecturing 191

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Lesson one: Planning teaching presence At our university training during the pandemic, professors learned that enhancing flexibility for online learners involved making all assignments and activities accessible on the first day of class—this way students could work at their own pace.

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students.

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eLearning Teaching Quizzes Lecturing 202

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

based company last raised money in 2014 , when it was best known as an online destination where students could share notes, assignments and other course materials from classes they have taken. The company is also working with textbook publishers on interactive experiences that pair reading materials from the book with quizzes on Course Hero.

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Quizzes Lecturing Textbooks Instructors 160