Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework. The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

With the growing importance of digital literacy, technology is not only useful but essential in preparing students for the demands of the future. How does technology help teachers and students? These resources capture students’ attention and cater to various learning styles, making complex topics easier to understand.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. Sample audio: This is how I speak normally.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

It offers the attention and nurturing that students–especially disadvantaged youth who don’t often have access to high-impact tutoring–fundamentally need to succeed. Those students then work with the same tutor year-round. This type of tutoring can especially help in the early grades for literacy and in middle school math.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Engagement : Interactive tools, such as gamified learning apps, make lessons more engaging, which can lead to better retention and understanding of complex subjects. However, it’s important to acknowledge that while technology offers numerous benefits, it also presents challenges.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This variety not only captures students’ attention but also caters to different learning styles, helping all students grasp the material more effectively. Furthermore, technology facilitates personalized learning. Another positive effect is the promotion of personalized learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Education technology boosts student learning Technology changes the way students learn and teachers instruct Stay up to date on the latest in education technology Education technology in the K-12 classroom offers numerous benefits that enhance both teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

These adaptable and personalized digital learning resources are proving invaluable as the nation seeks to get students back on track after several years of online and hybrid learning. While the pandemic did cause learning loss, it also pushed forth an increased use of online and hybrid/blended learning technologies for students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

This is an urgent and growing national problem, and immediate attention is needed to help these students who likely missed the benefits of an evidence-based curriculum for foundational literacy skills in early elementary school, especially during the COVID crisis.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

But when a scaled implementation leverages faculty expertise and feedback during all stages, the culture shifts, and faculty move from being skeptical of adaptive learning to being advocates for it. We can sum up CTU’s approach in four words: paying attention to faculty. Classroom technology is not plug and play.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This multi-sensory approach helps capture students’ attention and makes complex concepts more accessible. Technology also facilitates personalized learning. These technologies capture students’ attention and help them stay focused, leading to improved motivation and participation in the learning process.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

However, the struggle will be to expand innovation in core subjects and beyond, including integrating technology into ancillary K-12 areas such as CTE, music, physical education, health, and the arts. Teachers will continue to pull out all the stops to boost student morale, attention, and excitement amid the many challenges of the pandemic.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Using technology in the classroom offers numerous benefits that enhance the educational experience for students and teachers alike. Personalized Learning : Adaptive technologies allow for tailored instruction, enabling students to learn at their own pace and receive support suited to their individual needs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The positive effects of using technology in the classroom are numerous and impactful, significantly enhancing both teaching and learning experiences and reinforcing the importance of technology in the classroom. Personalized learning is another critical advantage of integrating technology.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Holding learning technologies accountable. With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

While barely a blimp on the global scale, it could impact learning trajectories for millions of American students and have a significant impact on the conventional model of schooling. What warrants this attention? Microschools. What are microschools?

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2022

Because attention is a limited resource and kids are spending too much of it distracted by their phones. When students pick up their phones, they are immediately bombarded with notifications and noise, and in my experience this doesn’t support learning. I’ve recently changed my stance. It's a losing battle for kids and their brains.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Echoing wider soul searching over technology’s polarizing role in politics and society, the education technology scene has been doing its own reckoning. But, I do hope that 2018 will see a greater emphasis on coalition-building and renewed attention to how edtech can best contribute to this broader challenge. and globally.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

In a similar vein, educators say they want students to pay attention in class, something they can’t do if they’re fixated on Instagram, Fortnite or the app du jour. Teachers reported that [the pouches] helped increase attention and engagement in class, since students weren’t constantly distracted by checking their phones,” says Shiu.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

VIDEO: See how K–12 educators are emphasizing personalized learning for the class of 2030. Use Classroom Technology to Fill the Gaps. While innovation in learning technology can provide significant relief for oversaturated classrooms, it does not automatically fix the problem. by Emily Levitt.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Students with weak attention are often labeled as behavior problems rather than getting the learning help they need,” Weinstein laments. The right data interpreted the right way ensures that teachers can identify each student’s particular struggles and address them appropriately. The student takes MAP Growth and doesn't do well.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The institution’s digital literacy specialist, Don Michael, says he would like to be able to test all students on digital skills before they enter college, and provide extra attention to those who need it. Ensuring more students have digital skills is a priority for Michael because of how that affects educational equity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

“There has been a huge explosion of online learning and edtech in our schools… and online education is privatizing education through for-profit companies and their apps,” said Haimson. But the reality is that online learning has not progressed really far.”

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2015

Murphy & Beland’s recent study is making the rounds online, particularly among those who are eager to find reasons to ban learning technologies in classrooms. Most schools I know didn’t adopt their learning technology initiatives for the sole purpose of test score improvement. (if if they did, how sad is that?).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

The grassroots community has garnered much attention in K-12 spaces, but many of today’s college students also exude a mindset that emphasizes practice over theory. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Engaging and Fun Digital learning tools should be interactive and entertaining, capturing children's attention while fostering learning. Interactive games and activities that allow students to explore and learn at their own pace are particularly effective in captivating young learners.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

There’s also a need for tools that cater to varying reading levels within the same classroom and give teachers quick feedback on which students need most attention, and in which area. Diagnosing dyslexia early, for instance. What voice tech allows you to do, at scale, is to make an earlier diagnosis.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Classroom teachers are best positioned to identify where the main issues are and where schools should focus their attention. Technology used with intention can promote equitable learning Paige Johnson As we strive to shrink the digital divide, we must also examine how we are using learning technology.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2024

Cognitive factors such as memory or processing issues and attention deficit disorders can significantly affect a student’s ability to acquire and process information presented live by a teacher. Some students may not have the background knowledge needed to understand the new information, putting them at a disadvantage from the start.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

With new attention to learning spaces here at UCF in the past year or so, we have had a little bit more shift with the nudges.” Connecting course and classroom design has another perk: access to a new pool of funds previously earmarked for other projects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Copyleaks is the second plagiarism checker similar to Turnitin that caught our attention. The website claims to have advanced machine learning technologies, however, Copyleaks “keeps” your texts after checking them. However, no cheating techniques like adding special symbols will escape your attention with this checker.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

At the individual level, though, we can each encourage and inspire the students in our classrooms to consider how to address such complex issues as gender bias in their own use (and design) of technology tools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Digital textbooks offer interactive content, and assistive technologies like speech-to-text tools support diverse learning needs, collectively creating a dynamic and enriched learning environment for students. How does technology help students learn?

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Technology Learning Styles Learning Students 130

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

These efforts will garner attention and illustrate how such practices can better align academic and financial outcomes during a budget crunch. How vendors and programs embed parent and family engagement into remote learning technology and plans may be an important differentiator in the coming years.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

But with Mosyle, teachers can refocus students’ attention. Being able to revert students’ attention to the task at hand simplifies classroom management. A big issue when you deploy any device in any school is pushback from teachers who are concerned about classroom management.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

ASU connected with Labster about four years ago to build a general biology course online, said Philippos Savvides, who oversees learning technology strategy for ASU Online. Neither ASU or Labster would say how much ASU paid in licensing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

Engaging in research and design work with communities of researchers, practitioners and edtech product developers has led us to define several principles we believe will assist in building learning technology that is attuned to the needs of diverse students and educators, based on modern learning principles and designed for broad adoption and scale.

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