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3 Strategies to Engage Students Remotely with StudySync Using Google Classroom

Catlin Tucker

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1

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13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards

eSchool News

Collins Big Cat Books apps appear to be simple read-aloud picture books with beautiful animated pictures and sound effects. However, each one has a ‘Read by Myself’ option enabling the reader to read aloud and record their voice.

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#6: 13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards

eSchool News

Collins Big Cat Books apps appear to be simple read-aloud picture books with beautiful animated pictures and sound effects. However, each one has a ‘Read by Myself’ option enabling the reader to read aloud and record their voice.

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How Technology Is Creating the Library of Tomorrow

eSchool News

One university has redefined what a research library of tomorrow is by incorporating collaboration research tools for solving problems in today’s tech-driven society. Library to serve companies and academia as a first-class research facility. To learn more, read the case study, “Creating the Library of Tomorrow.”.

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How the latest ed-tech developments will impact teaching and learning

eSchool News

I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to visit eSchoolNews.com and read up on other news you may have missed. Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. A bigger annual cap isn’t the only recent change to the E-rate program.

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‘Why Am I Just Learning About This?’ In New College Board Offering, Students Explore the African Diaspora

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The African diaspora is not taught as a standalone Advanced Placement course, but rather as a theme in AP Seminar through which students learn about real-world issues while developing skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, research and presentation.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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Like Herb Simon said, we need to change higher ed from a solo sport to a collaborative research activity,” said Koedinger. She has studied the reluctance that many professors have to turning to research to improve their teaching. We need models, we need colleagues, we need collaborators, we need partners,” she says.

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