eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Edtech tools also enable students to learn beyond the four walls of the classroom, providing them with so many more opportunities to enhance their critical thinking skills and understand real-world situations. Collaboration Tools Collaboration tools are perhaps the most important when utilizing PBL.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When students become interested in STEM at a young age, their critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills have a chance to thrive. Highlighting engineering also encourages students to pursue engineering classes and, potentially, engineering career paths.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Through this model, we’ve made education and the overall experience very student-centric; we factor in every student’s individual short-term and long-term goals; and we engage students in deeper learning that’s connected to the real world (i.e., critical thinking skills and problem solving).

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

Escape rooms are engaging for people of all ages—they require durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, determination, and the ability to work in groups to solve challenges. eSN: What gave you the idea to structure learning activities in an escape room-style challenge?

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

From AI to animation, there’s a wealth of resources that can enrich student learning in ways we’ve never imagined. So, let’s take the plunge and turn our classrooms into hubs of curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Passive learning, on the other hand, means students passively receive information–for example, students might use a Chromebook to take a test or submit assignments in a learning management system.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Creative projects help students connect new information to prior knowledge through critical thinking and problem solving. Why creativity? Creativity is an essential skill for all students to have.

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Technology Critical Thinking Assignments Motivation 308

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Wakelet: Wakelet is traditionally known as a curation tool, but its versatility makes it an excellent assessment platform. It allows students to compile evidence of learning through text, images, videos, and links, fostering creativity and critical thinking. I love how Padlet facilitates a collaborative environment.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

This new offering integrates AI Assist, an advanced tool designed to save teachers time and elevate student engagement through AI-generated quiz-based activities and assessments. Designing effective quizzes takes timeespecially when crafting well-balanced multiple-choice questions with plausible wrong answers to encourage critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2017

This can be done using hands-on learning tools like robotics, which intuitively teaches students how to problem solve using critical thinking. Instead, teachers must develop curriculum that inspires students to not only find new solutions, but to also test their solutions, and improve on them, through trial and error.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. A key aspect of this transformation will be an increased use of digital tools and platforms such as Kognity in the science classroom. As the NGSS continues to gain traction, we can expect a shift in how student learning is assessed.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Bluum’s new curriculum innovation for primary schools packages offer a diverse range of tailored solutions that integrate STEM tools and hands-on learning opportunities to increase student engagement and foster curiosity and critical thinking skills among the youngest learners.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Smarter classrooms leverage cutting-edge technologies to create immersive, personalized learning experiences with unlimited online resources that cater to diverse learning styles. Innovations nurture essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, creativity, and adaptability.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2021

Using proprietary AI technology, these systems help teachers foster collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and increased engagement in learning, in students. This validates our incredible, hard work to make Osmo for Schools’ educational products widely available and more visible to educators nationwide.”.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Juice , Miami, FL The Juice is an interactive learning platform designed to develop students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking, information and media literacy skills, and civics knowledge using fun and engaging original content.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2024

Part of training these students for the real world, then, is teaching them how to use these tools, and gearing their thinking towards positive, real-world application of them. Allowing them to dissect how these tools work will lay a foundation of knowledge that can then be applied to more complex programs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Of course, it’s important to strike a balance between technology and traditional teaching methods, ensuring that technology supports educational goals rather than replacing human interaction and critical thinking. Technology is a powerful tool in education, but it is not a replacement for human teachers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“When properly integrated into lesson plans, gamification can lead to enhanced problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and higher-order learning outcomes in elementary students” (Dehghanzadeh et al., Tips for success To make gamification work in your classroom, start small and gradually add more tools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. Pemmasani, M.D.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Students will start to expect hands-on learning, which will engage them and encourage closer adherence to activity rules. Exposing children to various hands-on projects like robotics, pottery and music production as early as possible allows them to hone their critical thinking, problem-solving and creative skills.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Having a globalized curriculum would culturally enrich students because it encourages critical thinking about global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and international conflicts. Remote learning tools create an inclusive environment as they can participate no matter where they are from.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Digital escape rooms merge creativity with student engagement and skill development : Escape rooms are engaging for people of all ages–they require durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, determination, and the ability to work in groups to solve challenges.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This year is no different and fortunately, the latest STEAM push has made many of the learning tools very desirable as holiday gifts. The following are six ed-tech tools that will undoubtedly spark the creative and innovative side of kids of all ages (parents and teachers included).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

By embracing these tools, K-12 education transcends traditional boundaries, creating versatile, inclusive, and future-ready learning environments that prepare students for success in an increasingly technology-driven society. What is an example of technology as a learning tool?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Digital learning tools and digital technologies have broken down geographical barriers and provided access to educational resources for students no matter their socioeconomic status or geographic location. Battling this so-called “opportunity gap” makes personalized learning and skill development more inclusive and accessible.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, VR acts as a “phenomenally effective learning tool” that helps students connect with issues and ecosystems that they do not have a chance to encounter first-hand. This is critical today, as many of the challenges we face require an empathetic, informed approach to critical thinking and climate advocacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

To focus on the over-arching concepts above, make learning platform-neutral. For example, when teaching spreadsheets, make the software or online tools a vehicle for practicing critical thinking, data analysis, and evidence-based learning, not for learning one brand of software or a particular spreadsheet tool.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

Microsoft Learning Tools : Free tools to improve reading and writing skills for all ages and abilities. Specific learning tools include enhanced dictation, focus mode, immersive reading, reading speed, and syllabification. Learning tools are available for use across platforms and devices.

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Multiple Choice Questions Education Quizzes Game-Based Learning 189

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Over time, this dynamic instruction cultivates critical thinking skills that empower students to view problems from multiple angles, discern between reality and fallacy, and evaluate the credibility of information from a variety of sources.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. Making documentation of learning and communication streamlined and accessible for all learners. As an elementary school teacher, my highest priorities were always the following: Cultivating agency, autonomy and independence in my students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“The gamification of learning engages students in exciting ways, while the accompanying educator resources and activities make it easy for teachers to connect the classroom to the wider world.”. Learn more about Dig Into Mining and the new Haul!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Additionally, podcasting allows students to put into practice the 4Cs of 21st century skills: communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Classroom podcasting tools Creating a podcast may seem like a daunting task, but its quite simple with the right tools.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

Today, social and emotional learning tools are in high demand, with employers seeking people who have not only professional and technical skills, but also the ability to collaborate and work with a team, critical thinking capabilities, professionalism and effective communication talents. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2016

This year, two of edWeb.net ’s professional learning communities (PLC) presented webinars that highlighted not only the importance of coding and computer science in education, but what educators can do after this special week to continue teaching computer science and coding in their classroom. Beyond the Hour of Code: Implementation for All.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The COVID effect has impacted students’ communication, critical thinking, and motivation. As educators, giving students a safe place to fail, to learn, and practice these skills to better prepare them for college and professional environments is crucial.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Software applications support different aspects of learning, including subject-specific programs, simulations, and educational games.

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