eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bellas also turns to ChatGPT to help teachers make sure questions they write themselves are inclusive and accessible for the students’ learning level. “If Anthony Kaziboni, the Head of Research at the University of Johannesburg, teaches students who mostly don’t speak English outside of the classroom.

Teaching

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

AI Writing Review enables students to submit their drafts for lightning-fast feedback. Clicking on the Brisk extension lets teachers see the reading level of any text on the internet. It’s also behind the auto-suggest in Stories freeform writing exercises, which helps learners learn to write in the language they’re learning.

Feedback

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Whether text, video or something else entirely, each of these mediums encompasses a form of writing. The ubiquity and impact of digital writing can’t be ignored. The ubiquity and impact of digital writing can’t be ignored. Increasingly, writing doesn’t mean a five paragraph essay written by hand. engagement and passion.

Writing

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Historically, English language learner (ELL) instruction has primarily focused on reading and writing. The reasons for this are twofold: 1) Reading and writing are the most obvious, immediate learning needs, and 2) federal and state reclassification requirements are focused on these subjects. The truth is a little more complex.

Math

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. This progress is “significant,” write the authors of a report that details the groups’ findings. What’s more, they write, is that the solutions devised in 2020 are “largely nonpermanent.” Affecting nearly one-third of K-12 students in the U.S.

Distance Learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

MCSD narrowed the gap between its test scores and the state averages on 12 tests this year: third-grade English language arts, science, and social studies. fifth-grade English language arts, math, science, and social studies. fifth-grade English language arts, math, science, and social studies. seventh-grade science.

Social Studies

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This would not be possible without the efforts of our Information Technology Department successfully providing all of our students with Chromebooks and internet access during the pandemic shutdown. Ronald Taylor, Superintendent of the Schools of South Orange and Maplewood.

Quizzes

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

What’s interesting to me is that students are more concerned about their writing being effective and well done, knowing their peers or people outside their school are going to read it versus just the teacher. In that vein, he is also impressed with how Bieber used the Internet to find a following as a homemade YouTube sensation. “We

Writing

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Brainfuse offers a comprehensive suite of services, including math, science, reading, writing assistance, and college prep, all available online from anywhere with an internet connection. Services include: Live Tutoring One-on-one academic support in math, science, reading, writing, and more.

Essay

eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Most of these homes dont have internet, so now you have another problem, because its very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

Internet

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

Internet

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Some of his writing stretched my thinking in new directions. how the internet works. Nobody in the “learn to code” movement argues for this, and every educator would agree with Wolfram's analogy that teaching raw coding syntax alone would be like teaching English handwriting without teaching how to write an essay.

Science

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AUGUST 4, 2020

I saw the writing on the wall for us that week,” says Mike Teng, CEO of Swing Education. Duolingo Passes Its English Test Don’t worry, the pandemic hasn’t shuttered Duolingo’s popular gamified language learning app. It costs $49, lasts about an hour, and students can take it from almost anywhere with an internet connection.

English

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

We had been here before in the ’90s when we were all but certain that internet search engines had entirely ruined higher education. Support for People Learning English as a Second Language AI offers people who are learning English new and improved avenues for more effective communication.

Education

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

Currently, we have one immersion class—taught full-time in Spanish, with the goal of “immersing” or teaching Spanish to speakers of other languages, like English—in each of our Kindergarten through third grade classrooms. Using the internet, students are able to research, organize, and share information with the teacher and each other.

Technology

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Indeed, as an English teacher at University High School in Irvine, I glory in my summers—but not to sleep in or binge on Netflix or even to travel for weeks at a time. What follows is my idiosyncratic list of suggested PD for writing teachers during the summer and into the school year. “Must be nice to have summers off!”

Writing

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

A growing number of companies now let students outsource their homework to a bot—or, more specifically, an algorithm that writes term papers for them based on chosen keywords. A student was supposed to write about ‘big data,’ and the [essay generator] called it ‘enormous information.’ Except that educators aren’t laughing.

Academic Integrity

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And professors report that some students even have trouble using more fundamental computer programs to write essays or run calculations. Fluent in Digital Culture — Not Academic Tools It’s understandable that many educators perceive members of Gen Z to be internet-savvy.

Teaching

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

More than half of the student population is Latino, and many of these students come from poor households where English isn’t spoken. This gap is even wider when students grow up in non-English speaking households. The product features interactive books that can “read themselves” to children in English or Spanish, Nemko said.

English

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

When Bill offered an article on a new class he started that helps English Language Learners, I was excited. He’s included contact information so you can reach him with questions: Computer Literacy for English Language Learners. He then asked me to write words for him to copy in his notebook. Typing by the Numbers”.

Teachers

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

Broken down by grade level, educational activities include writing prompts and lessons for onomatopoeia plus a corresponding comic strip activity to build kids’ writing skills, and quizzes and lessons to develop kids’ vocabularies, as well as test prep, grammar and punctuation, a writing tool , and more.

Quizzes

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Dually certified in special education and English Language Arts, I teach an ELA inclusion class to 11th and 12th graders, which means I serve students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in the same setting. This is my third year teaching at William Penn High School in the Colonial School District in New Castle, Delaware.

Special Education

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I was just worried that my students would use this to write all their essays! Chelsey McClelland I really loved that every module opened with a fun way that AI can be used — it's not just ChatGPT writing an essay or MagicSchool AI making your lesson plan. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked.

Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2021

Below are the top reasons why kids should learn Python: Ease of Learning : Boasting a syntax that is very similar to that of English, Python is easy to learn, especially when compared to most other programming languages. This makes it a highly versatile programming language.

Language

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In my first-ever job, I sat in front of a computer teaching English over the internet to a group of students in South Korea. Millions of students take English lessons online now, and I’d like to think at least some ESL companies are doing good work, though the extent of their impact still remains to be seen.

Curriculum

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. Instead, he crafted an entirely new curriculum that he felt would better resonate with students, a series of reading and writing assignments that looked at the stages of grief.

Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2015

The purpose: To encourage students to read the non-fiction writing that prepares them for college and career. Learn, teach or research English language. Write easily readable texts in English. Get keyword suggestions for English language websites. Perform math calculations (from simple to complex). I love this one.

English

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises.

Reading

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

In the core Computer Science course, students will start by writing simple programs that can type and doodle. Once they’ve mastered the basics, they’ll work their way up to writing programs that take charge and teach them computer science—or something like that.

Science

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JUNE 25, 2018

That means a math teacher can group all activities related to fractions, or an English teacher can post recurring assignments in just one place (instead of having to post to the stream every time). Soon, users will see a new tab labeled “Classwork” that will take them to a page where assignments and quizzes can be organized by topics.

Education

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

“This summer presents a perfect time for districts to pilot new strategies not usually in their repertoire, and instead try to rebuild something different,” such as enrichment and other targeted programs aimed at smaller groups, the authors write. “I Obviously the small groups are certainly helpful given social distancing guidelines.”

Schools

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

HMH Go , the HMH Learning app, provides enhanced interactivity and online/offline syncing to provide more equitable access to HMH materials when an internet connection is unavailable. Expanded supports and more rich content for English language learners within Math 180 and English 3D. New & Expanded Solution Features.

Gamification

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

The 29-year-old lives in Beijing, where she leads a team at an education company that develops English curriculum for kindergartens and schools across China. With their advanced degrees and English-language skills, they represent a selective set of perspectives. Mini Hu is weeks away from delivering a daughter. Jiao asks. “I

Culture

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

So, she may have her students type in Google Docs with their tablets instead of writing by hand, to offer them the instant feedback of the platform’s interactive built-in spelling and grammar checker. Her perseverance has expanded healthcare access for students, and she has demonstrated what it means to be a leader in K-12 education.

Education

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

, those who encourage students to use AI freely in their writing processes (open-ocean swimmers), and, finally, those who want to embrace AI with guardrails (learning to surf). Open-ocean swimmers have argued that their strategy might equalize the playing field for students or mimic workplace writing processes. What can be done?

Learning