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. District leaders also developed plans in science and English language arts that focus on new approaches to learning to boost student achievement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

With virtual learning a reality for many families for the rest of the school year, the Learning at Home Center is an educational and fun supplement that features daily activities, printable worksheets, test prep quizzes, videos, and book vocabulary lists. Written by the Dictionary.com editors with the help of educators from around the U.S.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

An Interactive Program Rich in Educational Content Experience AI offers a series of six lessons and additional educational resources in French and English, which are tailored to high school teaching and enable students to explore the basics of AI, understand its practical applications and acquire essential AI and computational thinking skills.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 260

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. When writing or talking about the text, students wound up using pronouns to refer to themselves rather than the characters (as they do in traditional novels), for example, “I know where to go.” and “Look who joined us!”

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Reading Game-Based Learning Teaching Quizzes 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

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. Open Library.

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MAY 14, 2021

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. Open Library. One More Story.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. This utilization is often compared to utilizing Grammarly, or meeting with a writing tutor. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

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AUGUST 19, 2015

The purpose: To encourage students to read the non-fiction writing that prepares them for college and career. Teacher ‘Pro’ accounts are available so educators can track student reading, assign articles, and offer quizzes. Learn, teach or research English language. Write easily readable texts in English.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

A skilled teacher can re-direct instruction based on feedback that they are receiving from their students throughout the flow of a lesson,” writes Alexis Roesser, an English teacher and department chair at Salamanca High School in New York. For some educators, digital forms have been a productive way to achieve this.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

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. 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).

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Education Quizzes Assignments Testing 161

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

video, quizzes) and share them publicly with other users. McGraw-Hill introduces a new English language arts software for grades 2-7 called Redbird Language Arts & Writing. Kahoot adds the ability to create and host quizzes and other content from its mobile app.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I am a journalist, and sometimes (like with this story you’re reading), when I’ve wrapped up all my interviews, finished all my reporting and am ready to start writing, I just can’t seem to do it. in the thick of filling out college applications, that might mean putting off writing an admissions essay or sending in a transcript.

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Edsurge

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.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. This utilization is often compared to utilizing Grammarly, or meeting with a writing tutor. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When I handed back quizzes and tests, I gave students who scored an 80 percent or higher stickers and placed their tests on our “Show What You Know” bulletin board. During the writing workshop, in addition to learning writing techniques, we talked about confidence, celebrated one another and exchanged tips.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

They use existing computational tools or write code for their specific needs. Fifth graders also connect Scratch with Makey Makey to turn their physical science models, made from cardboard, into an interactive model that lists facts or quizzes the viewer. See the sample student project screenshot above).

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Science Quizzes Languages Language 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Topics include math, science, writing, spelling, health, statistics, SAT prep, engineering, technology, astronomy, English, history and more — over 5,000 topics in seventy languages. These include writing cover letters and resumes, money basics, job success, and more. . Every time I look, they’ve added more options.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Lessening Grade Anxiety U-M Professor of Linguistics, English Languages and Literature Robin Queen has been using GradeCraft for several years in two courses she teaches that each have anywhere from 85 to 150 students. “I The points for each activity are capped within the system.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

There’s even an option to write stories together. As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. But CoCo is a departure from Scratch in a few crucial ways.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

In classes like English and History, things are going well. “I Already she’s reached out to Screencastify, Explain Everything, EdPuzzle and Pear Deck, the latter which is being used to let students draw their understanding and take short quizzes quickly. (A By far, the biggest question Boyle’s teachers have had is about assessments.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2018

Today, we have a guest post from Philip Perry, founder of Learnclick.com , an online quiz tool lots of teachers use to create and share quizzes. If you are teaching English or any other language you should consider occasionally having your class watch a movie. As a reward, he gets a candy. Or ask them to describe certain characters.

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Languages Language Teaching Multiple Choice Questions 104

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

I write from personal experience.) As digital social and gaming platforms meld and evolve, so too will definitions of digital citizenship change, says Paul Devarsi, an English and media teacher based in Toronto. “To Some online multiplayer games have become so ridden with profanity that many players disable chat functions. (I

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English Teacher Margarita

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Picture and explanation via Break into English What are adjectives? Can you give a few examples in sentences?

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Here are four classroom-ready practices that I have developed while teaching English and designing reading curriculum; I’ve found them to be essential in stoking students’ reading engagement. In order to gauge comprehension, teachers can alternate quizzes with writing prompts or live discussions. Source: Newsela.

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Reading Learning Motivation Coaching 129

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APRIL 16, 2025

A 2024 Journal of Educational Psychology study showed that students with strong spelling and writing skills were 25% more likely to secure college scholarships. One more: A 2019 NAEP writing assessment found only 27% of 8th graders scored proficient or above, unchanged from 2011. Click to view slideshow.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

” Sometimes we’d help them clean out their lockers or set up a system where they had to write down their homework in their assignment book and get it checked by every teacher throughout the day, and sometimes those interventions worked for a while, but looking back, I don’t remember any of it being particularly effective. .

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

But three months in, she had had enough of watching students in her English language arts class mentally check out from the monotony of the new structure: She read off district-created slides, and then students answered a multiple-choice question by holding up a markerboard where they scribbled an A, B, C or D.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Prepare English Language Learners to participate fully in class. Write a Back-to-school story. Digital forms have become a go-to activity for polls, bell-ringers, exit tickets, quizzes, and more. Prepare English Language Learners. Let students prepare how-tos to share with classmates. Review the class LMS.

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Activities Schools English Language 94

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

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. Open Library. One More Story.

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Reading Mobile Devices Quizzes Language 74

1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

APRIL 19, 2025

Vocabulary 1 (to replace the vocab we didn’t like) ENGLISH Writing : Here’s a funny story for you. I had planned to start with the 10th grade writing chapters from Study.com this year for a solid review but the day she started she reminded me she had already done this!!!

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

107-125). (Don’t worry about the English translation.) Now write the ancient Hebrew word samar next to these pictures. And a translation in English is not needed. Much literature now suggests using “spaced retrieval practice” as a starting point for firming up one’s knowledge (Oakley et al., Stick figures are fine.)

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Learning Language Languages Instructors 92

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2018

There are many platforms online that offer opportunities for you to prepare for the different stages of the exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Right from the comfort of your home, you can measure your English skills in the different categories of the test and get familiar with the exam process at a reasonable cost.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 93

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

writing skills. For olders, it provides quizzes to test specific knowledge (like SAT prep). Books include fiction, poetry, and songs in English and Spanish (a limited availability). According to Early Moments , reading is associated with the following traits: bonding with you. academic excellence. language skills. tranquility.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

For example, through Illuminate, Greenfield teachers are disseminating weekly quizzes, which offer a variety of benchmark assessments. With our 1:1 model, all Greenfield students have access to a Chromebook , and specific times when they’re learning science, English, and other topics,” Minott explained.

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Achievement Coaching Quizzes Study 76

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. Recommended Tools Kahoot and Quizizz: Great for quizzes that feel like competitive games. Humorous Recaps: Encourage students to write summary poems, memes, or comic strips about what they learned. Teaching probability?

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