eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

I teach sixth-grade reading to four classes of 20 students, most of whom have no internet access at home. Students today are so accustomed to videos, animation, and gaming that we need to look beyond our traditional tools—textbooks and lectures—to the true promise of what technology can offer in the classroom.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The state superintendent, who has set a goal of getting a one-to-one computer to student ratio in grades 3-12 in all Mountain State schools by 2020, said he wants pupils to have devices with all their classes on them to use at school and take home. He also wants devices available for younger kids, but not to take them home.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2015

Seven in 10 teachers assign homework that requires high-speed internet access, and yet, on average, only 30 percent of students can access the internet at home, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Next page: District estimates about the number of students without home internet.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Available on Discovery Education’s Earth Day website, this collection of K-12 content is organized by grade band and has been curated by Discovery Education’s team of curriculum experts. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

“The world that they live in is technology based,” said Cindy Pusanik, a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Robinson Middle. “We The initiative caps two years of efforts to connect classrooms to the internet. Every classroom inside a school building was connected to wireless internet before last school year.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Parents and educators have long pushed for focusing less on grades and tests, in favor of spending more time on giving student feedback. During this time of remote instruction, many school districts are forgoing giving grades. Grades simply aren’t the most important aspect of learning, especially among the younger grades.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. Online resources, educational websites, and digital libraries have expanded the scope of learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education. Schacht credits the growing availability of broadband internet in schools for helping “get his product into the hands of teachers directly.” The team of 50 will also be joining the new owners.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. The internet has become an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike, offering a vast repository of educational materials, research, and collaborative tools.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox, and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. Digital textbooks. Printing is not necessary anymore. And then charge.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

That’s pretty much the opposite of the way the internet and social media have traditionally treated information, which is to make it easy to make exact copies of something to spread to as many people as possible. “If One student was named a liaison and asked each classmate to give the teacher a number grade from.7

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools. Additionally, the Internet offers students endless pathways of research, exploration, and creativity—far beyond the confines of the best classroom library or set of art supplies.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Across the country, there’s a growing movement to provide computer science education to every student, in every school, at every grade level,” said Learning.com CEO Keith Oelrich. Project10Million , from T-Mobile, is an initiative aimed at delivering internet connectivity to millions of underserved student households at no cost.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Before my second year of teaching, my principal suggested that I pilot a class set of 35 Chromebooks in my ninth- and 11th-grade English classes. Students gained experience with functions like posting comments, accessing online resources, and checking their grades without having to worry about digesting difficult content.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

With digital platforms, students can access a wealth of information, including e-books, online articles, videos, and interactive tutorials, expanding their knowledge beyond traditional textbooks. Access to diverse resources online expands learning beyond textbooks. Engagement and interactivity are also boosted through technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. Something broke in American education these past years.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2020

It was through the online textbook, but it was like a quiz, essentially. I think something like that is really important so as to not inflate the grades because what I didn't want was for these kids to put in some effort in my class, end up with a "B", and then they go to take AP Chem the next year and know nothing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Virtual meetings 1 or 2 times per week can help students feel connected to their teachers and classmates, but it is helpful to make them optional, due to potential time differences or internet accessibility issues. Carefully choose digital curriculum … When students do not have printed textbooks at home, digital curriculum can fill the gap.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Challenge: In a groundbreaking study led by The Education Trust, researchers found that “across the country, lessons from the Internet labeled as [standards] aligned are being taught again and again, whether or not they are really worthy.” 3rd Grade Informational Writing: How do we describe the earth’s oceans?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This access expands their learning beyond traditional textbooks. Tools for grading, attendance tracking, and lesson planning streamline administrative tasks, allowing teachers to focus more on instruction and student interaction. Moreover, technology enhances collaboration among students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Khan Academy) also fall within the category of instructional technology, as do digital textbooks and “open educational resources,” materials that are available online for free or at a low cost. For low-income students and users (including institutions) located in rural areas, internet access is still not available everywhere.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The idea that we would contribute content to the internet was still pretty unusual. I hear more often these days about teaching with free online materials instead of traditional textbooks (known as OER). Maybe it's just nobodies sitting their basements writing nonsense.". Cummings: That's absolutely right. was a revolutionary concept.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Smart K-12 learning in the digital age represents a paradigm shift in education, leveraging technology to enhance and personalize the learning experience for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. This accessibility fosters self-directed learning and encourages students to explore beyond the confines of traditional textbooks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2023

Whether you need to annotate textbooks, create interactive lesson materials, merge multiple documents, or securely sign important forms, our list of recommended PDF editors will help you streamline your workflow and enhance your productivity. This may limit usability in situations where a reliable internet connection is not available.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

With tools that facilitate efficient grading, personalized instruction, and access to diverse resources, educators can focus more on teaching and less on logistics, ultimately creating a more effective and dynamic learning environment. This accessibility encourages independent learning and exploration beyond traditional textbooks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

Let’s look at that term, “digital native” Techopedia defines it as: a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age. The New York Post reported in 2018 that as many as 5 million schoolage children have no Internet access.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

I used Woot Math with all students in 5th-grade once a week for 25 minutes. I also used Woot Math with my 6th- and 7th-grade intervention pull-out students for ~1 hour a week. Written by Brett , a 5th grade teacher from New Jersey. Describe how you used the product. Describe how you used the product. Achieve3000.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

Kiddom works on any device, on any web browser and on a wide range of internet speeds. As the publisher of hands-on science, mathematics and gifted curricula for grades K-12, they also offer the only free, certified Illustrative Mathematics for grades K-12.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Over winter break in 2015, I found myself scouring the internet for career alternatives that would take me out of the classroom. I was in my fifth year of teaching at Forest Ridge, an independent all-girls school serving students in grades 5-12 in Bellevue, Wash., Anonymous student.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2019

It will also be accessible via Assignments (formerly called CourseKit), which lets users create, manage and grade work using Google tools within a school’s or district’s learning management system. Those interested in testing it out early can sign up here. It’s a tricky line to walk and learn.”

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MARCH 2, 2015

Kindle –read ebooks, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on an easy-to-use interface. SpellingCity –the app for the wildly popular internet-based site. 1st 2nd 3rd Grade Holidays Reading Websites apps ipads' First Site Words (fee)–focuses on the core vocabulary your children will need throughout their lives.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

For years, my teaching revolved around textbooks as my resources. When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. Using the Internet in classrooms has morphed from optional to organic.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

They say that though the Children’s Internet Protection Act (a law put in place by the federal government 2000) requires schools to filter content such as pornography or other explicit subjects, districts have gone too far, filtering websites with valuable learning opportunities using the law as justification. “We

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Authored by nonprofit Illustrative Mathematics, the curriculum covers Common Core standards for grades 6-8 math. We provided hard copies this year so teachers can experiment with the platforms but also have a safety net of using textbooks.”. says Williams. “We It tells you how excited the market is,” says Singer. Larry Singer.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As part of the partnership with the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund, and for the first time ever, Discovery Education will collaborate with local organizations in Lebanon to provide access to high-quality digital learning resources aligned to the Lebanese curriculum for students in Grade 8 – 12.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ChatGPT is only one example of how educators and learners can start to analyze and shift grading practices, allowing for more curiosity and interest in the industry. By simply sharing a link to a textbook or by uploading a PDF, the AI then auto-creates well-designed slides that teachers tweak to use for sleek lesson presentations.

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