eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Literacy is critical for students–and elementary years are a pivotal time These online tools help students develop essential literacy skills See related article: How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction For more news on literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Fall is the best time of year in Montana.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2024

Key points: Students are motivated by academic excellence, personal growth, and development Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program For more news on learning trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If you teach online, you know what I mean. The ease with which it differentiates for student needs, focuses on what’s important (which rarely is a due date), and provides much-needed flexibility has changed the way many of us teach our physical classes. Good online instructors are what we always wished teaching would be.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2024

AI lacks emotional intelligence, often struggling to engage in empathetic interactions, motivate students during challenging periods, or adapt its teaching style based on emotional cues. Despite these strengths, human educators face several challenges, including scalability issues and variability in teaching quality.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

How to teach with news and media sources For more news on media literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub News literacy skills are of paramount importance in today’s world, and are especially key for students, who must be able to critically assess information sources and vet resources effectively.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The winning school will receive a one-year subscription to EasyTech and EasyCode Premium, Learning.com ’s digital literacy and coding curriculum for grades K-8. The Code-a-Thon is a fun and engaging way for teachers to introduce their students to coding concepts without having any prior experience teaching coding.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Erin Turnbach,a 2nd grade teacher, piloted Cast in her New Jersey classroom and describes the experience: “One group was researching frogs. Isn’t it perpetuating the ‘sage on the stage’ approach to teaching? Quizzes in Google Forms. That is a great piece of evidence,’ I said. A quiz in Google Forms. Source: Google).

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2017

Creating them, administering them, and grading them are just the beginning. It takes so much effort on the part of the teacher, not to mention all the paper and by-hand grading and recording that has to happen on the teacher’s personal time. Kahoot allows the teacher to build fun quizzes, flashcards and games.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One day I had been planning to discuss metacognition—a learning strategy I teach to my middle-school students. I often teach students who react with surprise when they do well in my class. Yet every year I see these same students soar and complete the class with high grades. Abby’s story is hardly unique. That’s where I come in.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2017

We’ve seen educators do incredible things with G Suite for Education tools: creatively teach classroom material, collaborate with students, and design innovative assignments to achieve meaningful outcomes. This year, we’re sending teachers back to school with updates designed to help them do what they do best—teach. Sneak Peak!

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Quizzes Teachers Mobile Devices Assignments 199

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2021

Yet, Samsung—long the leader in digital displays—believes that education needs smart and sensible solutions that truly transform teaching and learning. Distance learning became the tipping point to see how we can teach differently. We’re beginning to ask what’s possible, how to approach teaching and learning differently.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

I was so excited to begin my career teaching kindergarten students who were deaf or hard of hearing. Throughout my 26 years of teaching, I’ve heard similar accounts from other first-year teachers anxious to get their footing in their new roles, but more than anything, they wanted to connect with their students and students’ families.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The CoderZ platform provides a research-based, pedagogically-advanced approach to teaching STEM and computer science for grades 3-12. Educators are guided through the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking as they build their confidence in working with the CoderZ platform.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for many years, but the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 has generated many discussions of how this technology can impact education – both how students learn and how educators teach. Flexibility: Learning and teaching with technology provides flexibility since it can take place anywhere.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

If you are teaching courses online, have you considered that the planning and preparation to teach online is markedly different than teaching in-person? Online teaching preparation is quite different than the traditional in-person course. There were no intermittent due dates throughout the semester.

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. We’re counting the crypto-currency tech course.)

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

That said, our students do need to learn some fundamental skills that AI cannot teach them. The larger problem is that grading overemphasizes students’ final product of learning instead of their process of learning. You can use it to generate quizzes and students can use it to answer the quizzes, so why do we even matter as educators?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

What is wrong with grades? Instructors and students have different ideas about what grades are supposed to measure: Should they be about how much students have learned? Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens.

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Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 122

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

As the Educational Technology Coach, I support the classroom teachers I serve by modeling innovative technology strategies, co-planning lessons, co-teaching, curating research and resources, analyzing student usage data, and many other strategies. In 1995, I became the Educational Technology Coach for the Verona Area High School.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

Games support literacy skills in part because they enable students to play and learn in authentic worlds they care about Karen Schrier, Marist College Another early adopter, Paul Davarsi teaches English and media studies in Toronto, and likes games for many of the same reasons as Fallon.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

They begin by identifying learning objectives based on the standards they want to teach. 3 One benefit of the teacher-directed instructional model is that teachers get complete control over how the content is taught (they can even video record themselves teaching it). Suppose Ella is working on 9th-grade English as a 10-year-old.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are some examples of teaching techniques? In K-12 education, employing effective teaching methods and strategies is paramount for engaging students and facilitating meaningful learning experiences across diverse subjects and grade levels. What are the traditional tools of teaching?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Education technology is a classroom must-have Technology enables access to important resources Stay up to date on the latest in education technology The use of education technology in the classroom has revolutionized the way teaching and learning occur, offering new opportunities to enhance educational experiences.

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Technology Teaching Learning Styles Quizzes 141

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

If you are teaching courses online, have you considered that the planning and preparation to teach online is markedly different than teaching in-person? Online teaching preparation is quite different than the traditional in-person course. There were no intermittent due dates throughout the semester.

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

My first foray into using video in my teaching involved a TV cart wheeled into my classroom, replete with a connected VHS player—and no remote. Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

It’s not specific to any grade level or subject and can be used across many disciplines. Teachers have used the app to create quizzes, scavenger hunts, and breakout rooms. Teachers have used the app to create quizzes, scavenger hunts, and breakout rooms. It also comes with a few lessons to help teachers get started. Metaverse .

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

EasyTech’s “Essential Skills for Remote Learning” are as follows: Remote Learning Essentials: Teach students how to communicate virtually and troubleshoot their tech issues independently. Keyboarding: Teach students foundational keyboarding skills. It also offers instant feedback when questions are answered and is graded instantly.

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Skills Quizzes Learning Ethics 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

When you teach typing, the goal isn’t speed and accuracy. Sure, it does when students are just starting, but by third grade students should be comfortable enough with key placement to be working on speed. 6.6 ) By 3rd grade, Common Core discusses the use of keyboarding to produce work, i.e., CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud. To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2016

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Grades : 6-12. Click here to read the full app review.

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Quizzes Learning Feedback Discussions 213

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Key points: Harnessing the power of video games can foster a deeper, more meaningful educational experience 3 ways educators leverage gamification strategies The future of gamification For more news on gaming principles, visit eCN’s Teaching & Learning page Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

There’s a secret to teaching kids how to use technology. It’s called ‘delegate’ I don’t mean sluff off the teaching to aides or parents. Teach students how to do the twenty tech problems they’ll face half the time. Do pop quizzes on them (if that’s your teaching style).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports edtech startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes. Dover, DE Quizard is an academic app designed to help students study for tests and quizzes. Quizard AI, Inc.

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Textbooks Education Intelligence Quizzes 300

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

I am a third grade teacher in an urban school district in Kansas City, Missouri. I teach in a 1:1 environment that focuses on STEAM education and Project Based Learning. As the facilitator of the Nearpod you can engage students with a variety of ways including drawings, quizzes, polls, matching, and much more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 11, 2024

TeacherMade Game Quizzes Gimkit Kahoot Quizizz Quizlet Live Puzzles Minecraft Resources Resources on Gamification Duolingo –gamifying language learning Gamification how-to –90 videos How to Gamify your Classroom–Paul Anderson Quest to Learn –a gamified classroom Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Looking towards the future, the concepts of “smarter classrooms” emerge as a beacon of innovation, bridging the gap between traditional teaching methods and the digital age. Learning management systems (LMS) that facilitate online content delivery, assignments, and grading.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Playing Digital Citizenship Games that explicitly try to teach something—say, digital citizenship—may never be as popular as their mainstream, commercial counterparts. Chocolate-covered broccoli” is a popular metaphor for educational games that try to teach lessons on the nose.)

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