Gaggle Speaks

JULY 14, 2015

How many copies of worksheets, handouts or textbook pages do teachers make each week? In addition, finding paperless grading workflows becomes more important as blended learning environments expand and teachers no longer communicate with students solely face-to-face. Here are some benefits to paperless grading: • 24/7 feedback.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. Still, he hopes that other students in his classes are not cheating, because that could bring down his grade, since many classes are graded on a curve.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2024

June 4th-6th: Buy any K-8 School License get 2 free print books of the grade level you purchased (Please note: new orders only; domestic or freight-forwarders only) Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. Between June 4th-6th get two per grade level. We’ll send the extra books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

get 3 free print books of the grade level you purchased. Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. Between June 4th-8th get three per grade level. enable teachers to dig deeper into relevant topics, vertically integrate with core grade-level teachers. What is a school license?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Students are required to complete online chapter quizzes based on the course objectives and textbook for the course within D2L. During the first semester the course was online, and we decided to offer 13 shorter quizzes. During that first semester, all quizzes were due on the same date at the end of semester.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Formative: more informal check-ins—quizzes, questions from the front of the room, or even chats with students—that assess how students are absorbing material and allow teachers to adjust lessons on the fly. We want teachers to teach the grade-level content, but they cannot go back and teach everything that a student may have missed.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Carefully choose digital curriculum … When students do not have printed textbooks at home, digital curriculum can fill the gap. 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.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

With Numerade Plus, students and teachers will have access to a full suite of education features, including over 100 million textbook video solutions, expert-verified answers, full-length video courses, custom quizzes, unlimited “Ask an Expert” questions, and an AI chatbot tutor powered by GPT-4.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Meanwhile, teachers in Chicago charter schools told us that the textbooks and digital resources they’re given are not addressing Illinois state standards and fail to provide content that resonates with the diverse learners in their classrooms. 3rd Grade Informational Writing: How do we describe the earth’s oceans?

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online). Keeping students on track through a range of grading strategies. His choice: modular learning. Improving students' collaborative skills with the TREO model.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Students are required to complete online chapter quizzes based on the course objectives and textbook for the course within D2L. During the first semester the course was online, we decided to offer 13 shorter quizzes. During that first semester, all quizzes were due on the same date at the end of semester.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Online databases, digital libraries, and educational apps provide students with a wealth of information beyond traditional textbooks. Lastly, technology streamlines administrative tasks, such as grading and record-keeping. Technology also provides access to a vast array of information, expanding learning beyond traditional textbooks.

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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. Experiential textbooks? And they do. So what are these blockbuster MOOCs, then?

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

APRIL 19, 2025

We are almost finished with my daughter’s 10th grade homeschool high school and made a few changes that I thought I would share! 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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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Cherlendy Louis, a student and TeachTap user in New York City, said, “Instead of getting bored and zoning out using textbooks, TeachTap makes topics so much more entertaining. For example, Albert Einstein can “rap” a physics lesson, but the underlying lesson would be the same as learning it through a textbook.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

I currently work at Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas, as the Head of Middle and Upper School and I teach one 8th grade geography class. I had been teaching eighth grade geography for four years at that point, and historically, I had used a textbook and pacing chart to cover the curriculum. Image Credit: Mark Engstrom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2016

The videos anchor a suite of online exercises, quizzes, and other media that support science teaching. “The collection of real world videos, animations, and activities that comprise Tigtag and Twig offer teachers ‘short bursts of learning’ that cement new concepts and drive student engagement,” continued Mr. .”

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Science STEM Quizzes Textbooks 120

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. Take quizzes and proctored exams available in your subscription. Great stuff.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is not the kind of refresh that comes from revising a syllabus, choosing a new textbook, or working out the details of a group project. I think colleagues can refresh each other but not with complaint-filled conversations or exchanges focused on ways to quickly grade quizzes or enrich online discussions.

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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. Interactive activities, such as quizzes using platforms like Kahoot!

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Technology Critical Thinking Learning Styles Attention 130

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

The intensity, the narrative—these are now typical of lessons at the Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy (CSGA). As Meyers explains, traditional math textbooks and the way we teach math is the functional equivalent of turning on “Two and a Half Men” and calling it a day. I guarantee this will change the way you think about math.

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Math Quizzes Textbooks Testing 140

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APRIL 5, 2019

get 5 free print books of the grade level you purchased. Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. Between April 5th and 15th, get five per grade level. enable teachers to dig deeper into relevant topics, vertically integrate with core grade-level teachers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

I found some quizzes and tests,” she said, noting that plenty of those materials and PowerPoint slides from other professors were easily found on Course Hero about the subject she was teaching, biomaterials. It doesn’t help, she added, that educators and parents have put so much emphasis on grades. I found some homework questions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2019

Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. Resources include not only videos but study tools, guides, quizzes, and more. They include: learning objectives.

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Quizzes Textbooks Attention Distance Learning 88

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

A stand-out webtool among standards-based grading platforms is a free online program called Kiddom ( click for my review ). While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-12 content library. What Kiddom users are saying.

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Quizzes Mobile Devices Assignments Internet 79

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

She thinks it’s “kind of seen as old-fashioned,” and most college and university campuses would go with composition and writing textbooks such as “The Little Seagull Handbook,” “The Everyday Writer” or “The Writer’s Reference.” But Hall does think that Strunk and White has been replaced.

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Writing Textbooks English Assignments 105

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding. Students receiving the text messages were more likely to earn a B or higher in the class; 60 percent of the control group earned at least that grade, compared to 68 percent of the intervention group.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is not the kind of refresh that comes from revising a syllabus, choosing a new textbook, or working out the details of a group project. I think colleagues can refresh each other but not with complaint-filled conversations or exchanges focused on ways to quickly grade quizzes or enrich online discussions.

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Syllabus Quizzes Textbooks Motivation 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

I have a list of eight research sites that walk the line between stodgy (textbooks) and out-there (Twitter and Facebook), designed by their developers with an eye toward enticing students in and then keeping their interest. This is a great primary source for students third grade and up in researching almost any topic, but especially history.

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Quizzes History Students Middle School 79

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. Classroom activities examples encompass a wide range of interactive and engaging exercises designed to enhance learning experiences for students across various subjects and grade levels.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2016

For technologies that facilitate traditional teaching practices—such as taking attendance, administering and grading quizzes, maintaining a gradebook, or digitizing textbooks—this approach makes sense.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Learned enough English to transition into regular classes in 8th grade, finished all high school coursework by 11th grade, now taking 5 AP classes as a senior. In 9th grade, participated in an aviation program at the Des Moines International Airport. Wish this wasn’t locked down behind AEA PD Online (with quizzes!)

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STEM Interdisciplinary Quizzes Math 94

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For retrieval practice to be effective at building and strengthening neural links, students must try to pull the information from memory and not simply glance over their course notes or the textbook (Miller, 2022, p. Keep in mind that a quiz in that initial window does not have to be graded to have the desired impact.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

I believe that this explains why I have learned very little about learning from reading textbooks on curriculum design, and have learned a great deal from both the users (mostly kids) and the designers (often ‘grown-up kids’) of computer games.”. Yet Seymour also felt that some of his ideas have been misconstrued and misapplied.

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Knowledge Curriculum Design Intelligence Math 129

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication. Digital Passport.

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