eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Passive learning, on the other hand, means students passively receive information–for example, students might use a Chromebook to take a test or submit assignments in a learning management system. Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2022

The College Board announced today that the SAT will be going fully digital, arguing that the shift will make the test easier to take and administer—and a better fit for today’s students. Many critics of the test, though, remain skeptical that the changes are meaningful. Scores will also be delivered faster.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has historically required prospective undergraduate students to submit a standardized test score as part of their applications. Even now, as testing has resumed—albeit with social distancing, face coverings and limited seating—access to testing centers is not equal, nor equitable.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Born in the era of VHS a generation before the Internet became mainstream, Blockbuster built its business catering to customers who liked being able to drop by one of its retail stores on a whim to pick out a new release or a well-known classic. Additionally, consider Village High School in Colorado Springs.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

Further, what if this mindset change led to an increase in student achievement on tests? The technique involves testing students twice: once individually and once in groups. We all have access to the internet, books, and other people. Achievement Gains x 3. But that’s not how they will operate later in their careers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2019

Real-world relevance and a little dash of humor are two ingredients that might increase STEM engagement and make learning fun for high school students, according to a new survey. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) surveyed 1,100 high school students from across the U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

And yet, there she was during the 2016-2017 school year, at a construction site helping to install new boilers at a Township of Union Public Schools high school. The reason for Paul’s involvement: these new internet-connected boilers would allow staff control from anywhere in the building and even out of the district.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

But for those without digital skills or access to a computer and an internet connection, it was a very different story. During the pandemic, the term ‘homework gap’ was used to describe children without reliable or any access to the internet and appropriate digital devices and who were unable to complete their assignments. Our own Lt.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

But for those without digital skills or access to a computer and an internet connection, it was a very different story. During the pandemic, the term ‘homework gap’ was used to describe children without reliable or any access to the internet and appropriate digital devices and who were unable to complete their assignments. Our own Lt.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2025

Virtual high schools have become increasingly popular as technology has advanced and educational needs have evolved. Here is an overview of key data and trends associated with them: Enrollment and Growth Enrollment Numbers : Virtual high schools have seen significant growth in enrollment.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

The NLE is a test given annually to Latin students across the United States and around the world. We congratulate each of these students on their diligence throughout the school year, and their remarkable achievements on this national exam.”. The NLE was taken by more than 100,000 students in 2022. About VHS Learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

One study showed that high school student interest and motivation in physics were significantly boosted with the introduction of probeware to physics classes, and similar trends have been reported in vocational schools as well as elementary and middle school classes.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Mike Green, the president of the state Board of Education, who also said Monday that Wi-Fi Internet access could be added to school buses at under $200 per bus per year, asked for the business community’s help in expanding technology access for kids. Doesn’t it bother you that a lot of kids don’t have the infrastructure at home?”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Building quizzes, tests, and lesson plans from curriculum materials: Fran Bellas, a professor at Universidade da Coruña in Spain, recommends teachers use ChatGPT as an assistant in crafting quizzes, exams and lesson plans for classes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2018

A new study confirms that, despite efforts to close the space, the gap between students who have access to devices and the internet and those who lack it compounds equity problems within U.S. The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Even before the pandemic, a mental health crisis among high schoolers loomed. According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

After successfully implementing Achieve3000’s literacy solutions in 13 of the district’s lowest-performing Title I elementary, middle and high schools, Muscogee County School District (MCSD) in Columbus, Georgia, will expand its implementation to include 21 additional schools. high school biology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2017

She hopes that this type of curriculum can turn classrooms turn into K-12 incubators, where “kids are forming impactful start-ups by the time they are in high-school.” In her opinion, the current education system’s emphasis on testing should shift to real world problem-solving.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. Studies show that the pandemic caused a drop in test scores in reading and math, with the students who were already struggling showing the largest declines. hours before the pandemic. We are where we are.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Students are more exposed to the internet than ever. Approaching digital citizenship is a unique issue for K–12 schools. Although this kind of learning takes time, that does not mean schools have to wait idly by until students grasp what it means to be a trustworthy digital citizen. Create an Environment of Internet Safety.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2019

The system is fast, reliable, and flexible (students register from anywhere they have internet access), and it lists graduation requirements during registration. If our registrars can train elementary students to arena schedule—which they have—junior high and high school students shouldn’t have a problem.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2018

Tonight, I want you to go on the internet and download some worksheets on quadratic equations – try for at least 20 of them … on each side of the page, spend some time memorizing the periodic table, and while you’re at it memorize the major dates, battles, and generals associated with the American Civil War. Some don’t. My son is 8.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Below is a machine-generated transcript of the interview: 00:00:20 Speaker 1 Because nobody goes to learn how to be a computer science teacher and then goes to to, to, to elementary schools. If you’re a computer science educator, you go teach in high school or university. But we’re not testing the teachers.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Back before the internet made it possible—and popular—for people to document their lives in real time, teenagers found themselves preserved between the pages of their high school yearbooks—forever young. We encourage schools to define success as four-year, or slightly longer, graduation rates,” Schaeffer explains. “We

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

in just over 10 months, she became a wife, mother and a high school graduate. Districts distributed devices and internet providers allowed free connections. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S., Access to computers and Wi-Fi at home was woefully inadequate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2024

Great end-of-year projects for high school students, from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 5 Innovative Tech Projects for High Schoolers Project-based learning has gained significant popularity in recent times. Each second and minute, hundreds and thousands of videos flood the internet.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet. She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student. She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Usually high school students take biology and chemistry before taking physics; yet, only 36 percent of students end up in physics courses, according to the American Institute of Physics. Based on pedagogies developed and refined through the grant, we’ve tested the curriculum on more than 10,000 students and over 100 teachers.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

AI-generated fiction So far, AIs can’t write from experience or with human emotion so their content is limited to internet-available facts and an interpretation of emotions and experience. Maybe, though I’m not convinced that will hold up when tested in a court of law. I can’t wait to see how this-all comes out.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Fluent in Digital Culture — Not Academic Tools It’s understandable that many educators perceive members of Gen Z to be internet-savvy. Although some have taken computer classes and other tech courses offered by their high schools, others may find themselves floundering when given simple tasks.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nardolilli’s experience in designing educational games goes back to when he would create science-themed birthday parties at an after-school science center. Now, he and Baselice collaborate to create and test games and are actively trying to gather evidence that these activities aren’t just good for engagement, but for long-term learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So the folks behind the Common App have been testing a tool that might help more students successfully apply to college, both by giving them accurate information about deadlines and resources and by encouraging them to keep at it when it feels overwhelming. That tool is a chatbot, and its name is Oli. True to form, Oli broke up over text.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

I’m a public-school kid. 131 in the South Bronx and tested into Brooklyn Tech for high school. In the early ‘80s, Brooklyn Tech was one of the best schools in the country, but I was one of only maybe 30 Black kids on a campus of almost 10,000. I went to P.S. 152 and I.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

We also know that prioritizing underserved students means better literacy tools that support ELL students, which requires more internet access for students.”. To build a stronger infrastructure and get to better internet access, the district needed a strong team of decision-makers, so the story of Renton really starts with its people.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

You may have seen the photos of stadiums packed to the gills with crazed fans or photos of young high school- and college-aged players hoisting sparkling trophies high into the air as they pull in million-dollar prize purses. If esports is the new football , then internet bandwidth is the new football stadium.

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