Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Failure is a learning tool.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2016

“Twig and Tigtag support student engagement and enthusiasm in science learning and are an excellent means to affordably update an existing curriculum with modern, compelling, real world STEM content,” says Bruce Wilcox, Vice President for Carolina Biological.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

It informs students in emergencies, updates them on historic events, and now–with extensions like Apple TV–connects them on a granular level to what they learn in their textbooks. While kids two and under aren’t recommended to watch TV , once your child is in preschool, TV can be an excellent learning tool.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As a learning tool, it’s affordable, inclusive, and worth the moderate learning curve required to get it up and running. It’s appropriate for all age groups from preschool to High School and beyond. The potential impact of Virtual Reality (VR) in the classroom can’t be overstated.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

However, on his first day using the lab, a physics student engage with virtual reality and expressed, “This is like hands-on learning, without wanting to let go.” This is like hands-on learning, without wanting to let go.”. Montour High School Student It was clear the risk was worth the reward.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

high school students using its studying tools. Here’s how Glotzbach says the money will flow from publishing partners: These companies will include codes in the physical textbooks they sell, which students can use to access related study sets on Quizlet. The publishers will give a cut of such textbook sales to Quizlet. “In

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Lab to Class

MARCH 31, 2024

Perhaps books will have a diagram or teachers will attempt to explain a way to visualize a higher level math concept, but rarely do math textbooks and other math exercises for middle and high school explicitly focus on visualizations.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Many online learners, especially in middle and high school, are checking Instagram during breaks, watching study tips on TikTok, and discussing class projects in WhatsApp groups. Instead of banning social media, many online schools now teach students how to critically engage with content. In fact, it often shifts platforms.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

Social presence is critical for engagement in an online environment as instructors develop rapport with students through technological tools that enhance the student’s engagement and satisfaction in the online classroom (Park & Kim, 2020). Discussion forums are important teaching and learning tools in the online environment.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

Social presence is critical for engagement in an online environment as instructors develop rapport with students through technological tools that enhance the student’s engagement and satisfaction in the online classroom (Park & Kim, 2020). Discussion forums are important teaching and learning tools in the online environment.

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