eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2017

Stories are powerful instructional tools , and as humans, our brains are wired to respond to them. Storytelling, which can teach us about ourselves, about possibilities, and about culture, is such a powerful learning tool that it is even being used to teach robots.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

History Timeline Instructor draws a timeline while adding hand-drawn pictures and text to mark specific points on the timeline with verbal explanation. The post Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Tulving & W.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Use these short videos from TED-Ed Lessons to introduce concepts and activities related to the presidency–and the history and process behind it. History vs. Richard Nixon : The president of the United States of America is often said to be one of the most powerful positions in the world.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Many Los Angeles Unified schools now utilize their own ClassVR headsets for both in-class instruction and extracurricular enrichment programs, fostering a dynamic learning environment where students can explore everything from history and science to career and technical education, all through the immersive lens of virtual reality.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) Using VR and AR in the classroom offers numerous educational benefits across various subjects such as math, science, and history. These technologies provide immersive and interactive learning experiences that can make abstract concepts more tangible and engaging. Plus, students LOVE AR/VR!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

For educators, LARPing and narrative card games, two role-play types that our organization, GameDesk , has explored, can each offer teachers insight into role-play as an experiential learning tool and approach. Learning engineering techniques and history concurrently as students build their own shaduf.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

History Timeline Instructor draws a timeline while adding hand-drawn pictures and text to mark specific points on the timeline with verbal explanation. The post Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Tulving & W.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Utilizing digital learning tools to help improve and support meaningful student participation in math discussions is a key way to bridge this gap. Bridge mathematical learning to a world beyond the classroom. Teachers can help students see how math animates science, history, music, social studies, art, and sports.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2020

Virtual School Day : Nearly 200 free, live K-12 classes available all day long intended to help parents fill their children’s day with enriched learning. Get an effective learning plan along with free tools to improve. Varsity Learning Tools : More than 250,000 free practice problems in over 200 subjects.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

Educators can use this model – as well as many other cost-effective models in the OverDrive Marketplace – with required reading for English language arts, history, social science and other classes, as well as for all-school required reads and literature circles. . Sora was named one of TIME ’s Best Inventions of 2019.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

By embracing these tools, K-12 education transcends traditional boundaries, creating versatile, inclusive, and future-ready learning environments that prepare students for success in an increasingly technology-driven society. What is an example of technology as a learning tool?

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

Students learn about the information they need to provide during a doctor’s appointment and the types of questions a doctor might ask when they are sick. For the assessment, I simulate a conversation in which I play the role of the doctor, asking questions related to their symptoms and medical history using the audio recorder in Classkick.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” About 40 percent majored in history, political science, economics, or sociology with the rest in varied other degrees.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2015

This is the latest innovative educational tool that Rand McNally has introduced to help teachers incorporate geography across the curriculum in social studies, history and geography, as well as reading programs and writing lesson plans.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

This latest round is “primarily a people investment,” focused on shoring up talent to support “data science and machine-learning capabilities to build out our vision of an AI-powered tutor to help everyone learn,” he explains. From Flashcards to Fundraise Fiscal discipline is part of the company’s history.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. Pemmasani, M.D.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

For a history project, I ask students to create a Wakelet collection on the causes of the American Revolution. Unlike traditional tests, Wakelet empowers students to demonstrate understanding in a personalized and reflective way. It also facilitates peer and teacher feedback, making assessment a more collaborative process.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2022

The result is that clicking on a course content listing from Lumen—whether it’s “ Boundless Accounting ” or “ African American History and Culture ” or another course—will likely send you off to Course Hero, where it’s being hosted. History II. In May, Course Hero quietly began putting the content on its site.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

. “Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

By combining the power of AI with an incredibly engaging user experience, we’ve created a learning tool that makes studying not only effective but also fun,” said LearnWith.AI History, World History, European History, U.S. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading. This strategy activates thinking throughout a reading task.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Universities have a long history of innovating and then giving away the value they create. Finally, the largest universities, and those with the capacity and technological expertise, should lead the way—and open-source their software and learning tools to the broader higher education community.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2016

I should note that Oregon State University has a history of being on the forefront of various technology-enabled pedagogical movements, and several of the workshop attendees have extensive experience using adaptive-learning tools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

With these challenges in mind, Britannica Education has introduced a number of new products, including Hello Britannica , which enables teachers to enhance English language learning with: Interactive Real-World Practice: Engaging activities grounded in everyday experiences to make English learning practical and relatable.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

One of the biggest concerns by college leaders about buying such tools from commercial vendors is whether colleges will have access to the underlying algorithmic logic—or whether the systems will be a “black box.” Carnegie Mellon has a long history of commercializing its digital-learning tools, though.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

, APM Studios’ award-winning science podcast for kids, into classrooms nationwide as a learning resource for grades 2-5. has been to encourage kids’ natural curiosity using science and history, with host Molly Bloom and a rotation of young co-hosts asking and answering questions about the world that surrounds us.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

Personalized learning tools such as Chromebooks or online learning modules are well positioned to make productive use of students’ time , allowing teachers to utilize their time for meetings with small groups and individuals. Where classroom technology can shine, however, is making a teacher’s time more malleable. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Students will collaborate with tutors after school and on weekends in Wyzant’s free online learning tool. The tool creates a space for students to work with tutors face-to-face through video chat and an interactive whiteboard for solving problems. About IXL Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2020

Here’s a sampling of the many and varied emails I got this past week offering help: New Remote Learning Tools and Resources. New Remote Learning Tools and Resources. Checklist for Remote Learning. Videos on Remote Learning from Microsoft EDU. How to teach remotely. Nicely organized.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

But according to ETS, this marks the first time in its 72-year history that it has invested directly in education startups outside of its core business line, says Scott Weaver, its chief strategy officer, in a prepared statement. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Gamifying education is an acknowledged success in its ability to electrify learning and make a more effective learning tool for today’s students. Enter the free Mission US, a suite of games aimed at grades 5-9 that interactively address the critical events in United States history. Mission US.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

Canvas’s ability to allow for Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) with applications such as Flipgrid, EdPuzzle, Google Drive, Quizizz made by decision quite easy. Moving into the distance long term distance learning phase having a delivery tool where students . SEL Component.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Storytelling is one of the oldest and most effective learning tools we have ever known. Today, we have a powerful opportunity to put immersive technology to work as a tool for telling compelling and memorable learning-based stories in the classroom. Use Immersive Tech to Tell Stories More Simply.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The prospect of national universal preschool and affordable child care on the horizon—both of which will need curriculum and learning tools—certainly isn’t hurting, she adds. But they’re learning through songs, poems and dance” related to Black history and Black life. And now, this is getting more and more structured.”

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

We have been here before and can recognize the potential of technology tools in the hands of both teachers and students, which promotes more efficient learning, can save time, and focuses on what’s needed. With AI, educators can create more differentiated learning tools and enhance personalization.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

We also just won a grant to develop an outdoor learning space that will integrate the history of the area with ecological studies and technology. Both groups were visiting Pittsburgh to learn about our network and how we all work together. EDTECH: How did VR first get on your radar as a possible learning tool?

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