eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive Lectures : Incorporating interactive activities like polls, quizzes, or discussions into lectures keeps students engaged and reinforces key concepts. Students would observe, hypothesize, and conduct experiments, actively engaging with the material.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

AI empowers educators to provide students with tailored learning paths, immersive experiences, and real-time feedback—elements that boost engagement and facilitate deeper learning. Particularly in larger classes, it can be challenging to engage students in deeper, meaningful ways that support their learning progress.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ann-Marie Fine, a high school world history teacher at public school in California also encourages students to use Google Drive to improve their executive functioning. They’re going ahead and using Drive not just to organize themselves, but to collaborate with other students. Students often drop files haphazardly.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Baselice teaches history to middle schoolers, and game-based simulations have been part of his teaching arsenal for the last nine years, ever since he first tried it. “I I used a game to teach my students about the causes behind the start of the First World War.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“It’s never too early for teachers to engage students in discussions about the history of the stock market, its impact on economic growth or decline, and how it can potentially empower students to invest in their own futures,” said Julie Smitherman, a former social studies teacher and director of content at Certell, Inc.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2022

As a result, teachers are looking for educational tools that engage students and help them compete with summer distractions. Summer school teachers have to work extra hard to keep students engaged,” said Julie Smitherman, who taught high school social studies for eight years and is now director of content management for Certell, Inc.’s

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project. For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project. For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 97

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

and Quizizz turn assessments into fun, game-like experiences, promoting student engagement and participation. Coding platforms and robotics kits offer hands-on learning experiences, allowing students to apply programming concepts in a tangible way.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. Students access the LMS via their devices, complete tasks, and receive feedback.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

When students are actively engaged, they have a tendency to perform better and retain information more efficiently. By applying these techniques, instructors can create interactive videos that are not only captivating but also effective in enhancing student learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

When students are actively engaged, they have a tendency to perform better and retain information more efficiently. By applying these techniques, instructors can create interactive videos that are not only captivating but also effective in enhancing student learning.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history).

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

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. It includes certificates of achievement, badges at the completion of units, and a classroom tracking poster to show how students are progressing.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Remember to make it fun to keep students engaged! Encourage students to practice in pairs or groups to strengthen their teamwork skills. Families can also help students practice at home with quizzes, discussion topics during dinner, etc. When its time to dig into the content, preparation is everything.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

This helped make school fun for students. Recommended Tools Kahoot and Quizizz: Great for quizzes that feel like competitive games. Classcraft: A platform that lets students create characters and earn rewards for good behavior and academic success. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

After all, for most of human history, humans couldn’t fly, and some said it could never be done. Studies have consistently shown that students tasked with responding to interactive exercises, like answering online quizzes, retain more than those tasked with passive learning activities such as reading or watching videos.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

EdSurge: Can you give us a little background on the history of the Dracula course? Basically, I track the development of human experience and human history, using the vampire as the frame to make it fun. Students usually are amazed when they take it. How do you keep your students engaged?

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