eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

Wouldn’t teaching fluency a foreign language be the ultimate means to prepare students for a diverse and multicultural world? The internet provides resources for our students to learn a second language, and it also facilitates the teachers’ processes of evaluation.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

In 2010, my state, Mississippi, joined the growing list of states adopting the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and math. I teach sixth-grade reading to four classes of 20 students, most of whom have no internet access at home.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

MCSD narrowed the gap between its test scores and the state averages on 12 tests this year: third-grade English language arts, science, and social studies. fifth-grade English language arts, math, science, and social studies. fourth-grade science and social studies. seventh-grade science. eighth-grade social studies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This would not be possible without the efforts of our Information Technology Department successfully providing all of our students with Chromebooks and internet access during the pandemic shutdown. Ronald Taylor, Superintendent of the Schools of South Orange and Maplewood.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Many students’ families could not afford computers, or even an internet connection. It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. Piedmont City School District is a remote, rural part of northeast Alabama. Blue Valley Public Schools (Kans.)

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2017

Much like the introduction of PCs and internet connectivity into classrooms, these technologies are helping institutions do more with less, and are accelerating and improving the learning experience. Technology will transform everyday interactions with the world into real-time learning experiences.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL. Edmentum , a provider of web-based learning solutions, announces a brand-new K-6 math, reading, and ELA individualized learning program.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The teacher-led lessons include all critical areas of reading, multisensory learning, and mastery of concepts presented in a logical sequence based on language development.” Through her commitment to language-rich instruction and innovative technology, Maria is shaping the future of education, one student at a time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. After one year of using enVision, Johnston County saw real growth.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. The need for high-speed broadband internet in every classroom in the U.S. Approximately 70,000 of Arizona’s K-12 students are ELLs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

language usage. When students use the internet, remind them of their rights and responsibilities. how to use the internet. taskbar disappeared, can’t find a program, internet window too small). how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. how to use the internet.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

While I don’t agree that the Wolfram Language is superior to every other modern programming language, from C and Java to Python and Scratch, I think he makes some very compelling points. Wolfram’s own recommendation requires coding in a language. how the internet works. (We published an excerpt of Wolfram’s post here.).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. A researcher at the University of Southern California, she has been working on AI-based professional development for math teachers for several years.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

Never mind the shortage of internet bandwidth and devices; some schools lack even basic school supplies and reliable electricity. The company also reduced the size of the app and redesigned math exercises to work better on phones. The app is currently available in Hindi and English with plans to add other regional languages soon.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A truly global community, district students speak 56 different languages and represent 160 countries. In deploying the devices, the district targeted grade levels and courses such as 7th-grade civics, 9th- and 10th-grade English, and middle school math. Currently, the graduation rate of MDCPS is 89 percent.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

To get you started, I’ve provided you with information about what you’ll need to get started, and a few ideas on how to bring green screen technology into STEM, language arts, history, performance, and physical education spaces. The Essentials You really don’t need a fancy camera. A smartphone camera that captures video is plenty.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

suffer on the no-internet side of the digital divide , according to the Federal Communications Commission. Reforming Developmental Education According to the Community College Research Center, developmental education is essentially a “reteach” of high school and junior high school reading, writing, and math.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

00:00:35 Speaker 1 The math teacher. It’s this, it’s a it’s recognized as a as a language. I mean, if we think about what, what, you know what, the math that I studied in university, my daughter studied in high school. If you’re a computer science educator, you go teach in high school or university.

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MAY 19, 2023

International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. The company has changed hands several times. In 2014, it was acquired for $1.1

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

The sudden shift gave leaders at DreamBox Learning, a math education company headquartered nearby, an early glimpse at the upheaval to come and an inkling that digital teaching tools would soon be in high demand around the country. We reassured moms that they didn’t need to be math experts to support a child,” Woolley-Wilson says.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Not only was I unprepared for the levels of math and study skills required, but as a bleeding-heart, 17-year-old, I wanted to do something to help my community. Soon after, I fell in love with education by volunteering to teach English as a Second Language outside my classes. This led me to wonder: What’s so fun about science?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

billion people worldwide without internet access. It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. billion people without internet access ? The term digital divide often refers to not having affordable access to the internet or specific hardware.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

For example, school leaders might decide to use focus on-campus time and capacity on core subjects—such as English language arts, math, science and social studies—and then deliver all non-core subjects via a purely virtual format.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

The knowledge typically encompasses highly focused topics such as reading or math or biology. In the 1990s, the popularization of the internet was similarly revolutionary. Khan Academy – Khan academy is a free resource for learning a variety of subject material online including math, grammar, computing and many other subjects.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Roybi, the maker of a pill-shaped robot to teach language and math skills to young children, has acquired additional technology to power its educational features. Developed with experts in language development, the technology covers languages including English, Mandarin and Korean. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

A key to Newsela’s growth has been the growing broadband internet access now available to many K-12 schools, Sanchez adds. According to EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit that studies this issue, 98 percent of American K-12 school districts having broadband infrastructure and internet access for digital learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2020

Parents and teachers are doing the best they can in these circumstances, but there are so many obstacles in the way—from equity issues such as having enough to eat and reliable internet connectivity to the new emotional landscape created by these drastic shifts. Social-emotional learning is not like math or language.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Nemko and her staff were aware of the “30 million word gap”: the research-backed idea that children who grow up in poverty come to school having heard 30 million fewer spoken words than their peers from middle-class or upper-class homes putting them at a sharp disadvantage in terms of their language skills. Audio books aren’t ‘cheating’.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Imagine a classroom with students deeply engaged in their lessons, eagerly solving math problems and exploring English skills through fun digital games. Students using Prodigy Math or Prodigy English enjoy the storyline and get excited about the learning content. There are many natural ways to incorporate games into the classroom.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Whether educators are teaching students from their classrooms or at home, they can maintain a high-quality science program, engage students online in three-dimensional learning, and continue to support English language arts and math.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. (In

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This intense course runs for four-and-a-half days, and gives teachers a deep dive into the world of computer science—understanding algorithms, data, the internet and of course, coding. Several teachers came from schools that aim to integrate computer science in existing subjects, such as science, math, English, Spanish, or an AVID class.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

It’s not about zeros and ones, or math and science. Share in comments what your secret techniques are: 6 Tips for Teaching Kids Coding If you were around when the internet first came out, you may have seen how coding was a career for specialized professionals. They might love the idea of making their own.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

At Rooted, students take courses that earn them certifications that can make them competitive for high paying entry level jobs alongside traditional subjects like math and language arts to help close the massive wealth gap between Black and white students. Schools scrambled to get internet access for students.

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