Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2018

Today, we have a guest post from Philip Perry, founder of Learnclick.com , an online quiz tool lots of teachers use to create and share quizzes. It is also ideal for teaching language as it has many options for asking questions in context. Acting: One can’t learn a language alone from listening, one needs to practice speaking it.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The district was among the first in the country to test the chatbot called Khanmigo, an AI program developed by online learning giant Khan Academy that is designed for classrooms and acts as a tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. Next school year’s budget includes a $6.8

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Dover, DE Quizard is an academic app designed to help students study for tests and quizzes. Available in multiple languages, Quizard is making personalized learning accessible to students across the globe. Their anytime, anywhere solutions combine student-teacher interactions with personalized mentoring, assessment, and support.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. Students can be placed in simulated environments to practice language skills, solve complex problems, conduct experiments, or understand historical events as if they were there. First, outside-in.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself). What is ChatGPT?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Yet as instructors in the new world of online education, we have access to ever-increasing amounts of data—from recorded lecture videos, electronically submitted homework, discussion forums, and online quizzes and assessments—that may give us insights into individual student learning. So how does one identify a student’s knowledge state?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Based on my experience, this builds engagement overall because students know that they need to pay attention as there are quizzes at regular intervals. . Additionally, you can provide supplemental resources, such as links to online study guides or practice tests. Record lectures so students can review them at their convenience.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

At its most basic, grading of multiple choice quizzes and tests is now essentially instantaneous. Read Securly's Whitepaper: New technologies to ensure student safety in the digital age Natural language processing can also be applied to other aspects of student mental health and social-emotional learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. Nearpod has since expanded the toolbox with features that let teachers create quizzes, offer virtual reality content for digital field trips, and embed mini-games into lessons.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

With virtual learning a reality for many families for the rest of the school year, the Learning at Home Center is an educational and fun supplement that features daily activities, printable worksheets, test prep quizzes, videos, and book vocabulary lists.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Its recent investments include language-learning app Duolingo, along with Byju’s and Ruangguru, widely used in India and Indonesia, respectively. Today, it boasts a feature that creates customized study plans for students, based on what subjects they need to learn, and by when (usually in time for a big test).

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

AI-powered diagnostic tools that identify areas for improvement and guide test takers through targeted study sessions. Multi-module options for differentiated learning, accommodating diverse learning styles, English Language Learners (ELL), and translation.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Everything about Ray, from his seat choice to his body language in class, indicated that he didn’t want to be noticed. Using Quizzes & Assignments for Collaborative Assessments Test day can be an opportunity for collaboration rather than competition. Ray was the kind of kid who could easily have slipped through the cracks.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Students can run similar computations on actual climate data and then sort or graph results to test their hypothesis on what weather causes damage in their areas. It uses an easy, block-based language similar to MIT’s Scratch (and this September released a major upgrade to HTML5). See the sample student project screenshot above).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Racially divisive systems are prevalent in schools such as mine (and in all schools) through traditional grading structures, grade tracking, standardized testing and punitive disciplinary actions—all of which further disadvantage career and college opportunities for our students of color.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2019

Participants make real-world money management decisions like paying bills, saving for retirement, and managing cash flow to avoid paying bills late and then share evidence of their comprehension on periodic quizzes. Here’s a good video overview of Budget Challenge’s patented Road Test for Personal Finance. Everfi.com.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

During that time, she came to see the importance of having a roadmap for curriculum and assessments so that teachers and administrators had common language and benchmarks for success. The end goal is to develop integrated assessments that capture a student’s learning and growth without the stress or time requirements of formal tests.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

It’s a reminder that tech startup valuations are sometimes based more on potential than proof of revenue, and Kahoot is the latest test of whether a popular free education tool can successfully monetize and become financially stable. That may seem like a lofty figure for a company expecting to make $2 million in revenue this year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. In addition to districts, schools in Texas are individually given A through F grades based partially on standardized test scores. Miles quickly created big and controversial plans to improve scores.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., The language that the authors use in the book to introduce their key concepts also emphasizes lower-level learning (e.g., practicing math problems, quizzes, flashcards, teacher lectures, and so on). lectures)” (p.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It’s this, it’s a it’s recognized as a as a language. But we’re not testing the teachers. And so by taking those together, plus adding in just basic assessments, what you know, type of test, the traditional test capabilities, quizzes. 00:01:39 Speaker 1 But then why is computer science?

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

That is truer today than ever as new technology has increased the instructional possibilities, and evidence-based, on-demand testing has forced me to get creative. Ann Whitehair is an eighth grade English Language Arts teacher at Oakwood Junior High School in Oakwood, Ohio, as well as a National Board Certified Teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

language usage. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. It uses a combination of videos, whiteboard how-tos, practice exercises, and quick quizzes. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. organization.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Topics include math, science, writing, spelling, health, statistics, SAT prep, engineering, technology, astronomy, English, history and more — over 5,000 topics in seventy languages. Perfect choices for this would be a crossword puzzle, word search, hangman, Memory Game, MadLibs, Typing Test, a Quiz Show, and Mix and Match.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. The platform comes from the same stables — of MIT Media Lab — as Scratch, the free-to-use, ubiquitous coding language popular with young people from across the world. But CoCo is a departure from Scratch in a few crucial ways.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

In the past, where digital citizenship and online games most often intersected was in the realm of communication—namely, norms around respectful language and dialogue that are aligned with the ethical and moral standards that someone would have for face-to-face conversations. There’s also Admongo , a game created by the U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Dually certified in special education and English Language Arts, I teach an ELA inclusion class to 11th and 12th graders, which means I serve students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in the same setting. This is my third year teaching at William Penn High School in the Colonial School District in New Castle, Delaware.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. 2023; Park et al.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

They are often used to teach subjects ranging from languages to math in a fun and competitive environment. The platform enables teachers to create or choose from a vast library of pre-made quizzes (called “Kahoots”) that students can participate in using their smartphones, tablets, or computers.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

I found myself sitting in a classroom, staring at a test I couldnt answer. This fear intensified in high school, where frequent tests ranked students publicly. I have never used traditional tests in my classes because I dont believe that teaching ability can be measured through exams. Is there anything remaining uncompleted?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

language skills. It also has an audio component that reads to those who have difficulty comprehending words and spoken language. For olders, it provides quizzes to test specific knowledge (like SAT prep). “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends…”. ? Charles William Eliot. academic excellence.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2017

As the chief executive behind one of the world’s most popular language-learning tools, Luis von Ahn ironically struggles with picking up a new tongue. I’m actually very bad at learning languages, which is pretty funny, considering what I do,” the CEO and co-founder of Duolingo said in an email to EdSurge.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

First up, Google Education announced a new “casting” app for the classroom projector, released the “Expeditions” virtual reality app for all teachers and students, and added a new quizzing feature in Google Forms. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.) Wondering about Apple? And then, there’s Amazon.

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