eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

4 steps to a successful literacy program Students are the ultimate beneficiaries of professional learning, technology investments, and other efforts that schools make on the literacy front. For me, the rewards also extend beyond the school day and standardized tests.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Access to technology , especially technology and tools powered by the internet, is essential for learning. Technology transforms K-12 education by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, and fostering collaboration. Key takeaways from this year’s Connectivity report include: 74 percent of all U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

The study examines the impact of different tutoring styles on math achievement among ninth-grade math students. Leveraging AI-powered analysis, the study shows that when tutors help students think through problems deeply, those who are already successful using intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) do even better.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2018

Yet one of the most important ways to personalize learning may be easily overlooked in the quest for new and novel approaches to instruction. Teachers, by far, have the biggest impact on student learning and student experiences. It’s all about the teacher.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

“Elinor can understand the child’s response and then make a contingent response to that,” says Mark Warschauer, professor of education at the University of California at Irvine and director of its Digital Learning Lab. In another study group, adults read books without pausing to ask guided questions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2017

Today, forward-thinking school leaders know that leveraging powerful learning technology can help all students excel and learn to work collaboratively with peers–even if that student is homebound due to chronic illness. Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all education. Piloting the robot.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Thats why success in online learning doesnt just rely on intelligence or curriculum. With good study habits, students can thrive in virtual classrooms, perform at their academic best, and develop life-long skills for independence and focus. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2017

are learning how the body works by studying the anatomy of a frog, a vertebrate with an organ system similar to that of humans. Video of One Blended Learning Technology. Middle school students across the U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2016

Students’ use of digital tools and other learning technologies remains relatively sporadic, according to a new study. Students use digital tools/technology to conduct research, solve problems and/or create original works for learning. More than half of classrooms included in the study (52.7

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The speakers pointed to a 2017 study out of Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes, which suggests that effects on both reading (-0.10) and math (-0.25) performance decreased for students in virtual charter schools regardless of what network they a part of. I’m not against [all] tech.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Increasingly, schools have turned away from that model as they strive to create active-learning classroom spaces that are more conducive to modern learning methods and thought. . A new study underway at Virginia Tech seeks to understand the effects of physical space on course engagement and learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

“It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year, studies confirmed what many educators already knew: Students have suffered substantial academic setbacks resulting from the pandemic. With newly distributed federal stimulus funds now in hand, school districts nationwide are poised to set learning recovery plans in motion.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Not only is personal device use on the rise, but since 2020, there has been a 19 percent average increase in the overall use of learning technologies. Students regularly use virtual collaboration tools, online chat rooms, machine-powered learning assistants, and more recently, AI-powered tools in and out of the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

Although the pedagogy of utilizing technology was not readily available in the early 1990s for educators, it is ever-present today. Companies with a vested interest in their products publish studies touting their applications. I tend to favor independent studies on technology use which take a more balanced approach.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Young people often do have more advanced cultural fluency in an online environment, says Mizuko Ito, a cultural anthropologist who studies young people and media technology at the University of California at Irvine. And students’ ability to pick up digital skills affects their academic success. There’s a bit of an imposter syndrome.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

is an assistant professor of learning technology in the Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The next step is to think about how you can help your students develop these same skills. Torrey Trust, Ph.D., Follow her @ torreytrust.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2015

Knewton continuously identifies strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns and recommends what content to study next. Teachers can set goals and maintain full control of the learning process, while Knewton provides continuously updated recommendations for what each student should practice next.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Most alarmingly, a recent study found that as little as one to four hours of daily screen time among children aged one is linked with higher risks of developmental delays in communication, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal and social skills by the age of two. However, it’s not just excessive screen time that is a concern.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

The survey from the College Innovation Network asked nearly 700 students enrolled at four higher ed institutions to answer questions about what online learning has been like for them during the 2020-21 academic year. We want there to be friction in the learning experience because that’s what learning is,” Pelletier says. “We

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Her study, which also found the system to be acceptable, appropriate and feasible, was published in high-impact journals Computers & Education and Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

The edtech playground is one of a handful of case studies featured in a new edtech buying guide released by the International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE ), a non-profit organization, and Project Unicorn , an initiative to improve data interoperability in K-12. Does it meet students’ needs, or is it just really cool?”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Surprises from 2017 As 2017 dawned, I held hope that more instructional technology solution providers would take up the mantle and publish third-party efficacy studies. Yet it was sobering to find only two elementary math software programs with randomized, controlled trial studies from the past six years.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

It turns out, one of the world’s most-cited educational researchers, Richard Mayer , is working on a series of studies looking at what kind of computer-generated voices and images are most engaging to learners and lead to the best outcomes. How do we create online tutors who are approachable and we want to learn from?’”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As an anthropologist and learning scientist who has studied many edtech movements over the years, I recognize a familiar pattern of technology-fueled optimism being squashed by entrenched social and cultural structures. Equitable: An analysis by John Hansen and Justin Reich of U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Studies show up to a 75 percent improvement in retention with experiential learning scenarios. Actually, it’s 2022, and they are sitting in Debbie Venteicher and Erin Stanley’s American Studies class, gathered around a device and collaboratively working to complete a digital breakout created with Genially. There he is!”

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

Infobase is now positioned to connect educators with the solutions they need to fill learning gaps, provide social-emotional learning support, and successfully utilize distance learning technology through the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It’s part of a larger collaboration between Ohio State and Apple, which also seeks to “integrate learning technology throughout the university experience,” an iOS design laboratory and opportunities for students to learn coding skills to make the ready for a career in the “app economy.” A smaller percentage own tablets.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2023

At a time when more than 11,000 edtech tools are on the market and schools are embracing learning technology like never before , there is a stunning lack of research and evidence to support the efficacy of those products. You shouldn't be in educational technology if you don't have a logic model — if you don't know what you're solving.”

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage is now betting its digital business on an annual subscription that gives students unlimited access to all of its digital textbook materials, along with online homework tools and study guides. Earlier this February, it claimed to have sold 1 million such subscriptions since the program was launched in August 2018. It reported $1.6

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“They're not going to be able to even use the controller with great effect,” says Heather Kirkorian, an associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies the impact of screen media on infants and young children.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2024

According to the 2024 Educause AI Landscape Study , “AI is making the most significant impact on policies for teaching and learning, technology, and cybersecurity and data privacy (reported by 95 percent, 79 percent, and 72 percent of respondents, respectively, as ‘already impacted’ or ‘soon to be impacted’).”

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Learning technology company HMH announced it has acquired award-winning software company Writable , building on a longstanding partnership between the organizations that includes the integration of Writable’s research-backed writing assessment and practice solution with HMH’s core ELA offerings for grades 3-12.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

Engaging in research and design work with communities of researchers, practitioners and edtech product developers has led us to define several principles we believe will assist in building learning technology that is attuned to the needs of diverse students and educators, based on modern learning principles and designed for broad adoption and scale.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

A study by Macquarie University in Australia and educational technology company Makers Empire confirms what’s easy for educators to observe — 3D lessons engage students , enabling them to learn advanced concepts and skills. PRODUCT REVIEW: Dremel DigiLab 3D45 3D printer offers simple and speedy creation.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

As the Library’s collections shift from print to digital, spaces once used for books and journals are increasingly needed to accommodate the various approaches to study, research, and learning of today’s students and scholars.” Across the country at North Carolina State, the Hunt Library is the university’s “library of the future.”

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