eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

UWorld, an online learning tool for high-stakes exams, is offering a free, full-length PSAT practice exam that familiarizes students with the format and content of the real test. Each question answered will provide the student with a detailed explanation of the answer choices to help students actively learn and retain concepts.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that students leave with every click in a digital textbook , learning management system or other online learning tool. Its an approach known as learning analytics.

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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“The latest addition to EasyTech is designed to help both teachers and students navigate online learning this year, ensuring they are able to reap all of the benefits that online tools can provide,” said Keith Oelrich, CEO at Learning.com. “A Airy School.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

The crucial question that has emerged is: how do we engage learners when we are not together physically? Thankfully, research into online learning can provide us with a starting point to make sure our students continue to be engaged in the process of learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. ISTE, EdSurge’s parent organization, helped design the survey questions.) Having the technology necessary to access online learning opportunities isn’t enough.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. Often the tools available either meet some of the teachers’ needs or are prohibitively expensive.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit in-person meetings, Wyzant makes it easy to access and communicate with qualified tutors from anywhere in the world through its free online learning tool. In 2019, IXL completed the acquisition of Education.com , an online learning resource serving 23 million teachers and parents.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

The sudden jump to online learning has upturned education disciplines around the globe. Since schools closed, MEL has seen renewed interest from parents in search of a supplement to online learning. He did not respond to a question about how much the system paid Labster.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

After the major shifts of the Covid era, the question still remains: What’s next? Some of these tasks might include replying to parent emails without emotional interference, creating differentiated assignments with ease and expertise, and creating interactive lesson components and higher order questions that probe thinking patterns.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. The bird’s-eye results: 65 percent of teachers say they use digital learning tools every day; 87 percent report using them at least a few days each week. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

The United States is expected to lead the charge, followed by countries in Asia and Europe, so it may come as no surprise that people interested in edtech are traveling from all over the world to learn from, sell to and acquire U.S. Limin Chen “They want adaptive learning tools, STEM products and learning management systems,” says Chen. “If

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The tricky part with these tools is that you will have to clash artificial intelligence with another machine learning tool to detect plagiarism cases. The purpose is to detect whether an assignment has been penned by an AI tool instead of a student. It is an interesting approach to AI writing that will require some time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

Steph YoungGonzaga credits online learning with enriching her education and helping establish herself as an IT thought leader. After earning both a Masters and a Doctorate online, and following a successful twenty-year career as a corporate IT executive, YoungGonzaga recently returned to her roots. A key part of her arsenal?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We developed playlists to assist teachers in need of either a refresher or introduction to specific online learning tools like Google Classroom or to use tools like interactive white boards for distance learning. Their staff is always ready at a moment's notice to answer questions and help in any way they can.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

From Distraction to Connection: How Social Media is Changing Education Online learning has exploded in recent years , and with it, the digital ecosystems that surround it. Especially in K12 online schools, its proving to be a tool not just for engagement, but for connection, creativity, and even collaboration.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Online learning—often touted as an up-and-coming way of delivering education—took its place on the world stage as the de facto model, regardless of how prepared students, employees and educators were for the experience. (The Employers enacted broad layoffs and unemployment claims in the U.S. have reached nearly 46 million.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These sessions often encourage active participation, enabling students to ask questions, share insights, and collaborate with peers. One of the key advantages of classroom learning is the immediate feedback loop it offers. Why is classroom learning more effective?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

IDs specialize in integrating and managing learning tools and systems, creating multimedia content, designing interactive simulations, building e-learning courses, and eliminating technology shortcomings of professors (Kenny, Zhang, Schwier, & Campbell, 2005). Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology 31 (1), 1499-667.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Both educators and edtech executives are aligned on this question: How much better will students do on this year’s state assessment compared to last’s with this product? In spite of this new edtech landscape and the countless new SISs, LMSs, devices and online learning tools, some challenges of teaching with tech from the aughts persist.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

IDs specialize in integrating and managing learning tools and systems, creating multimedia content, designing interactive simulations, building e-learning courses, and eliminating technology shortcomings of professors (Kenny, Zhang, Schwier, & Campbell, 2005). Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology 31 (1), 1499-667.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? If you don’t teach in the United States, this might be a term you aren’t familiar with.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Because digital devices and online environments can simultaneously be transformatively empowering and maddeningly disruptive, the work of integrating digital learning tools into schools is usually difficult and complex. Fears about digital learning tools are especially tricky because they’re primarily emotional, not logical.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Developed by teachers and using a free online learning tool, students broaden their worldview through meaningful interactions with peers across the globe. These comprehensive plans include: Essential Question. learning goals. With an Essential Question of How do kids contribute to their communities?

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Erin Crisp put it this way, “Exams can be great formative tools to help me as a learner understand what I should be paying attention to from the learning resources and instruction.” Ideally, exams should be used more as a learning tool than an assessment tool. Yes exactly. The challenge is huge.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

And the infusion of algorithms is leading to questions—ethical questions and practical questions and philosophical questions—about how far higher education should go in bringing in artificial intelligence, and who decides what the algorithms should look like. So, my first year I take the biology sequence.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 12, 2017

Ever since personalized email and online learning tools were introduced to the K-12 classroom, schools and districts have been faced with the question of how to handle digital content for graduating seniors. Some opt for a middle ground and give students access to accounts for a predetermined period of time.

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k12

APRIL 17, 2025

Beyond traditional public and private schools, families can now choose online learning, charter programs, and hybrid models. Many parents ask the key question: Is online school better than in-person learning for my child? Is online school better than in-person school?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

At an industry-focused education technology event hosted by Cooley, a law firm, in San Francisco this past Wednesday, several dozen entrepreneurs and investors gathered to network, scout for new business opportunities and share a mix of practical and questionable wisdom. The panelists were a bit more specific.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

For many families, this shift to K12 online learning has been both empowering and challenging. But while the logistics of this new model are increasingly familiar, one question continues to surface: How do we keep children engaged, motivated, and joyful in a virtual learning environment? You are enhancing it.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Tara Gilboa, Online Learning Experience Designer at Colorado School of Mines The LMS Checklist #1: Is the platform straightforward and user-friendly? Emmanuel Andre, a Baltimore educator, describes his ideal checklist question as, “How much can administrators, grade level chairs and central office folk see?

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eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2025

Educators transitioned from in-person teaching to remote learning, often with minimal training or preparation. This shift required them to master new digital tools and vet online learning resources with little notice, all while simultaneously ensuring students remained engaged and on track academically.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

Discussion forums are a common method of teaching and learning in the online classroom. For some, the purpose is to simulate a classroom discussion in a traditional setting, where an instructor prompts students with a statement or question. Ask questions. This encourages extemporaneous application.

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