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Using technology to support learning through movement

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After all, its easy to imagine how technologies such as AI tools, robots, VR headsets , and computers, for example, can be used to support learning in these settings. Its all about learning through physical activity. We installed L systems , featuring Epson laser projectors , in every elementary and middle school gymnasium.

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Envisioning the personalized edtech of tomorrow

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As a result, the half-life of the newest technology is shrinking rapidly, and the skills gap is widening with potentially detrimental effects. Through middle school and high school, it would anticipate the user’s future needs while also tracking how the student best learns so that content is engaging.

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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

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As we started asking educators, administrators and experts about the issue as part of an investigation into how teachers inform the development of edtech products , everyone agreed: teacher voice should be part of edtech decisions. Suddenly, she says, no one seemed to care what she thought about the tech tools the school adopted.

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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

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There’s nothing wrong with formal professional development, especially if it’s meted out in manageable, bite-sized chunks, adds Torrey Trust, an associate professor of learning technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has studied professional learning networks and social media. This is a very brief recap of the conversation.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

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Tamiko Hatcher, a dedicated educator and the director of Special Programs at Akron Public Schools in Ohio, displays visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to implementing innovative education technologies to transform the educational experience for the students in his district.

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How Do You Teach Art, Music and PE Online? In China, They’re Figuring It Out.

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Xiong Fanyan, who oversees instructional affairs at a middle school in Beijing, has recorded a short tutorial video and uploaded it to Tencent Video for his students to watch. Proud of her students’ artistic creativity, Zeng shared their drawings everyday via her Weibo account.

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How Online PD Eased A New York District’s Transition to Remote Learning

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Don Murphy How did a mid-sized New York school district solve some of its most pressing professional development (PD) issues with one tool? But knowing educators often cringe at yet another top-down directive from "the district," he decided to create a working group—including himself, the director of technology (Dr.

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