Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One day I had been planning to discuss metacognition—a learning strategy I teach to my middle-school students. It had been more than a year and a half since she had studied Mesopotamia, yet she was able to pull it out of memory without a second thought. Many studies had been conducted in university labs. The purpose?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

On the second day of his current job, as principal of nearby Lexington Middle School, he discovered that a social studies teacher was also using the game. Despite its traction in the K-12 schools and districts, the company says it has no immediate plans to charge schools and teachers. He happily obliged.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These short, informal quizzes can offer snapshots of individual student performance and allow teachers to adjust their teaching as the student grows. . “At At the heart of formative assessment is the underlying goal of meeting students where they are in their learning,” notes an anonymous study from Digital Promise. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. For example, completing homework requires executive function skills, and the benefits of homework increase as students move into middle school and high school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special. Social studies teachers must support their students as they encounter: Major attacks on journalism. Evolving forms of media delivery.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Researchers at California Polytechnic State University conducted a study in 1994, which showed conclusively that the group that was given a random assortment of pitches did much better in the post test than the group that received blocked pitches—several of one kind followed by several of another—and the control group.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Naturally, this could create challenges in a school setting, but in my experience, whether innate or as a product of a structure, competition itself isn’t always problematic. In fact, some studies confirm that competition has benefits , though they vary based on the individual and the competition.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

“Differentiation can take hours and hours and hours, but I’ve found a super-efficient way to differentiate well,” enthuses Dorseyville Middle School teacher Cathie Gillner. So what’s her secret, and how can you replicate it? It’s BrainPOP. And, they’re grasping concepts better.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. Most of the ads seem innocuous—a virtual charter school or a set of digital worksheets, for example—and don’t bother her much. They’re middle-school kids.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

technology, students without access to the internet could use such an application to participate in home learning, do homework, take quizzes and access additional learning resources — all through their Next Gen TV screens, thanks to data broadcasting. Washington, D.C. By utilizing ATSC 3.0 This goes way beyond providing great content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2016

online quizzes. With it, students can take notes in their books, fill in online rubrics and quizzes, and automatically link to additional resources without having to retype URLs. Since student needs are not extreme, pretty much any tool your school makes available will accomplish student goals. Online Quizzes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology. They can even create quizzes to assess their learning. Info Please. SchoolsWorld.TV.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

Designed to offer lessons, videos, lectures, quizzes, and more that differentiate for individual students, its real power is making the resources of the most respected names in edtech available with one click. ” –Jenna Rodgers, Middle School Teacher. This includes: ABCYa.com. More about Kiddom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One was Melissa Yarborough, a teacher at Navarro Middle School in Houston’s East End, which is home to one of the city’s historically Latino neighborhoods. While not targeted as a failing school, her campus became “NES-aligned,” meaning her principal opted into the New Education System. Map by Nadia Tamez-Robledo for EdSurge.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2016

It wouldn’t have been a high priority to develop quizzes for passing the Bar if we were creating our own content. A student may be using Quizlet to study German or Ukranian, but they’re doing it within the frame of an English app. Making sure it’s not pigeonholed to middle school English or high school French.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

This integrates excellently with literacy and word study as well as spelling and vocabulary lessons. By fifth grade, just in time for a focus on touch typing required for the volume of middle school computer work, students should know where all the keys are without looking at their hands. Click to view slideshow.

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Priceless Ponderings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

with Activities Your Students Will LOVE Economics is not just for the big kids in middle school or high schoolits actually the perfect topic for 2nd-4th graders. Oh, and did I mention Ive created an easy-to-use social studies worksheet unit packed with a comprehensive collection of economics resources? Dont Forget Your Freebie!

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k12 Online Schools

JULY 5, 2024

From online schooling for elementary and middle school to high schools online , the top K12 online schools offer flexible, structured, and engaging programs. The K12 online school curriculum is designed to cater to all learning styles and ensure a solid educational foundation.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Academic competitions can be exciting and rewarding additions to your school club options. For upper elementary and middle school students, these challenges not only promote academic growth and productive struggle but also social connections. When its time to dig into the content, preparation is everything.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

According to a University of Colorado study, incorporating game elements into e-learning environments can boost engagement and performance by as much as 89 percent. Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. This helped make school fun for students.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Students may have deadlines but can often choose the time of day they study. Online: A mix of teacher instruction, independent study, interactive platforms, and personalized learning paths. Time Management Skills Online learners need to organize their day effectively balancing live classes, self-study, assignments, and personal time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

For many, study of the human body starts in second grade with an introduction to what’s inside that stretchy, durable skin that coats our bodies. As students progress through school, they dig deeper into concepts of body systems, organs, cells, diseases, and the importance of good health. Scholastic Study Jam: the Human Body.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Pennsylvania social studies teacher Tami Flood adds that it’s worth checking to see “if there’s a parent app” to share information about student progress. #3: According to Truong, “no LMS will be able to compete directly with tools like Piazza (discussion forum), Socrative (quizzing), EdPuzzle (video annotation), etc.”

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