eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

” Cultivate literacy skills IXL brings reading, writing and grammar to life for students and helps educators effectively personalize English language arts instruction. IXL’s skills are aligned to content in 21 popular textbooks, making lesson planning easier.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s late 2015, we’re still overblocking the Internet, and the blame is on us as administrators… I read a post recently that stressed yet again how access to the wide range of the Internet is an equity issue. Teaching students to be literate within that landscape is one of the primary tasks – and challenges – of our time.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth. What are some examples of teaching techniques?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

More so, today’s education prioritizes mobile devices which don’t have the ability to read these mediums. For instance, seeing an interactive 3D model of an atom is a lot more valuable than simply reading about it in a textbook or slides. Which Tech Is Set to Emerge in Education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

I have experimented with writing open textbooks, thanks to the inspiration I received from Robin DeRosa on episodes 183 and 195. You can read more about my background and university role here.) They challenge me to experiment with new approaches and to keep pushing to be more more effective in my teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. And they’re put out by recognized names in education — Khan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

Hopefully, after reading this article, you will have a better idea of how these devices fit in your educational setting. I’ve worked with other mobile device managers, and I think this is definitely the simplest. So like most kids get textbooks, these kids got Chromebooks. What is this Chromebook you speak of?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. Read Jacqui’s tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. Things to know.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

Unlike traditional textbooks and library resources, Kiddom content providers are internet-based making them accessible from anywhere, on desktops and mobile devices, and easily blended into classroom lesson plans. Read Jacqui’s tech thriller series, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

Or read highlights from the conversation (which have been edited and condensed for clarity). There’s a body of work we’ve been doing for a long time around diagnosing reading and math issues in young kids—these are observational assessments. Teachers do them on a mobile device or a laptop, or they do them one-on-one with kids.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Have students read digital books and write reviews that can be added to the school library website. If you ever read Amazon reviews, you understand how powerful these reviews can be when making a selection. If you ever read Amazon reviews, you understand how powerful these reviews can be when making a selection.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

This new approach is fueled by trends that have impacted academic publishing over the past decade, including: The Rental Market: Companies like Wiley report textbook rental as the major cause for their recent 27% revenue decline in their Q3 (compared to 2016). We can’t merely digitize a textbook,” said Costantini. But it’s all doable.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The tool, which recently surpassed more than one million flashcards, uses artificial intelligence to generate multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and other quiz-based flashcards from user-uploaded PDFs, URLs, or even photos of handwritten notes or textbooks taken using the PrepFlash mobile app. It’s been used for more than 2.5

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2017

Studies warn of the potential for negative impacts of too much screen time; a few years ago researchers asked, “ In our digital world, are young people losing the ability to read emotions? ” (Yes, they are.) It has the advantage of generally being more engaging than a dusty textbook, especially since today’s students are digital natives.

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