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APRIL 28, 2016

For the past four years, researchers at MIT, Tufts University, and Georgia State University have been conducting a study to determine whether tablet computers loaded with literacy applications could improve the reading preparedness of young children living in economically disadvantaged communities. Next page: What the study reveals.

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JUNE 2, 2023

AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. You can just use your phone or any mobile device.” Spierenburg likens AR to a safety net for students. “It You don’t need any special hardware.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Researchers in one study followed a group of 10-14-year-olds for a year, tracking their use of use social media, primarily Twitter and Facebook. The experimental design was good old pre/post, using the AMES assay (Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy), a well-regarded empathy test.

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MAY 15, 2019

In September 2017, five finalists were chosen to field test their tools with thousands of children across villages in Tanzania. Before the finalists’ field test in Tanzania, 74 percent of the participating kids never went to school, 80 percent never received reading instruction at home, over 90 percent could not read Swahili.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2021

S/cm range that ensures optimal precision during various experiments, such as exploring the base hydrolysis of ethyl acetate under various conditions and other common environmental tests of aquatic samples.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

With state testing requirements waived, PowerSchool saw greater demand for its mastery learning reporting features, which lets educators align assignments to learning objectives and view student progress toward those objectives, instead of relying on test scores as a measure of progress.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

IXL serves 30 percent of students in Florida and has a long track record of helping learners in the state succeed: A study of public schools in the state found that those using IXL Math outperformed schools without IXL by as much as 15 percentile points in math. ” How Florida schools excel with IXL Learning.

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MARCH 24, 2019

Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. No country studied by the report had a perfect way for educators and entrepreneurs to connect on product quality. Whereas the U.S.

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JULY 25, 2023

Learners achieve higher achievement scores in math One 2016 randomized study by Roschelle et al found that students attained higher achievement scores when teachers combined one-on-one attention and web-based homework tools. Older learners can get into plane geometry and the study of predetermined shapes.

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JULY 9, 2016

This development, combined with tremendous growth in mobile device usage due to improved technology, naturally led to a shift in mobile learning patterns. Despite this promising beginning, the role of mobile devices in the classroom and in education overall is still rather limited.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. Many students use popular apps like Quizlet for last-minute cramming before a test, for instance. What do Dave Chapelle shows and a growing number of schools have in common?

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APRIL 5, 2019

Today only 9 percent of low income students get a college degree by age 24, compared with 73 percent of higher income students, according to a study by the Pell Institute. Education technology providers must look at ways in which we can support the workflow of already resource-strapped school counselors.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Study Tree. Another allows the creation of personalized, adaptive tests to improve and track learning. Others enable teachers to turn mobile devices into science equipment and students into practicing scientists. Edcelerant. Social Cipher. The Read Read. You can see the potential in this year’s finalists.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Review games often inject energy into a classroom before a test, and right when students need a jolt of energy to get that over that summative assessment hump at the end of a unit. A common tool seen in the world language and social studies classrooms at my school is Quizlet Live. A Little Healthy Competition and Movement.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

In 2011, Cat Campos was a senior at Immaculata-La Salle High School , struggling to see how the iPod touch devices they were testing in her AP Literature class could support learning. Since those early days of testing iPods, the small, private, Catholic school earned a long-standing designation as an Apple Distinguished School.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Seven million students took the SAT test last year. Driven in part by the educational imperative to minimize student testing, what better solution than a test already heavily vetted as being inclusive and cross-cultural that many students are familiar with. take practice tests. Free, web-based or mobile device.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2019

The Dell Latitude 3390 2-in-1 notebook tested for this review is the high end of a product line specifically created for educational or business functions. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how mobile devices are proving to have a positive impact on K–12 learning. Dell's Command Suite Makes Studying Online Safer for Schools.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

But one course at the University of Connecticut is testing the waters. QR codes are placed on the sensors, so students can scan each sensor with a mobile device or tablet and see an augmented reality dashboard with the most recent data. I think a number of students will want to continue this and do independent studies.”.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

All you need (for VR) is the Expeditions app, a mobile device or Chrome OS, and a Cardboard or Daydream viewer. If you’re teaching from textbooks and your students yawn too much (or don’t study for tests), try VR. It is designed to be explored with Google Cardboard. More on VR.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

The children who heard more words were better prepared for learning when they started school, Hart and Risley found—and these same children, when followed into third grade, had larger vocabularies, were stronger readers, and got higher test scores. The most recent NAEP scores showed that just 36 percent of U.S. More than just literacy skills.

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MAY 4, 2018

Kevin Wong, an adjunct instructor from NYU Children under eight-years-old view content on mobile devices for an average of 48 minutes per day, according to a recent survey by Common Sense Media. Overall, 66 percent of media that was labeled as educational taught students new vocabulary words, an increase from other studies in the past.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Kevin Hogan Now you mentioned devices as part of that initiative and what I read at mobile devices are a. As I mentioned before, we started recording we’re finding in our coverage over the past several months that there’s a little bit of a blowback when it comes to the use of mobile devices.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. Because mobile devices are faster, it satisfies student curiosity and builds their passion to be lifelong learners. Mobile phones can do pretty much everything a computer can via apps and Internet access.

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APRIL 18, 2016

This includes an app to develop vocabulary (Spelling City), three to build overarching reading skills (Starfall, Flocabulary, and Teach Your Monster to Read) and a great game-based program to test out new skills (the Sports Network). Spelling City is a word study website or mobile app that uses popular games to teach vocabulary.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. Lessons are each about five hours and cover topics like road safety, math, art, and nature studies. kids who love fiddling with mobile devices.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Here's the latest cohort: Chalk Talk : With offices in Jordan and Boston, Chalk Talk is an SAT prep program based on the new SAT exam that uses machine learning and data analytics to prepare students for standardized tests. Cram Fighter is tailored to support students studying medicine and finance. via mobile devices.

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MAY 1, 2018

It encourages students to learn the material, relearn weak areas, and removes the fear-of-failure brain freeze that many students experience on test day. The two-hour proctored final exam (required for college credit) must be completed on a computer rather than a mobile device or tablet. Things to know.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material. In PBL, students work collaboratively to solve real-world problems or case studies, applying knowledge from the curriculum to analyze situations and develop solutions.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For instance, Remind makes it possible for teachers to let families know what assignments or tests students have coming up. Yet too frequently, those communications channels become largely one-way megaphones for teachers, who then nudge parents into prodding students to finish upcoming assignments or study for the next test.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

PrepFlash takes some of the tediousness out of studying by writing flashcards for learners. Currently in beta testing, KiraKira plans to begin raising a $2 million seed round in January—the same time it’s planning to launch a mobile app. FlashGrade generally charges between 5 to 25 cents per test.

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