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Visix Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation and Leadership in Visual Communications

eSchool News

By 2006, all non-AxisTV products were retired, and the company rebranded as Visix to reflect its new direction. Visix has continuously expanded the reach and impact of its solutions, redefining the concept of digital signage by extending visual messaging to room signs, websites, desktops and mobile devices.

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Changing Learners, Changing Methodologies

A Principal's Reflections

Students can mupload (mobile upload) pictures, post videos, and even complete their homework on-the-go. Studies show that “students with smart phones study more than students without” (Flacy). There is also a free Edmodo app that students can use on their smart phones (even I have downloaded it!). Retrieved from: [link] blogID=2474 Guynn, J.

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The ‘Enrichment Gap’ Is Widening. Students’ Social-Emotional Development Is at Risk.

Edsurge

Wealthy families’ annual per-child expenditures on enrichment activities nearly tripled between 1972 and 2006 (from $3,536 to $8,872) while low-income families remained stagnant at around $1,000. Especially notable is a gap in enrichment investments that dwarfs other inequities.

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5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute. I love that this works with their individual mobile phone cameras. Often, I start teaching film by having students create a living shot dictionary.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). Rationale: “ The Congress eliminated much of the program in 2006; the request would complete the process. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). FY 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000).

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Educators can no longer ignore the TPACK framework

Neo LMS

Koehler, who co-authored a paper in 2006 and another one in 2008 , referring to the above core idea with these exact words. Back then, the PC was a rarity, the mobile phone was humongous and the Internet was in its infancy. The TPACK framework is being credited to P. Mishra and M. But that was in ‘86, when Shulman advanced his idea.

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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

eSchool News

While this may make some educators cringe, the reality is that test-enhanced learning, or testing as an aid to learning, has evidence of effectiveness dating back nearly 100 years ( Roediger III, McDaniel, & McDermott, 2006 ). Fill-in-the-Blank Questions.

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