The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

The conference will also have some how-to sessions on popular features and getting started: Flashcard Factory – Pear Deck vocabulary game that transforms the way students learn vocabulary. Pear Deck 101 – how to get started using formative assessments, polls, and interactives to achieve 100% student engagement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

—Katharine Meyer As residential colleges grapple with decisions about whether and how to continue offering online and hybrid courses , they may benefit from taking a look at student-engagement practices commonly used by their online-only counterparts. It is delivering information to students when they need it, in a timely fashion.”

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic challenges schools around the world to keep students engaged in remote learning and to use technology in new ways, many have turned to instructional technology coaches (also referred to as edtech coaches) for support. A 2018 PwC survey reported that many U.S. Preparing for the new school year.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

When you try to keep your composure when a student makes silly remarks wondering if they are on purpose or not. When you manage to have your students engaged in their work, there is always that student who seems bothered by the peace and quiet in the class. Forgetful students. See you in 2020!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As we enter the second half of the 2021-2022 school year, many of us are still reeling from the 2020-2021 school year, which was defined by massive changes to the learning landscape. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders meant that students and teachers alike were forced to shift to online or hybrid learning overnight.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As you may remember, I conducted 43 interviews for my Coronavirus Chronicles series in Spring and Summer 2020. Teaching and leading for higher student engagement … even during a pandemic (aka How I spent my summer). I was interested in learning how schools were responding during the first months of the pandemic.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 3, 2020

The resource collection contains the following components: “Look fors” are discernable student behaviors for each computational thinking practice. Look fors defining student behaviors for Creating Algorithms. Prompting questions are examples of questions to ask students to reflect on their process or progress.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

Summer is always a good opportunity to explore new ideas, particularly ideas for boosting student engagement or perhaps taking some risks with trying something a bit different in our classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

While IoT deployments are relatively new to education, industry observers expect the technology to make a big impact thanks to its potential to reduce costs, improve security and boost student engagement. But will current K–12 networks be ready to carry the onslaught of additional traffic?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

Teachers wait excitedly to see their students’ faces after a summer break. And then there is the 2020–2021 school year, where nothing is normal, and we have had five “first days of school.” Engagement. My third goal was focused on helping teachers increase student engagement.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

Many of the devices even come with excellent software packages that can be used to increase student engagement. Just having one student use it during large group while the others watch just doesn’t cut it in my opinion. In many cases, every classroom is outfitted, as well as conference rooms and professional learning spaces.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

The adverse effects of this excessive screen time have significantly impacted students social- emotional health. Forty-one percent of teens with the highest social media usage struggle with mental health issues, and between 2010 and 2020, anxiety among adolescents skyrocketed by 106 percent.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Device rollout—when students in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools receive their initiative-provided iPads or Chromebooks—is an exciting time in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, especially for schools new to the program. But rollout looks a bit different in 2020.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Teachers should strive to connect the content to real-world applications that resonate with students. Research indicates that authentic assessments, which apply classroom learning to real-world contexts, can significantly increase student engagement and minimize cheating. Are students still learning during COVID-19?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Mike Daugherty, Director of Technology and Information Systems at Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and the 2020 ISTE Technology Coordinator of the Year, has a few ideas about how to address this concern. Since education technology first arrived in classrooms, security has been a primary concern.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2024

When schools were first forced to go virtual in 2020, there was a scramble to get everyone online. However, they were ideal for figuring out what worked and what needed improvement to support better learning environments and more efficient student engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

Here are twelve recommended by the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students In the ever-evolving landscape of education, keeping students engaged can be a challenge. And in 2020, 83.7 million people used VR at least once a month. That’s about 25% of the US population.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 24, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. Students can perform their own analysis of the sample data and answer questions based on their results.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

The past two years have provided the background for learning through project-based activities for students who always wanted to know the real-life use of what they learned. Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching approach in which students engage with real-life tasks addressed with sustained inquiry to provide authentic results.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! If you are a teacher who uses Google Classroom then you know how easy it is to assign a template of a Slide, Spreadsheet, Doc or Drawing for students to complete. You can easily force a copy to students with a simple link. Even if you don’t use Google Classroom.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Showing investment in students’ long-term success. About GoGuardian.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Reviewing my top postings helps me see what resonated during 2020. My top tweets from each month of 2020 ?? link] — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) January 1, 2020. ?? Games [link] — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) February 16, 2020. ?? Keeping students engaged ?? Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) June 30, 2020. ??

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Additionally, ISTE provides opportunities such as the Online Learning Academy and literature targeting new teachers, such as the 2020 publication. They also should pay special care to ensure that educators understand the privacy and security concerns associated with technology. 4 Action Steps to Prepare New Teachers to Use Edtech.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

How do I keep students engaged? And how do I care for students’ mental health, as well as my own, during such an isolating time? How Can Educators Tap Into Research to Increase Engagement During Remote Learning? by Kerry Rice and Kristin Kipp What does student engagement look like in virtual settings?

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2019

On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7, essentially bringing the life of the operating system to an end after a decade. Studies show teachers experienced a 35 percent increase in student engagement and retention when using immersive and 3D technologies. How Windows 10 Can Support New Classroom Growth.

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Neo LMS

MAY 28, 2020

A version of this post was originally published in the April 2020 E-Learning Supplement of Education Today. It holds student engagement. Since direct interaction is lost, as students don’t come to school anymore, it’s very important to find alternative ways to keep them engaged. Challenging.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 13, 2020

Throughout the process, students develop critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration skills, and more. The challenge is designed to help students engage in math outside of the traditional classroom environment, providing an avenue to promote creative thinking in mathematics. It felt inviting.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. The change already delivers extraordinary results and 96% of teachers claim that EdTech increases student engagement in learning. 5 New EdTech tools to watch.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 13, 2019

With one estimate indicating as many as 77 percent of jobs will require some degree of technological skill by 2020, it’s critical that students are comfortable using technology. To help educators make the most of training, leaders would do well to engage teachers in their districts to solicit their input and preferences.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 18, 2020

A version of this post was origianlly published on April 14, 2020, on FE News. The problem is, many schools still rely on legacy systems and even paper-based processes to manage their administrative and student data, which is time-consuming and costly. Better student engagement rates. Schools have a lot of data to manage.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

CLEVELAND – TeachingBooks.net today announced a unique collaboration with Pear Deck , providing expanded opportunities for student engagement and learning. In this new collaboration, Pear Deck takes book-specific supplemental materials from TeachingBooks and creates a custom, interactive lesson.

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Applications for the 2020-2021 cohort are now open! The applications will be open until October 9, 2020 , so be sure to apply. Application Open: September 22, 2020. Deadline: October 9, 2020. The post Join the 2020-2021 Buncee Ambassador Community! What is the Buncee Ambassador Program?

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Digital Promise

JULY 14, 2020

The DLP was an instructional coaching program in which teachers were coached to use technology in more powerful ways that enhance their teaching practices and their students’ engagement and learning. Over the past decade, instructional coaching has increasingly attracted the interest of researchers and practitioners alike.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Absenteeism is a persistent challenge for their population of 1,649 students, mostly from Latino and Hispanic families. During the 2019–2020 school year alone, 13 percent of Golden Plains students experienced chronic absenteeism.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on July 2, 2020, in Open Access Government. Even though enough educators and students — and the entire educational community — were at least familiar with online learning practices and educational technologies, the shift was sudden nevertheless. Increase student engagement.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 2, 2020

April 2020. April 2020. August 2020. April 2020. September 2020. The post Creating a Classroom Routine for Online or Hybrid Learning Students appeared first on Waterford.org. “The Importance of Maintaining Structure and Routine During Stressful Times.” VeryWellMind.com. Gonser, Sarah. “3 Zimny, Judy.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 14, 2021

This post was originally published in eSchool News , on December 14, 2020. In particular, students and educators saw their usual routine completely turned upside down. They were unprepared for the vast impact the virus would have on how students learn and education settings operate. It improves student engagement.

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