Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

That means whatever digital devices students use — be they desktop, laptop, iPad, or Chromebook, they can access Zapzapmath. This is a real plus as more schools have set aside the iPad in favor of Chromebooks and laptops. Plus, lots of students who love Zapzapmath at school don’t have an iPad at home–this covers them.

Chromebook 313

Chromebook iPad Laptops Adaptive Learning 313

TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. metrics of “school success” which causes parents to question how learning effectiveness is measured (see also #20). The relative shrinking marketshare of iPads, as well as some very visible failure of iPad rollouts. Robotics in the classroom.

Examples 40

Examples Classroom Maker Movement Social Media 40

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

ALEKS PPL is an adaptive placement solution that assesses what students already know, what they are ready to learn next, and provides students with the opportunity to improve their placement scores through an individualized, adaptive learning path in the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module.

Tools 75

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 75

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.

Technology 63

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. KinderLab Robotics ( kinderlabrobotics.com ) announced Free Throw , a throwing-arm attachment that lets the KIBO robot toss ping pong-sized balls.

Tools 71

Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 71

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

” Via The New York Times : “Apple Unveils New iPad to Catch Google in the Classroom.” ” Via The Verge : “Apple is ready to fight Google’s Chromebooks with cheaper iPads.” ” Also via The Verge : “Apple’s new iPad with Pencil support is just $299 for schools.”

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. The iPad would solve that,” he said.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145