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What Schools Reopen, It Shouldn’t Be Business as Usual

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In addition, many states have cancelled giving the required state assessment tests that usually occur in the spring. I have also seen many teachers express relief from the usual feeling of being encumbered by grades and state assessments. It has hopefully also shown others that while technology supports teaching, it doesn’t replace it.

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

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Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. Educational Technology Support! Changes in What Teachers Know and Do in the Common Core Era. What Do Educators Want? Why Do They Want It?

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Don’t forget AV needs for Common Core assessments

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Devices debuted at TCEA feature multipurpose design ideal for Common Core and state assessments. School leaders are aware that Common Core assessments will come with some new requirements, and AV equipment needs should not be overlooked. Next page: How new headset technology supports testing requirements.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards. “We Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. You will note that many activities let the teacher see assessment results after student completion of an activity. It is all possible with CK-12.

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Not Just for Reading Class Anymore: 5 Tips for Teaching Literacy Across Multiple Subjects

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But after talking to a number of different educators and reading their various accounts, what I can tell you is that your peers have discovered creative, technology-supported ways to approach teaching reading, writing and vocabulary in their multi-subject classrooms—and they were willing to share it to help you out. The initiative?

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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

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Because no matter the business model, whether the technology is marketed and purchased at the district level, or whether it’s a free app marketed direct to the teacher-consumer, the product will have a short life if the end-user doesn’t use it. If the technology does not offer a clear benefit, I’m not going to look into it any further.

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Activate Instruction migrates content to Gooru

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Summit, for example, will contribute more than 16,000 comprehensive Common Core-aligned resources for students in sixth through 12th grades in October, and High Tech High has already contributed over 4,000 resources. Teachers and students using Gooru can now adapt these high-quality resources for their classrooms.