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How to use Digital Quick Writes–the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Quick writes are short, spontaneous writing exercises that allow students to express their thoughts and ideas without the pressure of formal writing tasks. Collaborative Learning : Sharing and discussing quick writes with peers enhances understanding and communication skills.

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Learning Math Should be Fun and Engaging

A Principal's Reflections

To engage students in her classroom, Mrs. Chellani has utilized a variety of tools to help her develop an interactive, student-centered learning environment. The teacher utilizes the aforementioned prompts to facilitate class discussion and assigns polls via Edmodo to ensure that the learning has taken place.

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All work is group work now: Collaborative learning as a pedagogical and assessment framework for learning with generative AI

Iterating Toward Openness

This is actually a problem that collaborative learning has been grappling with for decades. There are thousands of websites with guidance about how to engage students in collaborative learning. One of the main concerns about generative AI is “cheating,” or students getting credit for work they didn’t do.

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5 Ways K–12 Teachers Can Take a New Approach to Computational Thinking

EdTech Magazine

Learner: Teaching computational thinking is as much a learning exercise for educators as it is for their students. Collaborator: Incorporating projects that facilitate collaboration skills will help students develop new computational ways of thinking, as well as crucial social-emotional learning skills.

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Survey Reveals Critical Insight Into Teachers’ Technology Use and Challenges 

eSchool News

In general, teachers spend more of their personal time creating lessons and reviewing homework than socializing with friends and family, cooking for themselves, exercising, and traveling. 44% of teachers feel the biggest misconception about teachers is that they have an “easy job” with lots of free time.

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Integrating Active Learning Spaces in Modern Classroom Design: 3 Essential Pointers

ViewSonic Education

With flexible seating, interactive technology, and dedicated group work areas, they create a dynamic and collaborative learning environment. Active learning spaces are equipped with EdTech tools and whiteboards to support this approach, facilitating interactive exercises and discussions that bring theory to life.

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5 Flipped Classroom Activities for High School Students

ViewSonic Education

This is partly because it combines individual and collaborative learning, but also because it offers teachers the opportunity to see how well their students have understood the material they were asked to learn prior to the class. Think-Pair-Share. Think-pair-share is a common activity in flipped classroom environments.