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Zap Zap Math–Gamify any Math Curriculum

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Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). Students direct their learning with a unique space-themed avatar (called a ‘mathling’) that identifies their work and keeps them engaged.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

Marketplace K-12

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core. John Fallon CEO, Pearson.

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What are this year’s top trends at SXSW EDU?

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Related sessions: AI Enabling Personalized Learning at Scale. Blockchain: Hype or Enabler for K-12 Data Privacy. The most effective educators have the ability to build inclusive learning environments that act as safe spaces for students, from all backgrounds, to learn and develop. Culturally Responsive Curriculum.

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How Effective for Learning are the Apps we Use?

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To figure that out, they can look at assessment data for evidence of correlation between apps and test score improvement. With this knowledge, administrators can leverage their data to make smart decisions about using the apps that will best improve learning. Dr. Ryan S.

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The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

MindShift

But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself. Baker, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the new Penn Center for Learning Analytics.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. Next page: edtech trends 6-10: Better content, small data and neuroscience). It is one to watch for in 2017.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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Data Insecurity. The Compulsion for Data. The Common Core State Standards. Data and Privacy. Data vs Privacy. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Data (Which Still Means Mostly “Standardized Testing”). The “New Economy” Credentialing. Personalization.