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Upgrading Family Communications

A Principal's Reflections

Yes, there are always a few that will not adopt new technology, but smartphone statistics show that 95% of adults with school children have at least one smartphone at home. The good news is that parents with smartphones do have internet even if they don't have cable internet at home. What about parents with no internet?

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4 Reasons why an LMS is an excellent tool for your language classes

Neo LMS

A learning management system is usually customized to work perfectly on any computer, tablet or smartphone, so students and teachers will have a great experience using it whenever they want on the device of their choice. Read more: Why teachers should consider differentiated instruction.

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6 Ways to Add Video to Your Classroom with Animoto

EdTech4Beginners

Just grab your smartphone during the event and take a few quick photos and video clips. Video is a way to differentiate instruction and help visual and auditory learners shine. Video recaps are shamelessly easy. Upload them to Animoto and you can send students and parents a short slideshow recapping the event. Research project.

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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

The CoolCatTeacher

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies 8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy FREE Webinar: 11 Reasons to Love Lumio How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored podcast episode.”

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How to make math a key part of your ELL curriculum

eSchool News

For that success to happen, however, ELLs need individualized, differentiated instruction to close the math gap—but challenges abound. More than 80 percent of low-income families have smartphones, a number that grows every year. When students succeed in math, it can provide a boost of confidence.

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Renaissance and Nearpod, Coming Together to Empower Teachers and Accelerate Student Growth

eSchool News

Nearpod offers an interactive instructional platform that merges real-time formative assessment and dynamic media for live and self-paced learning experiences inside and outside of the classroom. Nearpod works with any classroom technology, from tablets and smartphones to laptops and Chromebooks. About Nearpod.

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

Edsurge

A teacher may have created a mind-blowing standards-based lesson with measurable, data-driven outcomes, opportunities to differentiate instruction and all that good stuff. Will It Increase Engagement? But it doesn’t mean anything if the students aren’t engaged.

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