EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Most schools have moved to a one-to-one model, with 90 percent of district leaders reporting a device for every middle and high school student and 84 percent reporting the same for elementary students, according to an Education Week survey.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Reports highlight that many students struggle with self-discipline in an online environment, leading to higher dropout rates compared to traditional settings. Department of Education found that 77% of online students reported a better balance between their studies and personal life. A study from the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

As digital initiatives take off in more schools and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund windfall winds down this year, school leaders want to know that they’re getting the highest return on their investments. According to a 2023 report from Snow Software,…

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Other ideas could be to use some of the templates available and have students design a video newsletter or create a video book report. Elementari. Elementari is a great option for having students create an interactive story by remixing the stories available.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Elementary and middle school teachers, by comparison, earn an average of $31.80 Close to half (43 percent) of early educators rely on public assistance, such as Medicaid and food stamps, to make ends meet, which the report estimates is costing taxpayers $4.7 Early childhood educators earn, on average, $13.07 per hour, and U.S.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

But in the first multi-state effort to measure textbook efficacy since the implementation of the Common Core, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University saw no difference in the average fourth- and fifth-grade math achievement gains of schools using different elementary math textbooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

If you’re ready to help elementary-aged children understand financial literacy, Vault is the perfect course for you. Grade level: elementary grades. Elementary students can join a ragtag group of superheroes as their commander, on a mission to repair their spaceship by leveling up through interactive literacy games.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Sando, a STEM teacher, said she often takes a solutions approach when introducing her elementary students to climate change; another lesson for kindergartners involves designing a barrier to protect a playground from flooding. “I That’s one of the findings of a new pair of reports published by The Lancet.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. In District 36, “We have makerspaces in the resource centers of each elementary school, that’s where the robotics activities are happening,” Miller says. “We

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Forecasts report that computer science skills will be essential for the future workforce, creating a need for K–12 experts to work harder to incorporate such lessons into the curriculum. . At Lucerne Valley Elementary School, students are able to pursue their own projects in a special SmartLab classroom, Victor Valley News reports.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

At Illinois' Glenbrook High School District 225 , Ryan Bretag , the district’s director of instructional innovation wanted every decision to help improve "student wellness and meaningful work," Education Dive reports. . Ground your refresh in research on how students learn. Research like this is foundational to any refresh effort.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

That analysis was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.) For students, AIR’s Goldhaber argues the time to intervene in math is in elementary school to make sure more low-income students have strong basic math skills. “Do Do it before middle school,” said Goldhaber.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Education Galaxy supports math, reading, language arts, and science at the elementary level (K-6). This combination of reward and reinforcement has been proven to be highly effective with elementary school learners. Kiddom now offers personalized curricula, visual reports and more. What makes Education Galaxy so Special?

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 1, 2019

As elementary students learn how to read, teachers administer reading fluency tests and listen to students read passages. The kids repeated the process of reading, recording, and reporting a second time to see if there was a change in the number of words they read in a minute. They entered their words per minute into a Google Form.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2018

When we did this research, we were looking to figure out what are best practices for creating a computer science program at the elementary level. . This means asking what outcome you anticipate from an elementary computer science program. Leila Nuland, managing research director for K-12, Hanover research. by Eli Zimmerman.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blended learning “can provide educators and students with a wealth of actionable insights on student learning, needs and preferences, empowering them to deliver the right learning resources at the right time for the right students,” according to the Consortium for School Networking’s Tech Enablers 2019 report.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This report provides evidence-based strategies and actionable policy recommendations to help education leaders and state and federal policymakers close the digital divide and build sustainable systems that ensure all students thrive beyond K-12 education.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks. Listen and Read.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Educational research group Pearson reports that there’s increasing awareness and recognition among teachers and administrators that traditional parent-teacher conferences yield limited results , particularly for traditionally marginalized student populations. Let Parents Help Design Your Communication Tactics. by Curtiss Strietelmeier.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

And especially if you’re getting new support staff for the following school year, make sure that they understand where they’re to report on that first day. . Make sure that they understand when they are supposed to report and what their hours are. Make sure that you have explained to them their job duties and any changes.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

At the conclusion of each day, I submit a detailed report that contains general commendations and recommendations for growth to each school. If I am there for an extended period of time, the district receives a comprehensive report within 24 hours of completing my last school visit.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

The largest enrollment growth since the start of the pandemic came from Idea Public Schools, a charter district in Texas, that reports an eye-popping 55 percent increase since 2019-20. Meanwhile, at least five of its neighboring school districts have more students enrolled compared to five years ago, with increases up to nearly 14 percent.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If you’ve ever seen a third grader struggle to type a web address into the computer or type a book report when they don’t know where the keys are, you know they should have started keyboarding earlier. Is elementary school too early—or too late? 2 What is the best age to introduce keyboarding? –Type to Learn, 1986.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2025

This story about eighth grade algebra was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. But a Hechinger Report analysis of federal data shows Minnesotas law hasnt worked out as planned. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. BRAHAM, Minn.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

“These intelligent tools can adapt pacing based on the student’s ability … and provide targeted, corrective feedback in case the student makes mistakes, so that the student can learn from them,” states an eSchool News report released earlier this year. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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User Generated Education

MAY 17, 2024

But elementary school-age kids do have the natural curiosity, imagination, drive, and ability to come up with innovative ways to change the world for the better. Reading and writing are integrated into the learning activities in the form of fun, interesting books and stories, and writing stories, narratives, journalistic reports.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

A majority of administrators from elementary schools (64 percent), middle schools ( 83 percent ) and high schools ( 85 percent ) report they have already implemented one-to-one devices or see it as a primary goal, according to a 2018 K–12 leadership survey from the Consortium for School Networking. . by Jennifer Brown.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The annual report comes from Code.org , the Computer Science Teachers Association , and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance and offers a comprehensive analysis of national progress in providing computer science education. ” Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

1st Class GradeBook – 1st Class GradeBook app provides educators with contemporary grading features, including class and student activity, grade reports, and more. Educators can also send reports to parents to keep them informed of their children’s progress. Gradebook and Grading Apps (for teachers).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Benchmark at regular intervals, such as progress report time, with student led conferences. My elementary students love their Seesaw digital portfolios. Digital Portfolio Tips, Tools and Resources. Start with goals! Find student goal templates for students of any age to fill out here.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't visit classrooms as frequently as I would have liked, and the feedback I provided in written reports could have done more to enhance teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom. For example, elementary will conduct walks in secondary to provide feedback and vice versa.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

For example, when preparing a project, a fifth grader will do the research using the internet, collaborate with classmates on Google, write the report with a web-based tool, share it using digital tools, and then use those learned skills in other classes. Students have become digital citizens.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Engagement is strong at the end of elementary school, with nearly three-quarters of fifth-graders (74%) reporting high levels of engagement. Just 54 percent of middle schoolers and 46 percent of high schoolers think their studies are relevant, according to new data from the nonprofit YouthTruth.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2022

Cyberbullying statistics provided by the government from 2019 indicate that sixteen percent of high school students report being cyberbullied. Moreover, it should begin at the elementary level, as many students 8-12 increasingly use social media sites ( Common Sense Census 2021 ).

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2019

percent , to hit 380 million, according to a report from Newzoo and ESLGaming. He spent two years as an elementary teacher, two years as an educational trainer, 10 years as a director of technology and six years as a school superintendent. By any measure, esports is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. .

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2019

Kids aged 8–18 years old are in front of screens for seven hours every day on average, CBS News reports. Jennifer Brown is a K12 Education Strategist at CDW•G and former elementary school teacher, whose passion is elevating the learning experience through educational technology. by Jennifer Brown.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2025

ITSS was one of only three online learning technologies that demonstrated clear evidence for improving student achievement, according to a February 2021 report by the Institute of Education Sciences, the research and development arm of the U.S. The researchers did not report state test scores. Shirley Liu contributed reporting.

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