Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

His tech of choice: video games—specifically narrative-based digital games that engage students by engrossing them in a story. His guiding belief is that “modern video games have the potential to be taught as humanely and deeply as any traditional text.” High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Some of the key findings from this survey were the following (Project Tomorrow, 2016): • Over three-quarters of middle school students (78 percent) are tapping into online videos, and 6 out of 10 (61 percent) are playing online games, all in service of various types of self-directed learning goals.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

They might captivate an earth science class with a 5-minute video on volcanic formations. Perhaps most importantly: they urge the adoption of supplemental material thats actually fun. Or inject an animation into class to incorporate an entertaining or relatable explanation of a physics concept before teenage eyes start to glaze over.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

“a video recording of a lesson with a debriefing. ” Most teachers have a device that can record video. Many teachers use YouTube and other video services to search for help. For example, if they have a problem with Google Classroom, a video tutorial may do the trick. Books, Videos, Courses, and Conferences.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. Keep this page bookmarked for articles and videos from the event. by Eli Zimmerman.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Water Princess Unit, for example, includes a video of an educator bringing the unit to life with students. Kathy recommends that, when adopting high-quality instructional materials, teachers think about how they can implement the instruction while taking student interest and identity into account.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2018

This involves identifying vocabulary that students have to understand in order to access curriculum content; understanding the semantic and syntactic complexity of the language used in written instructional materials; and knowing the ways in which students are expected to use language to complete each learning task.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Some of the key findings from this survey were the following (Project Tomorrow, 2016): • Over three-quarters of middle school students (78 percent) are tapping into online videos, and 6 out of 10 (61 percent) are playing online games, all in service of various types of self-directed learning goals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 19, 2017

Encouraged by Dr. Orton, she compiled and published instructional materials which provided the foundation for what became known as the Orton-Gillingham Method. As early as 1925 he identified dyslexia as an educational problem. Anna Gillingham was a gifted educator and psychologist. –published first on TeachHUB.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It is important to remember how far we have come in only a few decades with technology to be able to still see our students via video, to both distribute instructional materials and watch them progress in software, to talk to them live from a distance and help them to learn.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

You can take your videos or those from YouTube and: Clip the video. Pause the video and add your voice just in certain spots. You walk into this auditorium and there are all these video cameras on you. So, don’t just sit there – get up and get started. Find your voice! Record your own voice over. Here I was.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

There’s a learning curve for everyone when moving instruction online. Keep in mind, recording one video can take the length of a normal daily prep period. Districts like ours that opt for blended instruction—some days on campus and others online—must repurpose the time spent with students face-to-face.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

Learning Across Modalities The benefit of shorter lectures is well understood by developers of online educational materials who have learned that students often click away or otherwise tune out while watching a recorded class. Get creative with the format of your live or recorded lecturing.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

And that did happen for male participants in the study, who did better on a post-video quiz about the material when a happy voice delivered the material than when a sad one did. Sarin compared a white professor having a computer agent deliver their lecture video in a “Black voice” to a performer in blackface.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Everyone—teachers, students, and parents—agrees that watching videos on the internet may be a practical learning and teaching tool. YouTube’s most prominent feature is that its videos may be helpful in many other kinds of educational systems, particularly online education. Reduces the Expenses of Online Education.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Instead, more professional learning time should be spent helping teachers plan, develop materials, and practice delivering the strategies with colleague support. ( [link] ). Teachers need to be offered lots of instructional suggestions and resources so they can tailor their PD learning to their own teaching environments.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

The spectrum of crisis distance learning ranged from ‘drive-by’ course material pickups to telephone check-ins to haphazard online lesson plans and ad-hoc video conferences, all of which can be considered a low-fidelity migration to support continuity,” the authors write.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

UDL is based on the principle that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning and that instructional materials and methods should be flexible and adaptable to the needs of all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

The idea of “zero textbook costs” makes a kind of sense when you believe that the ideal instructional materials are books. CMU researchers have demonstrated that the learning effect of this kind of online interactive practice is approximately six times larger than the learning effects of either reading or watching video.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2016

The resources–including over 10,000 articles, videos, lesson plans, and more–are clear, easy-to-navigate, and user-friendly, with opportunities to collaborate with other teachers. BloomBoard is a professional development website for teachers and administrators.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

It’s easy for students to text with friends, play games, watch funny videos, browse social media channels or even answer calls. Letting aside the physical factors, educators need to make sure the mobile devices in the classroom are not used for other purposes than learning. Smartphones and tablets remain communication devices after all.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

If education stakeholders want to fully realize the return on the technology investments being made in school systems nationwide, teachers must have more professional development to successfully integrate new technologies into instruction and develop innovative lessons that leverage technology to support the success of all learners.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2023

The resources include links to YouTube videos of lectures from MIT professors about airplane aerodynamics; links to free digital tools that teach coding to children; and links to cram sheets designed to support studying for specific Advanced Placement tests.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

They might, for example, use Jamboard, Padlet or Kahoot to allow students to demonstrate mathematical thinking, to visually share ideas or to practice vocabulary concepts in a cloud-based setting, while retaining the basic bell schedule and relying primarily on live, video call instruction.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. Hansen Bergamini, El Dorado Community School How has MidSchoolMath helped you navigate instructional shifts during the pandemic? That helps teachers maximize their instruction time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The company has an editorial team that rewrites these materials for readers at different grade levels. The company plans to expand this library with new media formats including audio and video, and add new features for students and teachers to engage with the content.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

One key finding in the report and the full survey : Teachers’ instructional materials didn’t necessarily change to meet the needs of remote instruction. The results revealed that they “tend to be those geared for synchronous instruction”—that is, for live direct teaching.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Learning tools can take many forms, like websites and apps, virtual tutorials and programs, and online games and videos. And because of the range of resources, students and the adults who supervise them (whether teachers or parents) need guidance on how to assess which are the best materials for which purposes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Science materials from 65 publishers were reviewed for adoption by the Instructional Materials Advisory Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, district administrators and community members. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards. Professional Learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

—Natalie Franzi, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Middletown Township Schools 2. Empower teachers to personalize instruction Ultimately, it comes down to the teacher. No advancement in classroom technology or instructional materials will ever have the impact of a passionate, empowered teacher. Source: Newsela.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

portion of its K-12 business, which includes print and digital curriculum and instructional materials. In a video , Fallon said that “our first strategic priority is to grow market share through our digital transformation in U.S. Last May, major textbook publisher Pearson indicated it was mulling a sale of the U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

From California to Connecticut , legislation is being written and revised to specifically tie attendance to learners’ documented interaction with instructional material. submitted assignments, logging on to watch a video, etc.) But now, especially for asynchronous learning, much of the information about participation (e.g.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2020

In 2012, he founded Zaya Learning Labs , which developed portable devices preloaded with digital instructional materials for children that can be beamed to local computing devices, in areas across Asia and Africa that lack widespread internet connection. His user demographic has shifted as well.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

If education stakeholders want to fully realize the return on the technology investments being made in school systems nationwide, teachers must have more professional development to successfully integrate new technologies into instruction and develop innovative lessons that leverage technology to support the success of all learners.

Blackboard 168

Blackboard Instructional Materials Professional Learning Digital Learning 168

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2023

Using language learning apps, you will be able to access an unlimited variety of language instruction podcasts, video classes, and interactive quizzes, all while on-the-go. Video creation apps With so many video creation apps available now, it can be difficult to decide which one is best for your video-making needs.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The method teaches children to read by providing training and direction instruction materials for teachers and individualized software instruction for students. Most teachers come away saying that it is the best training in reading instruction they have ever received.

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