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The Siri and Alexa Test

A Principal's Reflections

The rub, however, comes in the form of the types of questions asked as the majority are simple recall or knowledge-based with stems such as who, what, where, and when. I often see these in action a great deal when coaching in schools. While this might be essential in the lower grades, it wanes in value as kids age.

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Tech Tip #169: What is Digital Literacy?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool. sharing digitally to build knowledge. sharing digitally to build knowledge. Sounds simple. The difficult is in the implementation. backchannel device. cloud computing.

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Why schools need a knowledge base

eSchool News

Google is my worldwide knowledge base for fixing my toilet, unsticking my iPad, and figuring out the origin of that clunk sound my car started making. Next page: The importance of a knowledge base). When I have a problem with my iPad, I look to Google.

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A New Era of Educational Leadership: The AI Advantage

A Principal's Reflections

Below are some specific examples: Identify Evidence-Based Practices : Targeted Searches : Use Consensus AI to search for specific educational practices or interventions, such as early literacy strategies or behavior management techniques.

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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

Here, social interaction and STEM education go hand in hand; kids experience robots at a personal, physical level and unwittingly expand their knowledge base. by Doug Bonderud.

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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8 Non-Digital Remote Learning Ideas

A Principal's Reflections

Scaffolded questions and tasks : Piling on low-level questions that are recall and knowledge-based don’t constitute learning. It’s what a student does with this information to construct new knowledge or apply it that matters. It’s not the best option, but it is a realistic one.

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