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Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations–the video

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Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free to Ask a Tech Teacher subscribers: Summary This video discusses using student presentations to enhance speaking and listening skills, aligning with Common Core standards.

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FETC 2024: Could Esports Reverse the Trend of K–12 Boys Falling Behind?

EdTech Magazine

Custer spoke during a presentation at the Future of Education Technology Conference, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Additionally, their test scores are lower, and they are less likely to graduate from high school. Today, more than 90 percent of boys play esports, Custer said, which makes the…

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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By presenting information in various ways, educators can ensure that all students access content. This could include options for written assignments, oral presentations, artistic projects, or multimedia creations, enabling students to choose the method that best suits their strengths and preferences.

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TCEA 2024: Physical Safety in Schools Requires Stakeholder Collaboration

EdTech Magazine

At the TCEA convention and exposition in Austin, Texas, presenters additionally took into consideration laws the state has put in place around school safety. Safety is imperative in conversations today about K–12 education. Schools are looking for the best ways to protect staff and students from on-campus incidents.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right?

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More K–12 Schools Expand Esports to Middle and Younger Grades

EdTech Magazine

At CTO Russ Selken’s request, Ketchum wrote a proposal to launch esports at eight high schools and presented it to Superintendent Dr. Sara Noguchi, who told Ketchum to go even bigger. The students quickly began recruiting teammates.

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CoSN2024: Should K-12 Leaders Make AI Education Mandatory in Schools?

EdTech Magazine

Trucano presented a more measured approach to the technology, while Partovi did not mince words. The schools that think of students…

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