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12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students

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Knowing the most innovative is a great first step. Here are twelve recommended by the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students In the ever-evolving landscape of education, keeping students engaged can be a challenge. Here are 12 such tools that will truly captivate students.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? He also pointed out that many existing nonprofits and philanthropic organizations already aim to improve college completion rates and open college access, leaving him to ask, “What’s unique about these guys?”

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Can a Group of MIT Professors Turn a White Paper Into a New Kind of College?

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A group of professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology dropped a provocative white paper in September that proposed a new kind of college that would address some of the growing public skepticism of higher education. Authors of the NEI paper say that one of the biggest challenges they’re trying to solve is access to higher education.

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The Pandemic’s Lasting Lessons for Colleges, From Academic Innovation Leaders

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Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. Flipped learning can be a big adjustment for professors too.

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Why Use SplashLearn in Class?

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Here’s an easy-to-read bullet list of what we found: Platform : Android iOS Web Overview: SplashLearn is an innovative online learning platform tailored for PreK through Grade 5 kids. It includes access to thousands of educational resources without hidden costs or permissions. Today, it’s SplashLearn.

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How Smart Tech and IoT are Making Educational Spaces More Accessible

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The schools that do place emphasis on the needs of their students often have programs that encourage accessibility as well as accessible classrooms. Crafting Smart, Accessible Learning Environments. Crafting Smart, Accessible Learning Environments. Using smart technology to accomplish this is nothing new.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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The project is funded through a nearly $8 million innovation grant from the U.S. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources. Department of Education and will last five years. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.

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