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APRIL 7, 2021

When kids read that America’s $28 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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MARCH 29, 2022

When kids read that America’s $30 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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MAY 22, 2023

Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. They’ll know more about using the program and will probably win–even if you do the math faster. You might even have siblings compete. Grades 2-5: Set up a summer lemonade stand.

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MAY 16, 2024

In order to share their expertise with others, many of these edtech educators and professionals publish their knowledge, ideas, and experiences online through blogs, podcasts, video series, or other virtual resources. This resource dives into topics including instruction, classroom management, technology, and equity.

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APRIL 13, 2023

What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The result is a new nonprofit named Axim Collaborative, and its focus will be on serving learners that higher education has historically left behind. The idea is to be a catalyst within this ecosystem,” she said.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Students these days are terrible at sorting true facts from misinformation online and on social media, many studies show. The result is the book “ Verified: How to think straight, get duped less and make better decisions about what to believe online.” Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

Fourteen years after its founding and with a misinformation landscape many magnitudes more dire than anyone could’ve predicted, the News Literacy Project will herald in a new CEO this summer, marking a transition in leadership but not a change in direction for the education-focused nonprofit. If we can’t agree on what a fact is.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A topic dear to me–and one I get lots of questions about–is teaching Kindergartners to Tech. I have to break the news to them that isn’t true. By third grade, they’re taking online tests. Many schools have found that their third graders don’t know the basics required to take online tests.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Science museums from all around the world capture and document this knowledge allowing anyone interested in learning about science, to access this wealth of knowledge and learn about major achievements and milestones that got us where we are today. To learn more about the museum, you may want to check its website.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Changes to daily instruction have become the norm as students were absent due to illness, teachers were absent due to COVID-19 exposure or their children having been infected or exposed, in-face instruction shifting to online and then back to face-to-face. . All teachers have online options (Canvas or Google Classroom).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. These resources are designed to help promote civics education especially among middle and high school students.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Keeping up with national and international events was a lot easier when all the news came from one of three major TV news outlets and a few newspapers like The New York Times. What is fake news? Why Fake News? Start by explaining to students why fake news is so popular. There are no such laws in news media.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The teachers taking my online classes this summer tell me they’re having difficulty with remote teaching. It’s free or fee (the latter for a pro version), based online, and available on all platforms and digital devices. More About JotForm. Great News: JotForm now offers a PDF Editor. How can I help?”

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Moreover, our news feeds are inundated with these conversations related to student privacy: Parents are concerned about data privacy , teachers reportedly don't know enough about student privacy and most school districts still lack data-privacy personnel. I offer three overly simplified strategies. How will data be used?

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JUNE 17, 2022

There are dozens of reasons, from new bosses who want to shake things up to your husband gets a job in a different state. The only good news: Your boss told you already, giving you time to job hunt for the new school year. It organizes your qualifications, evidence, and background in one easy-to-reach online location.

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JULY 13, 2023

This is good news for exam preparation, however. Software and online tools can also help you break down the materials into a better form for you to understand. To see how these resources could improve your study sessions, learn more about NotesEdu’s comprehensive test packs on their website.

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APRIL 6, 2020

When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Too often, Principals hear from parents only when they’re angry about the teacher or some class activity. Providing unsolicited good news about the teacher’s effectiveness is a wonderful treat for both the teacher and the school’s administrators. A Thank You Letter. Or, help them do this. Most Unpopular Gifts.

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APRIL 8, 2024

Earth Day falls on Monday, April 22, so this month, we’re celebrating our planet and the importance of environmental stewardship through exciting STEM resources and initiatives. Discover free resources, our favorite Earth Day books, and inspiring STEM champions leading the way in sustainable practices. Visit them virtually here!

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving. Modern Classrooms Project will help you bring engaging, exciting teaching to your classroom with their free online course and community.

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JULY 20, 2020

billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. You’ve probably seen stories or heard from friends with listless teenagers at home, struggling with the new format. With the coronavirus pandemic pushing some 1.2

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JULY 17, 2022

Advanced typists 'can train against real world texts based on Daily News - freshly delivered every day!' Typesy's educational resources cover various ages and skill levels. 4- Nitro Type Nitro Type is a free online car racing game that helps players enhance their typing skills through competing with other players in real-time.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

This dismal news further intensifies the pressure on district leaders to address learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic, all while more than half of schools report teacher and staffing shortages. Substantive insights for teachers, rather than just numerical reports, will require less time spent decoding data.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Kids often feel freer to taunt or bully someone online because they feel protected behind the computer or smartphone screen. But, the many news stories about teens committing suicide after being cyberbullied show that words can hurt—even when they’re being spoken through a screen. How can these skills be taught?

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AUGUST 21, 2019

If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. I have to break the news to them that isn’t true. By third grade, they’re taking online tests. Read and comprehend online. Use online dictionaries, thesauruses.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

When kids read that America’s $18 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

My goal is to create a useful resource that teachers everywhere can use to get started with building reading stamina. In a recent news article, Andrea noted that her struggling readers in grades 7-8 used to read at a grade 5 or 6 (Barshay). 4:14 What do you do about “fake reading”? They need to talk about it.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. Resources include not only videos but study tools, guides, and more. This doesn’t take as long as it used to.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

We hear from readers all the time about how much they rely on Ask a Tech Teacher for tech-in-ed resources. To award this Best in Category badge, we looked for the uncommon resources (meaning: not the ones everyone knows about, like Khan Academy) most visited by our readers in each category. Resource Aggregator.

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MAY 14, 2023

Check out what’s trending in EdTech news! For this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: Appreciating Teachers The "Tech" in EdTech Insights from Education Leaders Appreciating Teachers In case you missed it, May 8 – 12 was Teacher Appreciation Week! Here’s some recent news on the Tech in EdTech! from 2023 to 2030.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Too often, Principals hear from parents only when they’re angry about the teacher or some class activity. Providing unsolicited good news about the teacher’s effectiveness is a wonderful treat for both the teacher and the school’s administrators. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s my New Year’s resolution for higher education: extend the reach of research to the people. Recently, universities and academics have begun to talk about open science (i.e., If you ask any practitioner: Would additional resources help you improve student performance? The answer is likely to be “yes.” The public, less so.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

The morning after the news broke, however, Asian American educators across the country largely had to show up for work as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. In one Philadelphia-area public school district, a K-8 teacher recalled, “We had an online morning meeting every day, and still, nothing was said in that morning meeting.

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JUNE 26, 2015

US News blamed math knowledge for a 33% failure rate by Oklahoma high school seniors on their exit exams. This goes well beyond Khan Academy’s online video training, into fantasy worlds of trolls and wizards, the type of activities most parents have tried to keep their kids away from. Fee or subscription. Land of Venn.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Computer Science Education Week is December 6 – 10, 2021 – celebrate with these best-selling, easy distance learning resources for computer science, Hour of Code, and more! Expose students to lucrative careers in computer science with interactive online activities directly connected to what people do in these careers.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Modern Classrooms Project will help you bring engaging, exciting teaching to your classroom with their free online course and community. You're about to read a transcript that's been generated by the AI in Adobe Premiere Pro and then me. You're an amazing classroom teacher, but you're not really writing about teaching.

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APRIL 5, 2017

I published this about a year and a half ago, but with April’s focus on financial literacy, it’s time to repost. When kids read that America’s $18 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. Some are narrative; others games.

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