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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

It is no secret how we retain information, construct new knowledge, and develop competencies critical for success in the world of work and, more importantly, life. Learning is shaped by specific conditions that are either created or engaged in by chance that allow for authentic application through an immersive experience. If there were a secret sauce, then that is it, but it's not as mysterious as one might think.

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Podcastle- An Easy Way to Convert Text to Podcasts

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Podcastle is a text to speech Chrome extension that allows you to convert text into podcasts. This is an ideal tool for multitaskers who would rather engage in various tasks in realtime. Whether it's.

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Reading for Pleasure Helps Keep Us Healthy

MiddleWeb

The positive physical, cognitive and mental benefits of reading for pleasure might convince overworked educators that diving into your favorite fiction or hobby books can be guilt free – even therapeutic! Stephanie Affinito shares the research, the rationale, and the method. The post Reading for Pleasure Helps Keep Us Healthy first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Digital Tools to Help You Focus on Work and Study

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In a digitally focused world where we are constantly bombarded with all kinds of distractions, focus becomes a rare currency. In fact, the loss of sustained focus is not due merely to digital.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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What's new in Testpress Learning Management System - April 2021

Testpress

April had been iOS month for us at Testpress. iOS had long been missing attention from us and was running behind in terms of feature parity with respect to android. We managed to fix this by bringing in some core features to iOS which were available in Android. In addition to this we also made some minor improvements which were often asked by you to make your life easier.

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Nation’s skeletal school mental health network will be severely tested

The Hechinger Report

In February 2020, Caden McKnight was elected student body president of his high school in Las Vegas. This story also appeared in USA Today. A year later he was in his room, attending a Zoom meeting of the Clark County School District Board of Trustees, pleading with board members to reopen the district’s schools. Just being together in person and having a normal routine, Caden said, would help kids cope with mental health struggles.

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