Fri.Dec 25, 2020

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Virtual Science Lab Apps for Students and Young Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The apps we curated for you today provide students with virtual labs where they can learn more on a wide variety of scientific phenomena. Using an inquiry-based learning approach, students will get.

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How to help struggling readers during online learning

eSchool News

This story on supporting struggling readers online, originally published on June 30, was eSN’s No. 5 most popular story of 2020. Check back each day for the next story in our countdown. Parents who might be uncomfortable with continuing their role of teacher this fall can find solace in this fact: authentic teachable moments happen outside the classroom all the time.

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Practical Tips for Successful Remote Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

One of the key questions that faces you as you make your transition to online education is that of resources. In order to make the best of your online teaching/learning experience, you will need to.

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Shopping for a major? Detailed salary info shows which majors pay off

The Hechinger Report

When the University of Texas system teamed up with the Census Bureau to show how much money graduates earn, broken down by major and campus, the idea was to help future students make good choices. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. College is, after all, a huge investment, with costs consumers often criticize and toward which many have to borrow.

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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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Educators: Hold Onto Humanity With Both Hands. Let Students Show You How.

Edsurge

I’m very ready for 2020 to be over. I hope 2021 will be better but my optimism is stymied by recent experience. Although my immediate surroundings have remained stable and my loved ones and I managed to stay out of harm’s way, my faith in democratic institutions, in a shared idea of the commons, is indelibly shaken. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about abstract things like “creating space,” “getting out of the way” and “letting go.

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