eSchool News
APRIL 1, 2015
Homegrown online assessments prove invaluable to one district. Assessments are critical to our efforts to improve instruction in K-12 education. At Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD), we began the transition to online assessment more than three years ago. Online assessment saves teachers’ time.
Edsurge
MARCH 11, 2021
There were no iPads, no online assessments and no Zoom. They appreciated this flexibility, but it also meant that preservice teachers like Tonja would need to apply everything they learned about teaching to two very different modalities: in-person and online. Having online learners added new challenges.
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Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class]. In many cases, parent involvement understandably extends to supporting students in taking online assessments. We sent cheat sheets to parents. Teachers adapted from screen to screen, gave step-by-step directions out loud.”.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
It won’t surprise any adult when I say using an iPad isn’t the same as using a computer. And typing on an IPad virtual keyboard is not the same. A good idea is to have students take some online assessments prior to this summative one. Will students get used to that? Yes, but not this month. Problem Solving.
There is no box
JUNE 8, 2016
″ iPad Pro arrived this week and I think the picture says it all. Enter the iPad Pro 12.9 Enter the iPad Pro 12.9 ″ iPad Pro has solved that particular issue. ″ iPad Pro is fast and when paired with the Pencil, it’s a doodling note takers dream. The ink experience on this thing is amazing.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Many schools now provide digital devices for students, often a Chromebook or an iPad. There’s no longer an option to hide students from the online world, what is considered by many parents a dangerous place their children should avoid. All of these require keyboarding skills, yet no one is responsible for teaching them.
Edsurge
AUGUST 9, 2017
People have noticed that I’m strengthening relationships with my students, I’ve designed a curriculum that’s engaging for the toughest kids, and I’m using the iPads I found in a corner. I found out we had a cart full of 40 iPads in a closet purchased with school improvement money. So I took the iPads while no one was looking.
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