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” focusing on the results from high-quality research, we try to answer the question “What works in education?”
Our goal is to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.”
- – By valerie taylor
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15 Free Learning Tools You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
“some seriously helpful free learning sites. Here we highlight just a few of these under-the-radar free learning sites, that run the gamut from providing full degree programs to simple job-skill training tools, offering a little something for every kind of learner.”
- – By valerie taylor
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4 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Choosing Educational Apps
“immense opportunities that come with touch-screen tablets also bring the responsibility to make new plans, set new limits and take time to play with these new tech-tools ourselves. As both an educator and app developer, I can see how challenging it is to find apps that are out there, somewhere, that dovetail with school curriculum.
For educators who are investigating which elements of technology and learning apps to use in their classrooms we encourage asking some key questions.”
- – By valerie taylor
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5 Free Educational Apps Worth A Download
” Finding great educational apps that are free, is not all that easy. So many new educational apps are released daily. Knowing that, “Not all apps are created equal,” keeps us on our mission to find the best educational apps for your mobile devices”
- – By valerie taylor
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The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad
“list for the 55 best apps for learning we can find. Some are formal learning–math drilling and phonics, for example–while others are RSS readers, social media platforms, and the like. These are purposely not all purely academic, “training” apps that focus on individual skills, but rather the an array of apps students could use daily to improve their ability to think, connect, and use information.”
- – By valerie taylor
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Definition Of Digital Citzenship
“citizenship far more complex than a simple legal matter, but rather one that consists of self-knowledge, interaction, and intimate knowledge of a place, its people, and its cultural history.”
- – By valerie taylor
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The Best Infographics About Parent Involvement In Schools | Engaging Parents In School…
“The Best Infographics About Parent Involvement In Schools”
- – By valerie taylor
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“some quite useful interactive maps and charts that have been published recently”
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16 Free Science Apps You Must Download Now! From edshelf
“chemistry, physical science, and general science iPad apps. And the best part – they are all FREE! A teacher’s favorite price!”
- – By valerie taylor
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Video Friday: Retro Robots, Mobile Manipulation, and Mario – IEEE Spectrum
“Industrial Robot Demo Maker Person. We salute you, and your latest idea involving robots, slot cars, and Mario. And there’s more, of course, because it’s Video Friday.”
- – By valerie taylor
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Six Ways To Motivate To Students To Learn | MindShift
“Scientific research has provided us with a number of ways to get the learning juices flowing, none of which involve paying money for good grades. And most smart teachers know this, even without scientific proof”
- – By valerie taylor
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How to Get Your School Ready for STEM This Year | MindShift
“ramp up for great STEM learning by following some advice gathered from educators who’ve been teaching STEM classes successfully for several years.
First things first: Prepare yourself for noisy, exuberant classrooms where multiple right answers abound and failure is regarded as a positive step toward discovery and a successful solution. Get ready for kids to work closely together, using hands-on methods to solve real-world problems.”
- – By valerie taylor
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Teaching Tweens & Young Teens NOW
“How to Teach Tweens & Young Teens – The first few weeks in the middle grades classroom can be all too real — even a little surreal at times. That’s especially true for new teachers and those just beginning to teach at the middle level. “
- – By valerie taylor
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