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How Millennials Are Changing Education - 0 views

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How Technology Is Changing Traditional Learning Methods | EdTech Magazine - 0 views

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The Evolution of Digital Textbooks - Digital Education - Education Week - 0 views

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  • "It wasn't the music business that was dying," he said. "It was the CD business." Similarly, the textbook isn't necessarily going away, said Bridges, but the form is definitely changing.
  • "We are already producing online materials that school districts can't even use fully because of the challenges they have [with professional development and infrastructure,]" said McFall. But while schools may not quite be ready to make the transition to fully digital content, the revenue from digital resources grows each year, and currently makes up more than a third of Pearson's sales, said McFall.
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  • Nowadays, when someone talks about a “21st century field trip,” they are most likely referring to a virtual field trip. Virtual field trips are incredible examples of how the Internet can change the learning experience for students today. They can take a tour of Versailles, cruise around with the Rovers on the surface of Mars, even travel back in time and “walk” around Ancient Egypt in a format that was unimaginable just a few years ago.
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  • 2.  Today’s Meet Chat
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  • 3. Create Mini documentaries – Tell the story of the trip through video
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edReformer: Why Standards-Based Gradebooks & What Next? - 0 views

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  • With the rise of standards-based instruction, districts and schools have been seeking out the best tools to foster it. Standards-Based grade books have been created is response to this need. As with educational changes, there are exciting potentials and pitfalls. First of all, here is what works when using the standards-based grade book:
  • 1)     Ensures targeted Assessment and Rubrics
  • 2)     Continuity across Classes and Teacher
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  • 3)     Leverages Summative Assessmen
  • While the Standards-based grade book is helping to ensure better teaching and instruction, we need to make sure that fosters innovation in education. In general there needs to be some flexibility in the creation and utilization of the grade book between the school and provider. In order to do that, here are some tips for not only those constructing the grade book, but also for the teachers using it. 1)     Make sure the Grade book allows for 21st Century Skills
  • 2)     Make sure there is place for Formative Assessments
  • 3)     Keep Assessments rigorous
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Author: 'iGeneration' requires a different approach to instruction | Interactive Learni... - 0 views

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  • Children born in the 1990s, dubbed the “iGeneration” by Rosen, live in a time of rapidly changing technology, in which they are constantly connected to a number of mobile technologies. Rosen said the “i” stands for both the technologies these students use—such as the iPod, iPhone, and Wii—and the individualized ways in which students use these tools.
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