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Classroom Technology: The Good, the Bad, and What's Next
Schools struggle to balance increasing use of ed-tech tools for teaching and learning with growing concerns about "tech fatigue."
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Classroom Technology What Does Watching All Those Videos Do to Kids’ Brains?
Video content is ubiquitous inside and outside classrooms. Educators should know how it affects students.
Arianna Prothero, December 17, 2024
5 min read
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Reading & Literacy What the Research Says What’s in the ‘Secret Sauce’ That Made This Virtual Reading Tutoring Work?
High attendance, well-trained tutors, and trusting relationships helped close learning gaps.
Sarah D. Sparks, December 5, 2024
4 min read
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Classroom Technology How and When Students Learn to Type, in Charts
More than two-thirds of school and district leaders say their school or district teaches keyboarding. How they do it differs.
Ileana Najarro, November 26, 2024
2 min read
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Classroom Technology Typing Is Still a Foundational Skill. Do We Teach It That Way?
As more high-stakes testing goes digital, educators see a need to teach keyboarding skills in younger grades.
Ileana Najarro, November 26, 2024
6 min read
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Classroom Technology Opinion Has Technology Been Bad for Reading and Learning?
Education technology is supposed to build knowledge. We need to wrestle with the possibility that it might not.
Rick Hess, November 21, 2024
7 min read
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English Learners Q&A A Teacher Makes the Case for Using AI With English Learners
Sarah Said teaches her high school English learners how to responsibly use AI tools for language learning.
Ileana Najarro, October 30, 2024
4 min read
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The Top 5 Ways Generative AI Increases Student Creativity
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Classroom Technology Spotlight Spotlight on Blended Learning
This Spotlight will help you analyze key research on school tech use, explore strategies for engaging virtual instruction, and more.
October 3, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Video What a 63-Year Teaching Veteran Thinks of AI
Martha Strever has built her life around Linden Avenue Middle School.
Caitlynn Peetz & Sam Mallon, September 24, 2024
1 min read
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Artificial Intelligence What Schools Can Do to Make Teens Smarter Users of AI
Teens who have talked about AI in school are more likely to use it responsibly.
Alyson Klein, September 18, 2024
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How Generative AI Can Make Students More Creative – And Why That Matters
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