Tag: STEM
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‘Screen time’ is about more than setting limits
Nathan Fisk, University of South Florida In today’s media-rich world (or media-saturated, depending on your view), one rarely has to look far to find parents concerned ... -
5 Personalized Learning Strategies That Teachers Need to Know
Personalized learning can seem like a daunting task for educators. Finding the best way for each individual student to learn can seem both too complicated and ... -
Why EdTech Alone Can’t Change America’s Schools
Education is a complex system. Edtech is only one part of this system. Throughout history, technology fails when it is not instituted in an intentional way ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 27 Assessment Apps, Tools, and Resources
Assessment is at the crux of educational evaluation. It’s a major factor in designating student success, and it’s a vital skill that every educator needs to ... -
5 Best Social Media Practices for Higher Education
Social Media has undeniably become a part of our everyday lives. Grandmothers and 12-years old alike are opening Facebook accounts, and there are Facebook pages even ... -
Guidelines for Young Children Using EdTech
Technology is ever pervasive in children’s lives. At home, children watch TV, play video games, and spend their days on tablets and phones. Technology is even ... -
Top 7 Educational Technology Tools, Apps, and Resources for Higher Education
Higher education is experiencing a time of rapid change. The traditional picture of a college-aged student sitting in a large lecture hall is no longer. Students ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 87 Flipped Classroom Apps, Tools & Resources
The traditional model of teachers lecturing in the classroom and students completing practice and homework on their own is changing. Instead, students are learning on their ... -
10 Ways to Create the Classroom of the Future
While educational standards may differ from school to school there is one thing that is always nearly the same: the classroom set out. Desks are arranged ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 13 Assistive Technology Apps, Tools and Resources
The way that K-12 learners are taught is in rapid flux, particularly when it comes to students in special education programs. According to a report by ...