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      Empowering Education: Interactive Assessments and Innovative Tools

      Posted by Melizza Cuizon on Tue, Sep 26, 2023

      Educators worldwide face the challenge of assessing students effectively. The shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for interactive assessments to keep students engaged, whether in-person or online. For instance, interactive displays became valuable tools for remote learning and adhering to social distancing guidelines when students returned to in-class instruction. Digital display solutions enabled collaborative learning, firmly establishing interactive assessments as a modern educational foundation. 

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      Topics: Education Technology, classroom assessment, tips for teachers, learning resources, formative assessment, interactive displays

      6 Educational Technology Resources to Enhance Teaching and Learning

      Posted by Boxlight on Thu, Aug 3, 2023

      Technology continues to play a pivotal role in transforming traditional classrooms into dynamic hubs of interactive learning. With the integration of interactive displays and educational software, students can actively engage with the curriculum, fostering a deeper understanding of the subjects. Digital resources and online collaboration tools also enable educators to personalize instruction, helping to meet student learning styles and needs. This seamless blend of technology and education not only enhances student participation but also empowers teachers to create innovative and immersive learning experiences. 

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      Topics: Classroom Technology, Education Technology, edtech, learning resources, teacher resources

      22 Resources for Summer Learning

      Posted by Melizza Cuizon on Tue, Jun 1, 2021

      School is wrapping up and most of us are thinking of ways to help our students maintain their progress over the summer in fun and engaging ways. The following resources are terrific for learning from home with or without parent and caregiver help. For the most part, the websites collated here offer free activities and content. So, take a few minutes, click through some of these resources and share them with your families for engaging summer enrichment.

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      Topics: learning resources, summer learning

      10 STEAM Activities for Spring

      Posted by Melizza Cuizon on Tue, Apr 14, 2020

      We’re a couple of weeks into spring and most of us are hunkered down at home, trying to create fun learning experiences for our children and/or students. With limited access to science kits, labs, and high tech tools, what can be used at home to boost STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) learning? Here’s a list of our favorite 10:

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      Topics: STEM Lessons, recursos para directores de escuelas, STEM, STEAM, Parent resources, homeschooling, homeschool, distance learning, learning resources

      Learning Through Game Creation

      Posted by Melizza Cuizon on Thu, Apr 9, 2020

      It seems like Day 227 of forever of home learning and you and your children are at a loss – of education-related things to do, learning anything new and exciting, and the motivation to look for fresh ideas. Unlike many families you know, you don’t have the means – or desire – to purchase the latest and greatest in gaming consoles (so no one is creating a virtual school in Minecraft). There are game apps you and your children play on their devices, but not too many support learning in your view. So now what? How about adding a twist to games you already play? Or better yet, creating an original game? Before we start sharing a few ideas, let’s review why games are valuable for learning.

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      Topics: collaborative learning, Games, Project-Based Learning, Google Classroom, learning resources, gamification, learning games

      Boxlight Together: What We're Doing to Help

      Posted by Boxlight on Tue, Apr 7, 2020

      There’s a popular idiom that is generally used to describe changes in weather – March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. It seems that no truer words have ever been said. This past month has felt like a roaring lion, the powerful sound vibrating around us in the forms of social distancing, shelter-in-place directives, changes in how we shop and travel, and school closures.  It seems unlikely that anyone has escaped the repercussions of COVID-19, and as we attempt to find balance in continuously changing circumstances, our children are also trying to make sense of the world they now live in.

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      Topics: Professional Development for Teachers, distance learning, learning resources, G Suite for Education, Boxlight Together, online courses, teacher resources, Office 365 Education

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