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Why Simply “Saving Teacher Time” is not Enough
Read MoreWhen a software company is trying to sell their product to a corporate manager, the salesperson will often say that the product will “save employee time.” The manager’s response is usually “Sure, but will my employees actually get more done because of your product?” The conventional wisdom is that minutes here and there do not actually add-up […]
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Smartphones Probably not Seen as a Luxury by Students
Read MoreA new report published today from Neilsen shows a significant shift in how smartphone ownership is perceived. While the 35+ age group brackets are still relatively pragmatic about smartphone ownership (relative to their income, indicating that their perception is that a smartphone is not a “must-have” device), those in the younger age bracket see the device […]
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Announcing Naiku 2.0
Read MoreThe next-generation of Naiku makes using mobile devices and tablets in the classroom easier than ever. Minneapolis, MN, February 20, 2012 – Naiku, a leader of cloud-based balanced assessment software K-12 education announced version 2.0 of the award-winning Naiku Platform. Naiku is a best-in-class SaaS platform that enables teachers to make “real-time” instructional decisions to […]
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Technology Equity for Teachers
Read MoreOver the past two weeks, I’ve discussed the new challenges teachers face, and how these challenges have been pushing teachers and students apart. Of course, as a “computer guy,” I think the answer to resolving this divide can be solved with technology. Often we find teachers that want to use Naiku, but feel pressure not to use […]
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Technology in the Classroom – Always a Distraction?
Read MoreLast week I wrote about how teachers and schools are facing challenges they have never faced before (such as administrative tasks, student devices, internet access and fast-moving yet disconnected curriculum), and how these new challenges have pushed teachers and learners apart… It is also apparent that some of these distractions, such as the Internet, will be […]
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One Big Idea
Read MoreThe central and core idea underlying formative assessment is that evidence of what students are learning is used to adjust instruction in order to better meet each student’s learning needs. Yet, something is missing from this idea. The focus is on instruction. What about the student? For assessment to be formative, both the teacher and […]
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Technology “in” the Classroom
Read MoreRecently Arne Duncan spoke at “Digital Learning Day,” where he encouraged schools to get digital textbooks in the hands of every student within five years. Apple’s iBook 2 announcement a few weeks ago, suddenly makes this seem like a possibility. This is a fantastic vision – and another positive step – in a series of […]
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Formative Assessment
Read MoreWhat It Is and What Classroom & Schoolwide Practices Ensure Its Success For the next three blogs I am going to focus on formative assessment. Why this focus? Simple. A significant body of research has concluded that student-learning gains garnered by classroom formative assessment practices were among the largest ever reported for educational interventions (e.g., Black […]
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eSchoolNews – Readers’ Choice Awards
Read MoreWe are thrilled to have been named an eSchool News Readers’ Choice Honorable Mention! We really want to thank everyone who nominated us. Awards like this one mean a lot. We are grateful for customers who take time from their busy day and mention us to their peers and others. Thank You! You can see the […]
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Data Driven Instruction with Naiku
Premier educators such as Dr. Paul Bambrick-Santoyo (Driven By Data 2.0: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction) and Dr. John Hattie (Visible Learning) promote the use of data in enhancing instruction and student learning. In this linked white paper, Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong discusses these techniques and showcases how to implement them using Naiku.
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Use ACT Quick Checks for Progress Monitoring
Naiku provides over 50 ACT Quick Checks for teachers to use for student progress monitoring in all ACT test subjects. ACT Quick Checks are short, topic-focused, formative assessments; typically 6-12 questions in length. Each Quick Check contains questions from a single topic, such as Math-Functions, so teachers can use to easily monitor progress between benchmark […]