09 January 2019The Texthelp Team
The final destination of the Texthelp World Tour 2019 is the TCEA 2019 Convention and Exposition, taking place in San Antonio, Texas from February 4 - 7. If you’re planning on attending and want to learn more about Texthelp, our products, or even what sessions we’d recommend attending, here is a helpful guide to everything that’s going on at #TCEA19!
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07 January 2019The Texthelp Team
It’s very nearly that time again as the Texthelp world tour brings us ever closer to Florida for FETC 2019! Taking place from January 27 - 30, FETC is packed full of cutting edge tech, as well as future-facing seminars and talks from seasoned educators to CEOs. If you’re heading along and want to learn more about Texthelp, our products, or what to check out during the conference, here’s a guide you can use as a helpful itinerary for your visit!
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12 December 2018Andrea Ferrero, Co-Founder, Pockets Change
This week we have another guest blog post from Andrea Ferrero the co-founder of Pockets Change.
Personalized learning starts when we focus on making learning personal. It’s about igniting student’s passion for learning and empowering students with tools and strategies to reach their individual goals.
As a newer model of learning, there are still a lot of questions surrounding implementation. The virtual Pathways to Personalized Learning Summit, hosted by EdWeek and sponsored by Texthelp, brought educators, administrators, and edtech teams together to look at these big questions and chart pathways forward.
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22 October 2018Ben Rouse, UK Director, AppsEvents
As a Google Certified Trainer, I get to visit schools and work with teachers to integrate G Suite for Education, Google’s set of collaborative cloud-based tools. I got into this line of work thanks to a Gmail account I set up in 2011 to get lesson feedback from my classes via a Google form. These were my maths classes, having taught the subject from 2004 to 2017. My use of digital tools in maths came from wanting to move from the practice to the application more efficiently.
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15 August 2018Andrea Ferrero, Co-Founder, Pockets Change
This week we have another guest blog post from Andrea Ferrero the co-founder of Pockets Change.
“Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” It’s a strong statement from one of my education heroes, Rita Pierson. She understood deeply what many of us do, that relationship building is crucial for powerful learning to happen. As we head back to school, our kids are navigating new routines, new subjects, and new friendships. We can ease back to school blues and first day jitters with ice-breakers and get to know you games, but these activities also present a unique opportunity to begin building learning profiles with our students.
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08 August 2018Deena Kimmel, Marketing Specialist
Teachers cannot personalize learning on their own. Though it is their role to provide opportunities for personalized learning, the students should be the ones to decide how they work best and what tools meet their needs. In doing this, they are taking ownership of their learning, which can increase engagement and improve comprehension.
We partnered with Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher, to highlight several ways that students can have choice and voice in their education by personalizing their own learning.
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