20 February 2018Deena Kimmel, Marketing Specialist
Have you checked out EquatIO mathspace lately? What started out as a digital whiteboard that could be passed back and forth between teachers and students has become a full-fledged assignment-giving, feedback-providing, formative assessment tool.
How, you may ask? Keep reading to find out!
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20 February 2018Deena Kimmel, Marketing Specialist
Believe it or not, the last of the “Big Four” winter conferences has come to an end. After FETC, BETT, and ATIA, you’d think we’d be out of acronyms and would have learned all there is to know about edtech and assistive technology. But, it’s not true! TCEA, the Texas Computer Education Association Conference and Exposition, was an incredible conference that gave us even more insight into the latest edtech trends and best practices.
Though it’s challenging to come up with one common theme that spanned across all sessions and panel discussions, there was one takeaway that stuck with us: not all edtech is created equal.
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09 February 2018Jason Carroll, Global Product Manager
We’re just getting back from a jam-packed ATIA 2018 conference in Orlando, FL where making PDFs accessible and collaborative seemed to be on everyone’s mind.
Thankfully that’s something Texthelp knows a thing or two about. So for those of you that are interested in learning more about our PDF tools or want to start using them in your classroom today, this post is for you!
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09 February 2018Aaron Drain, Content Specialist
Exam season can be a daunting time for teachers and students alike, especially if some learners need that little extra bit of help to reach their full potential and ace those tests. Between rising numbers of students requiring a human reader to assist them during test-time, and GCSE resits on the up, schools are understandably under pressure to deliver results - success both academic and financial.
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05 February 2018Shauna Hanna, Digital Content Manager
Our Texthelpers have just returned from another successful Bett Show - a major fixture in our UK calendar every year.
And just like every year, we had an amazing four days at one of the world’s leading education technology shows. It was chock full of activities; engaging workshops, interesting talks and extraordinary people that, like us, want to empower students to become collaborative, critical and creative thinkers.
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01 February 2018Deena Kimmel, Marketing Specialist
Last week, a group of Texthelpers flew down to sunny Florida to attend the Future of Education Technology Conference, or FETC. Similar to previous years, there were hundreds of insightful and educational sessions that focused on a wide range of topics revolving around education technology. Though we couldn’t attend all of them, we’d like to share our major takeaways from our time at the conference.
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