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Language-learning website, Duolingo provides "Duolingo for Schools" with features designed to allow teachers to track their students. In 2012 an effectiveness study concluded that Duolingo usage for Spanish study was more effective than classroom language-learning alone, but that Duolingo was less effective for advanced language learners. One proposed reason for this is that the direct-translation method that Duolingo primarily uses is more applicable to simple words and phrases than to complex ones; simpler ones can translate in a more exact manner from one language to another and thus are more conducive to Duolingo's direct-translation method.

Prodigy English is a whole new way for kids to develop reading and language skills.

For a full list of the skills Prodigy supports, visit www.Prodigy.com

Prodigy, is loved by over a million teachers and 50 million students around the world, is using game-based learning to transform education.

Prodigy delivers a unique learning experience through an interactive english lesson game where success depends on correctly answering skill-building grammer questions. Players can earn rewards, go on quests and play with friends — all while learning new skills!

One of the American Association of School Librarians’ Best Websites for Teaching and Learning 2018

A 2018 Top Pick for Learning from Common Sense Education

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• Content is tailored to every player’s strengths and weaknesses

• English questions are fully aligned with state-level curricula, including Common Core and TEKS, so Prodigy is always connected to the classroom.

• 1,400 available skills give students the chance to learn more and keep growing.

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For a full list of the skills Prodigy supports, visit Prodigy.

Prodigy, a math game that’s loved by over a million teachers and 50 million students around the world, is using game-based learning to transform education.

Prodigy delivers a unique learning experience through an interactive math game where success depends on correctly answering skill-building math questions. Players can earn rewards, go on quests and play with friends — all while learning new skills!

One of the American Association of School Librarians’ Best Websites for Teaching and Learning 2018

A 2018 Top Pick for Learning from Common Sense Education

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• Content is tailored to every player’s strengths and weaknesses

• Math questions are fully aligned with state-level curricula, including Common Core and TEKS, so Prodigy is always connected to the classroom.

• 1,400 available skills give students the chance to learn more and keep growing.

Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational organization created in 2006 by Sal Khan, with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for educators.

Since we are becoming increasingly reliant upon technology, coding is now an essential skill. An estimated 65% of today’s schoolchildren will eventually be employed in jobs that don’t exist yet.

Children who understand how technology works and know how to manipulate it will have a huge advantage over those who don’t - in every discipline, not just computing.

Tinkercad is a free, online 3D modeling program that runs in a web browser, known for its simplicity and ease of use. Since it became available in 2011 it has become a popular platform for creating models for 3D printing as well as an entry-level introduction to constructive solid geometry in schools.

As the #1 computer science platform available in K-8 education, Tynker is trusted by over 80,000 schools and recognized by brands like Apple, Microsoft, Parrot, and Mattel as a premier CS teaching tool. Our platform offers a unique coding solution for schools –

Here’s what sets us apart: Why-Tynker-Summary-for-School-Administrators.pdf

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TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Everything we do supports learning — from producing a growing library of original animated videos , to providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, to helping curious students around the globe bring TED to their schools and gain presentation literacy skills, to celebrating innovative leadership within TED-Ed’s global network of over 250,000 teachers. TED-Ed has grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week.