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Online tool maps information matrix in classroom

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-865" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;06&sol;SND04-Wk1-NEWS-Twingl&lowbar;300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND04-Wk1-NEWS-Twingl 300x225" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;>An online educational tool called Trailblazer&comma; which is the first product produced by Twing&&num;8217&semi;l&comma; aims to assist students and teachers to get more out of the education process by creating maps of online behaviour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Trailblazer enables students and teachers to build a cloud-based portfolio of resources by collating all their online information in one place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Already collaborating with schools on a prototype product&comma; Twingl is aiming to open up the process of learning to both sides of the learning equation&period; By tracking online learning and research behaviours&comma; the effect is to amplify the trail of information for students to enhance research skills and for teachers to understand how lessons are being interpreted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Founding CEO Andy Wilkinson says in a learning environment Trailblazer can highlight who is struggling and who can help whom&period; &&num;8220&semi;If 90 per cent of the students are stopping at Wikipedia and 10 per cent are going really deep&comma; visibility of this can drive how the teacher personalises the learning&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As a result of Google for Education pushing technology into classrooms globally&comma; over 5000 schools are now using Chromebooks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;With Twingl&&num;8217&semi;s primary product engineered to empower students like these&comma; the potential for widespread application goes far beyond education&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Mr Wilkinson said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re launching into this sector because of the energy and momentum already happening and the size of the market&comma; which compounds our potential but speaks equally to the impact we can have by driving positive change into classrooms&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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