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Education in the Era of COVID-19: Why Connection Matters

Digital Promise

We like to say we’re ‘socially connected, physically distant,’ instead of social distancing, because human interaction is just so important.”. Sitka School District prepares for meals on April 7, 2020. Students receive four days of meals during distribution. Prior to spring break, we had a virtual district-wide fire drill.

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Rating News Sources Can Help Limit the Spread of Misinformation

Educator Innovator

The problem of disinformation and propaganda misleading social media users was serious in 2016, continued unabated in 2018 and is expected to be even more severe in the coming 2020 election cycle in the U.S. A sample headline with a rating from experts, as shown in our experiment. Expert or user ratings?

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Schedule Announced - Thursday's "Libraries and Privacy" Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2022 and #librariesandprivacy on their social media posts about the event. in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E.

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NEXT WEEK: Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2022 and #librariesandprivacy on their social media posts about the event. in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

TexSEF’s goal is to use esports, gaming, and media to connect kids to school and to each other. From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. from Texas Tech University.

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When a Pandemic Upends Labor Markets, Will a New Workforce ISA Fund Work?

Edsurge

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. On March 16, 2020, he completed the last of his five classes to earn his certificate in business intelligence, eager at the prospects of a new career.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

Edsurge

adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. Among its recommendations, New America calls on policymakers to “expand the E-Rate Program so that libraries and schools can get discounts on the technology services that patrons and students need to get online from home.”

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