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Future Ready Schools® Releases New Blended Learning Guide for Districts

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In conjunction with the seventh annual Digital Learning Day , Future Ready Schools (FRS), an initiative of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), released a new guide for school districts interested in using “blended learning” to support their approach to instruction.

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

Similar to the rise of mobility and one-to-one computing programs, IoT will undoubtedly impact IT infrastructure. School districts would be wise to consider now what capacity and capabilities their networks will need to support smart devices and IoT applications in the near future. Ready or Not, Now's the Time to Prepare for IoT.

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Managing the Use of ChatGPT and Cell Phones in Schools

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Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use? Using AI as an assessment tool is not recommended because its accuracy can be questionable. That’s a best practice,” said Baird.

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How LMS groups enable student collaboration for better learning outcomes

Neo LMS

Acquire future-ready skills that will help them in their careers. . Virtual communication is a future-ready skill. Since you can do this from any mobile device, you and your students will be able to communicate via the group at any time, from anywhere. . Read more: Classroom collaboration: Learning together.

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The Power of Place: Exploring the Future of Readiness in a Local Context

Edsurge

Opportunity 1: Empower Educator and Curricular Innovation Educators can best promote long-term readiness in their students – supporting their social-emotional learning, resilience, and metacognition – when they are able to focus on deepening their own skills in those areas and to play a lead role in innovation efforts. Action Ideas.

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Why a 21st Century Teacher Isn’t Just a “Guide on the Side”

EdNews Daily

First, stop relying on the one stop category of ‘guide on the side’ and start identifying the skill sets necessary to be a ‘future ready’ teacher. But transforming our mental model of a teacher is not really that difficult. The Mentor shares the skill set of the therapist. For teachers, resistance will be futile.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download.