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Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning?

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Level Up Your Virtual Teaching with Screencasting Tools!

Teacher Reboot Camp

This easily posts to Google Classroom. Screencast-o-matic is a web tool to screencast your computer or Chromebook screen and add narration. Explain Everything (iOS, Android and Chromebooks) and Educreations (iOS and the web) are similar tools with a whiteboard you can add pdfs, images, drawings, shapes, colors, text, audio, and more!

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. One way to motivate students to continue using the knowledge acquired in our classes is to set up a virtual learning community.

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. One way to motivate students to continue using the knowledge acquired in our classes is to set up a virtual learning community.

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Why connected laptops are a pathway to digital liberation

eSchool News

Key points: Digital classrooms–and their remote students–are here to stay School facilities face unprecedented demand for broadband across education sites The introduction of always-connected PCs and Chromebooks continues to be the catalyst for digitally liberating many students. Deliver increased performance.

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The 4 C’s of Learning in a Connected Classroom

EdTech Magazine

The 4 C’s of Learning in a Connected Classroom. K–12 schools transitioning to a connected classroom model should be focusing on four key aspects, or the “four C’s” of learning , to create a successful learning environment, according to a Cisco report on using technology in the classroom. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Close the Digital Learning Gap: How One District Tackled Tech Disparity in the Classroom

Edsurge

With 28 campuses spread across the Southern California district, each managing its own technology decisions, some schools regularly enjoyed the benefits of technology in the classroom, while those in higher poverty areas had minimal tech interaction, if any. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide.