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How We Began Online Learning Successfully

The CoolCatTeacher

(I can’t share the Distance Learning Playbook, it belongs to the school.) The teachers were trained on zoom before we left last Thursday Last Saturday, Google Classroom Guru, Alice Keeler streamed live with me for 2 1/2 hours as we did a duo demo of all of the things in Google Classroom showing both sides of how it works.

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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

Edsurge

“It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning. There's not a lot of research on very young children and online learning,” Rice says. “So,

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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

Edsurge

The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.

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Coping with COVID in the Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

With not only apocryphal but statistical stories about the damage done by the pandemic to student learning, I was eager to read about this through the eyes of a teacher in the trenches. I think you’ll enjoy this: Coping with COVID in the Classroom. I’ve missed that classroom community—it’s so good to get some of it back!

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Each of these experts has a background in education, a unique voice and a passion for using technology in the classroom. Website: [link] Twitter: [link] LinkedIn: [link] Facebook: [link]. Lindy has several edtech certifications.

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Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Online Learning

Shake Up Learning

The post Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Online Learning appeared first on Shake Up Learning. It’s time to chat about Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Online Learning! Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Online Learning – Strategies and tools to help teachers! Is that enough buzz words for ya?

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7 Things Every Educator Needs to Know About Online Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

An Every Classroom Matters Episode. Online learning is growing. How do online classrooms differ from the face to face classroom? Jade Ballek is a principal of an online K12 school in Canada. She tells all: the challenges of online learning and the strengths. Online learning is growing.