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Why most schools won’t ‘reinvent’ themselves after the pandemic

Dangerously Irrelevant

school systems to reconsider even a small iota of what they do. Tragically, we continue to see traditional systems of education being shoehorned into virtual or blended delivery systems (tip: having kids complete electronic worksheets from home is not systemic ’transformation’). from McLeod, S., & Dulsky, S.

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ISTE Certification 01

Dangerously Irrelevant

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. I’ve had a longtime relationship with ISTE. Accordingly, Standards 3c, 3d, and 6b aren’t really in my day-to-day domain.

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End of Support for Microsoft Server 2003 Puts Heat on K-12 Districts

Marketplace K-12

Microsoft's support for Windows Server 2003 ends this week, putting districts that have not upgraded to a newer system at risk of viruses and other derailments.

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Free computer training resources and courses

Educational Technology Guy

As technology changes and schools upgrade software, add new apps, change hardware or operating systems, and more, faculty, staff and students need training and support. GCFLearnFree is a program of Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC and provides quality online learning courses for free.

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How can teachers use VR in the classroom?

Neo LMS

Other Google Cardboard apps include movies, games and experiences that cover biology, physics, social interactions, architecture, language, the solar system and more. Launched in 2003, by San Francisco-based Linden Labs, Second Life is a comparative dinosaur in Internet Years. Second Life.

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Virtual School Tips and Recommendations

The Thinking Stick

2003 – In Saudi Arabia due to terrorism in the country, I helped my school set up and run Moodle to do Virtual School. So here are some lessons I’ve learned as well as recommendations I am currently giving schools when they ask me for advice on preparing for Virtual School in an emergency. Lessons Learned: 1.

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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

The Hechinger Report

Even kindergartners have plenty of questions about the presidential election, the pandemic and the movement to end systemic racism. Some teacher educators have pushed back at me on this point, asserting that it is the job of the K-12 system to have provided this basic knowledge. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletters.