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3 Tips for Building Community Online

Catlin Tucker

Last week, my class of teacher candidates explored the topic of building an online learning community. We talked about the importance of nurturing a learning community over time and providing regular opportunities for students to engage with each other to build relationships.

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

eSchool News

Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment. Founded in 1999, Learning.com currently partners with one in six U.S. school districts and serves more than 4 million students each year.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

Edsurge

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success.

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Overcoming security and privacy concerns with e-learning

Neo LMS

At the postsecondary level, more than 15% of students were enrolled exclusively online in 2017. took at least one online course. Without modern technology and near-constant connectivity, online learning wouldn’t be possible. According to the National Center for Education Statistics , a further 33.1%

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Varsity Blues, Online: Georgetown U. Parent Paid $9K for Stand-In to Take Online Courses for Her Son

Edsurge

The legal documents outlining the charges against the parent, Karen Littlefair, paint a picture of people who view college credit as something that can easily be bought as a commodity. Apparently, if you needed to cheat to get into a college, it might take some more cheating to keep up with the requirements to actually graduate.

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5 edtech tools that take personalized learning to the next level

eSchool News

In the past several years, we have implemented a number of district-wide initiatives to support personalization and differentiation for students including the launch of our Virtual Instruction to Accentuate Learning (VITAL) program in 2008. It allows us to document, track, and deliver various resources to both students and teachers.

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

Here is an example of this school district’s planning document. High-Flying through your Curriculum Professional Development will be focused on one of the 4C’s (Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity) during each semester of the 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years. What types of badges could be offered?

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