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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos, used to texting quickly, was able to do simple assignments online, so at first her schoolwork was very easy.

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Work or Online Learning? Families Experiencing Homelessness Face Impossible Choices

MindShift

Her school gave her a laptop, but “hotel Wi-Fi is the worst,” she says. April told lawmakers the poor Wi-Fi at her hotel discouraged her kids from participating in online learning. million school-aged children — the shuttering of classrooms and cafeterias has been disastrous. Rachel, you’re not moving.'”

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‘It feels a little hopeless’: Parents of kids with disabilities worry coronavirus quarantine will mean regression

The Hechinger Report

Not only does she need more specialized support than many students, but her vision challenges and other impairments can make online learning difficult. Advocates, educators and parents say that kids with disabilities are particularly vulnerable as schools shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus and turn to remote learning.

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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”. (The

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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. The rest of the students were focused intently on their laptops. Related: Choosing personalized learning as a strategy for educational equity. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets? Shhhhhhhh.”.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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