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Top Posts of 2021

A Principal's Reflections

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, the consensus was that 2021 would be a much smoother ride. Without further ado, here are my most popular posts of 2021 in no particular order. Most people would agree that this was not the case. Through it all, though, educators found a way to forge ahead in the midst of adversity.

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The best books I read in 2021

Dangerously Irrelevant

I read some great (and not so great) books in 2021! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2021 is Difference Making at the Heart of Learning , by Tom Vander Ark & Emily Liebtag. I can’t believe I hadn’t somehow heard of Marko Kloos before November of 2021! Books I read in May 2020. Related Posts.

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Our favorite teacher memes for 2020

Neo LMS

But 2020 happened to all of us all over the world, and we realized how things could change in the blink of an eye. Our favorite teacher memes for 2020. They had to transfer onset classes to the online classroom, and they had to learn how to use the various apps and tools necessary in teaching remotely. See you in 2021!

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Q&A: Renee Tarun on How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks

EdTech Magazine

First, the good news: In 2020, despite the shift to remote learning, the number of reported ransomware attacks on K–12 schools decreased by 20 percent compared with the previous year. Individual attacks were more severe, and the FBI has reported a recent surge in attacks, which it predicts will continue through 2021. The bad news?

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10 Top Tips and Click-throughs in 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2020: Top 10 Tech Tips. As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2020. Have a wonderful 2021!

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How To Sustain Powerful Digital Learning for the Future

Digital Promise

Unsurprisingly, results from Digital Promise’s recent national survey , “Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View K-12 Teaching and Learning in the Pandemic,” indicate the pandemic has disrupted students’ academic progress and impacted their mental health and well-being. Communication & Engagement.

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Untethered Broadband, Enhanced Professional Development and Other Major Ed Tech Trends for 2021

EdTech Magazine

The coronavirus pandemic upended education in 2020, sending more students home to learn virtually and bringing new concepts such as hybrid learning to the mainstream. Experts say to expect more of the same this year and beyond as schools mull how to safely return students to the classroom and maximize technology — both in person and online.

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