Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Also, check out this post, How to use Jamboard in the classroom: 20+ tips and ideas , by Matt Miller. With a free subscription teachers get 100 MB of storage and access to over standards aligned 8000 interactive lessons. This is very different than in class instruction.

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Neo LMS

JULY 15, 2021

Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. However, the events of 2020 have put HE on a fast track to digital adoption. Read more: 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! The transformation to virtual learning means teachers now act as the tech support for students and parents who are also new to virtual learning. You can also record a short lesson students can access anytime. You can also add a webcam with you in the video.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. Free Distance Learning Resources. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Many teachers are feeling overwhelmed with the sudden transition to digital lessons and online teaching. The learning theories and frameworks below provide useful tips on how to design online instruction and plan digital lessons to help students thrive.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. When the district’s schools were forced to transition to online learning in March 2020, access to devices was paramount.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 6, 2020

Online Learning Tips for Teachers and Schools [interview with an American Teacher in China] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Are you prepared for online learning if your school is closed for an extended period of time? FREE Webinar: Online Learning Tips for Teachers and Schools. Click To Tweet.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2021

So how can district IT teams continue to handle the infrastructure impact that hybrid environments create? In 2020, COVID-19 forced much of the K-12 world to adapt to a remote-first learning environment. With the nation re-opening amid rising vaccinations, hybrid models for workplaces are now becoming the new norm.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! My students love doing any learning when they get to brainstorm on their desks with a dry erase marker. Check out how people are using Milanote here. Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Students create with nodes, text, and images.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Creating a Routine to Help Students Learn. In your brick-and-mortar classroom, routines let your students know when to come and go, where to sit, when and how to complete assignments, and how to enter and leave the classroom. Other students may not have ideal access to the Internet. How to submit work. April 2020.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Adobe is offering Creative Cloud application access at no additional charge to all students and teachers from August 24, 2020 through January 31, 2021 for current U.S. © 2020 Adobe. K-12 volume license customers. More information on this offer can be found here. About Adobe. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Also, check out this post, How to use Jamboard in the classroom: 20+ tips and ideas , by Matt Miller. With a free subscription teachers get 100 MB of storage and access to over standards aligned 8000 interactive lessons. This is very different than in class instruction.

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Conference Video Tools STEM 195

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope With Corona virus –from EdSurge. Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). An Open Letter to Teachers About Online Classes. Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1. Date: March 17th, 2020.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since the beginning of the school shutdowns, there have been debates about the effectiveness of online learning. Many education experts have offered ideas on how to improve what was, in essence, an emergency service for which the majority of teachers were not prepared. Offer students voice and choice.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. Free Distance Learning Resources. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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STEM Resources Learning Software 195

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The post How to Add Zoom Link to Google Classroom Header appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Add Zoom Link to #GoogleClassroom Header. How to Add Zoom Link to Google Classroom Header. When you generate the Meet link in Google Classroom, you can share it in the header so students can see it and access it quickly.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. That means we must prepare now for the potential that colleges and universities that swiftly shifted to online instruction as the pandemic swept through the country and forced campuses to shutter will have to continue, and even ramp up, those efforts in September. Schools get creative.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on August 13, 2020, in Open Access Government. The ideal learning process for a student is one that adapts to that student’s every need: the surrounding environment, the actual content of the lesson, the method of delivery, the types of assessment — and everything in between.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

A few weeks ago, I participated in a webinar with K-12 students, parents and teachers about how online learning is going. First of all, children cannot learn without access to adequate food. Access to technology, we have learned, is also critical. We’ve realized just how much we need each other.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! My students love doing any learning when they get to brainstorm on their desks with a dry erase marker. Check out how people are using Milanote here. Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Students create with nodes, text, and images.

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Tools Android iPad STEM 195

Neo LMS

JULY 7, 2020

Some of the options available include learning how to play the banjo, guitar, harmonica, piano, trumpet, ukulele, or taking voice lessons. Lessonface provides access to music instructors and students can choose between group classes or taking a live 1:1 lesson. The cost is $20 for the three weeks of learning.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 22, 2020

prepare for online and blended learning, more and more schools are relying on Google Classroom and Google Meet to deliver online lessons and assignments. In this post, I will share how to integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet. How to Integrate #GoogleClassroom with #GoogleMeet. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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Broadband Learning Blended Learning Training 159

EdTechTeacher

MARCH 12, 2020

General EdTech: EdTech companies offering FREE support and/or access to schools affected by COVID19 closures. A growing collection of edtech companies that are offering free access or support to schools affected by COVID-19. Remote Learning Resources, Subscriptions, and Platforms Wakelet by Erin Flanagan.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. Be active: Prioritize active digital activities, like online learning games or interactive lessons, over passive activities, like watching a video.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 18, 2020

The post How to Create Google Classroom Blended Learning Lessons (Part 3) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. As schools switch to blended learning and remote learning models, educators need to know how to create Google Classroom blended learning lessons that are engaging and relevant for students!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Accessibility solutions that benefit all learners are built into the applications in Microsoft 365 for Education, including Teams, OneNote, PowerPoint, Minecraft and others. Las Cruces Public Schools is maximizing technology to increase equity and accessibility for all students.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2021

The March 2020 shift from face-to-face classes to what many call “Zoom University” was triage for faculty and administrators accustomed to being in the same room as their students. To get a better understanding of what has happened in online classrooms since March 2020, Acosta said, the report’s authors spoke to more than 50 students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In this MarketScale EdTech Today podcast from host Kevin Hogan, remote learning expert Sal Khan and Anne Wintroub, director of Social Innovation for the AT&T Foundation, discuss a variety of topics related to edtech, COVID learning, and connectivity. Following is an excerpt of the discussion, which is accessible in full here.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? For more information, Del Tufo recommends the universal design for learning research of Anne Meyer and David Rose. Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

Digital divide is a term used to describe the gap present in society between those who have access to the internet and technology and those who don’t. The problem may worsen this autumn, as many colleges are planning for online or hybrid instruction for the start of the new school year. That’s been a goal at my institution.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2020

In the middle of the abrupt changes to the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, edtech companies offered resources and access to help educators, students, and parents make the best of at-home learning. Related content: How to make remote learning easily accessible.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

It’s a lot of really down-to-earth people who want to be doctors because they know how to talk to people, not because they’re really good at chemistry,” she said. “I Yoni Lotan performs as his captain character for a remote birthday party produced by Camp, in his apartment in Brooklyn on March 26, 2020. CAROLINE PRESTON.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2020

While we are facing a lot of uncertainty about what school will look like this fall, it is virtually certain that, when the 2020-21 school year begins, teachers who have always had diverse levels of student performance in their classroom will be looking at even greater diversity. The disruption will widen equity gaps.

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