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How to practice ethical monitoring

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On any given school day, approximately 50 million students around the world are using some type of device to access and complete assignments, collaborate with classmates or search the internet for resources to enhance their learning.

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Assessing the effectiveness of cloud-based web filters for K-12 schools

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Listen to an audio version of this post: Not all web filtering tools are effective in safeguarding K-12 learners. Today’s students are learning on computers, tablets and mobile-devices and using the internet for class activities, research, assessments, communication and collaboration.

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H?para helps North Dakota district realize its mission of putting students first

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Neither the pandemic nor a recent district merger has kept Williston Basin School District #7 from continuously strengthening its commitment to putting students first.

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What does an OER lesson plan look like?

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K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. They are a cost-effective choice and make differentiating instruction and personalizing learning easier.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

In this webinar you will get a live demo on how to create unique, dynamic, and engaging powerpoints.

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Transitioning to a better solution: How one NJ district is switching to H?para for the benefit of all

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Never has Jillian Raleigh seen such a wide variance in where her learners are socially, technology-wise and academically than now. Raleigh is a fourth grade teacher in Tabernacle, New Jersey, a small town considered a suburb of Philadelphia.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

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Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways.

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How students can safely search the internet

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Many of us remember heading to the library to gather books and printed articles for our school projects. Libraries, of course, still hold a wealth of information, but now learners can go beyond the library walls.

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10 ways to make the most out of ISTELive 22 in New Orleans

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Do you ever wonder why they call New Orleans “The Big Easy?” ” It stems from the slow and easy-going way of life in New Orleans. However, with its fast-paced schedule and hundreds of sessions to explore into a few days, ISTELive is an entirely different experience.

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Create Google Slides comics to add some elements of fun to your lessons and enhance student engagement

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Incorporating the use of comics into your classroom activities can be a fun way to help engage students in academic content, develop their technological competency and enhance their understanding of the learning objectives.

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10 ways teachers can develop social and emotional skills for their learners

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Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. They also don’t automatically know how to cope with emotions and stress, view different perspectives with empathy and solve problems socially.

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How to Apply the Concepts of Neuroscience to Create a Thriving Learning Culture

Speaker: Margie Meacham, Founder and Chief Freedom Officer at LearningToGo

In this webinar, Margie Meacham, CEO of Learningtogo and a neuroscience expert, will show you how to create a training program that promotes psychological safety and uses neuroscience to create a workplace culture where people flourish, connect, and perform at their best.

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Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment

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Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments.

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How to block websites in K-12 schools

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Across schools, students use devices like Chromebooks for learning because it has many advantages. But how do we protect learners while they are working online? It’s essential for schools to keep private information secure and block content that gets in the way of learning.

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H?para receives international recognition for excellence in leadership and student-centered digital solutions

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Chicago, IL: April 5, 2022. For immediate release. . This month the winners of the EdTech Awards were announced and H?para para was singled out for the global leadership of its CEO, Wayne Poncia and once again for its innovation of student-centered technologies. . CEO of H?para,

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Developing a classroom culture of resilience with H?para Highlights

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Blog series: Spotlighting SEL in the H?para-supported para-supported classroom. This blog series is designed to provide educators with examples from the classroom of how the H?para para Instructional Suite can be used to support social and emotional learning (SEL).

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Four tips for teaching in uncertain times

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Strategic use of digital tools can help educators who are teaching during uncertain times by providing structure and space for effective learning.

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Increasing Equity and Access: A Canvas Case Study of Virtual Arkansas K-12

Virtual Arkansas, a fully online school, had a mission to provide high-quality courses in rural and urban areas throughout the state. How would they simplify content creation while enhancing learning? Discover 3 key insights to transform your classrooms.

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How to engage learners with a combination of STEM and SEL

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Blog series: Spotlighting SEL in the H?para-supported para-supported classroom. This blog series is designed to provide educators with examples from the classroom of how the H?para para Instructional Suite can be used to support social and emotional learning (SEL).

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Beyond connectivity: using technology to support learner equity and access

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Internet connectivity is a big deal for learner equity and access. Unfortunately, between 15 and 16 million K — 12 learners and 400,000 educators in the United States lacked adequate connectivity , a device or both in 2020.

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A day in the life with Student Dashboard Digital Backpack

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It’s 6:30 a.m., and Mrs. Perkins, a fifth-grade teacher, browses the district’s library of content in H?para para for a text she can teach in her science class. With just a few clicks, she shares the content with each student to quickly access it when they log in to their H?para

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Can’t miss sessions at ISTELIVE 22

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Thrilled does not even begin to cover how excited we are to return to ISTE in June and, more importantly, to see everyone in person. But, of course, we also can’t wait to see all of the incredible sessions that will take place in New Orleans this year.

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The Guide to Accessible Learning for Associations

Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

In this 45-minute webinar, we’ll share real-world accessibility solutions and hidden tools in the applications you use every day such as Zoom, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Articulate Storyline 360, and Articulate Rise 360. This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).

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Transitioning to a better solution: How one NJ district is switching to H?para for the benefit of all

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For many educators, the start of this school year held the possibility of returning to a more “normal” school year after periods of distance and hybrid learning. But teachers and school leaders across the U.S.

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Why student Cameron Samuels challenged their school’s internet filter and censorship

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Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Cameron Samuels (who uses they/them pronouns), graduated last year from Katy ISD in Texas. During Cameron’s senior year, they gained national prominence for speaking out against their discriminatory school internet filter and book banning.

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The best SEL strategies to use in your classroom

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Social and emotional learning, or SEL, has been an important part of teaching for years now. But as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still linger in classrooms, we’ve realized just how necessary SEL strategies are.

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Exciting new updates for H?para Highlights

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April showers bring… Highlights updates! In the coming weeks, you may notice some small changes to Highlights that will make it a lot easier to see what your students are doing online and provide them with feedback.

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Keeping Students Safe and Productive on Devices

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, we’ll explore the full range of Jamf education products to protect students, including quick and easy tools for IT admins, powerful apps for teachers to ensure student safety anywhere, and parental engagement tools.

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10 ways to foster deeper learning in the classroom with technology

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In order to prepare students to become successful future global citizens, they need to engage in deeper learning. This form of education helps teach students the critical collaboration and analytical skills they will need to succeed in the future workplace and society.

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Educator Anna Seguin is the first to complete the H?para Champion program for graduate credit

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We’re thrilled to announce that Anna Seguin is the first educator to complete the Hāpara Champion certification program for graduate credit. Anna is a teacher at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Ottawa Catholic School Board.

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EduProtocols to improve student learning outcomes and engagement

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Join Rich Dixon and Jon Corippo, author of the EduProtocols Field Guide for a discussion on how to develop meaningful, relevant instruction and break free from textbooks and worksheets.

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17 things to know about K-12 OER textbooks

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Has your school district started to use open educational resources (OER) yet? Maybe educators in your district have collaborated on finding and curating openly-licensed nonfiction or fiction, videos, images, simulations or audio clips to add to lessons.

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The Best Ways to Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, How to Best Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School, hear the real-world experience of Steven Palomo, IT Director at Beverly Public Schools, regarding how he successfully managed his entire tech stack.

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SEL is not another thing on the plate. It is the plate

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Blog series: Spotlighting SEL in the H?para-supported para-supported classroom. This blog series is designed to provide educators with examples from the classroom of how the H?para para Instructional Suite can be used to support social emotional learning (SEL).

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Addressing the needs of all learners at Wolf Creek Public Schools

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Wolf Creek Public Schools faced many challenges in their expansive division, including achievement level gaps and high student needs. So, they decided to make a change to address the needs of all learners. .

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Using open educational resources to empower differentiated instruction

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Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. para built itself upon a robust pedagogical foundation that is designed to support differentiated instruction.

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Three simple steps for creating lesson plans

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Creating effective lesson plans is the cornerstone of successful teaching and learning.

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Unlock the Power of Formative Assessment

Learn how a thoughtful formative assessment approach can help teachers understand where students are in their learning, inform instruction, and in turn, positively impact student learning outcomes. Get the guide today!

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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

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Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need.

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Understanding the new Alberta curriculum

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What do we know? Earlier this year, Alberta’s Minister of Education announced that beginning September 22, 2022, they will implement a new curriculum in K-3 Mathematics, K-3 English Language Arts and Literature, and K-6 Physical Education and Wellness. .

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Five ways that project based learning empowers educators and elevates equity

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This year’s ISTELive 22 conference theme is “Empowering Educators. Elevating Equity,” which has encouraged the team at H?para para to think about how we can operationalize that aspiration now and into the future. One of the most inspiring ways to do this is using project based learning (PBL).

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

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Digital textbooks are cost-effective and create equitable, engaging and flexible learning experiences. What’s not to love? There are many advantages to using digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom for schools and districts.

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White Paper: Enabling digital creativity with Augmented Reality in K12 education

We have conducted 2 research projects on teaching with AR. This research has been conducted with the UiO and the UiS. The resulting white paper is an in-depth look at the state of creative learning through the use of 3D modeling and exploration in AR.