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How to Improve Student Engagement at Scale

eSpark

Digital content can be a great resource for teachers who are strapped for time and want to provide students with lessons that contextualize academic standards, are aligned to age and ability, and boost learning and engagement.

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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

They need to learn how to protect themselves online, respect others, have a healthy relationship with devices and think critically online. They need practice with these skills to learn how to think critically. Teach them how to compose an appropriate email with the right type of tone and word choices.

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Ethics in the Classroom

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Sigal Ben-Porath , an education and political science professor, notes that high-poverty schools are more likely to define students solely by academic standards, and disregarding noncognitive skills.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Seesaw

Graphite Blog

Check out this tutorial on how to post a basic assignment on Seesaw , which includes the option to add voice instructions for students (great at any age but particularly important for younger students). Journaling: Students can choose to add a journal entry for their own feed, with a choice of how to respond.

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Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018

Edsurge

Weird Enough Productions (501(c)3/Lithonia, Georgia) teaches students how to combat fake news, identify media bias and create positive content through an ed-tech tool. When thinking about how to grow a business, entrepreneurs must first take a close look at the competitive landscape. Words Liive (Washington, D.C.)

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

The biggest challenge for leaders is how to integrate all the puzzle pieces into authentic learning experiences that support teachers in making changes that impact student learning. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Technology and Professional Development. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 2gnoMe.

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What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

All of this can be helpful when attempting to intentionally plan how to co-teach with another human. Alignment to academic standards is usually more prominent and obvious. But what happens if your co-teacher is a computer?