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

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Today’s students are learning on computers, tablets and mobile-devices and using the internet for class activities, research, assessments, communication and collaboration. Use the following questions to assess the effectiveness of the web filter you currently have or are considering. Does the web filter offer robust reporting?

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Why K-12 schools should choose student-led learning

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A report from 2017 showed that in several states, up to half of high school graduates had to be placed in remedial math and English courses. One educator explained, “I love Hapara’s philosophy — protect, not police. What are the benefits of student-led learning? Now teachers can see these student requests directly in Highlights.

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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

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Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Formative assessments like this NGSS-aligned weather formative assessment. Pre-assessments like this clouds pre-assessment. Developing K-12 OER that are accessible online.

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17 things to know about K-12 OER textbooks

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You can download the textbook and access it on a device, without needing to pay a fee for the book or a subscription. Because OER textbooks are digital, teachers and learners can access them online or download them to their devices. With easy access to OER options online, differentiated instruction doesn’t have to be complicated.

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

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It also includes feedback for learners when they answer formative assessment questions. It covers the First Amendment, reporting basics, digital journalism and ethics and law. para Student Dashboard Digital Backpack gives learners one-click access to digital textbooks and other learning resources. FREE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS.

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What are executive functioning skills and how can students strengthen them?

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Our learners have assignments, assessments, permission slips, school communications and Google files to keep track of. Learners need to plan how they’ll finish homework assignments, complete steps for a project or prepare for an assessment. It’s a lot to keep on top of as an adult.

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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. Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.”