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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. Here are exactly 10 BYOD concerns, and some corresponding suggestions on how to overcome them. BYOD deepens the digital divide.

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How Educators Can Empower Students Through Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. This raises the question: How exactly should schools invest in technology to keep up? Address the digital divide. I don’t mean phone apps and games. Not all learners are starting on similar footing.

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How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries

Edsurge

To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide."

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” . We modeled social distancing, and filmed an overhead view so you can see what her hands are doing.

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Tools That Help English Language Learners Online and In Person

MindShift

And when you lower that stress factor, they are more readily able to access the content of the lesson.” . It’s definitely an accessibility feature that everyone can benefit from.”. Pronunciation also comes into play with the self-publishing ebook program Tovar’s students use, Book Creator.

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5 Tips to Become a Google Certified Innovator

Shake Up Learning

Each certification has very specific requirements, to learn all about the application requirements for Google Certified Innovator, and all of the other certifications, download my free ebook: The Complete Guide to Google Certifications. How to Get Google Certified (Video Walkthrough). and an Ed.D. All Google Certifications.

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Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers

Shake Up Learning

But we have too many teachers, even new teachers fresh out of college, with no idea how to utilize digital tools to increase student learning. You will probably notice that most of these tips are NOT about tech tools specifically, but how to maximize their use to improve student learning. 20 Tech Tips for Teachers.

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