article thumbnail

Beyond connectivity: using technology to support learner equity and access

Hapara

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. As Ken Shelton, educator, consultant and designer, states so clearly in a Sept.

article thumbnail

Using open educational resources to empower differentiated instruction

Hapara

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. This scenario is pretty common for educators, but remains an obstacle when equally distributing resources. So what does that mean? Consider joining the H?para

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ring in the new year with some exciting Highlights updates!

Hapara

We want to send a big thank you to the schools that participated in the early access program for Freeze tabs–your feedback has helped us make this feature even better! para Instructional Suite makes it easy for districts and schools to organize and deliver their digital education content. appeared first on Hapara.

Hapara 130
article thumbnail

How to practice ethical monitoring

Hapara

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. What is ethical monitoring? . Ethical monitoring is the practice of using tools like H?para

How To 255
article thumbnail

How to develop K-12 open educational resources

Hapara

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? 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. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources. Backward planning.

OER 130
article thumbnail

How to Keep Students at the Center of Your Digital Transformation

Edsurge

Rod Carnill speaking (Source: Hapara) “I always start with the pedagogy,” says Amy Miller, a middle school tech coach in Frederick County. They selected Hapara Highlights for its focus on visible personalized learning, which aligned with their goals. Even with the best of intentions, you cannot force tech into a lesson. “If

Hapara 155
article thumbnail

How students can safely search the internet

Hapara

As a result, our learners gain access to a wide variety of perspectives and sources outside of their school and community. . Across subjects, educators can add online research into class activities, homework, essays and projects. It’s vital then for educators to be aware of any dangers and protect learners. Monitoring.