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

Hapara

Today’s students are learning on computers, tablets and mobile-devices and using the internet for class activities, research, assessments, communication and collaboration. Your web filter needs to be powerful enough for current learning needs. Your web filter needs to be powerful enough for current learning needs.

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Digital Literacy–Too Important to Skip

Ask a Tech Teacher

When testing moved online, it became painfully apparent to teachers how little students knew about using digital devices other than the internet, some apps, and iPads. The focus on online learning, thanks to COVID, has made that even more critical. 5 Strategies to Assess Student Knowledge.

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Level Up Your Virtual Teaching with Screencasting Tools!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Teachers can communicate effectively with both parents and students in multiple languages, assess students, and collect work. Screencast with your iPhone or iPad. Check out this awesome graphic by Tony Vincent to learn more! Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Online Learning for Children: Tips For Parents

MIND Research Institute

My goal is to provide you with Do’s and Don’ts regarding online learning programs that will help guide you in how to best assist the students in your life. For simplicity, I will refer to all computer-based instruction as digital learning. For simplicity, I will refer to all computer-based instruction as digital learning.

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Reimagining Student Supports in a Year of Distance Instruction

Digital Promise

Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class]. Principal at a school with a hybrid learning model. In many cases, parent involvement understandably extends to supporting students in taking online assessments. For many adults, assessment was for your grade [when they were in school].

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

A good program starts with a needs assessment, which is a way to figure out what teachers really need from their training. In fact, they find much more than tips and tricks online, they find a veritable support system. Schools might be concerned about the lack of interaction in online learning. Give timely feedback.

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

eSchool News

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Central Valley School District administrators envisioned such a shift when they decided to begin swapping paper textbooks for iPads in the 2012-13 school year. By and large, it’s working.

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