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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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Mobile Classrooms Bring STEM Where Students Need IT

EdTech Magazine

Mobile Classrooms Bring STEM Where Students Need IT. Educators are utilizing education technology to repurpose old trailers and buses to create mobile education spaces , classrooms on wheels where students are able to experience what STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) has to offer. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. So, today, we're peeling back the curtain on Whitsby, a platform launched at ISTE.

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9 EdTech Ideas to Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Teachers are looking for easy and helpful resources, and right now with so much going on searching for the best solutions can be overwhelming, and Rachelle is a great resource to tap into for all things EdTech. Wherever I work, my lesson plans are with me. And as I said, Planboard is FREE for teachers.

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5 Best Security Practices for Working Remotely

ViewSonic Education

Whether your employees are working from home or the coffee shop, certain measures must be taken to minimize security risks and data breaches that could hurt the rest of your company. It’s always better for employees to use their company-provided laptops and mobile devices for work, rather than their personal devices.

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Part 3: Connectivity Resources to Address the Homework Gap

Education Superhighway

EducationSuperHighway is working to address this homework gap by partnering with organizations to connect students at home, and to share resources with school districts to help them get their students online. You can find Part 1 (Home Internet Offers) here and Part 2 (Mobile Internet Offers) here. Mobile Beacon. Mobile Citizen.

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Credential Blockchains Could Help Student Mobility. These 4 Efforts Explore How.

Edsurge

Although research for the new report was largely conducted before the spread of COVID-19, its authors note that the pandemic will likely make learners even “more mobile, moving in and out of formal education as their job, health, and family situations change.”

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