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COVID-19 Forces Science Labs Online and in Homes

Edsurge

But the state also approved college credit for courses completed online. So department chairwoman Sandra Gibbons and the faculty members at Moraine Valley used video conferences to plan out how to take curriculum online by the time classes resumed March 23. They discussed the technology at their disposal.

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How Parents Can Help Their Kids While Managing Distance Learning

MindShift

And there are other challenges, she tells me while shushing the family dog, starting with the need to scatter everyone throughout the house so that the four simultaneous video conferences don’t clog the airwaves. A lot of parents are sending around cool STEM projects and off-the-shelf English assignments. and refine them as needed.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

edWeb.net

If companies make smartphones that a two-year old can use, why are developers making edtech so complicated? She has served on the board of the United States Distance Learning Association and has conducted research for the International Association for K–12 Online Learning (iNACOL). and Mark C.

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Leading Learning in a Blended Environment

edWeb.net

According to the district’s superintendent, Dr. Mark Benigni, their cloud-based solutions, including ClassLink, supports students spending additional time online learning. Doersch serves as a Technology Director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program at Digital Promise.

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What is Collaboration for Professional Learning?

My Island View

In my time on social media the iPad, smartphones, 1:1 laptops, 1:1 chromebooks, Flipped classrooms, STEM, Rigor, and many other initiatives were introduced to education. Since most districts do not send a majority of educators to national, statewide, or even local education conferences, the virtual connection is the best alternative.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Strayer University Sees Success With Predictive Analytics in Online Learning,” Edsurge contends in an article showcasing how the for-profit Strayer and Civitas Learning track students’ behavioral data. ” Via The Atlantic : “The Complex Data on Girls in STEM.”