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22+ Tips on How to Work Remotely

Ask a Tech Teacher

Vacations, conferences, PD–all these take us away from our primary functions and the environment where we are most comfortable delivering our best work. I thought about this when I read an article by a technical subject teacher (math, I think) pulled away from his class for a conference. Life often interferes with work.

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Genius as an Alternative Social Media

ProfHacker

” That many academics rely on social media goes without saying. Yet, I am dissatisfied with my social media. This spring I decided to become more engaged with Genius.com (formerly Rap Genius), in part by thinking of it as a form of social media. Do you have a favorite alternative form of social media?

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Creating a safe environment for online learning

Neo LMS

From an email address to a social security number, just about any piece of personal information can be used by cybercriminals for malicious means. Even seemingly innocent social media posts can contain clues that hackers can use to guess passwords for other online portals that the students or their parents may use at home.

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Edtech News, Tips, and Resources from #ISTE19

Teacher Reboot Camp

This year I am attending the ISTE conference virtually thanks to #PasstheScopeEDU and the #NOTatISTE19 team! The ISTE Conference is famous for featuring so many incredible education technology tools, devices, apps and startups. This year’s conference was filled with so many exciting announcements by technology companies.

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5 Must-have tools for Ed Conferences

Ask a Tech Teacher

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. If you aren’t a veteran conference attendee, you may wonder what you should bring. Besides a toothbrush and aspirin, what should you take to your upcoming conference? Conference App.

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Calling STEM Educators: Vernier Software & Technology Now Accepting Applications for its 2021 Engineering Award

eSchool News

Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for the 2021 Vernier Engineering Award. We are committed to supporting educators in every way possible as they work to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. “We

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Research Posters Are a Staple of Academic Conferences. Could a New Design Speed Discovery?

Edsurge

He remembers presenting his first research poster in 2017 at the Association for Psychological Science’s annual conference in Boston. So Morrison designed a splashy social-media rollout of his template. Use of the template appears to be spreading from discipline to discipline with each new conference.