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Merritt Public Schools: How a Rural Oklahoma District Developed its Digital Learning Program

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As a result of their efforts, teachers have seen far greater opportunities to marry critical thinking with digital learning in their classrooms. Merritt solicited the support of its E-rate consultant, Julie Watson, who provided invaluable advice on how to fund an upgrade. The Path to a Successful Upgrade.

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5 Tips for Improving Your Organization’s Microlearning

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While vendors and e-learning service providers promote microlearning as an off-the-shelf solution to be used like a genie’s lamp to solve all the learning and development issues in your organization, they fail to understand that microlearning is not a technological solution—it is a learning strategy.

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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

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Can community guidelines help? Course Materials Journals: Hybrid Pedagogy ; Online Learning “ Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies ,” by Michelle Pacansky-Brock (book), describes practical tools to support student learning. MJ Bishop, associate vice chancellor and director of the William E.

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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

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Since engagement is something students have to provide, and teachers can not just apply engagement to any lesson, it is important to create a learning experience that is engaging, both in the digital and the physical classroom. Other programs fail to provide appropriate digital resources for students and learning goals.

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7 beginner’s steps in digital citizenship for any district

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Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. For the 2017-2018 school year, Ellington trained all the teachers on the basics of digital citizenship. It’s also taking (the teachers’) digital learning and their digital literacy up a level,” she said.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

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This kind of connectivity is necessary, the authors note, to help connect students to high-quality digital learning opportunities. It also highlights state leaders who have helped their states put these digital learning opportunities directly in front of teachers and students. State leadership for infrastructure.

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Get Started with Digital Citizenship in Your District

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Following the district vision, and in search for a free curriculum, Theresa found Common Sense’s Digital Citizenship Curriculum and began from there. Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. Life Schools started small in the first year. Join the Community.