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The benefits of using a web filter for digital learning

Hapara

Have you ever had a learner find games on Google Sites, though? If a student is logged into their school Google account, the web filter protects them on the device they are currently using. This is helpful, too, if students are learning remotely due to school closure. Want to learn more?

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How to analyze the effectiveness of a web filter for digital learning

Hapara

Your K-12 web filter should support learning rather than disrupt it. But how do you choose the best web filter for digital learning? Consider these ways your web filter should support rather than restrict digital learning. It should also block content such as distracting Google Sites that have links to games.

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How to educate students on online behavior in a digital learning environment

Hapara

We will use respectful language online, in email, on class message boards and in Google Documents. In a Google Doc, I don’t add private information like my password because. When I’m posting on our school’s social media account, I’m aware of how it will affect my digital footprint.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

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After helping teachers transition to online learning during the pandemic, she began writing about her experiences, including a chapter on online learning in Like No Other School Year. She also wrote a full guide to online and digital learning, A Teacher’s Guide to Online Learning. . Sam Kary & Thom Gibson.

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Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning? That means learning time won’t be disrupted.

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Organize, Streamline, and Empower Learning with H?para

A Principal's Reflections

para is one such solution if you are using Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite). They offer a suite of tools for differentiation, promoting digital citizenship, establishing productive workflows, providing feedback, and allowing learners to work at their own pace. para fits the bill for Google users. In this case, H?para

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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

Hapara

Google Workspace. If you want to keep it simple, you can create content using Google Docs, Google Slides or another type of tool in Google Workspace. To share Google Docs, Slides, Sheets or Drawings, make sure they are set to “View Only” so teachers can make a copy of your file but can’t change the original content.

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