Sat.Jan 11, 2020

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What K–12 School Districts Need to Know About DRaaS

EdTech Magazine

There are countless potential threats to the volumes of data K–12 school districts collect: Almost daily cyberattack attempts. Natural disasters. Human error or system failures. The errors could delay crucial operations such as payroll — or even force schools or districts to temporarily close if there is no way to quickly recover any lost data. It’s important that K–12 IT leaders and other administrators are able to quickly recover any lost information, and a simple backup isn’t enough.

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5 Practical Strategies to Integrate Game-based Learning in Your Instruction

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The educational potential of integrating games in instruction is well-documented in the pedagogical literature. Several academic studies emphasized the importance of using games with students in.

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FETC 2020 Touts Esports, Experts and Future of Education

EdTech Magazine

The 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference is once again offering an opportunity to start the new year learning about the latest educational technology as well as related trends, strategies and best practices related to teaching and learning. . This year, the event will be held Jan. 14 to 17 in Miami. The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other e

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Mississippi’s new governor made bold commitments to increasing teacher pay. Could this be a game changer?

The Hechinger Report

When I dropped by Mississippi’s Capitol this week, it looked like move-in day at my college dorm. From the fresh coats of paint, it was apparent that lawmakers were still getting settled in. Expect a ramp-up soon. There’s no shortage of ideas among the state’s legislative body when it comes to addressing education: Lawmakers filed more than 200 bills focused on K-12 schools last year.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Preparing for An Author Visit with Nathan Hale

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

One of the biggest blessings of having an award-winning independent bookshop in your community is having authors and illustrators visit our school as they tour to promote new books. Avid Bookshop is our local indie bookstore and even before they opened as a store, they supported the author visits that I arranged at our school. Now, Avid Bookshop pitches to publishers to have authors and illustrators visit their bookshop.

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Educational iPad Apps for Social Studies Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

To those of you asking about social studies apps to use with elementary students, the visual below has you covered.

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