Sat.Apr 18, 2020

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4 Cyberhygiene Practices for Secure Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

District leaders have a lot to think about when it comes to implementing and navigating remote learning during school closures. But they must not forget about how crucial it is to have cybersecurity measures in place before rolling out their e-learning plans. Schools are already increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Since 2016, there have been more than 800 cybersecurity-related incidents affecting U.S.

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Google Drive Collaborative Features to Help Your Virtual Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Drive is in a continuous flux in terms of the functionalities and built-in features it offers to its users. A great deal of these features are especially useful for us in education. In this.

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How the Cloud Enhances Workflow for K–12 Administrators

EdTech Magazine

Cloud computing has become a popular tool for schools in the past several years. “Every industry is being transformed by the cloud, and education is no exception,” Dan Ayoub, general manager of Microsoft Education, tells EdTech. In fact, 90 percent of K–12 school districts that responded to CoSN’s 2018 Infrastructure Survey reported using the cloud for storage, while 88 percent said they used cloud-based software systems.

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Educational Websites to Help Your Kids Stay Entertained During Lockdown

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In their article entitled ‘Agonizing Over the Screen Time? Follow the Three C’s’ published in the New York Times, Erika Cheng and Tracey Wilkinson provided a number of interesting insights and.read more.

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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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Continuing Remote Learning for Students Without Internet

EdTech Magazine

Transitioning to a remote learning environment, especially during times of uncertainty, is no easy feat. School districts must be prepared to tackle numerous challenges — from dealing with data privacy threats in virtual classrooms to ensuring that educators are prepared to teach in an online environment. But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necess

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Saturday, April 18 Events - The Learning Revolution Online Daily Education Conference #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Welcome to the Saturday, April 18th edition of the 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference. Today's sessions are below. Log into LearningRevolution.com and click on Schedule in the main menu to see the session times and direct links for attending live. To see all sessions submitted so far, and to correspond with presenters, click here. Recordings of past sessions are listed on the Recordings page.