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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. You can connect with Tom on social media. Register for this free micro-course.

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. After a year of blended instruction, or a combination of face-to-face learning and online learning, schools are questioning the amount of time students spend in front of screens. Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction.

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16 Free Resources for Schools Who are Closing Due to Coronavirus

The CoolCatTeacher

We have one more reason– when you already have an online space for your classroom, it is a smaller step to teaching totally online when necessary. Listen to This Post I’ll also be sharing more resources this week on my blog, podcast, and social media accounts and in my newsletter. Today it is free.

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Blended Learning – How to Make it Work in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

Edsurge

“That means services for medically fragile students and other vulnerable children, an emergency support plan for all first responders and healthcare workers to support child care and other needs, access to appropriate testing and care, feeding programs, and learning packets and specific guidance for online learning.”

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What you Need to Know about K-12 Fundraising Tech

Technology Tidbits

However, the development of numerous online fundraising options for students has created the opportunity for schools to embrace digital storytelling and social media sharing in their fundraising efforts. K-12 Fundraising Tech is Adaptable It’s likely that your students already have at least some experience with online learning.

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16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools

Tom Murray

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).