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K–12 Videoconferencing Offers New Opportunities for Understaffed School Districts

EdTech Magazine

Videoconferencing tools and online learning environments may be the answer. . Videoconferencing Tools Allow Learning Anywhere. At New Jersey’s Woodland Elementary School , one student’s determination to continue her education while she was sick transformed the way the school used videoconferencing tools in the classroom.

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Planning for Elementary School Closures #CoronaVirus #CoVid19 #RemoteLearning

The Innovative Educator

In the age of technology, planning for secondary students has become a bit easier as many schools already use platforms like Google Classroom, Schoology, or Microsoft Teams. Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Don't forget about the power of the telephone.

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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

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Elementary Math. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. A PDF program (like Adobe Reader) and Microsoft Word or Google Docs will satisfy most (all?) Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms. Student-led Classroom Management. Writing Prompts.

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How Remote PD is Helping This District Get Back to School

Edsurge

Moore: We are a small suburban school district (approximately 2400 students in two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school) located in Enola, PA that started the school year completely online. Get Started With These Free Remote Learning Resources for Parents. Microsoft Teams Overview.

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OPINION: Not enough students with dyslexia have access to high-quality reading and writing instruction. AI can help.

The Hechinger Report

He is an expert contributor to the global nonprofit Made By Dyslexia and Microsoft Education and co-founded the Association of LD Schools (ALDS). Josh Clark is head of the Landmark School and Landmark Outreach outside Boston and chair of the International Dyslexia Association.

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

In addition to being well-suited for a variety of displays, XP-Pen creates their drawing tablets with wide integrations to accommodate a range of mobile learning platforms like Zoom, XSplit, Twitch, WizIQ, Idroo, Scribblar, Udemy, and DingTalk. It’s also easy to use the tablets with Microsoft Onenote, PowerPoint, and interactive whiteboards.

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#BacktoSchool Ideas from @LEGO_Education for #Students Who Like To Play & Make Stuff

The Innovative Educator

As students become more adept there are opportunities to move to more complex projects starting in elementary school with Lego FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competitions. You can explore the three available courses in the Microsoft Educator Community – Getting Started , Programming and In the Classroom.