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How We Began Online Learning Successfully

The CoolCatTeacher

First, I joined a Facebook group at the recommendation of my friend Dr. Thomas Ho. The Educator Temporary School Closure Online Support group was just a thousand back then. The Facebook group that has helped me the most. We have to connect and learn. We have to make learning accessible. Our way out is online.

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Teaching cybersecurity to your students: 3 basic tips

Neo LMS

Nowadays students of all grades complete their homework, communicate with their peers and teachers, check their grades and conduct research for assignments online. Learning is more digital than ever and it will only continue in that direction. Create unique passwords for each online account.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Blended learning combines traditional classroom learning with self-paced online learning. Districts using blended learning are at the forefront of using digital content. Among children age 8 or younger, 21% use smartphones.

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Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons

The Hechinger Report

At the start of the program, students are given an inexpensive smartphone with internet access, which they get to keep once they complete the program. The program teaches students how to use the internet as a tool for more than just communication.

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Education Looks Eastward: Snapshots from Beijing's Global Education Technology Summit

Edsurge

Teachers are revered , most families spend about a third of their income on their children’s education, and most students spend at least an hour a day on some kind of online learning. Beijing —China is a different world when it comes to education and tech.

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The Ups and Downs of Social Media

Digital Promise

The students, who were evenly split between female and male, were heavier users of social media than the average American teen: 98 percent said that they were online “almost constantly” or “several times a day,” compared to 80 percent of teens nationally. For Families, Helping Teens Ride the Rollercoaster.

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How Online Book Read-Alouds Can Help Students’ Literacy and Connection During Social Distancing 

MindShift

Since many districts didn’t have a digital learning plan in place for an event like a global pandemic, they are scraping together varied approaches of online learning that are evolving as the situation changes. It’s been one area that teachers can do themselves just by accessing a few tools on their laptop or smartphone. .