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Prioritizing social growth during online learning

eSchool News

Online learning lets children learn from the comfort of their own homes and gives teachers a chance to set their own schedules. However, some parents and teachers are worried about the social growth of students who are learning remotely. Hosting a virtual party is a great way to build social skills during online learning.

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With Money From Facebook, 10 Colleges Turn Their Campuses into ‘Metaversities’

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And money for the project—as well as donated VR headsets for students at the participating colleges—comes from Meta, the company that owns Facebook. The idea is that students will be able to get online and interact with each other using avatars while navigating replicas of their college quads and classrooms.

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The Metaverse Is Built on University Innovation. Higher Ed Should Stake Its Claim.

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Meta itself, the artist formerly known as Facebook, spent $10 billion on building its grand vision of a digital world and allocated $150 million to immersive learning projects, including funds for universities to create digital versions of their campuses that students can access—wearing Meta VR headsets, of course.

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Actionable advice for school leaders on how to create an effective teacher training program

Neo LMS

Today’s classrooms have more devices, more educational software, more opportunities to differentiate learning based on various student needs, and educators are under more pressure to do more, preferably as fast as possible, with excellent results. In the meantime, an online microlearning approach is the best option.

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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. If not, or if the extension is odd (.exe

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How Parents Can Protect Kid’s Privacy and Safety Online

Ask a Tech Teacher

That’s it’s important that you keep an eye on your child’s online activities. You need to protect your child from inappropriate content, malicious software, cyberbullying , phishing emails, and cyberstalkers. You can increase online privacy and safety for your child by implementing specific techniques and tools.

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Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

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News that schools and districts across the country are closing campuses and preparing to transition their staff and students to online learning have led to a flurry of questions and, subsequently, people lending support. A Facebook group, Amazing Educational Resources, has compiled a spreadsheet of more than 400 free offerings.

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