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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

As a current STEM teacher in North New Jersey and a Google Certified Trainer, Billy focuses on implementing cutting-edge instructional design and is co-author of “connecting Your Students with the Virtual World.” Google Certified Trainer, ISTE Certified Educator, and 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader. How do we foster it?

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Action and Expression

Catlin Tucker

As schools think about making learning accessible for all students, it is important to consider how instructional materials allow students to interact with information. Often the devices students are using, like Chromebooks, have accessibility features (shown below) that can be adjusted to meet their specific needs or preferences.

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Productive morning routines: How one teacher creates intentional practices for daily success

The Cornerstone for Teachers

To batch this task, I have put all of my daily needed websites into one folder titled Morning: Pandora, GoNoodle, Google Classroom, Google Drive, Planbook. So students would not see confidential information, I have a bookmarks folder for instructional items and another for my school email, Google Drive, and Class Dojo.

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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

Edsurge

Top reported teachers’ apps have adapted to meet pandemic purposes. Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. Zoom took the number one spot in mentions by teachers in 2020, at 60 percent, displacing 2018’s top mention, Google Classroom. Oh, don’t feel bad for Google Classroom.

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Now Is the Time to Redefine Learning — Not Recreate Traditional School Online

Edsurge

For example, a digital worksheet is still a worksheet in the same way a traditional six-period bell schedule done via Zoom or Google Meets is still a basic substitution of the physical classroom setting for the virtual one. Most of the examples that appear in the section below fall into this category.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Outlier.org 

eSchool News

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce.

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Best Search Engines for Teachers and Educators

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this comprehensive guide, I’ve categorized a selection of key search engines for teachers and educators into various categories, each tailored to meet specific needs within the educational landscape. Google Books : A comprehensive service from Google, this platform offers a wide range of books in digital format.

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