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9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Tech in the Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Some of your colleagues think having students read in this tablet format means they’re integrating technology into their curriculum. Kudos for a good start, but they need to use the tablets to differentiate for student learning styles, enrich learning materials, and turn students into life-long learners. Those are my nine.

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What is Digital Accessibility? (And Why It’s Crucial at Schools)

ViewSonic Education

Accessibility Guidelines and POUR principles . One of the indicators that digital accessibility awareness has gained in power is the presence of global guidelines. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG, include success criteria, like four ‘POUR’ principles , which outline that digital content should be: .

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7 Tips on how to adapt teacher-student rapport while teaching online

Neo LMS

If some of your students use Internet Explorer and you’re sending screen recordings with instructions, you should use Internet Explorer for Mac , so you’ll make sure you’re making your guidelines specific. Ask each and every student if they have access to a computer or a tablet during the scheduled time.

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4 Reasons why an LMS is an excellent tool for your language classes

Neo LMS

A learning management system is usually customized to work perfectly on any computer, tablet or smartphone, so students and teachers will have a great experience using it whenever they want on the device of their choice. Read more: 7 digital portfolio guidelines for outstanding learning performance. Every bird flies with its own wings.

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How To Teach Children Responsible Behaviour on the Internet

EdTech4Beginners

1) Kids will eventually learn to use a phone or tablet, so start early. But you should know that if your child is old enough for a phone or tablet, they are old enough to learn how to use it responsibly. Here are 10 ways to teach children how to be responsible on the internet, whether in the classroom or at home.

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Taking Better Care of Our Devices

More Verbs

Laptops and tablets can be a terrific asset in the classroom. Protection Plan for Students (Make sure it meets MLTI guidelines). But repairs and maintenance can be expensive. Every school has those crazy stories about how that one time that one kid did that one thing and you can’t believe what damage it did to their device!

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Exploring different types of web filters for K-12 schools

Hapara

If a school receives E-rate program discounts for Internet access, they need to follow CIPA guidelines, including implementing a web filter. In this case, IT staff set up the filter as a program directly onto each school computer or tablet. Schools must filter or block online access to obscene or harmful images and pornography.

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