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A Bored Student Hacked His School’s Systems. Will the Edtech Industry Pay Attention?

Edsurge

This week on the podcast we’re talking about cybersecurity at schools—and how secure, or in some cases how vulnerable, the tech systems in school systems are these days. Essentially these are the computer systems that store grades and the student records of his school.

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How to Manage Student Devices for Remote Learning

Digital Promise

During this unprecedented time, districts need to have systems in place to manage these devices while students learn remotely for the foreseeable future. We’ve seen updates to filters, MDMs, and operating systems disrupt the functionality of these systems. Review operating systems. Finally, keep it simple.

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How I Helped Students Reclaim Pride for Their Black Hair With My Curriculum

Edsurge

Unfortunately, these crowns, as beautiful and diverse as they are, remain under scrutiny in our school systems. Observing the impact this policing has on Black students, including the students I’ve taught, I feel called to work alongside my students to challenge these systems and racialized perceptions about their hair.

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3 Before Me: A Teaching method that boosts student independence and raises team players

Neo LMS

For instance, a learning management system (LMS) offers many collaboration opportunities between students: forums, chat rooms, one-to-one discussions, etc. An LMS can also include learning apps and can be synchronized to encyclopedias, compendiums, handbooks, and textbooks with all the necessary information for a certain subject.

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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

Studies learning activity systems (not just one component)—such systems that integrate materials, technologies, supports, teacher professional development, assessments, leadership engagement, and other elements required to change teaching and learning. The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences. Overview: Learning Sciences.

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Top 10 Ways to Give Back While at Home

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Research says that when students are engaged in service-learning, their immune system, heart rate and sense of well-being improves dramatically. Children are happiest when they feel a sense of purpose.

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Achieving Equity Through Systems, Strategies, and Educational Justice

edWeb.net

Systems, Strategies, and an Equity Framework. Three key elements then used for proceeding with equity work are systems leadership, strategic planning, and an equity framework. An equity framework, inventory, and handbook have been created to streamline and provide supports for culturally responsive systems change.

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