Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. Be active: Prioritize active digital activities, like online learning games or interactive lessons, over passive activities, like watching a video.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

I have never been a fan of cyberlearning in lieu of in-person learning, except in specific circumstances. Ed tech companies can play an important part in improving the online experience for our children. A global pandemic is the perfect time to give it a go. We can do this.

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

When I’m posting on our school’s social media account, I’m aware of how it will affect my digital footprint. Teach learners how to collaborate appropriately online When learners are in the classroom, it’s a good idea to have structures in place for how to collaborate in positive ways. It’s the same for online learning.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 18, 2017

The game changers that support 21st Century Technology and Learning are cloud computing, more connectivity, cheaper devices that enable social networks, and AI enabled extreme personalization. Storytelling and blogging remain crucial for relevance and for sharing of student voice.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Filled with thousands of interactive exercises, online learning games and virtual rewards, Doodle transforms math practice into a rewarding activity that children look forward to. Also, all HCNS educators enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects.

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Classroom Personal Learning Network Elementary Course 153

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Many middle schoolers are spending as much (if not more) time online as they do in classrooms, often in spaces not designed for them. More than a third of youth under 13 are using social media , most often through apps created for those over 13.

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Smartphone Social Media Learning Digital Divide 79

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

While each platform varies in function and features, all digital learning platforms can support all types of learning, i.e., online learning , classroom learning, and blended learning. The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has given a major boost to online education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Poor internet, a lack of laptops and hotspots, and instability at home are the factors most commonly cited for making participation in online learning difficult for kids. For them, there’s no substitute for in-person learning, “So, they’re not going to respond to anything or even log in,” Choudhury said.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2019

Especially with personalized learning, where it’s all about voice and choice – I had figured out the choice part, but I had lost the voice.”. Last year’s program also started out with one webinar for everyone as a structured group activity and teachers followed that up by choosing their own online activities. What, what?

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Blended Learning Personalized Learning Social Media Report 92

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

Since the platform incorporates personalized learning, teachers can deliver their lessons with much greater flexibility and give each student the personal experience they need to succeed. We are looking forward to rolling Brightspace out to our students so they can experience the next chapter in online learning.”

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2017

The online learning systems offer quite a generous array of collaboration tools for students and teachers. With all the chat rooms, email and social media-like features you can find in an LMS nowadays, no teacher can say that he/she doesn’t have the means to reach the students. Get everyone talking.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When teachers only have strategies for in-person learning and don’t have remote learning strategies in their toolbox, student engagement can suffer. Teachers need virtual strategies and activities that work to actively engage students during synchronous or asynchronous learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

Jersey City Public Schools, which only opened for in-person learning at the end of April, long after many other districts, seemed unsafe for learning even before the pandemic. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, virtual learning has worked for her son, who has autism and ADHD. Tatiana Martin, a Jersey City parent.

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Learning Social Media Survey Policies 125

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2020

This connection means even more during the current health crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the education system with a shift to online learning. Now schools are formulating plans to reopen, most likely with some combination of online and in-person learning.

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Learning Social Media Report System 112

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Her organization recommends that attendance is taken for every in-person and virtual instructional experience. The list of students contacted was based on those who did not participate in online learning activities. City Year Sacramento also created about 50 videos and social media posts to engage students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. So there’s this temptation to say, “The future is going to be online learning,” or “Online learning was horrible.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Facebook 66

TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Further, 1:1 learning environments (where each student has access to a personal electronic device) are tied to positive outcomes like increased student engagement , more personalized learning experiences, and improved communication between students and teachers.

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Tablets Classroom Khan Academy Chromebook 88

Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

While each platform varies in function and features, all digital learning platforms can support all types of learning, i.e., online learning, classroom learning, and blended learning. The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has given a major boost to online education.

Digital Learning 52

Digital Learning VLE Learning LMS 52

Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While you can stay on top of most everything going on in edtech by reading blogs, listening to podcasts and following social media, sometimes you just have to get out and see things for yourself. Blended and Personalized Learning Conference. There’s also a virtual track for those who can’t attend in person.

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My Island View

JANUARY 26, 2015

Educators who can share ideas and help others avoid problems make up an individual educator’s Personalized Learning Network. The ability to create and access these sources is all part of a growth mindset for learning in the 21 st Century. It is only as a result of technology that this has become possible.

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Twitter Education Social Media Future Ready 48

Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

Edmodo - One of the most popular social media sites/communities around that educators are using to connect find resources and connect w/ peers, students, parents, and more in a safe educational environment. Classroom 2.0 - Created by Steve Hargadon and used by thousands of educators on a daily basis.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

was the question first posed to the #DLNchat community by Aneesa Davenport, social media and analytics manager for EdSurge. Has this ease of (often free) access affected student attitudes toward the cost and value of learning? Higher ed adds value by curating the personalized learning journey.

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MOOC Learning Course Social Media 74

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

Anytime, Anywhere: Online Learning The number and variety of online PD providers has grown to the point that there is something for everyone. For educator-parents, these weeks are perfect opportunities to participate in our own summer learning adventures. Personalized Learning Through Gaming.

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Flipped Classroom Conference Digital Citizenship Personalized Learning 60

My Island View

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Social media as a source of professional development has yet to catch on in large numbers among educators. There is however a growing number of educators using Twitter who look for strategies to better serve them in social media for collaborative learning. It is a personal choice for my Personal Learning Network.

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Twitter Social Media Personal Learning Network Course 48

User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2017

Significant learning takes place when the subject matter is perceived by the student as having relevance for his or her own purposes. “A A somewhat more formal way of stating this is that a person learns significantly only those things which he perceives as being involved in the maintenance of or the enhancement of his own self” (p.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The athletes also regularly use social media to connect with teachers and students outside of the platform. “I I mean 94 percent of our kids will say that their athlete mentor is their friend, [but] they haven’t met them in person at all,” Mesler said.

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Elementary Social Media Report Training 111

The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative seeks to celebrate and encourage educators at all levels to collaborate and participate in online learning resources and communities. Whether it be digital or paper, getting something you didn''t ask for can be an annoying waste of time cluttering physical and online mailboxes.

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Social Media Personal Learning Network Groups Conference 73

My Island View

APRIL 18, 2016

The worst advocates for educators using social media for do it yourself professional development are those educators who have been successful developing their own do it yourself professional development. The presentation was based on this person’s life experience through the lens of an educator.

Social Media 48

Social Media Personal Learning Network Laptops Software 48

My Island View

APRIL 18, 2016

The worst advocates for educators using social media for do it yourself professional development are those educators who have been successful developing their own do it yourself professional development. The presentation was based on this person’s life experience through the lens of an educator.

Social Media 48

Social Media Personal Learning Network Laptops Software 48

My Island View

APRIL 18, 2016

The worst advocates for educators using social media for do it yourself professional development are those educators who have been successful developing their own do it yourself professional development. The presentation was based on this person’s life experience through the lens of an educator.

Social Media 48

Social Media Personal Learning Network Laptops Software 48

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population. Personalized learning is winning a growing amount of attention, but no off-the-shelf tech solutions.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

From personalized learning to ethical analytics, what stood out amongst the conversations? But 76 percent of kids prefer to get their news from social media (especially from Facebook). EdSurgents captured these tidbits in our reporter notebooks—take a look below. but will eventually be brought to the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

On FRIDAY I''ll be appearing live on the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community Webcast, speaking on the topic of "Building a Successful Online Learning Community for Librarians." You aer welcome to join, and more information is HERE. The SATURDAY Classroom 2.0 The recording of the Classroom 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Alec Couros is a Professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. He has given hundreds of workshops and presentations, nationally and internationally, on topics such as openness in education, networked learning, social media in education, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy.

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MOOC Blackboard Digital Citizenship Course 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2018

This gives them experience with a process, known as competency-based learning, that a growing number of primary and secondary schools where they’ll eventually teach are beginning to adopt. The International Association for K-12 Online Learning urged in December that competency-based learning be expanded.

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