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New Research on Student Engagement Best Practices

The CoolCatTeacher

We can dig in and find that in some excellent research from the 2020 State of Engagement report. In this blog post, I’ll share my observations and give you links to the report so you can read it for yourself. To help you get closer to these answers, I recommend that all of you read GoGuardian ’s 2020 State of Engagement Report.

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Changing the Dialogue Can Make a Big Difference in Student Wellbeing

EdNews Daily

Direct-from-student sources such as the wellbeing software provider Skodel have measured self-reported positivity drop 55 percent during the COVID-19 lockdown. Schools who use this system are reporting close to 70 percent of student check-in feedback has made at least one reference […].

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Current Research and 4 Trauma-Informed Principles to Help Students Now

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve discovered an amazing FREE tool from Impero Software that can help. Impero back:drop eliminates the need for paper-based reporting, plus provides a safe and secure place to record and store information about student safety concerns.

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The Case for PDFs in Class Revisited

Ask a Tech Teacher

Let me know if this fits your experiences: The biggest reason teachers report for NOT liking internet-based cloud accounts has nothing to do with money, security, or privacy. Too often and annoyingly That has spawned a rebirth in the popularity of Portable Document Formatted books and resources, commonly referred to as PDFs.

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Color Management and Color Blindness: How Can Monitor Technologies Help? 

ViewSonic Education

Color management refers to the process ensuring that colors are continuously represented the same way across media, from the beginning to the end of the creative course. This most commonly refers to ensuring that all hues are displayed properly across all devices, such as cameras, computers, and smartphones, as well as print media. .

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5 Digital tools for making the virtual classroom more inclusive

Neo LMS

According to UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report , attention has to shift towards those excluded from education on background and ability criteria. Inclusivity refers to equity first and then equality. Read more: Applying Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms. Explain Everything.

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Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

eSchool News

It wasn’t until this April that the district put out a notice seeking proposals from companies to monitor student social media for “worrisome online behavior,” such as threats, suicidal ideation, and references to drugs, weapons, or gang activity. Staff referred students to mentoring, after-school, and summer programs and other services.