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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. –images credit Deposit Photo Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

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Music Training Speeds Up Brain Development in Children

Digital Promise

In our lab, we want to understand whether music training during childhood improves brain functions for processing sound more generally. Music Training and the Brain. Music training has been found to be related to better language and mathematical skills, higher IQ and overall greater academic achievement.

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Free Evernote Training Videos on YouTube

Educational Technology Guy

I use it for project management, task lists, meeting notes, reference notes, web clippings, personal tasks and more. I just found out about some great training videos on YouTube that show you how to do different tasks in Evenrote. Evernote evernote schools free resources tech training videos' Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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How to Get the Most Out of Google Apps Now with Eric Curts

The CoolCatTeacher

Eric has been in education for 30 years, and currently serves as a Technology Integration Specialist for SPARCC in Canton, Ohio where he oversees G Suite for Education implementation, training, and support, as well as other technology integration initiatives. He is a co-leader of the Ohio Google Educator Group at [link].

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Prisons are training inmates for the next generation of in-demand jobs

The Hechinger Report

But Hanson’s hoping it won’t have to be that way — that his ability to tag and label and care for Clyde will help erase the stigma, thanks to the career training he is getting in prison. And experts agree that one of the most important things career training in prison can provide is a credential that’s recognized on the outside. “We

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A Bootcamp Down Under: Trilogy Education Extends University Tech Training Globally

Edsurge

As technology companies from Google to Salesforce plant roots in Australia, government and business leaders down under are trying to figure out ways to train students and workers to keep up with a changing workforce. Colleges pay Trilogy to create and market short-term tech training programs, often hosted through a continuing-education arm.

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Product knowledge training: Unleashing the beast in your salespeople

Brainscape

This drives home the importance of proper product knowledge training. Read: What every employer should know about online sales training ] Employer: “Here’s your homework for the weekend! Product knowledge training. A talented performer is nothing without knowledge of the game. The result?