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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

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“This is a moment to establish clear expectations for parent, teacher relationships grounded in a shared understanding of the child’s progress and academic achievement,” the report authors added. Technology training for parents and caregivers can help those at home gain the knowledge they need to support learning at home.

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What are Good Tech Goals for Students?

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A frequent question from readers revolves around technology goals for students. But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. The metric for measuring technology skills isn’t a rubric with a list of skills (i.e., Everyone who uses technology knows it breaks down.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance for Your Classroom

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Simply put, media balance means using screens in a way that feels healthy, useful, and proportional. Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making. See Google's cookie information for details.

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How the local public library helped one school district cope with Covid

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Students were able to come get technological support or a bit of face-to-face homework help. Total enrollment: 250 students 1 Estimated 85%-90% at the start of the school year (K-3 students only), 95% at the end (all grades) 3 Total cases, 2020-2021 school year: 0 cases reported 4. 4 Source: Reported by Oregon Health Authority.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

The ultimate learning experience for students is both highly collaborative and extremely personalized, supported by mobile devices and digital content, reports Project Tomorrow in their latest Speak Up report. Students in blended environments use technology more frequently than their peers in more traditional classroom settings.