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11 Tips for Engaging Parents

Teacher Reboot Camp

Have a VLE or LMS where students and parents can check grades, homework, see student work, be notified of important notices, and find important information. Recommended parent communication tools and apps- Remind , GAFE , Cel.ly , Class Dojo , and Smore. Let parents play with the tools and apps you will use.

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Offline Activities with Mobile Devices

Teacher Reboot Camp

Students carry these powerful learning tools in their pockets and can capture the learning all around them. When they are connected to the Internet they can add to a Padlet or the class virtual learning environment (VLE). Even without an Internet connection students learn a lot with mobile devices, laptops, and other technologies.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps). VLE – Virtual Learning Environment. BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. BYOT – Bring Your Own Technology. CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act. COPPA – Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching.

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The Role of Digital Learning Platforms in the Academic Growth of Students

Kitaboo on EdTech

It can also be a virtual classroom tool or a virtual learning environment (VLE). With communication tools, they can communicate with their classmates right away and resolve their issues as they arise. These platforms also offer a range of communication tools for students to communicate with instructors and peers.

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The personal web

Learning with 'e's

Personal Web Tools (PWTs) are thought by some to be synonymous with PLEs (Personal Learning Environments) but the two should not be confused. The report goes on to define personal webs as self created, and consisting of online tools that suit each individual's unique preferences, styles and needs. Certainly not the VLE.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with 'e's

Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS). mlearn14 digital strategy education learning LMS MLE pedagogy schools teaching Technology universiy VLE'

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Why 'A Domain of One's Own' Matters (For the Future of Knowledge)

Hack Education

By working in digital silos specially designed for the classroom (versus those tools that they will encounter in their personal and professional lives) students are not asked to consider how digital technologies work and/or how these technologies impact their lives. So does learning how to navigate the VLE.

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