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Effective Educational Videos in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

Quick Take: Learn how teachers are using educational videos effectively in their classrooms: - Current use of educational videos. From our recent whitepaper Video-Assisted Learning Insights: The Struggle for Teachers to Access Video Content , we have found that an incredible 96% of teachers surveyed are using videos in their classrooms.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Edsurge

So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which raised $16 million to put some oomph in Zoom classrooms. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs.

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Wow Them with the Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21st!

Teacher Reboot Camp

In my newest book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom (out soon), I’ve dedicated one of the missions to citizen science projects. Simulate an eclipse in the classroom by NASA. Take the free Coursera online course about the 2017 Solar Eclipse.

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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Here are some educational resources and software that can help teachers keep pace with the innovations and implement them in their classrooms: eLearning Industry | Online Education Blog It is one of the biggest communities for eLearning professionals, designed as a massive wisdom-sharing forum and educational news portal.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Subscribe to the Show Anywhere You Listen to Podcasts This week's sponsor Modern Classrooms will help you teach better today! You’ll be glad you did.

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Harnessing generative AI to revolutionize educator growth

eSchool News

AIs potential and pitfalls continue to be debated for classroom and student use, as well as for society at large. Tools like Coursera , edX, and LinkedIn Learning already use algorithms to suggest tailored learning paths, demonstrating the feasibility of personalized PD solutions at a broader scale.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

King argues that data exchanges make it easier for teachers to try out new tech products in the classroom because they reduce the need for a school’s IT department to help serve as gatekeeper. When EdSurge reached out to Coursera, the company said it does not comment on business opportunities generally, but takes data privacy seriously.)

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