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5 key components of successful online courses

eSchool News

Most teachers don’t have prior experience or professional development in teaching online courses effectively. Related post: Leading eLearning and a Future Ready library opportunity. Related post: Leading eLearning and a Future Ready library opportunity. Synchronous over asynchronous.

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. She is a high school library media center director in Illinois and author of the book Digital Citizenship in Action published through ISTE. Kristen: We are.

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Can Companies Like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap?

Tom Murray

While across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. Less than two weeks ago, the FCC leadership, under new Chairman Pai, reversed course and is now preventing telecom companies from providing federal subsidized service to poor Americans.

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Friend or Foe? 3 Key Benefits of AI in Education for Students, Teachers, & Admins

ViewSonic Education

Of course, it’s not all smooth sailing. Predictive Insights for Strategic Planning One of the best things about AI is its ability to predict future trends, which is incredibly helpful for long-term planning and decision-making. Is AI Really an Issue? The post Friend or Foe?

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Josh Stumpenhorst’s Learning Commons: Drones, Literature, and Creativity

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Josh Stumpenhorst @stumpteacher is directing a library revolution and evolution to Learning Commons at his school. And yes, they’ll be flying drones in the library! ” He also discusses the importance of literature and creativity in the library. Why Reinvent the Library? Let’s do this!

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It’s 2018, not 1918. Basic skills are not enough.

Dangerously Irrelevant

. “When we give them a diploma without ensuring that they have basic skills and they go to post-secondary education and they hit a brick wall – when they get into those English and math gateway courses, when they don’t have the necessary basic skills or preparation to get a job and take care of themselves,” he said.

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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

Edsurge

Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society.