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Using open educational resources to empower differentiated instruction

Hapara

Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. H?para built itself upon a robust pedagogical foundation that is designed to support differentiated instruction. So what does that mean? What is differentiation? Differentiation is the adjustment of teaching methodologies, instructional materials, the classroom environment, means of assessment, and content to match

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ISTE LIVE 2022: Sessions to Highlight Tech Leadership, Digital Equity, Esports and More

EdTech Magazine

Teachers, school administrators, technology leaders and technology providers are preparing to kick off the summer at one of the largest K–12 ed tech conferences in the world: the annual gathering of the International Society for Technology in Education. The June 26—­29 event will feature hundreds of professional development opportunities under the theme of “Empowering Educators.

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12 Authentic Starting Points For Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Learning--real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning--can 'begin' with just about anything. The post 12 Authentic Starting Points For Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

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Review: Microsoft’s Portable Surface Laptop SE is Scaled Down Yet Powerful

EdTech Magazine

As schools and parents rushed to purchase laptops during the pandemic, it’s entirely possible that some bought devices that were not designed for K–12 students. That is why Microsoft conducted research with elementary schools to find out what younger students really needed in a computing device. The new Microsoft Surface Laptop SE is the direct result of those efforts.

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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide

Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here’s How

TeachThought - Learn better.

We can striving to remain true to the ideals of liberal science and the cascading norms of conversation using an inquiry stance. The post We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here’s How appeared first on TeachThought.

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4 tools to help students build post-COVID research skills

eSchool News

As an educator with 21 years of experience in teaching and learning, I have had the opportunity to work with students of differing abilities and learning backgrounds. During a typical school year, meeting the varied needs of my students makes for an extremely rewarding, but challenging job. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the needs of students tenfold, maximizing both the rewards and challenges of my role as an educator. .

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Summer School Is Growing With Little Help From Federal Funds, Survey Finds

Marketplace K-12

Only one in five summer program providers say they've received COVID relief funds, according to new survey by Afterschool Alliance. The post Summer School Is Growing With Little Help From Federal Funds, Survey Finds appeared first on Market Brief.

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Two Discovery Education Services Win 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards

eSchool News

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Discovery Education K-12 learning platform won the Best Education Platform award for PK-20 and the Mystery Science service earned the Best Science Instructional Solution award for Grades PK – 8 as part of the recent 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards. The prestigious CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world. .

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Share the Gift of Story with All Your Students

MiddleWeb

Middle grades teacher and NBCT Kathleen Palmieri finds John Schu’s book The Gift of Story “an incredible journey into the power of stories” as he invites teachers to an exploration of the affective side of reading and shares ways to welcome students into the reading life. "Incredible.". The post Share the Gift of Story with All Your Students first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Sachs Foundation and Teach For America Team Up to Deliver Funds and Support to Black Educators in Colorado, Addressing the Black Teacher Shortage

eSchool News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 16, 2022 — The Sachs Foundation, an organization that has supported Black Coloradans since 1931, and Teach For America (TFA) Colorado, the state branch of a national organization that expands educational opportunity for children by recruiting and training educators, are partnering to offer Black college graduates in Colorado an opportunity to make an impact as an educator.

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Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning

Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.

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macOS Security Basics Series: The One Where Everyone Read Your Data Because It Wasn’t Encrypted

Jamf on EdTech

Encrypting your data may seem like a foreign concept to some users. It may be the stuff of thriller-type novels and spy yarns. But the reality is that encrypting data is a fundamental security control that is built-in into every version of macOS(and iOS for that matter) that serves a singular purpose: keeping unauthorized users from accessing your personal, corporate and privacy data whenever your computer is not in use.

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Is your district’s IT safe and accessible?

eSchool News

Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed–and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority. Schools need versatile solutions that update, adapt, and scale to support everyone, in and out of the classroom. In an eSchool News webinar , cybersecurity and school district IT experts share tips on how to implement the Microsoft tools and systems to ensure your IT is safe, accessible, and easy to manage.

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My appearance on Telepractice Today podcast

SpeechTechie

Some weeks ago, I had the terrific opportunity to talk with Kim Dutro Allen and K.Todd Houston at their excellent Telepractice Today podcast. Each week they bring in someone from the field to discuss telepractice and therapy in general with different themes and always some terrific tips. For example from the most recent episode, I learned from Kim an easy way to show YouTube videos full screen with no ads or suggested videos : -Go to YouTube and locate/cue up the video you want to watch -in the

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Gale’s Political Extremism and Radicalism Series Wins 2022 SIIA CODiE Award

eSchool News

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – June 16, 2022 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that its Political Extremism and Radicalism series has been named the best Library Reference or Educational Database of 2022 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. The CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Color Management: A Checklist for Digital Artists 

ViewSonic Education

If you want to master visual arts, you should turn your eyes to color management. And the sooner the better. Why? It’s one of the most important processes for photographers and digital artists. Any professional who wants to have total control over their final product, needs to know how to maintain color consistency between multiple devices. Also, many different elements may impact your color management efforts, and creating a viable color management workflow can be more complex than it see

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Vector Solutions Releases New Student Safety & Wellness Courses to Address Topics of Concern for Students Today

eSchool News

Tampa, FL – June 16, 2022 – Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their operations and communities safer, smarter, and better, has created a new set of online courses for students focusing on important safety topics such as trauma awareness, dating violence, human trafficking, and more. The courses are the latest addition to Vector’s award-winning library of Student Safety & Wellness Courses.

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Easing the stress of poverty can bring down rates of child abuse and neglect

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Subscribe today! A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) explores some of the positive influences of tax credits on child wellbeing as policymakers debate whether to expand them.

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TikTok for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today, Million+ follower, TikTok teacher, and creator of #TeacherTipTuesday, Megan Mayer, shares her thoughts about TikTok, how to prevent profanity on TikTok and why it is a valuable tool for teachers. Megan talks openly about what she’s learned about her videos that have gone viral, how to pick hashtags, and secrets for making videos that will help teachers.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Kajeet to Bring Next-Gen Private 5G to Schools & Students Across America in Partnership with Google Cloud

eSchool News

MCLEAN, Va.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Kajeet, a world-class provider of private wireless and managed IoT connectivity, today announced a collaboration with Google to deploy its Private 5G Platform on Google Distributed Cloud Edge. The goal of the partnership is to help transform the future of education by: Connecting the unconnected students and communities with high-quality wireless Internet and Close the Digital Divide once and for all.