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How We Began Online Learning Successfully

The CoolCatTeacher

First, I joined a Facebook group at the recommendation of my friend Dr. Thomas Ho. The Educator Temporary School Closure Online Support group was just a thousand back then. The Facebook group that has helped me the most. We have to connect and learn. Our way out is online. Children need structure.

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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

Edsurge

“It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning. There's not a lot of research on very young children and online learning,” Rice says. “So,

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How Does the Metaverse Fit into Education?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Learning hit a bump in the education road as it attempted to adapt traditional and proven in-person schooling to remote environments during a worldwide pandemic. It burst into the headlines when Facebook changed its name to Meta –arguably, a foreshadow to their future endeavors.

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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

Edsurge

The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.

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Virtual Meet the Teacher Templates, Resources, and Ideas!

Teacher Reboot Camp

This template was created with ideas and resources shared in an awesome Facebook group I joined, Bitmoji Craze for Educators. Discover more ways to design engaging distance learning experiences by taking my new accredited graduate course , Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning.

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16 Free Resources for Schools Who are Closing Due to Coronavirus

The CoolCatTeacher

Take the course, Designing for Online Learning which is free. Join the Facebook group Temporary School Closure Support – many helpful conversations are in there. Note: This doesn’t discuss the policy issues involving meals, access, and equity but is meant to get you started and prepared. Today it is free.

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Virtual Reality: Coming Soon to a School Near You

EdTech Magazine

By Frank DiMaria Soon students will sense movement, explore the human body in 3D and mix chemicals virtually thanks to companies like Oculus, Facebook and Nearpod.

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