Neo LMS

AUGUST 26, 2021

Asynchronous teaching is more challenging when it comes to creating learning activities. There’s a wealth of information and materials that you can use to teach online, but activities have to be carefully planned. Online learning forums are the most accessible way to engage students.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Read more: Actionable advice for educators to move to online learning. Schools should not transfer the classroom-learning mindset to a digital medium; instead, they should make the most out of e-learning possibilities. 5 Ways in which educational videos enhance online learning. Isn’t that great?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

What innovations might redefine the learning environment? The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. You might wonder why this preference exists.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

How ideas from the Nonprofit Technology Conference can positively impact adult learning and workforce development initiatives. Multi-directional Learning. How can students and teachers learn from each other on common issues, solutions, strategies, and pitfalls? Creating Engaging Online Learning Experiences.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. Check out my self-paced online course.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Many districts sent surveys as late as they reasonably could (while still having enough time to prepare), to ensure that parents had the most up-to-date information when deciding. But many factors go into a family’s decision to learn virtually or in person. For example, some students have found their niche in online learning, while…

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In this post, I want to explore the principle of representation, which is focused on providing students with access to multiple ways of experiencing or receiving information. All learners must be able to perceive important information. Customizing information is easier to do when teachers make that information available digitally.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

The person doing the work in a classroom is the person doing the learning. So, students should do the heavy cognitive lift of making meaning and applying their learning. That belief has informed the way I define blended learning. They also help students to view one another as valuable resources in the classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

During the pandemic, educators and students have increasingly embraced and relied on digital tools, from mobile devices to online learning platforms, to continue learning outside of traditional classroom settings. It’s not just learning enablement that makes digital transformation so critical to school-aged children.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

I overwhelmed and bored my students with way too much information instead of focusing on getting to know them. In an effort to reimagine the first weeks of school, I decided to use the station rotation model to encourage my new students to interact with one another and learn about our class. Courses on Sale for Back-to-School!

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Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The challenges of online learning are real, but there are some basic steps teachers and families can take to encourage educational success. Use Online Teacher Tools to Communicate With Families. Fortunately, teachers have plenty of options when it comes to online learning tools and parent resources for special education.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 18, 2021

This step provides informal data about what they know and what gaps or misconceptions exist. Step 4: Ask students to make predictions about what they expect to learn based on the pile of words. Check out Jay McTighe and Harvey Silver’s book Teaching for Deeper Learning !

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a coaching session last week, it became clear that teachers could use basic templates to help them conceptualize how to take strategies they have used in the past to create lessons that will work in a concurrent classroom (or in an online learning scenario). Present-Pause-Discuss.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

If teachers create a standards-aligned rubric that includes descriptions for what the individual skills “look like” on a scale of 1 (beginning) to 4 (mastery), students can use a modified version of that rubric to give peer feedback in the form of an informal assessment.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2024

Here’s how the CEO of Groq put it: “Think about it this way: we were in an information age where you would make copies of data with high fidelity and you’d distribute it. But generative AI is not an information age technology – because you’re not making copies of something. That’s what the internet was.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 6, 2021

Either I won’t do it at all (sad but true) or the information is not fresh and at my fingertips like it is right now. Amy is a Google certified educator adept at designing engaging, student-centered digital curriculum and learning opportunities.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 20, 2020

A simple strategy is to use online discussions to post icebreaker-style discussion questions. Online discussions are a staple of online learning, and the value of discussions can hardly be overstated. Teachers can also use FlipGrid for these informal conversations.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

As teachers embrace their new roles as designers, instructors, and facilitators of online learning, many are grappling the details associated with teaching remotely. It can be daunting to think about how to present information online, when and where to post assignments, how much to assign, and when to expect that work to be completed.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This new learning environment is certainly necessary during the pandemic. But as school leaders start to think about long-term plans for online learning, it’s even more imperative to prepare for the inevitable: increasing cyberattacks. But there are also internal threats for which IT teams need to remain vigilant.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Breakout rooms are a relatively new addition to our students’ learning landscape, so we cannot assume they will be immediately comfortable speaking up in a breakout room. There may be anxiety associated with engaging in a breakout room, especially in the early stages of navigating online learning. The Google Suite.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

Completing this work asynchronously lets the students control the pace at which they consume and process information. Teachers may also want to engage students in online discussions to encourage them to think critically about that information before attending class.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 20, 2020

On the other end of the spectrum are models, like the a la cart and enriched virtual models, that rely heavily on online learning as the driver of instruction and learning happens primarily online. Videos put students in control of the pace at which they consume and process information.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I know navigating these new schedules and designing a combination of in-person and online learning can be daunting. District leaders can submit a request for information regarding a bulk purchase of either or both courses. You can self-pace through the courses focusing on the most relevant strategies to your work.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: The Future of Online Learning: Benefits and Strategies for Educators How to Teach Financial Literacy Using Real-World Examples How Virtual Information Sessions Are Changing K-12 Education Incorporating Monthly Giving Projects into STEM Curriculum: Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropists How (..)

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2021

The offline learning time in a whole group rotation should focus on those activities that benefit from human interaction and social learning. Online Learning Activities. As teachers transition back into classrooms, I encourage them to retain the strategies and technology tools that worked well in the online environment.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

However, students are unlikely to develop these skills in learning environments where they are positioned as passive receivers of information. Research has indicated that students with stronger self-regulation skills do better in blended learning environments. Education and Information Technologies , 22 (4), 1395-1454.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2020

Do your students feel connected to you, the instructor, the learning material, and their peers? Online learning is mostly asynchronous; it rarely takes place in real time and we rarely have the benefits of making connections and relationship building through nonverbal communication and verbal communication.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This blend of online and offline learning can happen exclusively in the classroom with the station rotation and whole group rotation models. It can combine both in-class and online learning at home with the flipped classroom and playlist models. Consuming new information (e.g., Looking for additional resources?

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

For 10 years now, Jain and his team have led an international effort to transform how students learn by engaging their curiosity and instilling a love of learning. In what ways has the perception of game-based learning changed in recent times? The perception around game-based learning has improved in the last 10 years.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 18, 2022

Online learning has been on the rise for a while, but it became the norm for almost everyone at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most students have returned to in-person learning, many have remained in the online classroom. Some kids who homeschool also solely attend classes online.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

If the teacher is presenting information the same way for all students, that presentation would be more effective in a video. Video instruction puts students in control over the pace at which they progress through the new information. They pause a video, rewind it, or rewatch as many times as they need to understand the information.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

We can indeed cover more ground when we present information in a traditional lecture format, but that doesn’t mean students understand the information. Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggens point out in Understanding by Design that understanding is not simply acquiring information or facts. They can find a podcast (e.g.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 23, 2020

Sponsor: See 10 Professional Development Courses to Improve Your Online Classroom which I shared recently on my blog. I share 10 important concepts we need to level up as we transition to online learning. Today’s sponsor Advancement Courses has courses you can take in each of these areas.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2020

As a result, they should be more familiar with teachers’ and students’ technology abilities than anyone else, and consequently can be one of the most accurate sources of information in terms of what should be in place to facilitate online instruction for teachers and students.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

Communicate your expectations for participation and behavior online. Learning online is new for many students. Teachers need to be clear about their expectations, and proactively teach students how to engage in this new learning landscape.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 1, 2020

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. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books !

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

I’d like to propose using a creative strategy to free the teacher from needing to be “on” presenting information or orchestrating the lesson. Below are two options for creating a choose your own adventure learning experience. I used the engage, explore, and explain progression for the choice board below.

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