The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Again, students worked in groups.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

A couple of decades ago, when I was dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small STEM college on the Hudson with a view of mid-Manhattan, we polled our digital students about why they chose to enroll as virtual learners. Wrap-around services make students feel they are very much part of the university.”

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Linways Technologies

AUGUST 25, 2020

In the present scenario, we should support our teachers to adapt to this new online learning environment. The institution is in the living room, or inside a laptop. We have previously published articles that help teachers to adapt to online teaching, and improve student engagement. This changes the game.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

From the Trough of Disillusionment Toward the Slope of Enlightenment: Blended Learning. Another phrase that often gets thrown in the mix is “blended learning.” K–12 blended learning is at its simplest, the mix of online learning and brick-and-mortar schools with teachers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Interactive simulations and virtual field trips bring students face-to-face with historical landmarks, famous works of art, and locations that are not accessible to the general public. These K-12 technology trends help enhance students’ engagement and conceptual understanding.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Stacy Stewart, principal of Belmont-Cragin Elementary School, credits personalized learning for helping to improve student engagement. Stewart, though, cautions against drawing too-direct parallels between IEPs and the individual learner profiles her school uses, also known as personalized learning plans.

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GoConqr

MARCH 17, 2020

There is growing pressure on teachers to implement distance learning and online learning strategies for their students in these difficult times. As we work together to bring the best in online collaboration and learning tools students around the world need to be able to continue with their school year.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

I’m breaking it all down so you understand what’s coming, and how it affects you and your students. During “ Learning with Google ,” a free online learning event for educators, Google shared a lot of updates to our favorite Google products. Credit: The Keyword Blog).

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By collaborating with peers, conducting research, and presenting findings, students not only acquire subject-specific skills but also develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities essential for success in the 21st century. What are tools and techniques in education?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. AR and VR, for instance, brings a fun element to a lesson and can help students develop critical thinking skills.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Distance teaching provides an opportunity to use project-based learning, which ultimately encourages authentic work and creativity from your students. I believe that project-based learning (PBL)—often a key strategy in physical classrooms—can be a critical component of rigorous online learning, and to turning frowns upside down.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. –Carol DeFuria, President & CEO, VHS Learning. With COVID-19 we learned lessons that will carry over into 2022.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

.” Equating personalized learning simply with pacing is “a fairly large problem,” according to Susan Patrick, the president and CEO of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning. Some say students are getting distracted by working on the laptop or merely Googling for answers to quizzes.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : We’re talking to Doug Fisher about the best practices in distance learning from their book with John Hattie — The Distance Learning Playbook: K-12 Teaching For Engagement and Impact in Any Setting. Lessons should have a clear design, intention, and target areas of student success.

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MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

“It’s really incumbent on school districts and states to create a professional learning system that meets the educators and empowers them to actually implement personalized learning for all kids.”. CICS West Belden uses Summit, an online learning platform that has drawn criticism from some parents who worry about excessive screen time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

His activities with teachers and students are guided by a focus on learning-by-doing. Denise Pope Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University Dr. Pope specializes in curriculum studies, service learning, student engagement, school reform, and qualitative research methods.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. ” Using a full-sized, adjustable monitor keeps students comfortable now and safeguards their future health. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? In well-funded schools, STEM labs often supplement student devices and a robust library commons.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Other districts around the country have reported similarly high numbers of missing students. Poor internet, a lack of laptops and hotspots, and instability at home are the factors most commonly cited for making participation in online learning difficult for kids. Credit: Redland Elementary.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As education author Alfie Kohn has long argued , homework represents a “second shift” for students, and there’s mixed evidence they get much out of it. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. One Laptop Per Child.

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