Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. Online discussions can move to face to face.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Videoconferencing tools and online learning environments may be the answer. . At Loyola Blakefield in Maryland, administrators implemented Microsoft Office 365 and Surface Pro 4 devices to create a more collaborative online learning environment for its 1,000 students and faculty. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

Review the Staff Responsible Use policy in your employee handbook and remember that the policy still applies to working from home. The returned device remains sealed in the bag for 72 hours and the outside of the bag is sanitized before the device is repaired and placed back into the reserve stock.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

“I remember thinking that the school systems must have a great list of recommended online learning,” she said. Everyone’s a different learner,” said Joffe, “and that’s often overlooked in online learning.”. Joffe had to use her own experience with online learning to make her selections for the database.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Note: This doesn’t discuss the policy issues involving meals, access, and equity but is meant to get you started and prepared. Take the course, Designing for Online Learning which is free. This is bigger than any of us so we need to work together and help each other. Today it is free.

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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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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2016

Frank Smith School districts equipped with online learning options aren't hindered by snow closures.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Online learning platforms and other edtech tools gained traction. More assessments moved online. Teachers taught using materials they copied or posted online, sometimes under paid or free licenses, sometimes under fair use, and sometimes by committing infringements that rightsholders were willing to ignore.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

Get them to sign Responsible/Acceptable Use policies. Check out the hashtag for my course, Twitter.com/hashtag/storytelling_intef ! You need to get parents on board with your technology integration. Find example templates and other resources for engaging parents in my survival tips for engaging parents ! intefshelly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2021

Pamela is the author of the book, “ Like No Other School Year: 2020, COVID-19 and the Growth of Online Learning. They offer over 280 online graduate-level PD courses in 20 subject areas. ” Sponsor: It’s a new year and time to plan your professional development with Advancement Courses.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Over the past two decades, researchers have paid the most attention to online charter schools and state virtual academies regarding online class sizes.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 16, 2020

As coronavirus cases continue to increase across the country, numerous school districts are reluctantly announcing that they will be doing ‘remote learning’ again this fall. Although we had the summer to prepare for this eventuality, unfortunately we have instead seen a lot of magical thinking from educational leaders and policy makers. .

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eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2021

British Columbia-based Q Academy, a pioneer in tech-focused education, taps into online learning with the soft-launching of Q Academy Kids (QA Kids), a coding and design platform for young people.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In 2024, AI will become even more prevalent in the educational space, prompting changes in school policies and encouraging educators to find new ways to embrace this rapidly developing technology. Instead, new educational methods focus on innovation, collaboration, and the use of technology to engage students and improve learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

Some of that can be attributed to the pandemic and the loss of foundational academic and social skills during online learning. In the past, the university had a strict policy that if students struggled in their first year, they likely wouldnt be able to stay at Radford, Usher says.

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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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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In a recent webinar from the International Association for K–12 Online Learning , titled “ Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed ,” education consultant Katherine Casey explains the key ways a competency-based system differs from a traditional system. by Wendy McMahon.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

According to a National Parents Union Survey in October 2020, 45 percent of parents of K-12 students would opt to keep their children fully online if given the opportunity. The school system, which already offered an online learning academy for grades 9-12 prior to the pandemic, moved to develop an option for younger grades.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

A big issue for many teachers was a general lack of student engagement online. I cannot say I am surprised given the lack of clarity about expectations for participation online, the “no harm” grading policies adopted by many districts during school closures, and issues around equity and access.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

Last year, when the world shut down for learning, these presenters and I worked together for a presentation: 10 Essential Best Practices for Online Learning. These four successful distance course designers for both K12 and teachers will share ten essential online learning best practices.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Confer with professional learning communities or even start one yourself , sync up with an instructional coach, or attend workshops being offered like these from ISTE. Contribute to creating school/district policies and procedures for online learning that help avoid “ 5 traps that will kill online learning.”.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 19, 2015

Since at least 2007, Education Next has commissioned an annual public opinion poll to help inform the K-12 education policy discussion in DC and the states, as well as to suggest lines of inquiry for further research. Source: Education Next – Program on Education Policy and Governance – Survey 2015 [pdf].

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

As schools across the nation shift to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, some educators are trying out new mobile apps, free trials of software, and other tools that promise to enhance or at least support their efforts. Does the school have a data governance policy? Is this company using data in an inappropriate way?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2015

Frank Smith A game-based learning event, executive summit and hands-on sessions are highlights of the opening day of the conference. Classroom Collaboration Curriculum Game-based Learning Hardware Leadership Management Mobility Notebooks Online Learning Policies STEM Tablets'

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

. — Literacy coach and interventionist, at a school with a full-time distance learning model. In cases where in-person instruction is taking place alongside distance learning, administrators have become health coordinators for their schools. Reimagining Staffing and Scheduling.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In this time of uncertainty and change, Clark County educators have used micro-credentials to strengthen practice, build community, and improve learning. Micro-credentials fueled one high school counselor to create a process that motivated her students to continue pursuing their college dreams, while strengthening her own practice.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2015

Frank Smith A policy expert and author explains why using technology to leverage new forms of teaching excites both teachers and students. Classroom Collaboration Curriculum Digital Content Internet Management Online Learning Online Video'

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

See the map below from NCES ( or make your own ), which shows that most states are trying for their children to achieve NAEP’s Basic level, not Proficient: Once again, in the words of Tom Loveless, former director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, “ Proficient on NAEP does not mean grade level performance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2021

A combination of an open door policy for feedback and a proactive approach to recognizing the hard work remote teams are putting in will go a long way to boosting morale even in the most trying of times. Mix things up with online learning resources & special events.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

Community college has even risen to a key policy point in national and state politics, with politicians touting plans and creating models for “free college ,” which often mean tuition-free options for community college as a pathway to four-year degrees or other credentials. But are community colleges ready for this digital transformation?

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

With lesson planning, assessments, and lining up everything with school and federal standards and policies, all while juggling virtual and face-to-face classes, you know that teachers are busy. In the meantime, an online microlearning approach is the best option. Divide and conquer.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

The Going Public with Policy & Pedagogy stack outlines best practices in using public writing to influence colleagues, parents, policymakers, and the general public. Contact the Digital Promise Micro-credential team directly if you would like support in leveraging micro-credentials for professional learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Pop-up social media spaces and hashtags, such as #remoteteaching , #CovidCampus , and the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group, feature numerous posts and discussions about digital tools, resources, and apps for remote teaching.

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Neo LMS

JULY 20, 2017

Today, SEL (Social Emotional Learning) is becoming more formalized as an addition to curricula, as well as overall policy through the efforts of organizations such as the Collaboration for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). So how do we motivate students already learning in an online environment?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 11, 2018

With a system that has so many connections to sensitive information, and is being regularly connected to devices across districts, seamless data sharing can be “ irresponsible and unethical without the right security in place and governed by appropriate data privacy policies,” according to Project Unicorn, a data interoperability initiative.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Online learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. An appropriately titled RAND Corporation research report, “ Remote Learning Is Here to Stay ,” finds that one in five U.S. school districts plans to offer fully online learning even after the pandemic ends. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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