eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2020

Soundtrap for Education, part of Spotify, announced it is extending its free trial for any school that signs up to try it with students this semester. Soundtrap’s cloud-based studio offers a safe learning environment that can be accessed via any device, at any time, from any location.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2020

As schools across the country make the hurried transition from in-person learning to online classes, edtech companies are stepping up to help by offering free curriculum, PD, and other tools. Here are eight no-cost resources to keep the learning going. Related content: 3 ways tech increased our resiliency to the coronavirus.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

In the United States, school closures in response to COVID-19 have been swift and sweeping. Since the beginning of March, 96 percent of K-12 schools have closed across the country, affecting virtually all of the 57.9 For schools across the country, there is a digital chasm. million students in those grades.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

When the pandemic prompted schools to quickly shift to distance learning last spring, educators became responsible for using online technologies to teach students. This included a crash course in learning and behaving online. Recognizing the benefits of teamwork when partnering in a virtual space.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As we enter the second half of the 2021-2022 school year, many of us are still reeling from the 2020-2021 school year, which was defined by massive changes to the learning landscape. Now, more than a year later, educators, students, and parents have been able to reflect on their experiences with online learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic forced school closures and stay-at-home orders across the country, the internet became a social and academic lifeline for young people. Students are now engaging in distance learning daily. They’re also spending more time on social media as a way to stay connected to friends and family.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Like so many districts across the country, the Greenville Public School District (GPSD) in Mississippi faced the challenge this spring of quickly pivoting to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was an urgency in determining what existing tools could be used to seamlessly transition to our new normal of online learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2020

Buncee recently released their new Remote Learning Hub – a centralized collection of resources to support your remote learning needs! About Buncee: Buncee is a content creation tool that empowers educators, administrators, parents, and all types of learners to achieve their remote learning goals.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

The emerging field of “mobile learning” aims to design materials and strategies that allow for effective instruction on an array of devices. To take advantage of the near-ubiquity of cellular service, some school districts have recently distributed mobile hotspots to students. LA schools did indeed close.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Communication from teachers to both students and parents has always been important in K-12 education. But in the tech-dependent era of distance and hybrid learning, clear and consistent communication—about grades, assessments, learning targets and a host of other school-related matters—may now be more important than ever.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2020

Constituent communications. And while those issues are still important, school and district leaders must now factor in that schools may never function the same way again. With schools planning for potential shutdowns at later dates and with potential changes to learning overall, these costs must be considered immediately.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

eLearning became a household term in the spring of 2020 when the classrooms moved from schools to living rooms. Here are 5 ideas eLearning coaches can use to ensure teachers don’t just survive in a distance learning environment, but thrive in it: 1. Tip: Practice leading with a few friends or family members!

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

As the current school year comes to a close, looking and functioning nothing like what any of us could have imagined mere months ago, another challenging school year looms ahead. For starters, the authors note that there is little reason to believe that a “normal” school year is within reach. Although nearly every U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

School districts and universities around the globe found themselves making years’ worth of changes rapidly, as the coronavirus shutdown resulted in a mad dash to a new, fully remote “normal.” Here are some key cybersecurity philosophies and tips to keep in mind while distance learning remains in place across the country.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

When the Cajon Valley Union School District had to close K–12 classrooms in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we grappled with the same challenges faced by schools around the nation: How could we provide educational continuity and support students’ progress with distance learning?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced a 30-year milestone for its in-school STEM program, Traveling Science Workshops, having delivered hands-on science to more than half a million PreK through 8 th grade students from hundreds of communities throughout Massachusetts since the program began in 1992.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Even before schools closed in the spring, teachers were already grappling with a crisis in student motivation. Related content: How to make student-teacher communication work. In a recent survey on the difficulties of distance learning, teachers cited their biggest challenge to supporting their students was keeping them all engaged.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

As we enter the 2021-2022 school year, many of us are still reeling from the last one. Last year was defined by massive changes to the learning landscape. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders meant that students and teachers alike were forced to shift to online or hybrid learning overnight.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

The partnership will allow both companies to design integrated solutions that address the unique challenges of hybrid learning environments, while strengthening audio and video capabilities for educators inside classrooms and throughout school buildings. Atlona and Lightspeed are both leading suppliers of classroom AV technology.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Student safety leader Impero has created Impero back:drop , a new free cloud-based solution to help schools manage and record student safety and health information, from first aid to COVID-19 symptom tracking, to more complex mental health issues. We created Impero back:drop to empower schools to prioritize student mental health and safety.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2020

Over the past few weeks, hundreds of thousands of educators have turned to Screencastify to digitize their curriculum and communication in preparation for (or in response to) school closures. We have accelerated the development and launch of Submit, a new product specifically designed for distance learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. To learn more, visit [link].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

When Meriden Public Schools in central Connecticut made a quick switch to remote learning during the COVID-19 school shutdowns, they didn't hit the same roadblocks that left many other districts reeling. We knew we would be able to continue even if we weren't in our school buildings. "A

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

Before they can think about welcoming back students, schools will need to prepare for the new year with tighter budgets and a better way to support distance learning, among other seemingly endless questions. Even when circumstances were less complex than what’s facing schools today, educators have regularly felt hurried.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 11, 2019

3 Things K–12 Schools Can Learn from Remote Work Programs. K–12 schools are assessing how to best use remote learning tools during snow days when it’s impossible for students to be in the classroom. . Setting aside blocks of time to promote spontaneity and creativity is an important part of learning. .

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2020

With the 2020-2021 school year underway, many K-12 educators, administrators, students and families are facing an indefinite period of remote learning. In this environment, it’s imperative that schools are cognizant of remote learning security vulnerabilities but it’s equally critical that families know how to address them.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In the school building, while washing my hands in the bathroom, I fixed my face. This fall, leading remote schools, most principals can’t make the weather for their school communities. How do you make the weather when it’s raining on one part of your virtual school and not on the other? But we reflected on it.”

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

The rapid shift to distance learning accelerated an already growing trend. Before we can identify vulnerabilities in OT, we need to ask the tough question: Who owns OT in our K-12 school districts? K-12 schools and districts tend to focus on physical risk, which is understandable.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Many of the nation’s schools are now closed—some indefinitely—leaving educators and communities with more questions than answers. And how can schools roll out effective remote learning plans in a short amount of time? embed] EdSurge: Should schools be prioritizing home internet access for remote learning right now?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Creating a daily morning TV show is just one part of what makes school life at Whitney High School in Rocklin, CA so unique for the broadcast media class. With the school on lockdown and everyone remote learning, the production team had to overcome new challenges to continue communicating from individual student homes.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lifesize ® , a global innovator of immersive enterprise communication solutions, today announced the acquisition of Kaptivo , a digital collaboration solutions company. Advanced Collaboration for Education: Maintain the in-classroom whiteboarding experience while conducting distance learning in one-to-one and one-to-many hybrid environments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Here’s what they had to say: As many school districts remain virtual or use a hybrid model, teachers are doing everything they can to help students succeed in a distance learning environment, but at some point they will hit a wall and need help. This may assist with mitigating learning loss. However, in the U.S.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2021

It’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen. This advice applies to administrators, teachers, staff members, and the school as one community. Use distance learning to do more.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To support educators with student-centered learning, BetterLesson and Adobe have teamed up to create 325 free instructional strategies that build creativity, collaboration, and communication skills using products in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Here’s a sample of the newest edtech innovations, products, and solutions eSchool News learned about during the show. As the nation’s premier middle school science competition for 15 years, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

It’s been six months since teaching and learning as we knew it was turned on its head. Six months filled with increasingly disproportionate experiences of loss across school communities. We also asked which factors contributed to their feelings of stress and frustration at school.

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