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This school is using ‘Shark Tank’ to teach research and presentation skills

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Teachers at Holly Pond Middle School are turning to a popular reality TV show as inspiration to get students interested in flexing their research and presentation skills. The school used public funding to add an eLearning library environment for students this year. TV game show format comes to the classroom.

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8 Ways for Teachers (and Parents) to Use Twitter

Gaggle Speaks

Some hashtags we like include #edtech, #edchat, #elearning and #parenting. We hope it will jump start your own understanding of this powerful communication tool and that you will follow us on Twitter at @becyberwise and @dianagraber. You will benefit from the information they freely share through tweets and links.

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How China’s Schools Are Getting Through COVID-19

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Students and parents had leeway to take classes in other subjects from their school or edtech providers. Changes have been coming swiftly: On March 31, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (a regional branch of MOE), announced that elementary and middle schools would start a new curriculum online on April 13.

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Video, Apps, Newsletters and Portals—Four Ways Technology Can Boost Parent Engagement

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Although it has gotten little attention, a section of ESSA encourages schools to develop strategies for greater parent participation —and to make use of Title 1 funding to do so. Depending on a given state’s ESSA strategy, districts may also have new incentives to promote better communication with families.

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