eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Key points: School libraries promote digital literacy, collaboration, and adaptability Digital citizenship, digital literacy, and education 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub School libraries have undergone a significant shift over the years, adapting to changes in technology, education philosophies, and the dynamic needs of students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. The brutal, sticky heat of Texas summer already had people wiping sweat from their brows and handing out bottled water from ice-filled coolers. Teachers, parents and politicians took turns at the microphone, united in their criticism of the controversial state takeover of Texas’ largest school district.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Key points: It’s critical to create safe school environments for staff and students Collaborating with law enforcement to strengthen school safety Wearable panic buttons help us better protect students and educators For more news on school safety, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Although 77 percent of educators and administrators say they believe school safety significantly impacts staff retention and recruitment, only 33 percent feel that their school or district highly prior

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As the 2024-2025 school year begins, students return to classes, digital assignments and cloud-based educational technology tools. Lessons explore emerging technologies while striving to facilitate collaboration and engagement. And all of these workflows and learning opportunities rely on the internet. With K–12 schools’ heavy reliance on the internet for today’s teaching and learning practices, it’s the job of IT administrators to keep students safe online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

18 Digital Tool Musts in the Classroom This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: Summary 18 essential digital tools for classrooms, emphasizing their impact on modern education. Highlights Annotation Tools: Essential for digital note-taking. Avatars: Promote digital citizenship and privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The big, once-in-a-lifetime Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund bonanza is now officially over, and that loss could be particularly tough for K–12 students and teachers who rely on educational technology. No longer flush with federal funds, schools will now need to make very tough decisions for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond as they revisit their pre-pandemic funding strategies.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on October 22, 2018 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on October 22, 2018 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 97