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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

eSchool News

With the growing availability of engaging, high-quality online learning tools, students have more opportunities than ever to keep their skills sharp. But the summer slide isn’t inevitable.

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How Gimkit engages my students

eSchool News

This sparked a period when online learning and digital resources gained substantial popularity, and one tool that helps students learn–while also feeling like a game instead of a lesson–is Gimkit. During this time, students experienced significant change and evolved into a more technologically-dependent group.

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How to Make Online Learning More Engaging and Effective for Students

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For many families, online learning opened the door to new possibilities in education. Of course, supporting your young learner in an online setting comes with its own challenges. There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students.

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Legal Risks and Obligations for Schools Using AI Tutors

Ask a Tech Teacher

AI tools used for remote learning pose additional risks in terms of data privacy. Online learning environments often involve more data exchanges between students and servers. Schools must ensure AI platforms follow secure authentication processes and comply with online learning data protection guidelines.

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Homeschool vs. Online School: What’s the difference?

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This blog highlights the difference between homeschool and online school to help you determine which might be best for your young learner. Online Schooling vs. Homeschooling Both online learning and homeschooling unbind education from the physical classroom, taking learning home or on the go.

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6 engaging digital learning tools

eSchool News

Digital learning tools have proved themselves invaluable as classrooms across the globe made the abrupt change to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What really makes digital learning tools effective is a highly-qualified teacher who augments a lesson and links learning to real life.

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Review: 3 Best Online Learning Tools to Boost Remote Instruction

EdTech Magazine

For K–12 education, it’s no longer a question of whether online learning is here to stay but, rather, how can we make it better for our teachers and students? Even before the pandemic, the situation in many areas demonstrated the potential for the meteoric growth of online learning.