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Are banned books challenges, or opportunities for innovation?
Banned books inspire heated debates—how can librarians and educators go behind the hype and offer more diverse content to students?
This fall, the conversation around controversial titles is heating up in Texas and across the country. In the Lone Star State, there was an inquiry into the books available to students in Texas school districts.
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Cybersecurity learning standards offer a new look at a consistent threat
CYBER.ORG has released the nation’s first voluntary K-12 cybersecurity learning standards to be used to in schools and districts around the country. As the United States continues to face an onslaught of sophisticated cyberattacks, there are more than 464,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions nationwide.
3 ways you can use digital tools to boost student motivation
Many educators navigating the use of technology for learning have seen this scenario come to life in the classroom: you give your students an online assignment and a few minutes into it you start the exhausting routine of trying to guess who might be opening other tabs to play games or watch videos, while you figure out ways to redirect them towards their work.
Safely embracing digital learning with managed network security
Digital learning surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it isn’t going away with the return to in-person classrooms.
Here’s why SEL should be a top priority in schools
Covid brought with it countless challenges–but one thing it emphasized? The need for social-emotional learning (SEL) in each and every classroom.
Could digital citizenship be the most important pandemic lesson?
Practicing good digital citizenship should include a pathway of communication and online community rules to build a safe place for everyone involved.
Using tracking sites to bring current events to students
There is a lot of conversation about supply chains and logistics in the news these days. As a picture is often worth a thousand words, maps that allow students to visualize the traffic making up these supply chains can be helpful.
How scholastic esports helps students’ academic achievement
According to Newzoo, the live-streaming audience for games will hit 728.8 million viewers in 2021 globally. For reference, the NFL is projected to hit 141 million viewers. Clearly, esports’ popularity is growing exponentially. However, many people are still unfamiliar with esports, especially the emergence of scholastic esports in education.
4 ways online tutoring helps our at-risk, low-income district achieve goals
Our urban Title I district serves a population of 78 percent at-risk students and 84 percent low-income families. We were already managing low proficiency rates on math and ELA state assessments prior to the pandemic, and the move to remote learning made it even more difficult for teachers to engage with students who couldn’t be on campus.
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5 ways to prepare and teach online classes
Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.
How is technology impacting literacy?
We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?
Whitepapers and Resources
Edtech for the Heart & Mind: SEL in Distance & Blended Learning Classrooms
How K-12 School Districts Can Take Advantage of ESSER Funds
New Whitepaper: Coping with Grief and Loss at School
3 Simple Ways One District Protects Students and Data
Enhance K-12 Education with Innovative Digital Displays
Rethinking Attendance Interventions for Remote or Hybrid Learning
Is Your VoIP Outdated or Unreliable?
Act With Confidence: Use Your Data to Prepare for
How to Simplify Vaccine Management Compliance
Reinventing K-12 education for the post-pandemic era
Education’s New Normal: Creating the Future Classroom, today – future-proofing for tomorrow
Let’s Clear the Air – Playbook to prevent school closures by keeping indoor air clean
See How 4 Schools Are Planning to Improve Student Engagement In 2022 With Rise Vision and Airtame
Fight COVID Slide: Lexia Proven to Boost Literacy Growth During Pandemic
Flipping the Classroom: Now More Important than Ever
Case Study: A Closer Look at How 3 Schools Adopted UV Disinfection Technology
Why closing the digital divide helps students far beyond the classroom
Leveraging E-rate to transform learning
