CASEL, with More Than 40 Partners, Releases Guidance for Reopening School
On Thursday, The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and more than 40 expert partners will release detailed ... Read more
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Using Mobile and Other Tools to Track Your Workforce During a School Closure
We never thought it would happen. Many schools across the country being closed for the remainder of the school year. ... Read more
When the digital divide is made worse by a pandemic
The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S. education, and its effects can follow students from kindergarten through college. As if…
Professional Learning Summer Webinar Series
Flinn Scientific is hosting a safe return to school series of webinars, designed to provide facts and information to enhance ... Read more
10 K-12 cybersecurity must-dos
Cybersecurity has always been a high priority for K-12 administrators and staff, but with the rapid push to remote learning brought on by COVID-19, school leadership has had…
COVID-19 student transportation safety solution
CalAmp, a global technology solutions pioneer transforming the mobile connected economy, and its subsidiary Synovia Solutions, today introduce Bus Guardian, ... Read more
Whatever it takes: How this district pivoted with the pandemic
When speaking with Andrew Wallace, Director of Technology, South Portland Maine Schools, two classic marketing slogans come to mind: “Think Different” and “Just Do It.” Whether it is…
PebbleGo Health, Offers Special Educator Preview in June
Capstone, innovative publisher of children’s educational content for schools and home, announces the release of PebbleGo™ Health, a curricular content ... Read more
How Newport-Mesa Unified School District became closer by being apart
Jenith Mishne is a relentlessly positive person. Not even a global pandemic can dampen her enthusiasm when talking about her job as Director of Education Technology in the…
How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition
That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…
Verizon announced support for relief efforts
Verizon announced support for relief efforts across communities impacted by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by tripling monthly data allowance ... Read more
Student Mental Health Resources
Schools may have protocols in place to support students on campus, but with the recent transition to distance learning can ... Read more
8 STEM learning challenges students can do at home
I was chatting with my brother the other day about how things are going with my two nieces learning at home while their schools are closed due to…
Rethinking School Spaces and Structures to Maintain Proper Distancing
Spaces4Learning has put together a series of articles on the topic of school environments, and what they might look like ... Read more
Talking tech: Enabling digital transformation through collaboration
There’s no question that digital transformation is dramatically shifting the education landscape. In the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) 2019 survey, 55 percent of respondents say they have…
Humidification to Reduce Virus Transmission
DRI-STEEM Corporation (DriSteem), the leading manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced today that the company will ... Read more
Keep kids reading all summer long
As parents, educators, public librarians and community leaders, we applaud all you have done for your children and students to ... Read more
Enabling schools to fight COVID-19 with 3D printable respirator masks
pi-top, creators of computing devices that combine digital making, coding, and practical projects, today announced their partnership with Maker Mask. ... Read more
Free Digital Enrichment Kits for Librarians and Educators
Wizards of the Coast today announced that the company will distribute 2,000 digital kits to schools and libraries in the ... Read more
Getting feedback quickly and easily
To help strengthen support to teachers, coaches, and school leaders in this time of need, Insight ADVANCE is providing its ... Read more
How to incorporate video into your online learning curriculum
To provide support during the COVID-19 crisis, Boclips is making its safe, curated video platform freely available to teachers until ... Read more
Keep the school to home connection strong
Bloomz is opening their premium version for free through the semester to all schools. The Bloomz communication platform enables schools ... Read more
Real-time advisory sessions that support students’ social-emotional health
The Social Institute announced an enhanced offering to its current #WinAtSocial curriculum, providing schools nationwide with remote, real-time advisory sessions ... Read more
Free videos to support at-home learning during school closings
Ringbeller, an education media company dedicated to helping kids develop 21st-century skills like creativity, collaboration, and kindness, has released five ... Read more
Soundtrap Offers Extended Free Trial to Support Distance Learning
Soundtrap for Education, part of Spotify, announced it is extending its free trial for any school that signs up to ... Read more
Language supports for offline schools worldwide
Lingoda, Europe’s leading online language school, is supporting offline language learning institutions across the world facing the sudden transition to ... Read more
Web-based visual vocabulary tool
Designed by a pair of speech-language pathologists, InferCabulary helps learners infer deep meanings of nuanced words by analyzing and interpreting ... Read more
Diagnostic assessments and instructional strategies
CenterPoint has made its entire suite of products free for schools and individual teachers through the end of the school ... Read more
10 free resources to help everyone navigate online learning
As schools across the country make the hurried transition from in-person to online classes, edtech companies are stepping up to help by offering free curriculum, PD, and other…
Digital ethics for kids
iKeepSafe, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a safe digital landscape for children, schools and families, recently launched the sixth ... Read more
Virtual classrooms free for 90 days
To help empower schools and educators with secure e-learning solutions right now, Windstream Enterprise is offering OfficeSuite UC and HD ... Read more
Free safeguarding software
School safeguarding leader Impero has launched a forever-free digital safeguarding tool, designed to simplify the recording and management of pupil ... Read more
FREE professional development courses
TEQ had made all of our PD courses FREE to help schools implement distance learning and online professional development. There ... Read more
7 keys to effective online learning
Online learning’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years amid reports of poor academic performance and concerns over lax regulation. While there is certainly some cause for…
Codemonkey free for closed schools
In light of the COVID-19 closing of schools, CodeMonkey is now offering a unique opportunity for students and teachers. As ... Read more
Sora reading app extends no cost ebooks and audiobooks to remote learners
Sora is a K-12 student reading app through which students and educators can access ebooks and audiobooks from OverDrive Education’s ... Read more
Activity packs and guidance for educators and families
Curriculum Associates is offering printable activity packs and guidance for educators and student families to support learning at home. The ... Read more
Google introduces Teach from Home
To support the hundreds of millions of students and educators currently facing school closures, we’re introducing Teach from Home—a hub ... Read more
Free, Emergency Virtual-Learning Resources for Every School
As schools across the United States implement and prepare for school closures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their ... Read more
LogMeIn extends free phone and unified communication services
LogMeIn, Inc. has expanded its Emergency Remote Work Kit offerings to include GoToConnect, the company’s cloud phone and Unified Communications ... Read more