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6 Challenges to Distance Learning and Tips to Overcome Them [Updated]

April 21, 2020

While schools were forced to shift to distance learning during the pandemic, many districts have continued offering remote or hybrid learning options – whether to accommodate disease outbreaks, extrem...

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How COVID-19 Has Temporarily Transformed the Education Landscape

April 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted K-12 education in the United States, forcing schools across the country to close as district leaders prioritize the health and safety of their communi...

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The Top 6 Trends in Education for 2020

December 23, 2019

It’s the start of a new decade—that means it’s time to come up with new goals, try out new technology, and get up to speed on the latest ed tech trends. We’ve made our predictions in years past. In an...

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School Bus Tech 101

November 20, 2019

Even a 39-minute bus ride – the average bus ride time according to a recent Kajeet survey – requires more than a physical bus, the driver, and students. Today’s school bus fleets have expanded to incl...

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10 Apps for Back to School

August 29, 2019

The new school year is upon us and I’m sure as an educator you are already in full swing with classes, lesson plans, and meetings. It can be hard to see past week one, let alone search through the hun...

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Deploying Chromebooks for the New School Year

August 15, 2019

It’s hard to believe it’s the start of another school year, but that can be even more daunting if you have 1,000 Chromebooks in storage just waiting to be placed in the hands of eager students. Does t...

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TED-Ed as a Teaching Tool

April 12, 2019

Sometimes teachers need additional tools in the classroom. Something to elevate the conversation among students, to spark a new perspective on the world, or to enhance the real-world importance of a p...

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It's 2019: Is the Homework Gap Gone?

February 22, 2019

The Homework Gap. The Digital Divide. Whichever term you use, they both point to the same problem: students without Internet at home face additional barriers to completing their schoolwork, have lower...

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How Digital Resources Transform Teaching and Learning

October 15, 2018

Devices in the K-12 classroom are becoming as common as chalk and chalkboards once were, but how do teachers use those devices? Teachers, those on the front lines of this ed tech revolution, see the d...

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