Though educators, parents, and students all yearn for a safe return to in-person schooling, when that is not possible, distance learning can model these best practices that educators know are integral to productive learning and growth.
4 Helpful Grading Apps for Teachers
Now that most of your instruction is done online, the need for digital gradebooks is even more persistent. In today’s post we are sharing with you a list of 4 practical iPad apps that can help you in your grading.…
How remote learning’s flaws pushed me to leave my university teaching job
A teacher who now tutors online left a traditional position because she didn’t want to be part of a broken system that wasn’t serving all students’ best interests.
Is There an App for That? Apps for Post-Secondary Students With Attention Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
We compiled a comprehensive list of apps related to coping with academic work by post-secondary students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by examining 23 recent sources. Most of these were based on the opinion of single
individuals, including persons …
A Surge in Online Learning Is Helping Revive Indigenous Languages
As indigenous language classes become more accessible to people living away from tribal lands, they risk becoming less accessible to those living on them.
Want to learn coding? Here are some of the best platforms available
Coding has become a part of the curriculum for school going students. Therefore, students who can be engaged in coding now can have better potential prospects once they do leave school. So, to help them learn to code here are …
Zoom’s earliest investors are betting millions on a better Zoom for schools
Chasen is launching a new company, ClassEDU, with a first product that isn’t too shy about its ambitions, named Class for Zoom. Although the name might convince you that it’s a third-party add-on to Zoom, it’s an entirely independently owned …
Teachers warn of tech challenges as hybrid learning becomes the norm
An online survey from Microsoft and YouGov found that 88% of teachers surveyed believe the pandemic has accelerated “hybrid learning” – where youngsters learn at home and in the classroom – and 74% believe online and digital learning platforms are …
In the CDC Collection: Using Game-Based Learning Online – A Cookbook of Recipes
Using Game-Based Learning Online – A Cookbook of Recipes from the eCampus Ontario Open Library is a digital book created by the University of Ottawa’s Educational Games Group (The EGG). The book presents concrete ways to use gaming as a …
How to Use Microsoft Forms for a Classroom Sign-in/ Sign-out Sheet
In this new video I demonstrate how to create a sign-in/ sign-out sheet with Microsoft Forms. In the video I also explain variations on the form and how students complete the form.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/09/how-to-use-microsoft-forms-for.html…
High-Quality Open Online Courses
Researching, planning, and developing a new course has always been costly and time-consuming, and with the increased pressure of delivering most or all courses online, there’s a level of demand and complexity like never before. The Open Online Courses Project …
McGill and Trafalgar School forge new partnership to transform education
McGill University’s Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls are partnering to establish a transformative partnership – the CoLab. A first of its kind in Canada, the CoLab will integrate teacher training, classroom practice and cutting-edge pedagogical research under …
Cheating by Student or Faculty – What can be Done?
One recent publication suggested misconduct and plagiarism is the new “arms race” in higher education. Essay mills, custom writing services, paid exam takers, partners undertaking assignments for their loved ones, and some parents completing assignments for their offspring are all …
MoocNote – Add Quizzes to Existing Videos
You can now use MoocNote to add multiple choice, true/false, multiple selection, and fill-in-the-blank questions to the timeline of any video that you find on YouTube (premium users can import their own videos as well).
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/09/moocnote-add-quizzes-to-existing-videos.html…
With schools online, software to catch students cheating is big business
Not only teaching. That’s happening remotely for millions of students testing to and many colleges are using software to watch students take those tests, big providers, include respond, US, proctor, you and PROC. Some of them use webcams to track …