Students express concern about the amount and the personal nature of information shared with exam proctoring companies.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210805180657.htm…
5 Teacher’s Tools to Better Engage Online Students
Finding it difficult to engage your students online and keep their interest? Here are 5 tools teachers can use to engage their online students.
https://www.makeuseof.com/teachers-tools-better-engage-online-students/…
The Canadian Geographic Made This Interactive Indigenous Peoples Atlas Free for Teachers
Canadian Geographic offers this awesome interactive Indigenous Peoples Atlas for free. This is definitely a great addition to our back to school resources. The Atlas is designed and enhanced to be used directly with students in class. It contains four …
Bringing Distance Learning Tools into the Classroom
As we are transitioning back into physical learning environments, are you doing away with the online materials created during the pandemic and going back to printed handouts? Or are you looking for innovative and effective ways to integrate some of …
Fifteen Tools for Creating Mind Maps and Flowcharts
An updated list of mind mapping and flowchart creation tools.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/fifteen-tools-for-creating-mind-maps.html…
How I’m integrating technology in my back-to-school plan
Many teachers had to adapt to a remote, technology-driven environment quickly — and I’m proud of how they’ve risen to the task for the sake of their students. With the new school year approaching, and the pandemic still in progress, …
Microsoft Teams: Now teachers can monitor students’ reading fluency with AI
Reading Progress will help teachers build students’ confidence and reading fluency at a time when face-to-face contact is less frequent.
Internet slow? Here are the possible reasons why and how to fix them
Slow connections are the bane of anyone working, studying, or trying to stay entertained at home. This is how to fix the most common problems.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-is-my-internet-so-slow-here-are-reasons-and-how-to-fix-them/…
Eager to socialize, CEGEP students say in-person classes outweigh risk of delta variant
After a year of screens, young Quebecers are keen to re-learn how to interact with peers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cegep-college-quebec-in-person-virtual-learning-1.6148462…
SolveMe: A Great Website to Help Students Learn Math through Puzzles
SolveMe engages students in hands-on math learning experiences using the educational power of puzzles to help them develop key mathematical skills. The site offers three main sets of puzzles: MysteryGrid, Who Am I?, and Mobiles.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2021/08/solveme-great-website-to-help-students.html…
Hybrid classrooms could become more common, but teachers say they have drawbacks
The so-called hybrid classroom emerged as the preferred choice for some boards as the province shifted between online and in-person learning due to the COVID-19 situation during the last academic year. That model is expected to return in several schools …
Creating an Online Community, Class or Conference – Quick Tech Guide
Are you creating an online course, event or conference? If you’re not a programmer, and if you don’t have a lot of money to spend, this guide will get you started. Read it from top to bottom to get a …
Google’s New Interactive Periodic Table Lets You Browse the Elements
Remember how teachers always told us we wouldn’t have a calculator in our back pocket, and then smartphones ruined that particular excuse for learning math? Google is doing the same with the elements through their new interactive periodic table, which …
Do university students want more online learning, post-pandemic? Here’s what some chose before COVID-19
Pre-pandemic research about courses offered online and in-person found students took online courses selectively and strategically.
Moodle launches Moodle Academy, the learning hub for the global Moodle community
Moodle is excited to announce the launch of Moodle Academy, the hub for learning everything about online education with Moodle. It will provide educators, administrators, designers or developers with a community of best practice, interaction and professional development.