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SeeSaw Class Blogs
I encourage teachers I work with to write, read, and make use of blogs in their classrooms. Typically, my recommended platforms are Blogger or WordPress. I recently became aware that SeeSaw includes an embedded class blog tool. This tool allows … Continue reading
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YouTube for Kids
YouTube offers age-grouped collections of videos for children and adolescents through a version of YouTube labeled YouTube Kids. Before I go further I acknowledge that some have issues with this program. There are two issues; a) videos may contain ads … Continue reading
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Zoom security upgrade
Zoom is making some security adjustments in response to widespread criticism. For business customers, Zoom now allows the selection of a server location avoiding the concern that content would be routed through China. Education users will now have passwords by … Continue reading
Paul Kirschner – Distance Education
Kirschner is an academic I follow and he has made an effort to identify principles for online education. I like what he has to say because he describes some basic ideas for secondary students. Kirschner is a fan of Loom … Continue reading
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News – a version for kids
I heard that NBC and Lester Holt are starting a nightly news program for kids. In attempting to find more information I found this story from Variety that highlights the new NBC program, but also provides information about other efforts … Continue reading
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One Nation Many Stories – Ken Burns
PBS and Ken Burns are making much of the historical content from Ken Burns available through a new site – One Nation Many Stories. Together with Ken Burns in the Classroom the content and lesson ideas make a great resource … Continue reading