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Zoom declared safe or at least safer
Zoom, the video collaboration environment that had such a rapid rise to popularity, was abandoned by many over concerns for privacy and problems with unknown users adding inappropriate content (zoombombing). Although easy to use, these problems caused many educational institutions … Continue reading
Big money and testing simple ideas
Because of the focus New York Governor Cuomo has received from his daily pandemic briefings, educators have paid more than the usual attention they might have to articles describing Cuomo’s comments on the need for a new model of education … Continue reading
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Diversify Social Media Commitments
I encourage people to participate in social media experiences other than Facebook and Twitter. I have a general issue with platforms that approach monopoly status as this gives these platforms too much power and limits innovation within a given sector … Continue reading
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Insight into online learning for all
The expectation that all K12 students would have to spend at least some time learning online caught everyone by surprise. Approaches had to be initiated quickly by those without previous experience. While still early in the process, initial reactions have … Continue reading
Make use of Brave support for creators
I have been an advocate for the Brave browser and ecosystem for some time. The developers of Brave have created a browser that prevents the collection of personal information AND supports content creators through ads that don’t leverage the personal … Continue reading
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Google tools for online instruction
Google has generated a useful summary of its tools for teachers now working with students online. The summary would be particularly useful to teachers working within the GSuite environment and looking for a few additional ideas to diversify students experiences … Continue reading
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