How to Launch a Campus Innovation Center

by David Raths, Campus Technology

Almost every week brings news of another campus opening an innovation center. Community colleges, liberal arts schools and research universities are all carving out intentional spaces for creativity and collaboration. Driven in part by the rapidly changing needs of employers, higher education is seeking to make its spaces more reflective of a work environment that places a premium on entrepreneurship. Most of these centers feature modern furniture, whiteboards and prototyping equipment like 3D printers. But architects and designers suggest university leaders ask themselves several key questions before getting too far into the process.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/02/17/how-to-launch-a-campus-innovation-center.aspx

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Rising Cost of Education to Boost the Global MOOCs Market by 2019, Says Technavio

by Business Wire

Technavio analysts expect the global MOOCs market to exceed USD 7 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 46%, according to their latest report. Global MOOCS market to exceed USD 7 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 46%, according to Technavio. Massive open online course (MOOCs) are free online courses for higher education, executive education, and employee development. These courses are provided by well-qualified lecturers from renowned institutes worldwide. MOOCs provide virtual education from any corner of the world where there is access to the internet. In the past few years, the global MOOCs market has experienced tremendous growth, and 2012 was labeled the “Year of the MOOC” by the New York Times. According to Faizan Akhtar, a lead research analyst at Technavio for education technology, “Among the various e-learning methodologies, learning through MOOCs is gaining momentum across the globe because of their ability to offer free education irrespective of geographical boundaries and different time frames.”

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160224005105/en/Rising-Cost-Education-Boost-Global-MOOCs-Market

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Ohio’s troubled online-education project investigated

By Mary Mogan Edwards, The Columbus Dispatch

The Ohio inspector general is investigating a troubled joint project by Ohio State University and the state Board of Higher Education to create a clearinghouse of online-learning materials. State lawmakers mandated the project during the administration of former Gov. Ted Strickland. An Ohio State spokesman confirmed Wednesday that the university is “aware of the investigation” and is cooperating. State Department of Higher Education spokesman Jeff Robinson would say only, “ If there is something that the IG finds troubling in regard to the clearinghouse that was established under the previous administration, we would certainly support their review.”

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/02/25/ohios-troubled-online-education-project-investigated.html

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The future of online education

by Tyler Hawn, Newsplex

Students are spending more time in schools staring at screens, instead of looking at teachers. Supporters of online learning say technology is helping to keep them engaged and giving them a better education, but does this set the stage for the end of face-to-face learning? Students at Walton Middle School in Albemarle County are a part of a new generation of learning that involves more clicks on a keyboard, than the sound of a teacher’s voice. “It’s kind of an initiative we have here to match specific pieces of technology with specific student need,” said Rachel McElroy, an eighth grade teacher. Albemarle County Schools is launching a pilot program at Walton called the “One-to-One Initiative.” The goal is to help students learn things faster, by giving them access to online tools.

http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/The-future-of-online-education-369876111.html

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Want to Sing Like Christina Aguilera? There’s a Class for That (and She’s Teaching It!)

by Leeor Samocha, E! Online

Yes, you read that right, Professor Aguilera has arrived!  You don’t have to know much about music to know that Christina Aguilera’s long list of credentials make her an undisputed expert in the music world. The six-time Grammy winner is now making it possible for just about anyone to learn her techniques. That is, if they’re willing to shell out 90 bucks (talent not included). Xtina announced today via Twitter that she has joined MasterClass, an online education platform that has signed on coaches and singers such as Kevin Spacey, Usher, and Serena Williams, and given them the opportunity to divulge their secrets for success to any of us common folk who hope to make it as a singer, actor, or even tennis player.

http://www.eonline.com/news/742606/want-to-sing-like-christina-aguilera-there-s-a-class-for-that-and-she-s-teaching-it

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7 Online Courses that Will Actually Help Your Life

by MADDY FOLEY, Bustle

The courses I’ve highlighted today each focus on teaching a specific skill — Photoshop basics, HTML coding, and so on — but if none of them seem like a good fit for your life, I highly encourage browsing online education hubs like Coursera, Skillshare, and edX, all of whom provide free courses from top universities and professionals. Additionally, university resources like MIT’s Open Courseware host huge databases of past syllabi and reading lists; and there’s also The Muse, a career-advancing resource you should all check out which routinely compiles online courses arranged by job field.

http://www.bustle.com/articles/143727-7-online-courses-that-will-actually-help-your-life

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Going Viral

by Brian Hernelsteen, Star-Telegram

The world is a much busier place for today’s teenager. School, a part-time job, extracurricular activities and a social life all impact a teen’s life. And for years, many students were unable to follow some classroom or after school passions, because there wasn’t enough time in the day. That changed in the Mansfield school district when online classes were offered.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/mansfield-news-mirror/mnm-news/article61822422.html

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Online Vs. the Classroom: Where Should Students Learn?

By U-News

The University of Missouri-Kansas City keeps up with the digital age and busy students by offering a variety of online courses. According to its website, they are: instructor led online asynchronous, instructor led online synchronous, online-campus, blended or hybrid course, and video. Online courses are not for every student, they cater to certain learning styles and may not be the best choice for everyone. UMKC Professor Jeannie Irons enjoys both online and in-person courses for different reasons. “I enjoy the flexibility of online courses for students because I know so many are juggling other commitments,” Irons said. “I also appreciate that flexibility for myself. Online courses are also great because students get time to process and write their thoughts out on discussion posts. I think this kind of reflective exercise is good for critical thinking.”

http://info.umkc.edu/unews/online-vs-the-classroom-where-should-students-learn/

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Professional Development for Teachers: Making it Work! #infographic

by Gaggle Speaks

Did you know 96% of teachers believe technology plays a significant role in their classrooms, yet 46% believe they lack the training needed to integrate technology in their classrooms? This is just one of the many statistics Gaggle featured in their most recent infographic titled “Professional Development: Making it Work!” In the infographic, Gaggle also provides tips to ensure educators get the most out of PD.

https://www.gaggle.net/speaks/professional-development-making-work-infographic/

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How to make blended learning work

by Brett Henebery, the Educator

The way in which technology is introduced into a classroom can often mean the difference between calm and chaos. However, which one of these your school experiences depends firstly on how well your infrastructure and blended learning culture has been set up, Peter West, head of e-learning at St Stephens College (SSC), told The Educator. “In order to make blended learning work, you first have to set up your infrastructure, otherwise it’s just not going to work,” West said.

http://www.educatoronline.com.au/news/how-to-make-blended-learning-work-212179.aspx

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8 MOOCs for Better Technology-Enhanced Teaching

By Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

These free courses will help update your skills with blended, OER, Universal Design and more. Let 2016 be the year you revamp your understanding of technology-enhanced teaching or add a new skill for helping students learn. We’ve culled through hundreds of massive open online courses (MOOCs) that are starting in or after February 2016 to identify seven free courses for fine-tuning the instructional practices in your classrooms.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/02/10/8-moocs-for-better-technology-enhanced-teaching.aspx

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Video Chat Your Way Into College: How Tech Is Changing The Admissions Process

by Anya Kamenetz, NPR

Two new companies, Kira Academic and YouVisit, market novel applications of technology to colleges that want to find the best overseas students and vice versa. Kira Academic is a video-based real time admissions platform that works like a virtual interviewing tool. The company saw the potential market in higher education, and it now works with 140 universities around the world. Kira works with colleges to come up with a specific battery of questions. YouVisit produces video-based virtual reality “tours” of hotels, travel destinations and colleges, including Harvard and Yale. Shot in high-definition video, the VR tours give students the opportunity to explore a campus while feeling as if they’re really there.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/10/465583808/video-chat-your-way-into-college-how-tech-is-changing-the-admissions-process

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The major momentum behind micro-credentials

BY JENNIFER KABAKER, eSchool News

Over the past two years, Digital Promise has been building an ecosystem of micro-credentials to provide competency-based recognition for the skills educators develop throughout their careers in both formal and informal contexts. Supported by the Open Badge Standard (developed by Mozilla) and digital badging technology, these micro-credentials provide educators with concrete validation of their learning that can be used as a type of currency in professional learning. To earn a micro-credential, an educator can select either a single micro-credential or a stack that is aligned with his or her interests or students’ needs, collect the required evidence to demonstrate competency, and submit it online for assessment. An assessor will download the video, and evaluate it through the publicly available rubric.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/02/16/the-major-momentum-behind-micro-credentials/

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5 ways cloud computing will impact students, teachers, and IT in 2016

BY BRIDGET MCCREA, eSchoolNews

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or “cloud computing” has helped districts and schools streamline their applications while at the same time introducing new challenges to the mix—such as online privacy and security concerns. These and other obstacles aside, cloud computing has been growing in popularity lately due to its low entry costs, short installation/implementation times, and the fact that it lessens the burden on schools’ IT teams when it comes to software maintenance and upgrades.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/02/17/5-ways-cloud-computing-will-impacts-students-teachers-and-it-in-2016/

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What does research really say about iPads in the classroom?

by Jeanne Carey Ingle and Tanya Moorehead, eSchoolNews

So for the past year and a half, we’ve both been working with teachers and university students integrating iPad technology into the classroom in a controlled way. While doing this, we came across several outcomes that made us question and dig deeper into what the research actually says about using them in the classroom. Do students and younger teachers use them more effectively? Do they work better for some student populations? It’s probably not giving much away to say that the most important learning outcome we found was that experience is the greatest teacher.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/02/15/what-does-research-really-say-about-ipads-in-the-classroom/

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3D Technologies Add Another Dimension to Learning

By Dennis Pierce, THE Journal

In Scott Nichols’ Principles of Engineering course at Pikesville High School in Maryland, students had a creative idea that could help people in developing countries receive better medical care. Through research, the students discovered that people who suffer trauma might not get the attention they need because of a lack of doctors. They realized that if they could create a three-dimensional template for a generic arm cast, they could alter the file based on an individual patient’s arm measurements. With a small investment, developing countries’ medical facilities could buy a 3D printer that would cost much less than having a doctor on staff — and they could print a customized cast based on the patient’s measurements. Using a new 3D scanning and modeling tool from HP, called Sprout, the students used three-dimensional scans of their arms to create a model cast file that could be altered based on the measurements of a patient’s arm and then sent to a 3D printer for creation.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/17/3d-technologies-add-another-dimension-to-learning.aspx

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Thousands of Refugees to Receive College Credit Online through edX Partnership with Kiron

by edX

As part of a joint effort to improve the lives of thousands of newly arrived Syrian and other refugees in Europe, edX today announced a partnership with Kiron that offers a pathway to earn free college credit. The collaboration, which begins April 2016, will provide online learning opportunities for thousands of current and new Kiron students who seek better lives after escaping Syria and other war-torn countries. Kiron, whose mission is to enable access to free higher education for refugees, independent of national and/or personal and financial situations, will integrate 300 edX courses into its learning platform. EdX will issue free verified certificates for specific courses, translating to college credit with Kiron’s university campus partners. The full slate of offerings will include introductory as well as university-level specialty courses.

http://news.sys-con.com/node/3684967

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Online textbooks add content, save money: Schools adapting to newer technology

By Ron Bridgeman, Gainsville Times

Teachers at the school have collaborated using Google Classroom to create course materials. Textbooks are disappearing in the Hall County schools — and saving the system more than $1 million a year. But county teachers also use technology to “crowd source” and develop curriculum that can go beyond a text. Textbooks are disappearing in the Hall County schools — and saving the system more than $1 million a year. But county teachers also use technology to “crowd source” and develop curriculum that can go beyond a text. Hall County has not purchased a full “core” subject of textbooks in about six years, Kevin Bales, director of middle and secondary education, said. Such a purchase would be $2 million to $3 million, he said. Hall County has $700,000 budgeted for the current fiscal year, Bales said.  Aaron Turpin, Hall County technology executive director, said teachers make suggestions and provide copies of course materials that can be used by others in the field. That material could have a lot of sources, he said — “you can’t do this with a text.” “With digital textbooks and digital resources, students often have the advantage of thousands and thousands of pages of information on a specific topic, whereas hardback textbooks are much more limited,” Bales explained.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/115230/

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Hack Club!

By Greg Thompson, THE Journal

High school students have started taking charge of their own computer science education. One of them, Zach Latta, an 18-year-old who was named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30″ list for 2016, has helped to create a network of coding groups (“Hack Clubs”) that have spread to 12 states and six countries so far. The purpose: to get kids coding regardless of background or prior technical knowledge. While the familiar “maker movement” tends to focus on manipulating three-dimensional objects, the burgeoning “hack culture” is making its mark primarily in 2D. Also known as “coding,” the act of “hacking” is merely solving a problem through the use of any and all computer programming languages.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/18/hack-club.aspx

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Build the foundational skills required for workplace success with edX’s new X-Series

by India Education Diary

Applicants need more than standard credentials to get hired and be successful in today’s competitive job market. The skills that are valued within the workplace have changed. The Fullbridge Career Edge XSeries Program is designed to help learners develop those key skills, through critical thinking and problem solving techniques, strategies to succeed in teams and a foundation in the analytical and data driven frameworks needed for success in any industry.

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Project-Based Courses Launch on Coursera

by Coursera Blog

If you learn best when you’re applying new skills to a meaningful project, you’re not alone. Research shows that tackling real-life challenges is a powerful way master new content, improve your general problem-solving abilities, and prepare for increasingly difficult tasks. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of 12 new project-based courses on Coursera, in topics from persuasive writing to computer construction. In a project-based course, you’ll master content efficiently by applying new concepts to a real-world project as you learn. You’ll receive guidance and suggestions from your instructor and a community of learners with similar goals, and when you complete the course, you’ll have a finished project that you’ll be proud to use and share.

https://blog.coursera.org/post/139098545432

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Utilise online courses to your full advantage

by Sarita Digumarti. Bengaluru, Deccan Herald

Online learning gives students the flexibility to learn at anytime and from any where. Online education allows one to pace their learning. However, one must know how to use them to its maximum potential. Sarita Digumarti lists out a few tips that can help you engage effectively Online learning gives students the flexibility to learn at anytime and from any where. It’s a great advantage especially for full-time professionals, students who are pursuing diff­erent programmes and for parents as well. The key, most students say, is not underestimating or discounting the value of the course, or the effort required to do the course.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/529497/utilise-online-courses-your-full.html

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Keokuk’s online AP courses catch on

by Emma VanArsdale, Daily Gate City

Student interest in online Advanced Placement classes is increasing at Keokuk High School, according to teachers familiar with the program. KHS offers the online classes for students planning to attend college out of state. AP classes provide students with the opportunity to earn college credit if they pass the exam at the end of the class. There are 11 students taking online AP courses at the high school. Classes that are available to KHS students include AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP History, and many more.

http://www.dailygate.com/news/article_65cc4f1a-d593-11e5-9d9f-13d1636974eb.html

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Teaching and Learning and IT Issues: Exploring the Intersections

by Veronica Diaz and Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Review

Optimizing Educational Technology, #2 on the EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT Issues list, closely aligns with several of the ELI Key Issues. Faculty development (ELI Key Issue #1) is about improving practice and enabling faculty members to support learning with the effective use of technology. Academic transformation (ELI Key Issue #2) is about using information technology creatively to support new teaching and learning models. Learning analytics (ELI Key Issue #5) refers to studying data about learners and their contexts in order to understand and optimize learning and the environments where it occurs. Finally, working with emerging technology (ELI Key Issue #3) is about having an ongoing awareness of innovations, developing an effective process by which to discover them, utilizing pilots, and considering full-scale implementation.

http://er.educause.edu/articles/2016/1/teaching-and-learning-and-it-issues-exploring-the-intersections

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HUD’s Castro Looks to Tech Sector to Connect 275,000 Poor Families to Broadband

By John K. Waters, THE Journal

More than half of all low-income families in this country are not currently connected to the Internet, according to Julián Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The ConnectHome initiative is building on the existing ConnectED project to change that statistic and ensure that the Internet “follows young people home.” It is widely understood among K-12 educators and administrators that students need high-speed broadband access to the Internet, both at school and at home, to take full advantage of the online learning resources that have become a fundamental part of the 21st century classroom. But it’s also dawning on a growing number of employers that broadband access in the home might be as essential as school access to the development of a tech-savvy workforce.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/01/28/huds-julian-castro-looks-to-tech-sector-to-connect-275000-low-income-homes-to-broadband.aspx

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Penn State to open Intellectual Property Clinic

By Shawn Annarelli, Centre Daily Times

Penn State Law is tentatively scheduled to open the Intellectual Property Clinic in the fall of 2016. Students in the clinic will work with those in the Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, which launched in the fall of 2015. The clinics, according to the university, are expected to play a large role in Invent Penn State, a $30-million economic development initiative aimed at turning ideas at Penn State into business ventures. The university sees clinics like the IPC as a key component of the initiative.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/business-news/psu-intellectual-property-528/

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CIOs: 5 campus IT priorities for 2016 and beyond

By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News

The Campus Computing Project reveals IT priorities and trends in technology adoption, faculty buy-in, resource allocation and staffing. Incorporating digital curricular resources for instruction, becoming ADA compliant, and hiring and retaining skilled IT staff are some of the top IT priorities for this year, and next, as listed by CIOs. These are just some of the findings from the 2015 Campus Computing Survey, conducted by the Campus Computing Project (CCP)—the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning and IT planning and policy in American higher education.

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ePortfolio — The LMS for Students?

Q&A with Trent Batson, Campus Technology

ePortfolio technology has evolved over the years — or maybe it’s more accurate to say that the understanding of eportfolio and its application, or eportfolio practice, is still evolving. How will eportfolio find its place and differentiate itself among education technologies? Trent Batson, president of AAEEBL, the eportfolio field’s professional association, comments on the current understanding of “eportfolio”.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/02/16/eportfolio-as-the-student-lms.aspx

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Ohio Schools Increase Chromebook Count

By Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal

Almost 500 new Chromebooks have been acquired by an Ohio district specifically for use by students in grades 3-5. The purchase by the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District aligns with a goal in the school system’s strategic plan to “enhance current educational practices” by supporting “teachers and staff in acquiring additional resources for their classrooms.” This isn’t the first round of Chromebook purchases. The district originally deployed several carts of Dell and Acer Chromebooks in its high school for evaluation. According to local media coverage, those devices have been passed “down” to elementary school students; the high schoolers and middle school students are now using Apple iPads and MacBooks.

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2 More Illinois Districts Join Distance Ed Consortium

By Leila Meyer, THE Journal

Two small Illinois school districts have joined a distance education consortium for dual credit college-level courses, bringing the total number of member districts to four, and a fifth district may soon join them. Wethersfield and Galva school districts started the distance learning lab three years ago in collaboration with Black Hawk College to expand the number of dual credit courses available to their students. Dual credit courses are college-level courses open to high school students, allowing those students to earn both high school credit and college credit for completing the course. The courses may be taught by either a qualified high school teacher or college instructor at a high school or college. Annawan Unit District and AlWood Community District have now joined the consortium, according to a story in the Star Courier, and Cambridge School District may also join at a later date.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/15/2-more-illinois-district-join-distance-ed-consortium.aspx

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Ohio middle, high school students can take free college classes; students must notify school by April 1

By Karen Farkas, cleveland.com

Middle and high school students who want to earn college credit for free must notify their school or the Ohio Department of Education by April 1. More than 32,000 students are taking college courses in the first year of Ohio’s College Credit Plus program, which allows students in grades 7-12 to earn college and high school credits at the same time by taking college courses at no charge from community colleges or universities. College Credit Plus will include a summer term this year.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/02/free_college_classes_available_to_students_in_grades_7-12_but_they_must_notify_school_by_april_1.html

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How to build a $200 smart drone with the Pi Zero

by Greg Nichols, ZDNet

Part of the fun of robotics in 2016 is that it can serve as a relatively low-cost hobby, one that tests and enhances your hardware and coding chops. That’s largely due to the Raspberry Pi and other cheap micro controllers, to hundreds of components and shields available for custom hacks, and, of course, to an open source community that supports sharing information and advice. Introducing the $200 DIY smart drone. The project comes courtesy of Victor Mayoral Vilches, a roboticist from Spain, and edited versions of his instructions are included here with permission.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-build-a-200-smart-drone-with-the-pi-zero/

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New course provides internet ‘safety net’ for staff

by Fife Today

The launch of SafetyNet, a new online internet safety module for people working with children and young people in Fife. A new new online internet safety course has been launched for people working with children and young people in Fife. The Safety Net, an e-learning online resources module, was unveiled at St Marie’s Primary, Kirkcaldy, as part of Internet Safety Day last week. The course aims to improve basic awareness of internet safety and give staff the confidence to discuss issues with young people and families. It covers social networking, chatting/messaging, parental controls, Illegal content and downloads and gaming.

http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/new-course-provides-internet-safety-net-for-staff-1-4030674

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The 4 conditions that support deeper learning

BY LAURA DEVANEY, eSchool News

Deeper learning competencies serve as “North Star” for a new vision of teaching, according to a new report. Teachers must exchange their traditional instructor role for that of a “learning strategist” in order to achieve deeper learning outcomes, according to a new white paper from the nonprofit National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) and ConsultEd Strategists. The report’s authors also found that teachers who do achieve deeper learning with their students personalize learning experiences, apply real-world knowledge to learning, and use technology in a way that enhances and empowers student learning. Deeper learning refers to the competencies, knowledge, and skills that students must develop to be successful post-K-12. There are more than 500 schools across the country that incorporate various types of deeper learning methods.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/02/12/4-conditions-that-support-deeper-learning/

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