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Increasing Student Participation During Zoom Synchronous Teaching Meetings

User Generated Education

To do online research about a given topic. To discuss a real life scenario or case study. This can be done in a jigsaw strategy whereby different groups are given different case studies. I give some broad guidelines including finding and adding both content and images.

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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

Or maybe you’re actually kind of intrigued by this whole online learning thing. Either way, if you think it’s time to improve your online teaching game, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to your summer crash course in online education. Can community guidelines help?

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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