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Merritt Public Schools: How a Rural Oklahoma District Developed its Digital Learning Program

Education Superhighway

Merritt solicited the support of its E-rate consultant, Julie Watson, who provided invaluable advice on how to fund an upgrade. They began helping each other implement the digital classroom tools, going to ISTE , and sharing information and best practices with each other and at Edcamps.

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The Greatest Challenge Facing School Leaders in a Digital World

Edsurge

That is to say, the data show that in-person environments nearly always have higher rates of bullying, harassment, and abuse/predation than digital environments. The fear drives some schools to ban cellphones, disallow students and faculty from using Facebook, and lock down Internet filters so tightly that useful websites are inaccessible.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. ” Via The New York Times : “ Edcamps : The ‘Unconferences,’ Where Teachers Teach Themselves.” ” Hi schools.