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Getting Through

Three Basic Needs that Must Be Met for a Successful Opening of Schools

[…] 12th grade who is studying at home. Google set up 100,000 wifi access points across California that continue to be free and is also giving away thousands of free Chromebooks. Assuredly, every U.S. school will offer (or be forced to offer) some type of hybrid face-to-face and online learning this fall and winter. We need these […]

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EdTech

A Blueprint For Change Amidst Pandemic

[…] and ritual, despite a new way of being, would include connecting virtually and synchronously 2-4 times per day with all of our students. The school would issue Chromebooks to support families with the technology requirements. Students and parents would curate evidence of learning in our digital portfolio software, FreshGrade. And, like never before, our […]

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Place Based Education

Altus Schools: Personalized Learning, Flexible Schedules, Beautiful Spaces, Repeatable Quality

[…] There are conference rooms for small groups, video walls for presentations, science lab stations, and a kitchen. Laptop and desktop computers are provided at the resource centers. Chromebooks and hotspots are available for home use. Resource Centers are in highly accessible areas from south San Diego County to San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Elementary […]

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Altus Schools
Getting Through

A Lifeboat in an Education Crisis: Supporting Educators through Inclusive Actions

[…] the opportunity, like so many others, to teach during the storm that was March 2020–completely remote. No warning. No clear end date. Luckily, my students had individual Chromebooks. Luckily, I had already integrated technology and digital learning even when inside the physical classroom. I would have loved to have the EALA Tech Tool Library, though. […]

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EdTech

Town Hall Recap: What On Earth is a Metaverse?

[…] but we need to guide them, provide a framework. Cons for the Metaverse Generational equity issues – grandparents raising grandchildren, great aunts raising younger generations struggled with Chromebooks and online learning. How in the world will they cope with the metaverse? Will this be further detrimental if used for 0-3 or Prek learning. So […]

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