Since March, checkouts of digital books from libraries are up 52 percent. As a result, publishers say their easy availability hurts sales and want to curb the number of digital titles that people can check out at a library for…
How Big Charter Networks Made the Switch to Remote Learning
Schools that had successful online learning programs last spring shared three tips: 1. Reach out to individual students and families on a regular basis.2. Recreate the structure of the regular school day.3. Use a team approach to teaching and instruction,…
US faces back-to-school laptop shortage
Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Watch a Free Stanford Course on How to Teach Online
With many schools starting the next academic year online, teachers may be interested in Stanford’s free, five-day course “Teach Your Class Online: The Essentials.” Aimed at middle and high school teachers, the course covers “general guidelines for adapting your course to…
Edtech companies discount products to secure future contracts
Labster, a virtual science lab, and other online edtech companies discount their online programs now hoping to secure contracts once schools start back up in the fall. Read more about it at TechCrunch.