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What is a Virtual HS?

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Geographic Reach : Students from urban, suburban, and rural areas are enrolling in virtual high schools, with significant growth in rural areas where access to advanced courses may be limited. Access and Equity : Ensuring all students have equal access to technology and high-speed internet is a significant concern.

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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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In other words, for low-income and underrepresented minority groups, living near a community college can be a crucial way to gain access to any higher education. Meanwhile, such proximity might lead students in other groups to attend two-year college rather than pursue a four-year degree.

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How Digital Calendar Management Empowers Professors and Students

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In a piece for Inside Higher Ed , Florida State University professor Michael Furman petitions for the continued hosting of virtual office hours even after campuses have fully returned to in-person classes. This same reality should apply to the dynamics of engagement between students and their professors.

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4 Websites that Explain Elections

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C-Span website, radio app, podcast C-Span provides Americans with access to live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. House of Representatives and the U.S.

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Tips for Supporting Students With Special Needs Using Technology

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By incorporating tools designed to support their unique challenges, you empower them to access learning more independently and effectively. Consider how screen readers can open up digital content for visually impaired students or how hearing aids and FM systems enhance auditory access in the classroom for those with hearing impairments.

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AI Has Changed Student Cheating. But Strategies to Stop It Remain Consistent.

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Teachers and professors can make adjustments in how they teach that will greatly reduce incidents of student cheating with AI. Gallant acknowledges, though, that in the past two years new AI tools have increased the prevalence of student cheating which has been especially challenging for college professors. It's free to access.

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17 K-8 Digital Citizenship Topics

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This used to mean limiting access to the internet, blocking websites, and layering rules upon rules hoping (vainly) students would be discouraged from using an infinite and fascinating resource. It didnt work. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.