Educational Links 01/12/2021

 Bringing More of a Classroom Feel to Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/bringing-more-classroom-feel-distance-learning

If an app can detect COVID-19 carriers by the sound of a cough, should schools use it?

https://www.k12dive.com/news/if-an-app-can-detect-covid-19-carriers-by-the-sound-of-a-cough-should-scho/593119/

Falling Through the Cracks - Strategies for Stopping Learning Loss

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/falling-through-cracks-strategies-stopping-learning-loss

20 Simple Assessment Strategies You Can Use Every Day

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/20-simple-assessment-strategies-can-use-every-day/

Tools for Keeping Children Safe Online

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/learn-at-home/technical-tools-and-support/tools-for-keeping-children-safe-online

Schools Are a Lifeline for Homeless Students. COVID-19 Is Severing the Connection.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-01-11-schools-are-a-lifeline-for-homeless-students-covid-19-is-severing-the-connection

How Online Teaching Needs to Improve—Even After the Pandemic

https://www.edweek.org/technology/how-online-teaching-needs-to-improve-even-after-the-pandemic/2021/01

Despite all the frustrations and struggles to make remote and hybrid learning work during COVID-19, many teachers have evolved their practices to an approach more tailored to individual students’ needs, and the vast majority say they’ve gained skills that they’ll continue to use after the pandemic ends, concludes a new report.