
Category: Resources
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Cool Tools: Assessment & Collaboration
Idaho Digital Learning’s Cool Tools Blog Series continues. This month we’ll be focusing on assessment and collaboration tools for any and all subjects. Jeopardy Rocks – With this tool you are able to create a jeopardy game. Example EdPuzzle – Add videos that give the ability to pause to insert teacher questions. Blabberize – This […]
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Cool Tools: Study & Tech Tools
Idaho Digital Learning’s Cool Tools Blog is the beginning of what we hope will be a valuable set of digital tools. These resources cover a wide variety of information on assessment, collaboration and content, and focus on specific content areas, which include Math, Science, Social Studies and Humanities. First up, Study & Tech Tools! Study Tools Video […]
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Idaho Digital Learning Professional Development Virtual Support
Our Idaho Digital Learning Professional Development team has launched a new Idaho Digital Learning monthly virtual support, called #OffroadPD, with strategies, videos, and resources for blended and online learning that support instructional technology integration. These support documents have been inspired by common questions and needs that our team has collected from our work with schools […]
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Idaho Digital Learning goes to Washington DC
Idaho Digital Learning was invited to the Professional Learning Partner event with Code.org in Washington, DC because of the impact the organization is beginning to have on the implementation of computer science. Dr. Sherawn Reberry was invited to sit on a panel during the White House visit to discuss the regional implementation of computer science. […]
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Stop, Drop & Roll Through Digital Literacy
By Dr. Sherawn Reberry & Marita Diffenbaugh Throughout our educational career we have become very familiar with the term, “Stop, Drop and Roll!” Why? Because it has been engrained in our minds since we were in kindergarten. This is an important skill, and even as adults, we remember and take this to heart. Nowadays, students […]
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Online Student Success: A Personalized Pathway with Local Support
By Jeff Farden In the ever-changing landscape of education, countless tools are available to students to help personalize their learning and to provide educators with options to better assist them in their areas of interest. The integration of technology and online content have helped students in not only meeting their academic goals but also by […]
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Idaho Digital Learning Evaluation and Reporting Process
Idaho Digital Learning teachers are evaluated at a minimum of four times per course, with a culminating evaluation at the conclusion of each course conducted by a trained, certified Idaho administrator. Idaho Digital Learning’s evaluation process and measurable indicators are aligned with national online standards and the evaluation requirements set forth by the State of […]
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Digital Portals: The Revolution of Education Single Sign-on
By: Valerie Doherty In a world that is increasingly digital, passwords protect our valuable information and personal identity online. Every site from banking to social media requires a password for secure access. The problem is, each site has different criteria for an acceptable password. For example, most require both letters and numbers, are case sensitive […]
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Clearing Browser Cache
By: Valora Hodges What does clearing my browser history actually do and why does Idaho Digital Learning technical support always ask me to clear it when I’m having issues with things loading in my class? Web browsers like Firefox and Chrome have a special storage folder on your computer called a cache. In the cache folder […]