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Rosie DiManno: Sluggish move to live online teaching puts York Region board on asynchronous path with others Computers in School

Rosie DiManno: Sluggish move to live online teaching puts York Region board on asynchronous path with others

Today’s lesson: Use the word asynchronous in a sentence.Thusly: The York Region District School Board doesn’t know its ass from its asynchronous.Not grammatically correct, probably. Fail.I always like to expand my vocabulary. So I’m indebted to the YRDSB for introducing me to asynchronous — fundamentally two events not happening at…
bubmag
May 13, 2020
Grandson of Wendy’s Founder to Open His Own Restaurant in Suburban Chicago Computers in School

Grandson of Wendy’s Founder to Open His Own Restaurant in Suburban Chicago

Thousands have been introduced to video conferencing since mid-March when stay-at-home orders shut down many businesses across the state and country. That sparked an unusual idea to celebrate a restaurant opening in suburban Kildeer, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Village officials, restaurant investors, and potential customers will gather Monday…
bubmag
May 8, 2020
From the Archive: Up Close With the Students of the Shanghai Circus School Computers in School

From the Archive: Up Close With the Students of the Shanghai Circus School

AnOther Magazine A/W04 Photography by Jonathan FrantiniA look back at a photo story and feature originally published in our Autumn/Winter 2004 issue, which took us inside the “pink cube” of the Shanghai Circus School, an institution set on modernising the storied Chinese art of acrobaticsMay 06, 2020Lead ImageAnOther Magazine A/W04…
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May 6, 2020
PEW: 53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak Computers in School

PEW: 53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak

“The coronavirus outbreak has driven many commercial and social activities online and for some the internet has become an ever more crucial link to those they love and the things they need. A new Pew Research Center survey conducted in early April finds that roughly half of U.S. adults (53%) say the internet…
bubmag
May 5, 2020
B.C. teachers moonlight as filmmakers to connect with students using technology and humour Computers in School

B.C. teachers moonlight as filmmakers to connect with students using technology and humour

From virtual choir practices to homemade music videos, these educators are going above and beyond to reach out and let their students know they are missed and supported during the pandemic.Colebrook elementary teacher Brodie Halford performs lead vocals, back-up vocals and guitar while accompanied by colleague and music teacher Rick…
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May 3, 2020
After coronavirus, expect high school dropout wave. 9/11 was the trigger for my sisters. Computers in School

After coronavirus, expect high school dropout wave. 9/11 was the trigger for my sisters.

opinionStacy Torres Opinion contributorPublished 4:00 AM EDT Apr 30, 2020“An educational catastrophe.” That’s how Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, described the effect of COVID-19 school closures on low-income K-12 students. The pandemic has sparked both an immediate emergency and a slow-motion disaster for disadvantaged students in…
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April 30, 2020