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How to analyze the effectiveness of a web filter for digital learning
The best web filter should promote rather than restrict digital learning. Explore how to check the effectiveness of your school district’s web filter for K-12.
Assessing the effectiveness of cloud-based web filters for K-12 schools
Is your web filter powerful enough to protect today’s learners? Consider these questions when considering cloud-based web filters for schools.
Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment
Explore how to manage K-12 web filtering to safeguard students without restricting their learning opportunities.
10 ways teachers can develop social and emotional skills for their learners
Learners need to be prepared for a 21st-century workforce. Explore how to build your K-12 learners' social and emotional skills to set them up for success.
Why student Cameron Samuels challenged their school’s internet filter and censorship
Does your school internet filter discriminate against vulnerable student populations? Learn how Cameron Samuels fought for change in their Texas school system.
Why Hāpara was the online learning distraction solution Elizabethton City Schools needed
How can your school district create a productive digital environment without online learning distractions? Explore how Elizabethton City Schools found success.
Seven most effective ways for building relationships with students through social learning
Building relationships with students is the key to learning engagement. To create positive relationships, start with these social learning strategies.
The best SEL strategies to use in your classroom
SEL strategies are proven to help K-12 learners emotionally and academically. Start with these essential SEL strategies to make an impact in your classroom.
17 things to know about K-12 OER textbooks
There are many reasons why school districts are transitioning to K-12 OER textbooks, even though printed textbooks have been around for centuries. Explore why OER textbooks are terrific options for school districts, educators and learners.
How to develop K-12 open educational resources
Explore how to develop K-12 open educational resources to meet your learners' needs and share with the educational community.
2022 Hāpara back-to-school guide
Explore our helpful back to school tips, tricks and tools to get you started for a year of success.
Now presenting, the Hāpara Teaching Theater lineup
Explore our awesome line-up of educators and authors at presenting in the Hāpara Teaching Theater at ISTE.
10 ways to make the most out of ISTELive 22 in New Orleans
Explore 10 ways that you can make the most out of ISTELive 22 in New Orleans.
How students can safely search the internet
The internet is one of the most valuable learning tools, but it comes with risks for K-12 students. Explore how your students can safely search the internet.
Step up your learner comprehension with annotations in Google Drawings and Docs
Explore these fun ideas on how you can use annotation in Google Drawings and Google Docs to enhance your own lessons and a guide to the steps involved in the process.
Three simple steps for creating lesson plans
Here are some helpful tips for creating effective lesson plans to improve student learning and your classroom dynamic.
How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom
Want to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom right away? Getting started is easy with these digital textbooks spanning all grade levels and subjects.
How to block websites in K-12 schools
Closing tabs is crucial when learners encounter harmful or inappropriate content online, but oftentimes educators can get stuck in a constant game of whack-a-mole with learners because their monitoring software doesn’t facilitate ways to develop digital citizenship skills in their students.
Student well-being and pedagogy by making learning contextual: Tapping into students’ life experience for learning
Join Hāpara’s Senior Director of Innovation, Rich Dixon and Shayla Adams-Stafford as they discuss how providing students with a sense of belonging, keeping them feeling safe and including culturally relevant material is critical for their success as learners.
Are you still closing tabs?
Closing tabs is crucial when learners encounter harmful or inappropriate content online, but oftentimes educators can get stuck in a constant game of whack-a-mole with learners because their monitoring software doesn’t facilitate ways to develop digital citizenship skills in their students.