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How to improve classroom behavior management for better learning
Discover how to improve classroom behavior management with strategies and digital tools like Hāpara, ensuring safe and engaged digital learning.
K-12 funding and tech purchases: A guide for school leaders
Are you struggling with K-12 funding challenges? Explore strategies to help you stretch your budget and invest in the right technology for classrooms.
November 2025 product update: Tips for streamlining teacher workflows to finish 2025 strong
Discover Hāpara’s November 2025 product updates featuring the new Overview Panel, Student Browsing History, streamlined Class View, and Instant Close Tab.
How Ohio Senate Bill 29 impacts student privacy data in K-12 schools
Learn how Ohio Senate Bill 29 protects student data privacy in K-12 schools with new rules on transparency, parental rights and secure data practices.
October 2025 product update: Student browsing history
Check out the October Hāpara product update featuring student browsing history, Microsoft Edge integration and a digital hall pass.
Microsoft classroom management software: Everything you need to know
Manage distractions with Microsoft classroom management software like Hāpara Highlights. Explore how visibility into student Edge browsing keeps learners on track.
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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.
Can’t miss sessions at ISTELive 22
The full ISTELive 22 schedule features hundreds of sessions, and we’ve rounded up the presenters we’re looking forward to the most.
Digital citizenship to leadership in SC elementary schools
Explore how this South Carolina elementary school scaffolds and differentiates digital citizenship instruction with Hāpara Highlights and Hāpara Workspace.
Hāpara Earns Global Recognition for Student-Centered Innovation
This year, Hāpara Student Dashboard Digital Backpack was named a finalist for the Edtech Cool Tool Award, and our CEO won the EdTech Leadership Award. Learn more about how the Hāpara team is committed to serving learners and educators by creating digital tools that power awesome learning.
What does an OER lesson plan look like?
You can find an already-created OER lesson plan online or create your own with open educational resources. Explore OER lesson plans and why you should use them.
Create Google Slides comics to boost engagement
Google Slides comics can boost learning engagement and improve reading comprehension. Discover ways to use them in the classroom and steps for creating them.
Hāpara helps North Dakota district put students first
Putting students first is the core focus of one school district in North Dakota. Discover how Hāpara tools helped them during a transitional period and beyond.
Exciting new updates for Hāpara Highlights
In the coming weeks, you may notice some small changes to Highlights that will make it a lot easier to see what your students are doing online and provide them with feedback. Here are some of the exciting updates we have in store.
EduProtocols to improve learning outcomes and engagement
Join Rich Dixon and Jon Corippo, author of the EduProtocols Field Guide for a discussion on how to develop meaningful, relevant instruction and break free from textbooks and worksheets.
A day in the life with Hāpara Student Dashboard
Explore how K-12 learners, teachers, school leaders and parents benefit every day from Hāpara Student Dashboard Digital Backpack.
Developing resilience in the classroom with Hāpara Highlights
Online learning can present challenges, such as keeping learners focused. Explore how to develop a classroom culture of resilience as students learn online.
Digital versus physical textbooks
Is your school considering digital textbooks? When it comes to digital versus physical textbooks, find out how they compare for K-12 communities.
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