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Ring in the new year with some exciting Highlights updates!
Whether you’re working with students who are pre-readers, or you want to add a little fun, you will soon be able to add emojis to your Highlights messages.
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What is Chrome browser monitoring for K-12?
Learn how Chrome browser monitoring for K-12 school districts safeguards students and helps build digital citizenship in the classroom.
Using Hāpara to organize learning in Middletown, Connecticut K-12 schools
To organize learning, Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut adopted the Hāpara Instructional Suite, which has been embraced by teachers and students.
Chromebook monitoring keeps learners on task at Pasadena Unified School District
Pasadena Unified School District adopted a Chromebook monitoring tool that transformed remote learning.
Four principal communication tips using the R.I.C.E. method
Use Del Ender's R.I.C.E. method instructional leadership tips to redesign teaching and learning during COVID-19 in 2021 and beyond.
Why you should teach students the skill of digital curation
Curation is a skill that students may gravitate towards naturally. For research and reading, though, digital curation is a skill that needs to be taught.
Post pandemic, what’s next for edtech?
Amy Mayer and Dr. Racheal Burden have been in the trenches of the pandemic helping schools across the United States figure out how to effectively implement technology and ensure continuity of learning. Check out our discussion on what we’ve learned from the pandemic and the future of education and technology.
A new and improved Hāpara Highlights is here!
While there are some minor visual updates to the new Highlights, overall it will look and function just like the Highlights you’re already using.
A K-12 web filter that paves the trail to real learning
Digital tools for learning, including K-12 web filters, should focus on teachers and students. The Hāpara Filter is teacher and student-centered.
Learning management system migration is easier than you think
Schools shouldn't stay married to a learning management system not designed for K-12 students. It’s easy to make the switch to one that supports learners.
How to use an LMS to support students with ADHD and developmental challenges
Educational Therapist Ezra Werb discusses how an LMS helps students with ADHD, learning and developmental challenges.
Instructional leadership tips for COVID-19 and beyond (R.I.C.E. method)
Use Del Ender's R.I.C.E. method instructional leadership tips to redesign teaching and learning during COVID-19 in 2021 and beyond.
Leadership in unprecedented times
Eric Sheninger will dissect the competencies and practices that leaders need to model in order to usher in a reimagined educational experience regardless of the challenges faced.
How much screen time should students have?
Wayne Poncia, CEO of Hāpara, challenges readers to think twice about assuming all screen time is harmful.
Why instructional decision-makers should care about Chromebook monitoring tools
When selecting a Chromebook monitoring tool, there are actually more instructional decisions than you realize.
Strategies to prepare for face-to-face instruction
Whether or not you have a return date for face-to-face instruction, there are strategies you can use right now to help prepare for a successful transition.
Five technology essentials for school coronavirus relief spending (updated June 2021)
Use your new school coronavirus relief funds on these five technology essentials.
ISTE awards Hāpara & its Champion Educator program the ISTE Seal of Alignment
The ISTE Seal of Alignment is the gold standard of the edtech industry and represents years of tireless work by the Hāpara team and the educators they work with on a daily basis.
Hāpara product updates February 2021: Notifications in Highlights will be more visible to learners
Coming soon students won’t miss notifications in Highlights while working remotely or in the classroom in their Chrome browser with Hāpara’s latest product update.
Eight ways to provide principal support with the R.I.C.E method
Providing principal support to your school is part of the R.I.C.E. method, an effective approach to leading.
Why you should use games for building student relationships
Building student relationships is important whether you’re teaching in the classroom or online, and using games is an engaging strategy for both settings.