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How Appleton Area School District uses Hāpara for real-time learning visibility
Discover how Appleton Area School District in Wisconsin uses Hāpara for real-time learning visibility to boost student accountability, track progress and personalize learning.
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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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Teaching digital citizenship week year round
Digital Citizenship Week is quickly approaching and we’ve been thinking a lot about what exactly digital citizenship is, and the many pieces of our lives it encompasses.
Stop policing: Engage learners working online
When learners work online it can be scary for educators. Even with firewalls and filters in place, we all know that within a few minutes of opening their devices, students can find themselves on websites where they shouldn’t be – either because it’s dangerous, or just off task.
Pat Snedden honored for digital education leadership
Pat Snedden, the Executive Chair and founder of the Manaiakalani Education Trust – and one of Hāpara’s earliest supporters – was recently made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to Education and Māori. We are so happy to send our congratulations for this well-deserved honour.
Three ways to use Hapara beyond the classroom
The transition to teaching and learning in the cloud has led to interesting challenges and opportunities for both classroom teachers and other educators in the school building. As learning moves online, educators are finding new ways to manage learner work and ensure that everyone in the building is working together to create great learning experiences.
Leading PLCs to Develop Shared Understandings
How to set up PLCs in your school and use Hāpara Workspace to lead PLCs that empower educators.
Make summer learning more flexible with Hāpara Workspace
One of our favorite things about Hapara Workspace (other than how easy it makes it to provide differentiated digital learning experiences) is that it can serve as a hub for collaborative learning for teachers as well as students.
Three ways to make the shift to personalized learning
Over the past few years, technology has enabled educators to shift towards creating personalized learning experiences and allowing learners greater agency in the classroom. But what about teachers?
One year in – five lessons from the Enhanced Learning Model
One way that Wolf Creek Public Schools is working to provide learning experiences that resonate with our students is through the implementation of the Enhanced Learning Model (ELM). This learning model blends high quality digital course content with face-to-face teacher supports in the classroom.
Removing barriers – allowing learner choice in place and time
Learn what Wolf Creek Schools in Alberta, Canada has done to remove barriers and enable learners to finish high school in ways that suit their lifestyles.
Digital Learning Environments for All Learners
Digital learning environments can provide unique ways to engage students and provide more personalized, student-centered learning.
Using High Yield Strategies with Student Portfolios
High-yield strategies of collaboration, feedback, reflection and checking for understanding when using digital portfolios. Watch the webinar to learn more
Realizing the Potential of Your Google Classroom
Industry expert, Tech & Learning Magazine takes a look at the state of Google’s foray into education, where this cloud-based productivity resource is providing the foundation to transformational education practice, and what the ecosystem that supports K12 instructional management looks like.
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