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What is the difference between Google Classroom and Otus?

What is the difference between Google Classroom and Otus?

Author’s Note: We love Google! To see all of the ways in which Otus leverages Google and allows users to expand their use of Google Apps for Education, click here. Keep in mind, your teachers can continue using Google Classroom with Otus! Teachers who use Google Classroom enjoy its ease-of-use and requires very little setup in […]

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Otus for eLearning/Snow Days in IL

Otus for eLearning/Snow Days in IL

A guide to using Otus as an eLearning platform to comply with Public Act 099-0194/HB 2781 In order to be approved to offer eLearning Days by the State of Illinois Board of Education as stated in Public Act 099-0194, a school district must submit an eLearning Plan. Part of the plan relates to how a […]

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Standards-Based Grading: 3 Keys to Easing Teacher Resistance

Standards-Based Grading: 3 Keys to Easing Teacher Resistance

Let’s face it, change is hard. Especially when you’ve been doing something for so long that it has become part of your identity. The desire to change occurs often. Knowing what steps to take in order to do things in new ways is not always clear. For educators, this change is standards-based grading. We had […]

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Standards Based Learning: 5 Essential Terms for Teachers

Standards Based Learning: 5 Essential Terms for Teachers

While there are many factors that determine the success of a standards-based learning initiative, reporting the mastery of standards is one of the most essential aspects for teachers to understand. Due to the fact that students are assessed and re-assessed during the grading period for each learning target, determining the calculation method is crucial for […]

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What is Agile development and why should K-12 care?

What is Agile development and why should K-12 care?

Agile development is an approach to software development that emphasizes collaboration, flexibility, and continual improvement. You might not realize it, but agile development is something you experience in education all of the time. Whenever you receive a software update — whether it’s on an edtech tool or on your cell phone — you’re seeing agile […]

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