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title: 486 – Online Ed
description: This week on WELSTech Rachel Feld joins the conversation to discuss the latest developments in online and adaptive learning. Educators will want to listen on Rachel’s iPad/iPhone pick called “Duck, Duck, Moose.” Sallie is unplugging … for a day, and Martin shares a great site to get reviews of gadgets for those who are looking to […]
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# [486 – Online Ed](https://welstech.wels.org/2017/03/01/486-online-ed)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Mar 1, 2017 10:42:34 AM

This week on WELSTech Rachel Feld joins the conversation to discuss the latest developments in online and adaptive learning. Educators will want to listen on Rachel’s iPad/iPhone pick called “Duck, Duck, Moose.” Sallie is unplugging … for a day, and Martin shares a great site to get reviews of gadgets for those who are looking to plug more things in.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_486.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_486.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_486.mp3) (Duration: 41:09 — 37.7MB)

### The discussion:

<https://welstech.wels.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/486.jpg>Individualized learning for littles – Using [the New Media Consortium K-12 Horizon Report 2016](https://www.nmc.org/nmc-horizon-news/nmc-and-cosn-release-the-horizon-report-2016-k-12-edition-toolkit/) as a springboard, the edtech conversation du jour is online learning, but not just for high-schoolers. Teacher Rachel Feld from [Bethany](http://www.bethanykenosha.org/default/140002050) in Kenosha, WI shares her 1st and 2nd grade classroom experience with online tools that adapt for individualized student needs.

- [Download the report (PDF)](http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2016-nmc-cosn-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf)
- [Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)](https://www.nwea.org/)
- [Front Row Education](https://www.frontrowed.com/)
- [IXL](https://www.ixl.com/)
- [Martin Luther College Summer classes open for registration](https://mlc-wels.edu/continuing-education/policies-information/course-offerings/)
- [MOOC Offers Assistance on Designing Blended Learning Courses](https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/02/24/mooc-offers-assistance-on-designing-blended-learning-courses.aspx)

### News in tech:

[Amazon AWS S3 outage is breaking things for a lot of websites and apps](https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/28/amazon-aws-s3-outage-is-breaking-things-for-a-lot-of-websites-and-apps/)

### Picks of the week:

- [Duck, Duck, Moose free apps](http://www.duckduckmoose.com/educational-iphone-itouch-apps-for-kids/)
- [National Day of Unplugging – March 3 & 4](http://nationaldayofunplugging.com/)
- [The Wirecutter](http://thewirecutter.com)

### Ministry resources:

- [Reftagger](https://welstech.wels.net/2017/02/28/reftagger/)

### Featured video:

Celebrate Lutheran Schools Week with students from St. Paul’s Lutheran School in New Ulm, MN, [We’re Happy!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMVTXm51lw) on the WELSTech Schools YouTube playlist.

### Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 487 – Tune in for a primer on positive parenting in the digital age. Release date: Wednesday, March 8.

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