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    Improvements to Paper Checking: Fresh Updates Educators Will Love

    You’re sure to support our strong belief in the importance of continuously improving the user experience. This is what our team has been working on lately. Let’s add a bit of drum roll 😊🥁 Paper checking has become more hassle-free for all educators and students using Unicheck in Canvas LMS. How...
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    Online Storytelling in Distance Learning: Stories That Stick

    The attention span of students has always been a challenge. With distance learning, this became even worse… To get students involved and get them to focus, instructors should be more imaginative than ever before. On TikTok, videos telling how to fake one’s presence in online classes have gone...
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    Stand With Ukraine: Your Help Is Crucial

    We cannot avoid or ignore what is currently happening in our homeland, Ukraine. Since the invasion began, thousands of citizens have been displaced and separated from their loved ones, many lives have been lost, and important infrastructure and institutions from finance to education to...
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    Get Students More Involved with Online Discussion Boards

    As instructors, you’ve most likely utilized online discussion boards for either intro conversations in online classes or for course Q&As. But discussion boards’ benefits go far beyond that. If they’re such a big deal, why can it be such a challenge to motivate students to participate...
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    Official Sweepstakes Rules for Unicheck Giveaway in Twitter

    The following rules and regulations (the “Official Rules”) govern the Unicheck giveaway in Twitter (the “Sweepstakes”) dedicated to CanvasCon 2020, sponsored by Plagix LLC (“Sponsor”), located at 2101 Webster Street, 1800, Oakland, CA 94612. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE...
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    Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant On Academic Honesty in Remote-First Instruction

    Since March 2020, instructors and students have been facing a lot of stress, which turned into something even more devastating—despair and burnout. But what could motivate them to overcome these? In our latest, inspiring conversation with Dr.Tricia Bertram Gallant, we dived into many burning...
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    How ITESM, a Mexican Legendary Institution, Teams Up with Unicheck to Automate Paper Checks

    Picture an innovative, student-centered institution. What could it be like? A college with robots as teaching assistants? Or a vast university with campuses scattered across the state, with modern technology raising the next generation of citizens? While some are drawing futuristic pictures...
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    5 Tips on Choosing an Effective Plagiarism Checker Software for Students

    Let’s say you’re finishing your dissertation for your four-year course, or you’re always writing long essays for your classes. Maybe you’re submitting an article to a local newspaper or turning over relevant research to a government office. You’ve spent a lot of sleepless nights swimming in...
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    What is Similarity Percentage All About and How Much is Allowed for Academic Papers?

    Clarity. This is what gives a sense of understanding. This is something that gives directions to move on. When it comes to plagiarism prevention tools, you may want exactly the same, and for a good reason. Knowing what percentage of similarity could be considered plagiarism would make it a lot...
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    How UoPeople Solved Academic Integrity Challenges with Unicheck in its Moodle LMS

    What if students worldwide could have equal opportunities to obtain their degrees without paying huge fees? This would definitely help them qualify for good jobs and avoid massive loan debts. The good news is this type of tuition-free institution does exist, and their ever-growing student...
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    Should You Bring Home The Baby Blanket For Your Dog To Sniff?

    This post is for young families that include a dog. As an expecting parent, will it help your dog to accept your newborn baby if you bring home the baby blanket for your dog to sniff – in advance? Here are some parenting tips to consider when it comes to minimizing family dog stress, dog and...
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    A Family Paws Interview: Why I Became A Dog Trainer

    Furthering my passion for helping to strengthen the relationship between families and their dog, a few years ago, I pursued and graduated from a 13-week program to become a licensed Family Paws parent educator. A new baby, toddler or young child can be stressful for the family dog. Family Paws...
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    Gift Ideas For Kids Who Love Dogs

    In search of gift ideas for kids who love dogs? Here are a few suggestions…whether your child is interested in learning about dog training or baking dog treats. Have other ideas for me to include? Please send me a message! Educational Children’s Books About Dogs Doggie Language, book by...
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    Preparing For A New Puppy

    Are you bringing home a puppy? Preparing for a new puppy before its arrival can go a long way toward helping you with puppy training success. While every puppy and every home is unique, I’m sharing some general tips for getting you started on the right path. At the bottom of this post, you’ll...
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    Teaching Your Dog To Settle Is A Valuable Lesson

    When you and others think about dog training, typically what comes to mind is teaching your teaching your dog to sit, lay down, come when called, stay in position, walk on a loose leash and other active behaviors. Yet teaching your dog to settle is a valuable lesson. It is easy to assume that...
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    Why Should You Use A Marker In Dog Training?

    When I am training a dog (or other animal), you hear me use words like GOOD! and YES! a lot. You also often see me pull out a clicker. There is a lot more to me using those sounds than my simply expressing my excitement. They are training tools, called markers, that help my student learn what I...
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    Teaching Your Dog Good Manners In The Kitchen

    When you are cooking in your kitchen, what does your dog typically do? What would you like for your dog to do? Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw with WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle program filmed this dog training tip with me last year where I talk about teaching your dog good manners in the kitchen. If you do not...
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    So, You Want To Stop Your Dog’s Bad Behavior…

    Ugh, you are on a very important Zoom call and your dog will not stop barking at your feet! Or your doorbell rings and your dog begins barking, twirling and jumping on you as you go to open the door. You are frustrated. You want to stop your dog’s bad behavior. This is a reminder to you…the time...
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    Is Your Dog FINE?

    Is your dog fine? When clients tell me their dog was FINE at the groomer, FINE at the vet, FINE when accompanying them to a busy park, FINE when children are running and screaming…my question to them is, “What does FINE look like in that context?” FINE can look like lots of things. It can...
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    While He May Look Fine, This Is A Fearful Dog With Anxiety

    There are many who, if they passed us on that day, would have thought, because this dog did not bark or lunge at the person or car he saw at a distance…that he was FINE. He may have looked like he was enjoying being on leash in the community. What do you think? Actually, while he may look fine...
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