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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. If students have access, is technology being used for transformative instruction and having a real impact on how students think, communicate, and connect with the world?

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Will the cloud continue to reign? 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

For example, students can use laptops to access online resources, collaborate with classmates, and create multimedia projects. Additionally, a study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that students who used laptops in the classroom were more likely to say that they enjoyed school and that they were motivated to learn.

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

Edsurge

But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. She had enrolled at ASU right after high school, back in 2010. One strategy for doing that is investing in online degree programs.

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Learn where menu and toolbar commands are in Office 2010 and related products

Educational Technology Guy

We are transitioning from Office 2003 to Office 2010 and, as many of you know, there are major menu changes in terms of where commands are located. Microsoft has a great site that has tutorials and interactive guides to find where the commands are in Office 2010 products. I just found another great resource on Microsoft Office.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016). All of these aspects of writing benefit from dedicated class time, access to peer support, and teacher feedback. Adolescents today have unprecedented access to one another and spend significant time communicating on their devices. Kiuhara, S.

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

UD aims for inclusive access to architectural spaces for all users. 2013) define UDL as “a set of principles and techniques for use in the classroom along with the design of accessible instructional materials.” 1) state; it rather signifies the framework’s commitment to universal access. As Evans et al.

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