eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The classes are a product of RIFLI’s plan to create a 1:1 classroom computing model that, according to RIFLI’s Director Karisa Tashjian, “blurs the lines between language/content learning and using technology.” But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle. As a result, Ms. ”'

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools has implemented and advocated for equitable access to technologies to close the digital learning gap since its inception in 2011. The guide includes six categories that include and extend beyond providing students with devices and internet access: Devices & Internet Access.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

With the help of technology you can connect with families from the comfort of their homes. Email is also an option accessible to most. Schools can enact strategies to help families overcome systemic barriers like lack of transportation, long or irregular work hours, lack of access to childcare, so they can become more involved.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Monica Burns first started working with educational technology in 2011 when she was teaching at a New York City school that was becoming a magnet school. The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology. BROWN: What are some tips for teachers seeking to inject technology into their courses?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of life, how school districts leveraged technology, engaged students in powerful learning, and supported learners and their families fundamentally shifted. Department of Education in 2011. million students served over time. Jacob, the district’s superintendent.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

ParentSquare’s contract with ESC of I gives member districts access to a unified, two-way communications platform that enables them to easily contact the parents and guardians of their students while overcoming language or socioeconomic barriers and maintaining the highest standards of privacy and security.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The potential of generative AI is both promising and profound, but it raises critical questions: How can this transformative technology be harnessed not only to educate but to empower inclusively and equitably? As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The advent of interactive large format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Introduced in 1801, the chalkboard was a transformative classroom technology. Excessive use of visuals.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). And guess what? ” Both critical thinking skills (e,g.,

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

When planning for and evaluating professional learning opportunities, the presenters recognized that technology enables teachers to be engaged in sustained social learning with their mentors and peers. The CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation report identified “technology vs. the pedagogy gap” as a hurdle to innovation in schools.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

What do all these new tools and technologies have in common? Getting the data to fuel these technologies immediately leads to challenges with bias, accuracy, privacy and intellectual property rights. Since at least 2006 , technology leaders and mathematicians have argued that data is the new oil.

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The Electric Educator

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Note: This is the fifth and final installment of my "5 things to watch in 2011" series. Five companies to watch in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five people to follow in 201 1 Five Blogs to read in 2011 Josef Dunne, Via Flickr 1. This situation always happens with new technologies. Ivan Walsh, Via Flickr 2.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 16, 2015

In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). I have both my personal and work profiles on here, with offline Drive access for both setup. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Here's my updated version for Summer, 2015. Without these, I'm stuck.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It’s three main sections provide specific kinds of information useful for technology leaders. The “Technologies to Watch” section of the Horizon Report provides administrators a glimpse of where technology is moving in education. For example, in the 2010 Horizon Report there were two technologies on the near horizon of adoption.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. 2011, Nurmi et al., Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

15, 2021— ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home communications platform for K-12 education, has been named a vendor partner by the Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program (ILTPP). About the Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program. Santa Barbara, CA — Dec.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 6, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. I have Evernote web open to Home when I log into my Chromebook and I can see my schedule and tasks and access all of my frequently used notes.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2019

The FCC requires three elements for compliance: content filtering to prevent access to obscene, pornographic, or harmful images; monitoring of online activities of minors; and education in appropriate online behavior and cyberbullying awareness. Next-Generation Website Blockers Balance Online Access with Safety. by Jacquelyn Bengfort.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology. This idea of access to education is only going to grow, I believe, into something pretty amazing. Its the access to information and the ability to create new learning that''s important. BYOD can help.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

With the pervasive spread of the Internet and web technologies, digital media consumption and production practises have acquired new critical dimensions. Media Literacy Definitions Media literacy, as Istvan (2011) stated, is an umbrella concept “characterized by a diversity of perspectives and a multitude of definitions” (p.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 30, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. I have Evernote web open to Home when I log into my Chromebook and I can see my schedule and tasks and access all of my frequently used notes. Start my day already organized!

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 10, 2016

In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). In this role, I work with schools on selecting and implementing technology solutions to improve teaching and learning. I do a lot of research on best practices in education and technology and do a decent amount of traveling.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 12, 2018

Your work will get saved automatically, and you can access it again to continue where you left off from all internet browsers, or even directly from PowerPoint. 9th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting, International Telecommunication Union, December 2011. Available at SSRN: [link]. **2

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. Today’s children are digital natives, which means that they’ve grown up surrounded by technology from the time they were born. On average, children have regular access to at least five different screens at home.[1] Sources : Sigman, A.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

The information comes from the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report from YouScience , a technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, and Black Girls Do STEM , a nonprofit organization empowering Black girls to achieve equitable STEM representation.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

One of my earliest jobs back in the 1980s was managing the educational technology and learning resources for several nurse education centres across the South West of England. During this time I also worked closely with several leading NHS surgeons and physicians as they developed new techniques and explored new technologies.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

To check out an online version of the Horizon Report 2011, see here. What does the report have to say to our current circumstances in educational technology? An interesting place to start is to look at what the report calls “Key Drivers or Technological Trends” affecting teaching and learning specifically, and education in general.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Excellence in Equity Awards program recognizes the companies, nonprofits, leaders, and educators whose work contributes to the critical goal of ensuring access and equity for every learner. ParentSquare ( [link] ), founded in 2011, is based in Santa Barbara, CA. About the Excellence in Equity Awards. About ParentSquare.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The purpose of blended learning is to give learners a more integrated educational experience, where they can benefit from both face-to-face teacher guidance and the flexibility and accessibility of online materials.

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

After watching the Edublog Awards process for a few years, and even voting in the final round before, I''ve decided it''s time for me to get involved at the grass-roots level by making some of my own nominations in 2011! Her resources are practical and classroom tested for teachers and technology specialists alike.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade. Since Codecademy launched in 2011, the learn-to-code industry has spawned dozens, if not hundreds of coding bootcamps, apps and other competitors. So how is it keeping pace?

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para has provided learning technologies to Alberta school divisions since 2011. para, students have access to, and ownership of the tools that best support them as learners. para to provide free access to the Student Dashboard Digital Backpack for every student in the province this school year. para to meet their needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. It first aired in 2011 and has been viewed by over 11 million people. But what about cyberbullying?

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

The ParentSquare Advisory Council is an invitation-only group, comprised of K-12 communications, technology, and administrative leaders who use ParentSquare. New and returning members include: ● Jason Borgen, Chief Technology Officer for Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Calif.) ● Brian C. Learn more at [link].

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