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5 Questions We Ask While Using Rubrics

The CoolCatTeacher

He teaches English at Mountain House High School in California, a 1:1 Chromebook blended learning school, where he received the 2015 Online Course Design Award from Blended Schools Network for his work on creating engaging online learning courses.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding.

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Sixty Percent of U.S. Chromebook Sales Are for Education, Report Concludes

Marketplace K-12

Chromebook sales to end-users will reach 7.3 million units in 2015, a 27 percent increase from last year, according to a new report.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population.

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5 Reasons Why School Computer Labs Still Matter

ViewSonic Education

Portable computing power offers learning advantages in virtually any educational environment. Yet, iPads and Chromebooks have their limitations. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? School Computer Labs Supplement Classroom Learning. These include remote or online learning and research.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

In 2015, more than 90% of district administrators said instructional tech is important to achieving their core mission of educating students. 84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. 84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Online Video. Parents echoed this view.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

A June report by New America Foundation and Rutgers University found substantial progress in home broadband access since 2015. Families are also aided by community groups like the Boston Public Library, which is lending Chromebooks and hot spot home kits to those who need them. Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department.