eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense, SETDA unveil toolkit to help states, schools apply for billions in federal aid under the E-rate program modernization. A new E-rate funding toolkit from Common Sense and SETDA explains the changes to the federal program, available funding, and best ways to apply for it.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Approximately 71 percent of K–12 teachers allowed students to use the internet to research subjects in class, according to a 2017 University of Phoenix survey. Erin Brereton has written about technology, business and other topics for more than 50 magazines, newspapers and online publications. . Seventy percent of U.S. by Erin Brereton.

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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). ” Both critical thinking skills (e,g.,

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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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GoConqr

MARCH 10, 2017

At the end of February we reached another significant milestone at GoConqr – more than 3 million e-learning members have registered in our platform , actively participating in the creation of a social learning platform. We list the most important contributions e-learning members make every day and how everyone can benefit from them: 1.

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Learning in Hand

APRIL 5, 2017

I’m spending the day at the 2017 Iowa 1:1 Institute in Des Moines. The first session I attended this morning was What Does Good Technology Integration Look Like by Jonathan Wylie. I often tweet about what he posts on his informative instructional technology blog. If technology is an event in your school, you’re doing it wrong!”

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Funding: Lastly, Texas passed a $25 million state matching fund in 2017. The school district couldn’t cover the cost of non-recurring construction to build fiber to their most rural school with just E-rate. Jim worked with his E-rate consultant at VST Services to release a Form 470 and RFP for lit fiber.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. One takeaway since the last time the Census was done in 2017 is that for the first time, online video viewing dominates screen activity of kids ages 0-8.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For the past decade, schools have invested millions of dollars in technology. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. More on changes in education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. But these efforts are part of a longer-term strategy for these companies to train future workers in their technology.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Tell us about your journey from working in telecom, economic development, and now the Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology in Nevada. Today through the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology we get to help build assets in the very areas that deterred business growth.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to 2017 data from the Federal Communications Commission: 2 million students and 2.6 In short, our research on 2017 school connectivity reveals that while exceptional progress has been made to close the gap, too many of our students are still using dial-up speeds of the past to learn the skills they’ll need tomorrow.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Unfortunately, high-speed Internet wasn’t available at Garrison School until 2017. Prior to the 2017-2018 school year, the school received a fixed amount of Internet access every month. Next, they shared their vision for educational technology with their local school board. The challenge.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Perfect Storm In 2014, Beaverson PS passed a bond with significant amount dedicated to technology and by 2016, Beaverton had 32,000 Chromebooks and 10,000 iPads being used in the district. Nebraska’s two historical bonds, one in 2014 and another in 2017 that positioned Omaha PS to take total advantage of the modernization of E-Rate.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

In demonstration of this theory, one study found that students who receive adaptive testing paired with individualized instruction show significantly better performance than their peers who receive more generalized instruction (Huey-Min, 2017). #3: Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. & Martinez, 1992). Bergan, J.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. Teachers can easily manage esports teams by focusing on managing students rather than being experts in the games or technology. Equipment for esports can often be repurposed from existing technology used in other classes.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

With technology playing a pivotal role in creating incredible learning opportunities for America’s students, it’s vital that every classroom has the bandwidth needed to access media-rich educational tools and implement digital learning. What are the FCC’s Bandwidth Goals? Remember to forecast for all users and locations.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. Shmoop will offer feedback on everything: topic, coherence, organization, and even nitpicky things like sentence structure and grammar.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017 (AASL). I have the e-course you have been waiting for! This is the e-course you have been waiting for: the course to help you on your journey to becoming a Google for Education Certified Trainer ! © Shake Up Learning 2017. TechChef4U.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

(Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). Mike Fisher, associate director of education technology at Futuresource, said that the U.S. market from 6 percent of the total shipments of non-desktop PC devices in 2015 to 18 percent in 2017. million shipments from 5.7

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. For the 2017-2018 school year, Ellington trained all the teachers on the basics of digital citizenship. How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? To begin with, creativity, flexibility and strong goals are a must.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation. Just how much that technology had progressed. Dan holds an M.A. 00;01;22;17 – 00;01;23;14 Vicki Davis Take it away, John.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

Asia has the world’s highest regional growth rate for e-learning, and an e-learning market projected to be worth $12.1 The Chinese Ministry of Education is encouraging the growth of local MOOCs, with a policy that sets targets of 1,000 from Chinese universities by 2017 and 3,000 by 2020. billion by 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Melissa, could you give us a 30-second pep talk for special ed teachers and how technology can help them?

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. Often, teachers have a vision for the types of technology tools and applications they’d like to offer students, but do not have the resources.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. Often, teachers have a vision for the types of technology tools and applications they’d like to offer students, but do not have the resources.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Tools 63

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. Similarly, the U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

CAST Tech, which opened in fall 2017 with 175 freshmen, is the first of three career-themed public high schools currently planned for San Antonio. The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. million donation from H-E-B in 2016.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

During this time, the state also launched a school technology readiness survey, which was completed by 117 school district leaders and provided insight into the internal network needs across the state. As we head into 2017, the Digital Connections Initiative continues its focus on getting high-speed Internet access for all schools.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Each year, K-12 schools and districts that have leveraged technology to dramatically improve the educational experiences and achievements of their students are honored through SETDA’s Student Voices program. She is scheduled to graduate with a PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University next year.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. For the 2017-2018 school year, Theresa trained all the teachers on the basics of digital citizenship. Theresa Ellington is the instructional technology manager for Life Schools, an eight-campus charter school district south of Dallas, TX.

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