The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. Sadly, though, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. Digital libraries. 5 New EdTech tools to watch. Robot teachers. Conclusion.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2020

We're excited to announce the final keynote panel for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We already have 2,000 signups for this event!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We're excited to announce the full list of accepted sessions for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Websites like Code.org have a great approach to making coding accessible to all kids but still, too few students think they are smart enough to do these jobs. App Developer is listed as number three on ThinkAdvisor’s list of the best jobs of the future, with a projected growth of 57% through 2020 ( according to the BLS ).

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

respectively by 2020. Cost and ease of access will only lead to more schools and districts going down this path. The USDOE’s Office of Educational Technology places emphasis on students and educators having access to a robust and comprehensive infrastructure when and where they need it for learning. Powerful learning devices.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We're excited to announce the schedule for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2019

We're excited to announce our third Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Emerging Technology," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Many educators deployed it in fall 2020. In fall 2020, many districts, schools, and individual educators across the country took to learning outdoors out of necessity. Green Schoolyards America led a beautiful collective effort to document outdoor learning practices in a National Outdoor Learning Library. But it’s hardly new.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

The free resources from Vernier include the following: Experiment and Sample Data Library: Teachers can access more than 250 free experiments covering many subjects to distribute to students at home. Vernier Video Analysis : An extended free trial of this physics app is available through the end of June 2020.

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2023

According to the National Library of Medicine , at the beginning of the 19th century, the world’s population exceeded 1 billion people for the first time. America’s Workforce Dilemma During the 2019-2020 academic year, U.S. By 1920, the world had surpassed 2 billion people. In the U.S. postsecondary institutions conferred about 5.1

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We're excited to be holding our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," online (and for free) this Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. In 2020, an estimated 19.5

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2021

Upgrades include the addition of Navigator to help schools transition to Alma, the App Center to integrate third party apps, and Multilingual Parent and Student Portals which allow families to use the Spanish version of the portals to register their children and access their grades.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Department of Education promise, and many are calling for an urgent push for help, including through legislation and a marshalling of resources from institutions like libraries and groups such as AmeriCorps. “I A bipartisan law passed in 2020 initiated a complete overhaul of the FAFSA. But after a problematic soft launch on Dec.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Emerging Technology," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to participate in this event.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 14, 2022

This will matter for the week on AR/VR/XR, since Georgetown has good amounts of gear we can use in person, but I can’t assume all students will have access to same from their individual bases. Top 10 IT Issues, 2020: The Drive to Digital Transformation Begins. Open access definitions: SPARC and OSI. Technology exercises.

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PlagiarismCheck

MAY 8, 2023

Just as computers replaced typewriters and Internet searches replaced trips to the library, plagiarism checking has changed the writing process, once again by significantly improving it. Providing students with access to plagiarism checking programs for independent analysis of their own work. Bus Res 13, 1115–1143 (2020).

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Globally, edtech spending is predicted to reach $252 Billion by 2020. Will the cloud continue to reign?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 5, 2010

The Library in Your Pocket: Mobile Trends for Libraries View more presentations from Meredith Farkas. Information Wants To Be Free Website The above slideshare preso is from a talk for Western New York Library Resources Council’s "Gadgets and Gear: A Tech Gathering" - May 7, 2010 And it BLEW me AWAY! Mobile Libraries!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2020

We are expanding our planned Library 2.0 DATE & TIMES: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 | 1:00 - 6:30 pm US-Eastern Time (4 one-hour sessions with 1/2-hour breaks) COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join Library 2.0. Those who are already members of Library 2.0 Please note the new expanded times.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It has millions of users on its specialized mobile app. However, sharing your eBooks in iBooks format will have certain accessibility restrictions. . As it offers a secured cloud-based distribution system, your eBooks are DRM encrypted, which means they can be accessed only using access codes. . Price – Free.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button. With itopia Labs, educators can provide anytime, anywhere, any device access to software applications that students commonly use for Career Technical Education (CTE) and various certification programs.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, the joys of wider accessibility and fear of content theft are two sides of the same coin. DRM refers to Digital Restrictions Management , and it helps ensure only the right people can access your eBook. Under password eBook protection measures, all the readers who purchase the book are sent a passcode to access the book.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

on March 18, 2020. School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Mackey Pendergrast.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It also makes it easier to access and navigate for the reader. . Interactive elements are especially useful for educational eBooks as they make the content accessible to the reader. . The app has an intuitive interface and is accessible to use. . Get eBook Library – How Can Institutions & Publishers Benefit.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition. In one email, families had access to all teacher’s plans for the day as well as a way to share feedback about what was going well or what they were struggling with. Again, with the email/video/form library you could create this one year and keep using it over and over.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

Working on more, and giving easier access to all of these. Not sure where to start, try one of these FREE choice boards: Click Here to Make a Copy | Use the Template (best for mobile). Click Here to Make a Copy | Use the Template (best for mobile). © Shake Up Learning 2020. Grab a FREE Template. Don’t have Google?

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition. In one email, families had access to all teacher’s plans for the day as well as a way to share feedback about what was going well or what they were struggling with. Again, with the email/video/form library you could create this one year and keep using it over and over.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

employers don’t view such retraining as their responsibility–and there is evidence that many employers are, contrary to the conventional wisdom, unfortunately disinvesting in professional development in an age of diminishing employee and corporate loyalty, greater mobility and gig work.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 26, 2019

He asked me if he could borrow a video cassette from my library to show to his group of students. Video today In the digital age, where social media and mobile devices abound, it has never been easier to access video on just about any subject. I was curious and asked him why he wanted a video that was exactly 90 minutes long.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Understanding ESSER, ESF-REM, and GEER. Staying Organized and Healthy. Arati has an M.Ed.

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MindShift

MAY 17, 2021

It’s a literacy issue for me,” Nahal said, noting that access to technology is an equity concern. In spring 2020, Ahiyya and her colleagues took turns uploading videos of themselves reading children’s books to their school’s web drive. . Parents told her they appreciated the online library provided by the collected videos. “It

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

DATE: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join LearningRevolution.com. To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test. There is no cost to join, but there is a membership approval process in order to eliminate spammers.

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