Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

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Google 101

Google Chromebook Android Education 101

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, 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. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, 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. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

The leaders agreed, offer important lessons that inform post-pandemic science teaching and learning. What the Pandemic Revealed: Policy-Level Challenges. There were already systemic factors at play that tested teachers and demonstrated an urgent need for improvement at the policy level.

Education 80

Education Assessment Professional Learning Policies 80

eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

In the blended learning community, educational equity is a growing concern in districts that use classroom technology. Many classroom models today require not only that students have high-speed internet and a learning device to use at school, but also that they have these amenities when they leave school for the day.

Education 40

Education Broadband Blended Learning Policies 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In a new report from Bellwether Education Partners, Principal Jennifer Schiess and I argue that there is an opportunity for rural schools to explore how personalized learning can help resolve rural education’s challenges.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning E-rate Outcomes Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven.

iPad 79

iPad Broadband Software Company 79

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The federal program, signed into law in 1996, helps fund internet access in schools and libraries. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced on DLD that the FCC will double its spending to $2 billion to connect schools and libraries to broadband over the next two years. “Teachers used to be the place where kids went to get information.

Digital Learning 28

Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. We sum this up in four key steps: Invest in a new system of early learning from birth through primary school.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. We sum this up in four key steps: Invest in a new system of early learning from birth through primary school.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” The lawsuit contends that the publisher is “ predatory ” because it charges scholars to have their work published in open-access journals. Meanwhile on Campus. The destruction of CUNY continues.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to white and affluent students, low-income and minority students have less access to nearly every type of educational benefit. Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists. It’s basically kids raising themselves in some of these scenarios,” says Creeden.

Blended Learning 134

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 134

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to white and affluent students, low-income and minority students have less access to nearly every type of educational benefit. Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists. But they also know a device alone is not enough.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Although the divide between the haves and the have-nots in this country has been widening for years, the 2016 presidential race and, in particular, the surprising victory by Donald Trump underscored the growing discontent caused by unequal access to the American Dream. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

Accessibility 84

Accessibility Secondary Education Broadband 84

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2017

A major unanswered question is the extent to which her larger goal of empowering parents via choice will extend to online, course-based choice, which presents very different public policy questions. Public-policy changes of similar magnitude will be necessary to realize the full benefit of course-based choice.

Course 77

Course Policies Education Broadband 77