Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In 2009, a National Center for Education Statistics survey showed that about 90% of schools prohibited cell phones during school hours. What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Using online surveys to gather data helps leaders understand what their schools are doing well, which specific parts of their programs are effective, and where they have gaps. Next, the speakers have used technology to make social-emotional learning easier to access. They no longer had to rush around, miss work, or miss the sessions.

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Technology BYOD Learning Advocacy 96

edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

Digital equity is essential: Whether it’s bouncing signals off water towers or building new connections, schools need to make sure that every student has the same access at home and school. While the panelists don’t want to go back to fully virtual environments, they are embracing the areas where virtual access enhanced the school community.

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BYOD Advocacy Professional Learning System 85

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

According to the two superintendents, it is critical to get executive support, use a baseline, survey users for indirect labor, make educated estimates, include all direct labor, and have as much data as possible. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 95

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 6, 2022

According to EdTech Trends and Funding: A CoSN Member Survey 2022 , cybersecurity is the number-one pain point in districts, and network security is the area in need of the most improvement. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink is ideal for 1 to1 and BYOD initiatives.

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BYOD Advocacy Assistive Technology System 86

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Smartphones don’t equal home access: Students may have a phone, but that doesn’t mean they have home WiFi, unlimited data, or live in an area with a strong signal. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them. Adjust access and support accordingly.

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BYOD Smartphone Accessibility Advocacy 69

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

More than 4,400 teachers participated in this nationwide survey and online bulletin board sharing insights about what devices, applications, websites, and other technology tools are used in schools. Teachers shared their views on both the benefits and challenges of using technology for learning.

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Report Technology BYOD Classroom 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

We also know that other school districts across the country are in the midst of trying to incorporate technology to enhance learning, and to close the so-called digital divide — to ensure all students have access to an Internet-enabled device. One way to solve the access issue is to allow students to use smartphones in class.

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Smartphone Accessibility Learning Social Media 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Funds For Learning survey indicates applicants would restore support for voice service if able. Eighty-six percent of E-rate applicants participating in a recent survey said they are concerned about the Federal Communication Commission’s phase-out of support for voice service, according to recent data.

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E-rate Survey BYOD Data 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. Consequently, leadership should talk to and survey students regularly to get their viewpoints on all aspects of the program. “We ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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Technology BYOD Advocacy Guidelines 54

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Indiana offers BYOD as an option to accompany 1:1. Sanfrancesco agrees: “You have to have adequate bandwidth and access points in place from the start, as well as plans for refreshing the technology.” WHERE DOES BYOD FIT INTO YOUR PROGRAM? We allow BYOD to supplement that.”

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

More than 4,400 teachers participated in this nationwide survey and online bulletin board sharing insights about what devices, applications, websites, and other technology tools are used in schools. Teachers shared their views on both the benefits and challenges of using technology for learning.

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Technology Classroom BYOD Report 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Show stakeholders that when investing in technology, you need to examine all costs from the impact on bandwidth to teacher training and student-home access. Reach out to the business community to provide your students with internships, apprenticeships, and access to technology.

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EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 64

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 2, 2015

It may lack the visual appeal of iPads, or the student credibility of a BYOD program. Aggregate and publish commonly-accessed websites to make sure everyone has same access, same documents, same links, and same information. Check which students have accessed which assignments. Make sub work or make-up work easy to access.

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Google Classroom BYOD Differentiated Instruction 40

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

Educational content needs to be available outside of the classroom and easy to access. For Dr. Benigni’s district, the survey mechanism and some face-to-face open forums have been beneficial. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 55

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

All students need to have the same access to WiFi, and thus the ability to use the device, whether they are at school or not. Equitable access should be a part of a larger discussion about how the schools are serving their students’ needs. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards.

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 42

MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve seen a student in a BYOD (bring your own device) school trying desperately to click with accuracy on a touchscreen that looked like a car windshield after a head-on-collision. Last month, I read all 1,832 responses to the optional open-ended final question on our annual teacher survey.

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Training BYOD Survey Elementary 76

MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Teachers at the cutting edge of this work are asking students to use technology to access and synthesize information in the service of finding solutions to multifaceted, complex problems they might encounter in the real world. Access to mobile technology especially has helped students feel comfortable in the role of digital creator.

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Technology Maker Movement Trends Khan Academy 28

EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 26, 2012

I would only be responsible for teaching students how to upload pictures to iPhoto and then how to access them in iMovie. Before I started the picture taking/uploading phase of the project, I had each student take a quick 5 minute Google survey in which I asked them questions about their digital cameras. Not very surprising to me.

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BYOD Survey Elementary Smartphone 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu.

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2014

We''re building new calendars for major conferences and events in the library, education, museum, and nontraditional education arenas--you can access these calendars through the top menu of the website. BYOD Training – Attend webinars , take an eBook building course , or plan your technology program. New Events Calendars. New Partners.

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