Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

As a result, there are many challenges to keeping continuity and consistency across students’ educational experiences and to ensuring equity. Thankfully, our population currently qualifies for school-wide Title 1 resources, Impact Aid, and Title VI: Indian Education funding. Local libraries, museums, historical societies and archives.

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Advocacy Meeting Resources Libraries 134

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. We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 97

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. Using GoosechaseEDU scavenger hunt platform for iPhone or Android , you can create a new game or copy and adapt games from templates in the Game Library.

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Libraries Gamification iPhone Advocacy 54

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It has been several years since our library was reorganized by genre. Having books grouped together by genre has helped many readers browse our library shelves and discover new books based on their interests. This picture matches the signs and labels in each area of the library. Educators can sign up for free access to Canva.

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Libraries iPad Accessibility Google 36

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

My name is Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C Barrow Elementary in Athens GA @barrowmediacenter I will take over the DOE account this week. A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 4:39am PST. gadoeteachertakeover #librariesofinstagram #tlchat #edchat #ccsdath.

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Robotics Libraries Social Media Education 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Wednesday, April 29th at 4pm Common Sense Media Webinar: Helping Students Make Good Digital Decisions with Digital Compass , Join Common Sense Education for a webinar to celebrate the launch of their newest free education resource, Digital Compass. Register for free at [link]. Register for free at [link].

Education 28

Education Libraries Game-Based Learning Conference 28

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Staying Organized and Healthy.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 20, 2018

How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star - Branding Tips & Tricks First thing I gotta say, I don’t know that I really love the term Library Rockstars because I think ALL Teachers and Librarians are rock stars or has an inner rock star waiting to come out. Some educators wince and make a face when the subject of branding comes up.

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How To Social Media Libraries Advocacy 56

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

Ideally professors need a way to synch attendance with an automatic mobile alert for students and have the option to quickly choose retention strategies differentiated for each learner’s specific on-campus needs (ex: a list of today’s available tutoring sessions, or upcoming MLA Citation workshops at the library).

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 84

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Although they would eventually change their model to focus on traditionally copyrighted textbooks, FWK’s over 100 openly licensed textbooks can still be found archived around the web in places like the Open Textbook Library and the Saylor Foundation’s website. Effective Advocacy.

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OER Advocacy Software Company 80

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). We invite all to attend! A full listing of sessions is below.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 2, 2014

Much of my efforts in writing and conducting trainings is geared toward helping SLPs and other educators see the potential use of apps and tools they might not have recognized initially as language-based. Tap the + to add this from your Photo Library or other source. It seems like language heaven!" I replied, "Good point!"

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iPad Advocacy Libraries Conference 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

“Nobody knows the right path forward,” said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education , a nonpartisan education research center in Seattle that has compiled an online database of coronavirus response plans provided by scores of districts across the country as a resource for other educators.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A priority was to give students seamless connection to the digital collections of the Lexington Public Library that serves our local area. The platform we selected—OverDrive Education’s Sora reading app —aligns with our public library system for easy access to its wealth of digital materials.

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Data Advocacy Libraries eBook 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The theme of this three-day online and free conference, February 26 - 28 in Australia/New Zealand time zones, is "Connected Educators Shine on the World Stage." March 2nd, 7pm US-EST: GlobalEd.TV 's March Webinar Is "Global Education in Action" What kinds of practices and activities foster global education in schools and community programs?

Chromebook 28

Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear. And for gosh sakes, it comes up top 3 in just about any Google search you do. But who are we kidding?

Advocacy 71

Advocacy Facebook Study Libraries 71

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Global Education Conference Call For Proposals Opens May 1st! Looking forward to seeing you there! Show off your PD!

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Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44

edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

Sponsored by ClassLink Through the Driving K-12 Innovation series, CoSN continues to share high-quality trend reports supporting emerging technology in K-12 education to transform learning. Learner agency refers to students as active choice makers in their education, reconceptualizing their role from “student” to “learner.”

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Technology Broadband Education BYOD 78

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 2, 2016

Courtney Tobin is a parent volunteer at our school who organizes my library volunteers. The link is put in my library newsletter, library facebook page, and grade level parent representatives send it out to lists of parents. We gather in the library, and readers check in with Kim Ness, another wonderful parent volunteer.

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Libraries Facebook Google Classroom 28

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries. We need to know how we can better serve you.

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Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In “ Leadership Strategies for Scaling, Sustaining, and Budgeting for Education Technology Innovations ,” three education leaders discussed critical strategic technology planning and investments implemented in their districts to scale and sustain long-term innovation effectively. ClassLink is ideal for 1 to1 and BYOD initiatives.

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Technology Education BYOD Advocacy 72

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The Center for Public Education found that while over 90% of teachers reported that they engaged in some type of professional development during the year, most found it to be completely ineffective.”. Reid described the drive to give the teachers opportunities to pursue their education. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

edWeb.net

MARCH 7, 2023

AASA is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Technology 89

Technology Policies BYOD Advocacy 89

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

This is why we are seeing so many initiatives popping up in education today that allow for more choice. They can be located in an empty classroom, the library media center, or wherever creativity and innovation can be encouraged. The effects have been nothing short of inspiring. Makerspaces. Using these steps, the students got started.

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Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 29

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

This is why we are seeing so many initiatives popping up in education today that allow for more choice. They can be located in an empty classroom, the library media center, or wherever creativity and innovation can be encouraged. The effects have been nothing short of inspiring. Makerspaces. Using these steps, the students got started.

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Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 28

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

Total Cost of Ownership Educational technology comes with direct and indirect costs. 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.

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Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 86

edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2023

One key is approaching education with the idea that all students are uniquely gifted and deserve the best possible education and to focus on their individual needs. UDL (Universal Design for Learning), also from CAST, offers guidelines for developing challenging and meaningful educational opportunities for all students.

Technology 70

Technology Assistive Technology UDL Guidelines 70

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Students’ families, educators, school leaders, and vendors all play a role in striking the appropriate balance between access to learning resources and services and privacy. Instead, it should be measurable, ongoing, timely, and relevant to ensure all students learn in safe, educational environments.

Guidelines 73

Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy Handbook 73

edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

There are many elements from the past two years that educators are happy to leave behind. Give the whole school community a voice: In-person meetings, Google Forms, surveys, etc.—schools CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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BYOD Advocacy Professional Learning System 74

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling. The heart of the ESIFC is our students.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Address community and stakeholder expectations early and often.

Student Data Privacy 84

Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 84

edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

In education, the key to change is perseverance because the community is better at executing than it is at innovating. Throughout his 30-year career as an educator, Scott has earned the distinction of Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year, and received numerous senatorial, gubernatorial, and congressional recognitions.

Advocacy 84

Advocacy BYOD Accessibility Strategy 84

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen. These days we do a lot of workshops and special projects around freedom of information and privacy issues and advocacy work because that act was passed back in 1992. So some updates are in order. Learn more here.

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Data Learning Advocacy System 142

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 6, 2022

AASA is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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BYOD Advocacy Assistive Technology System 74

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update February 25th Never let formal education get in the way of your learning. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education.

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Libraries Google Common Core Conference 51

edWeb.net

JUNE 29, 2022

Building community with parents, teachers, and educational leaders was necessary to drive change, explained Kenny Bouwens, Director of CTE/STEAM and Innovation for the district, “One thing that makes the community so strong is our excellent communication. .”

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Strategy Digital Divide BYOD Advocacy 79