eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Key points: Without continued funding, schools and libraries may struggle to maintain or upgrade technological infrastructure See article: 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning See article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

E-rate is complicated. But complying with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) -- a requirement of E-rate -- doesn't have to be. It also provides an overview of E-rate, with answers to commonly asked questions about eligibility, services supported, and audits. Read on to learn more.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 1, 2020

On April 1, 2020, the FCC announced extensions of several key E-rate deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These extensions have been put in place to alleviate administrative burdens while most public schools have closed and are transitioning to remote learning.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

At the same time, innovative education leaders and classroom teachers are engaging, motivating, and nurturing students to develop mindsets for college and career readiness and lifelong learning, and they are supporting social and emotional development. Education researchers and neuroscientists are learning more about how people learn.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

What (and who) is E-rate? E-rate is a US Federal Program for funding telecom and technology in K-12 schools and Libraries. Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). A division of USAC responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the E-rate Program. Where do I go to apply for E-rate?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

A solution comes from rubrics, which are benchmarks used in grading to help assess students’ learning. Also, rubrics help teachers provide objective feedback to students , facilitating the desired outcome, which is deep learning. Teachers can access templates that work across the curriculum, various subjects, and learning activities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

8 Steps to Create a Successful Modern Learning Space. Modern learning spaces can have a big impact on both students and teachers. One quick way to tell whether modern learning environment improvements will truly transform teaching and learning is to look at the classroom layout. Make Every Space a Learning Space.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 31, 2018

The Vision: A high-speed broadband network for pueblo schools and libraries. Kimball and Alana McGrattan, tribal liaison at the New Mexico State Library, set to work organizing a tribal consortium of four tribal libraries in rural New Mexico. The Funding: E-rate opportunities for K-12 schools. Of the total $4.2

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

One covers personal information collection for marketing to children, while another protects student education records. It helps prevent students from accessing inappropriate content while learning online and is administered by the Federal Communications Commission. The third is the Children’s Internet Protection Act or CIPA.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

To inform the Federal Communications Commission in evaluating and refreshing the vitality of the $4 billion program, Funds For Learning announces its eighth annual E-rate Applicant Survey. This survey is specifically designed to gather your responses and inform important decision makers in Washington D.C.,”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2018

Increasingly, the answer is the campus library. Several college libraries have created positions like Reed’s in recent years, or assigned those duties as part of existing jobs. Another way college libraries are helping their campuses embrace open resources is by banding together to share information about OER.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

K-12 schools and districts are turning to digital textbooks for in-person, hybrid and remote learning. Teachers may also customize digital textbooks to create a personalized learning experience. Some websites are dedicated to K-12 learning, while others feature textbooks for all learning levels or high school and college.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2016

Big E-rate changes mean schools must chart a new path. A bigger annual cap isn’t the only recent change to the E-rate program. We asked E-rate guru John Harrington, CEO of Funds for Learning, for his application-time thoughts and advice. They’re asking everyone to provide very detailed information.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 5, 2023

Coaching Skills for Library Leaders: Confident Conversations for Staff Development, Improvement, and Change [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 If you’re reluctant to speak with your library staff about work performance or work behavior issues, now is the time to get better at these “conversations that mean something.”

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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. Immense Online Library. How have you helped contribute to the growth GoConqr?

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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 - The Federal Communications Commission soon will evaluate funding regulations for broadband internet in schools and libraries to consider how connectivity demands align with program utility and efficiency. Key 2018 survey findings include: E-rate is fulfilling its mission. Wi-Fi demand is surging.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

The Federal Communications Commission soon will evaluate funding regulations for broadband internet in schools and libraries to consider how connectivity demands align with program utility and efficiency. Applicant survey results reveal that schools and libraries remain reliant on E-rate funding to provide and sustain broadband connectivity.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

In a previous post I discussed in detail strategies to help ensure the effective use of technology to improve learning outcomes. I get the fact that technology can increase engagement, but if that engagement does not lead to evidence of learning then what’s the point? Just using it to access information is also not a sound use.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2023

A closet in the hallway has been transformed into a makeshift library. For the duration of class, the young patients have only one responsibility: They’re there to learn. The year-round school is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, but it operates unlike any other campus in the district.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. One of the most common causes of the achievement gap , or the differences in scores between disadvantaged and advantaged children, is summer learning loss (also known as the summer slide).

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 22, 2023

Some are learned by asking clients, some are learned by years of observation, and still others are learned from the hard lessons of trial and error. Most importantly, you learn how to anticipate the future of sneaky students and increasing risks. Controls can always be tightened when issues arise.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Dozens of its competitors have relayed similar messages to their tutors—in some cases letting them know that they would be winding down operations in the coming months, and in others, such as with the company GoGoKid, informing teachers abruptly that all of their classes from that day on were canceled and the platform was shuttering.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As such, states can expect to support a great variety of approaches to educational technology in their districts under the program, from those that spend some smaller portion of funds on activities to fill in the gaps in local efforts to those that devote the maximum allowable funds to ambitious personalized learning implementations.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need. Any type of resource you can create for instruction or to help students learn a skill can be turned into an OER. . Project outlines like this school wide project-based learning outline.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. They are more interactive and intuitive, and keep the students engaged in the learning process.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 For people like Hering, that’s a reason to celebrate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. Stay tuned to learn about this amazing differentiation and intervention tool for kindergarten through fifth grade reading and math teachers. When we put all those things together and we watch children every day, we learn about them.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. And there’s confusion over both container and information type. Note the binary approach. High school think alouds.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

E-Rate , an FCC program that provides funding to help schools and libraries build fiber infrastructure and expand their wi-fi and broadband networks. With more E-Rate data comes a more detailed picture for the state of internet connectivity. million more students than in last year’s report, and a staggering 30.9

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort. What do we make of this 18th birthday of the E-Rate program?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? Why spend a year studying information in a print textbook that doesn’t match the thinking or values of the school and its students? You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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