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MARCH 21, 2016

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) was not designed to be primarily an equity of access to technology program (although that was part of it). our emphasis on the learning and make learning the “main thing” about MLTI, for 3 reasons: Reason 1: Focus Drifted Away From Learning.

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Equity of Access Learning Accessibility Strategy 150

Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2022

To dig deeper and reflect, we asked ourselves: Who represents the populations historically underserved and denied access to making experiences? In what ways can we be more intentional about addressing equity of access to our programs? Our reflections helped us realize we were moving too quickly.

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Learning Equity of Access Professional Learning Outcomes 167

Doug Levin

MAY 19, 2018

“): In this new digital era for education, we should ask: What rules of the road are needed to ensure that decisions about technology are made in the best interests of students? There should be no ambiguity about student (and teacher) data ownership, collection and sharing, and much more stringent penalties for failures to protect it.

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EdTech Software Equity of Access Report 150

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2021

“In this unprecedented time of the student-educator experience, The Social-Emotional Learning Coalition brings together industry leaders to step-up for the K-12 community by helping ensure equity of access to critical SEL content. About The National AfterSchool Association.

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Industry Resources Equity of Access Education 79

SETDA Says

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The post Mitigating Learning Loss: It’s about Time appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA. We can turn the current challenges into an opportunity to accelerate learning using a proven 3-step process for closing achievement gaps and supporting educators with the right systems. Every […].

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Districts are thinking quite differently about parent engagement—moving beyond the parent-teacher meetings to creating channels for parents to understand the pacing of instruction and student progress in real time. Read blogs on other roundtables hosted by Digital Promise, SETDA, and CoSN: SETDA: Equity of Access.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“It takes all of us working together to ensure equity of access in education so students can reach their full potential.”. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide EdTech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It takes all of us working together to ensure equity of access in education so students can live to their full potential. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide EdTech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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STEM Education EdTech Equity of Access 102

Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. That is, I tend to think that adopting OER is partially about cost-savings and partially about cost-shifting. K-12 context, others have set about to publish and curate OER content.

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OER Instructional Materials Khan Academy Outcomes 297

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. Reliable out-of-school access levels the playing field for all. About the Presenters. Communicate with Families.

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Resources Equity of Access Instructional Materials Elementary 85

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Dolan’s 2016 research “ Splicing the Divide ” tackled this equity piece with data way before COVID-19 reached U.S. Jennifer E.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

Gaelyn: I heard about makerspaces three or four years ago and, like any good librarian, I started doing some research! Mark: A lot of teachers and librarians are excited about making, but don’t know how to get started. Mark: One of the things that is so exciting about making is the genuine joy and engagement by students.

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Libraries Learning Future Ready Equity of Access 257

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

Students in rural areas could pay more to participate in online courses and programs as well as for access to resources they use to support their studies. But Cali Morrison reminded the chat, it’s not just rural students whose access we should be concerned about. Research was also of concern. But others were a bit more hopeful.

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Education Equity of Access Accessibility Digital Learning 70

More Verbs

MARCH 3, 2016

The second post described how to collaboratively envision a preferred future for students you care about. Information – equity of access to resources – not limited by location or time of day. the participants will be ready to think about the kinds of changes in student practice we need in our classrooms.

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Groups Equity of Access Outcomes Classroom 150

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

The researchers summarize national, state and district-level findings, discuss their implications, and pose questions for future research about existential issues facing school librarians as a profession. v-viii) points to specific patterns: Nationally: It’s not about the money! Learn more about the SLIDE study: SLIDE Project.

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Data Tools Libraries Future Ready 123

techlearning

JULY 26, 2018

Equity of access and the opportunity for deep personalization are founding principles of many 1:1 programs. Although Sora , the new reading app from OverDrive Education, was created to excite all students about reading, it has specific benefits for students with dyslexia and other language-based learning challenges.

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eBook Accessibility Tools Equity of Access 40

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And, you see, like Taylor, I have a policy about honesty, especially when it has to do with equity for kids. Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. They ask me to be honest.

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Libraries eBook Equity of Access Accessibility 75

Edthena

JANUARY 23, 2018

Recent advances in browser technology have allowed us to build something that we’ve been dreaming about for years: a high-quality, feature-rich video capture experience that’s built right into the web platform and runs on most any device,” said Weldon. Designing for ease of use and equity of access.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2015

Students are more thoughtful about technology use than many adults give them credit for. Students see equity of access as a key ed-tech challenge for their schools, and they’d like to have newer technology in their classrooms.

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Equity of Access Social Media Conference Technology 40

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Joyce : What’s different about this study and why is sharing these data so important? Joyce : Who should care and why about SLIDE? It is difficult to get information about school libraries out to upper level administrators. So if it’s not completely about money, what is actually driving these changes?

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Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? The customer service team would pass along this request to the digital learning team, which would make a decision about whether the website should be unblocked. It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education.

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 124

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. About the Presenters. About the Host. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Dr. Rocco received his B.A.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The assessment shouldn’t tell you more about their use of a tool than it does about the student’s work using the tool. They should know about copyright, Creative Commons licensing, and how to search for and use appropriate content, giving attribution for the media resources they use.

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Assessment How To Equity of Access Strategy 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Reporting: Educate the school community about how to report incidents or concerns. Superintendent of Desert Sands Unified School District (CA), both agree that building time for professional development opportunities to learn about generative AI tools is key to creating comfort with the technology while everyone learns about it together.

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Policies Guidelines Training Report 109

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Her question, prompted by her dismay at the news media’s portrayal of students during the rollout of a 1:1 iPad pilot in LA Unified School District, shines a spotlight on the narratives adults create about youth and their use of technology. Gardner Campbell, No Digital Facelifts: Thinking the Unthinkable About Open Educational Experiences.

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Accessibility Edcamps Training Pearson 32

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Hines Elementary in Waco, Texas Here’s what eSN’s panel of educator experts had to say about DEI in action in their schools, the challenges they still face, and what they think will advance DEI initiatives in the years to come. How do we go about training our students to realize that where we come from is important?

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 123

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These barriers are impacting schools—which are growing their own competitive esports programs—through a particularly important metric: access to college scholarships. How many scholarships are we talking about? These types of funds are difficult to track and are even harder to analyze in terms of equity of access.

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Industry Equity of Access Accessibility Laptops 151

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

EdSurge: Your book is about thinking practically about how children learn, and about what we've learned about children’s learning. You say this is timeless learning, and it's how imagination changes the way we think about schooling. What does that say about our vision of the future?

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Study Equity of Access System Classroom 128

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Text messaging has become a tool of choice for teacher-student communication (in the past, it was a way to interact with teachers and parents; between 2015-2018, only about 14% of teachers texted with students). About the Presenter. Now, two-thirds of students report that they are regularly texting to communicate with their teachers.

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 69

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Typically, at the beginning of the school year, teachers have limited information about their students; they have to build a profile of their students over time, which wastes instructional hours when the they could be developing more targeted lessons and growth plans. About the Presenters. About the Host.

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Data Report OER Policies 40

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

We all know that this business of living-while-human is a deeply involving, contributive, rigorous activity, and we often need to talk about it because we are so into it. Most of the major public school systems are finding themselves wading into the deep end of diversity and equity issues. . We need a bridge. We need language.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Looking at K-12 tech innovation news, perhaps the biggest positive impact of technology on education is that of equity of access. Digital learning tools and digital technologies have broken down geographical barriers and provided access to educational resources for students no matter their socioeconomic status or geographic location.

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Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 78

Doug Levin

AUGUST 17, 2017

Reporting by the poll authors aside, this is what struck me most about this year’s findings: Teachers seem to be strong proponents of equity of access to technology in high school classrooms for educational purposes.

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Digital Learning Learning Outcomes Equity of Access 186