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ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

With connected technology now being used in the majority of U.S. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information and stay compliant with those laws Tuesday at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. . Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.). FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

Employed measures of academic achievement that were standardized assessments or norm-referenced district- or school-wide tests; Reported the duration of the study; and, Otherwise provided sufficient statistical data to calculate effect sizes. What did the meta-analysis reveal?

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GreyED Accepted into Prestigious SETDA Emerging Partners Program

techlearning

June 7, 2018 — GreyED Solutions announced today their acceptance into the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Emerging Private Sector Partners Program, which launches this month. The digital tool assesses six critical elements that make up an organization’s edtech ecosystem. (Minneapolis, Mn. &

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Thursday with Howard Blumenthal - "What About My Job at School?" #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. She was appointed by the Clinton administration’s Secretary of Education Richard Riley in 1997 and reappointed by him in 2001.

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How Tech Tools Helped a Part-Time Tutor Become a Full-Time Entrepreneur

Edsurge

Passionate about education but unsure if a traditional teaching path was for him, the Brooklyn native was uncertain of his next step after graduating with an English degree from Wesleyan University in 2001. Does technology help? How has technology changed the business side of tutoring? Right now, I'm seeing 30 or so students.

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