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

Doug Levin

Integrated Studies of Educational Technology: Implementing the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund – Educational Technology State Grants Program (Review Copy) (American Institutes for Research, 2002) **Note: Despite the fact that the report was conducted under the direction of the U.S. ” How would the program operate?

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. For the past year and a half, my team and I at ICLE have been assisting the district with doing Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) K-12, incorporating blended learning, and aligning sound pedagogy to the use of flex spaces.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

Edsurge

Each chapter concludes with an assessment to prove employee understanding. Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

Edsurge

Right before the start of the Fall semester in 2002, Robertson learned that the 400-seat movie theater that held his Principles of Marketing class at San Francisco State University would no longer be available. At the end of the day, students assess how they did and adjust accordingly.

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Top Hat Raises $55 Million to Take on Big Textbook Publishers

Edsurge

Fountainhead is one of the two publishers Top Hat has an exclusive partnership where only Top Hat can host their digital content—the company also works with other publishers that don't exclusively use Top Hat. Fountainhead was founded in 2002 and is based in Southlake, Texas. Students pay $48 for one year of Top Hat’s products.

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Four tips for teaching in uncertain times

Hapara

Put everything related to your class in your digital hub, including: Instructions for digital learning activities. Instructions for non-digital activities. Digital learning hubs also benefit teachers because you can schedule assignments and plan for substitute teachers. Karen Swan, “Learning Effectiveness.”.

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Technology Alone is not a Silver Bullet for School Improvement.

EdTechSandyK

We use our own internal data as formative assessments at regular intervals to prepare for those state tests. We use a lot of project-based learning where students are involved in collaborative problem solving of real-world problems. I am still not yet to the salary I was making in 2002 when I became a teacher).