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The importance of the ITS and Facilities relationship

eSchool News

We were in the process of bidding a generator for just the data center. We initially worked with facilities to solve the problem, and in 2004, the Caterpillar generator was installed. This data proved instrumental in finding the problem and finding a resolution.

Data 101
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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. 1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Not yet convinced?

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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.).

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New Data from Rave Mobile Safety Shows Schools’ Top Safety Concerns About Returning to the Classroom

eSchool News

Rave surveyed more than 270 respondents who identified as K-12 school administrators, school resource/safety officers, superintendents and teachers, as well as staff who work in communications technology and facilities and operations in June and July 2020. Let Rave enable you to do all you can?today to keep everyone safe.?For

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Pluralsight, Vista Equity Partners Agree to $3.5 Billion Acquisition Deal

Edsurge

Pluralsight , the publicly-traded provider of online training courses on technology skills, has reached an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash deal worth approximately $3.5 Today, Pluralsight offers a library of over 7,500 online courses across technology, design and business skills.

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SCORM: What is it? A Complete Study

Kitaboo on EdTech

Tracking Capabilities of SCORM When a learner is sitting through an eLearning module, some data will be monitored and stored, which will then be sent to the LMS. SCORM 2004 When SCORM 2004 was launched, it was called SCORM 1.3. As of now, there is no news regarding an updated version of SCORM 2004.

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SCORM: What is it? A Complete Study

Kitaboo on EdTech

When a learner is sitting through an eLearning module, some data will be monitored and stored, which will then be sent to the LMS. The data which is stored and then tracked is: Status of the eLearning module, i.e., has it been finished by the learner. Marked data is the information the learner might have saved or highlighted.

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