eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2016

But even though they’re in schools, our work with teachers has led us to understand that while many of them would like to use iPads meaningfully in their classrooms, they can’t because of time, access, and training. Prensky, 2006). The research on teacher integration and the results are much more limited.

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iPad Classroom Mobility Training 66

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Pricey textbooks and access codes are a national challenge. From January 2006 to July 2016, the price of college textbooks increased 88 percent , according to the U.S. But the study also showed that only about half of faculty surveyed would “welcome assistance identifying and adapting materials for their course.”

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OER Libraries Course Study 104

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. Dreambox, a provider of online math materials, dates back to 2006. edtech industry. Still, other education investors are re-upping their war chests.

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EdTech Broadband Company Software 74

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

The Chill Room at GSoft, a technology firm in Montreal that features over-the-top amenities to recruit and keep employees at a time of intense competition for talent. workers, a Gallup survey found. That’s been kind of like a magnet,” said Paul Raymond, CEO of the Montreal-based information technology consulting firm Alithya. “If

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Industry Report Study Survey 67

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam: I think that one of the things that particularly — in states like Virginia where the resources that localities have access to can be wildly different. So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. Dr. Pamela R.

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Chromebook Study Company Assessment 191

MindShift

AUGUST 27, 2019

The data sets she works with — essentially large surveys — don’t allow for that. “So we have to go on the data that we have — which is obviously not going to be a true experiment — but it adds up to a lot of evidence pointing toward technology possibly playing a role in this increase in mental health issues.”

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Smartphone Trends Comparison Social Media 34

MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

Research shows that spatial thinking is an important predictor of achievement in the STEM disciplines—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Wai, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2009). Spatial reasoning provides multiple entry points and equitable access to mathematics.

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Pearson STEM Training Study 28

techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As innovators and early adopters of emerging technology we often find ourselves in the situation to help our colleagues. How do we best help them to understand the value of new technology and how it might benefit their students lives (rather than how might it help my fit into their classroom).

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Examples Strategy Technology Study 62

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

A 2016 survey of rising seniors and their parents by the firm found that half of respondents said they would never consider a school with high tuition. The ongoing spread of discounting has been aided by new technology. The University of Chicago moved its economics department into the former home of the Chicago Theological Seminary.

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Data Report Strategy Study 94

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Next, once the mission is clear, leaders should work with the tech team and teachers to ensure that the technology will meet those goals. Everyone in the community regardless of if they have a child in the school should understand how funding the technology has improved student learning.

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Technology BYOD Advocacy Guidelines 53

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Familiarity does not equal experience or understanding: Just because staff have some knowledge about technology does not mean they understand how to scale it for effective digital learning. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them. Adjust access and support accordingly.

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BYOD Smartphone Accessibility Advocacy 66

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Information becomes content when there is a situation to apply it (Nonaka, 1999, Yaklief, 2010), but does not require a depth of understanding to access or transfer. Once created, individual, groups, departments, or the organization can control the dissemination and access to a larger number of people. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001).

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

That’s almost double the number of young people who died of opioid overdoses in 2006. One national survey found that students who participate in such programs have higher grade point averages than their peers and are more likely to graduate. Research suggests that recovery programs benefit both students and colleges.

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Survey Report Groups Data 84

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

All students need to have the same access to WiFi, and thus the ability to use the device, whether they are at school or not. Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, IL, explained, this isn’t about deciding what technology a district uses. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards.

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As Get Schooled’s national spokesperson, DJ Khaled has helped to shape Get Schooled’s groundbreaking initiative that uses Snapchat to provide students a more accessible way to experience college campuses. In 2006, he launched innovative label deals and started We The Best Music Group.

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Industry Education Social Media Survey 0

MindShift

JULY 8, 2019

Now, thanks to the onsite farm, students have daily access to salad greens, cooking greens, and other fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers. A shortage of healthy, affordable, accessible and reliable food options particularly affects urban residents who live below or close to the federal poverty line.

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Survey System Study Report 51

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Does technology improve academic performance? Financial implications Financial side - What does it mean if kids get smarter and don''t drop out because of technology? Only 1% of all schools surveyed used all of the proper implementation factors. Technology helps with innovation, but technology alone will not help.

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Learning Pearson Study Survey 61

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

She also has a Technology Jump Start Course with 8 modules to help get you comfortable with technology in the classroom.) Wikispaces is also the backbone of my global collaborative projects since 2006, with MAD about Mattering as the most recent example. Google Forms (Quick Surveys). I highly recommend this book.

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Tools EdTech Haiku Learning Classroom 120

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Via Reuters : “How a Chinese company bought access to admissions officers at top U.S. Excellent work, education technology industry. Via Campus Technology : “ Online Learning Consortium , Tyton Partners Launch Courseware in Context.” ” The university in question: Michigan State University.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Or, with its penchant for amnesia , has education technology already forgotten? The core promise of MOOCs, remember, was to “democratize access,” increase affordability, and as such to allow people all over the world to experience the benefits of formal education, even if informally. last year to 63.3% last year to 63.3%

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MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

But DeVos “believes that technology has a role to play in the classroom,” Edsurge writes in response to the confirmation , which I guess means ed-tech can overlook all of her horrible beliefs that further educational inequalities as long as it means more people buy digital things and hire Edsurge to facilitate that process. .”

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