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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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To the Citizens of BC

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

Here are some graphs from Statistics Canada: Summary Elementary and Secondary School Indicators for Canada, the Provinces and Territories, 2006/2007 to 2010/2011. How much should a collective ‘WE’ spend on creating the best possible public education for ALL of our children?

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Edtech Incubators are Fading. Here’s What Will Replace Them.

Edsurge

That’s so 2010. This year, there will likely be a third of that number (fewer than 80 edtech startups), the lowest number of fresh companies since 2011. Edtech startup incubators? That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world.

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Connecting SEL with Academic Achievement to Achieve True Education Equity

edWeb.net

Smith’s many illustrious awards and honors, he was named Maryland Superintendent of the Year in 2013 and he received the 2010 Change Agent Award from the Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Career and College Readiness.

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Week of February 7th, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Come along and join in our first Tech Talk Tuesday in 2011. This will be a general sharing of conversations and discussions amongst participants about: Goals for 2011: What is a digital classroom? Science and literacy instruction in the elementary grades is the focus of a new series of web seminars for the 2010-2011 school year.

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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other! The Global Read Aloud – The project was created in 2010 and had a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world.

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Making Choices for Our Children

The Principal of Change

As someone who was really into sports, would more exposure in better programs have created an opportunity for me to play basketball at the post-secondary level? I often think back to that conversation and how I convinced my parents to not move to Saskatoon.