Digital Promise

JANUARY 14, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the digital learning gap. Every student has a unique and “jagged” learning profile.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

4 tips for creating an elementary esports program For more news on esports, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub I first started trying to get an esports program at my school in 2011. When I was told that video games cause young people to become antisocial, I added a section on social-emotional learning (SEL).

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The following is cross-posted at Laura Fleming''s blog titled Worlds of Learning. Laura is the new media specialist at NMHS and has been challenged to develop innovative ways to create structures to recognize informal learning of both teachers and students. Teachers must register to access all features of the site. ?Once

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The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as the opening speaker, the conference has grown significantly since 2011. Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

If you still wanna learn more you can check out my Livebinder all about QR. More Social Networking- This all boiled down to the continued growth of using Social Media and social networks for learning. Of course all of this is a long way off but I do think we see more and more conversations about badges and their place in learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 29, 2017

Mobile phones are in the hands of young people everywhere, so it is quite natural that teaching and learning opportunities are progressing towards the mobile domain. Hallmarked by high-interaction and high-context situational learning, LBMLGs provide students with the opportunity to visit real locations and adopt new perspectives.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

It removes barriers to learning materials, supports students where they are across varied learning contexts and needs, and gives educators more insight into the learning environments they’re creating. Students can access learning materials outside of school. Here are some examples.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 24, 2012

They gave an overview of how Belton began experimenting with BYOD and small 1:1 implementations over the past two years, culminating in opening a brand new middle school (grades 6-8) with 1:1 iPads for students in the 2011-2012 school year. Lessons Learned from and Tips for 1:1 Implementations Staff Development is KEY!!!

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

I have already learned that while ParentSquare is great, it just keeps getting better,” Fort Wayne Community Schools Director of Communication & Marketing Krista Stockman, APR, said. “I I appreciate the opportunity to learn about new tools being developed and the chance to give feedback from the field. Learn more at [link].

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

Determined to build upon their success, Just and his team recently adopted ClassLink’s platform to address digital access issues. EdSurge talked with Just to learn how ClassLink helped remove barriers for all students and how this particular platform can grow to meet other digital challenges. Pete Just Recommended Resources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 24, 2017

She is an NASSP Digital Principal, and was a featured panelist & Principal of 1st rural school featured @ Digital Learning Day Live! Daisy spent her last 4 years in public education (2011-2015) as a “Turnaround Principal” of a Rural, Isolated, Pre-K-12 Public School.

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para has provided learning technologies to Alberta school divisions since 2011. para has become an international edtech company that supports learner equity and learning excellence. para to enable and deliver rich learning experiences with equity at the centre, where learners are seen and valued for who they are.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Duolingo, the language-learning app developer, announced it had secured $35 million in a Series H round from private equity firms Durable Capital Partners LP and General Atlantic. The new capital, according to a statement, will support continued research and development efforts to expand its language learning offerings. per month.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning.” in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2011. He is the author of several books on effectively using digital technologies to communicate and assess learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The cyclical nature of education allows for an annual review of what went well, what didn’t, how to augment the effort and what best practices were learned across the board should be shared – both in and out of the classroom. Interactivity is critical to learning at all ages, from kindergarten to college. Understanding K-12 is Unique.

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The Electric Educator

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

This week I am hanging out in Indianapolis at the Virtual School Symposium sponsored by the International Association for K12 Online Learning ( iNACOL ). conference online learning' Today I let an all day pre-conference on Google Apps for Education. Tomorrow the conference begins and I have a full slate of sessions on my agenda.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5 On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space. In other words, they can dictate and tweak the rules that defined the adaptive learning experience. million in venture capital.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Distance learning is often discussed in the context of higher ed and adult education, but its relevancy in K-12 education is growing. In 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported that 1.99 One concern about distance learning is that it could diminish the very real value students get from in-person guidance from teachers.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” 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. This change remained in appropriations language from FY 2007 through FY 2011.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

This past Wednesday (February 6) was the second annual Digital Learning Day. New Milford High School joined thousands of other schools and educators across the country to showcase how digital learning is changing education. They then selected an automobile based on gas mileage and comfort level for distance.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2022

The most notorious oracle predicting the coming death spiral of academia was the late Harvard University professor Clayton Christensen, who in 2011 famously forecast that “50 percent of the 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. Not one college went under wholly because of digital competition. will be bankrupt in 10 to 15 years.”

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Kris Hagel, Executive Director of Digital Learning for Peninsula School District (Wash.) ParentSquare (h ttp://www.parentsquare.com ), founded in 2011, is based in Santa Barbara, CA. Caroline Chapman, Director of Communications and Advisement for Canandaigua City School District (N.Y.)

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2021

Twenty-five years after the Internet became commercially available, post-high school learning—which for adults is now truly often a life-long endeavor—is now a diverse ecosystem of options. Beginning in 2020, the digital transformation of the economy and labor market took a giant leap forward.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2016

HiveSchool is Aerohive’s latest addition to its growing learning app portfolio. Aerohive Networks released a new connected learning application, HiveSchool, that helps K-12 teachers leverage technology in the classroom. Aerohive is offering HiveSchool to schools as a free application to improve digital learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That means, among many things, taking stock of the damage caused by long-term school closures, and creating plans for reopening amid steep budget cuts, increased costs for safety measures, and widening achievement gaps and learning loss that have hit low-income students and students of color the hardest. In an op-ed published Dec.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. million to the firm for personalized-learning consulting services.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

New research has unearthed a dramatic increase in the number of young children who have their own tablet device–42 percent compared to 1 percent in 2011. Next page: Has the digital divide between high- and low-income families closed?).

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

All conversations start with why: Get all constituents involved from the beginning—even students and teachers—as to how the schools might adopt digital learning. She attracted national recognition for the superintendent work she led in Isle of Wight County Schools in Smithfield, Virginia from 2011-2015. Join the Community.

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techlearning

APRIL 5, 2018

Technology is helping to bridge the early learning divide in classrooms, allowing more students to enter kindergarten with confidence and eagerness to learn," said Chris Boardman, Director of Digital Products for Gakko.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

During its heyday, Amplify touted its orange tablets as the tool that would transform digital learning experiences in school. based company invested more than $25 million to partner with talented developers who built 30 learning games covering math, science and English Language Arts. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

We started EdSurge in 2011 by focusing on K-12 education. EdSurge is all about exploring one fundamental question: How can learning be supported by technology? In 2011, our attention was riveted by the entrepreneurial activity surrounding students in grades K through 12. Here’s what we’re doing and how we hope you can help.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

An influential investor advisory firm has recommended that Instructure shareholders vote against a proposal to take the publicly-traded learning management system provider private for about $2 billion, according to an article from Reuters. Some academics have also responded negatively to the deal, raising concerns over student data.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

But that expansion doesn’t necessarily correlate with how the public perceives the quality of online courses, historically questioned for its lack of rigor and limited measurable learning gains. Then they want to talk to me for 45 minutes about how bad online learning is. I will be at a dinner party, and someone will ask what I do.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

In 2011, Cat Campos was a senior at Immaculata-La Salle High School , struggling to see how the iPod touch devices they were testing in her AP Literature class could support learning. Here, she shares Immaculata-La Salle’s route to impactful digital learning for others to draw from as they find their way to tech success.

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