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School Is Hard for Mobile Students. These Districts Want to Help.

Edsurge

—a mostly working-class suburban city just across the Mystic River from Boston—high student mobility used to be a challenge without a clear solution. The Five District Partnership , which includes Chelsea, was formed in 2012. Not all mobility is bad. And student mobility is nothing new here.

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Data unavailable for Oklahoma. Data source: Thomas J. Click on any state to see data on the number of students who took and passed a high school equivalency exam.

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EdTech that transforms access for physically disabled students

Neo LMS

In fact eye-gaze technology is now being preferred even by students with limited mobility due to its increasing accuracy and ease-of-use. Today mobile eye gaze technologies makes it possible for the the pads and computers to be mounted on wheel chairs, and students can occupy the same classroom spaces as their peers.

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12 Principles Of Mobile Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2012 post. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. The cloud is the enabler of “smart” mobility.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

They expect the same flexibility, mobility and always-on services they get with everything from travel and entertainment, also from educational providers. Generally, universities are doing very well financially, so they don’t feel from the data that their world is going to collapse. Read more: Will AI replace teachers?

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TRACK IT FORWARD ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION WITH CLEVER SINGLE SIGN-ON

eSchool News

Clever single sign-on also works with the Track it Forward mobile app. Get reports and data instantly to analyze and gain more insight on your institution and use Clever single sign-on for secure access using existing student credentials. www.trackitforward.com.

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Lacking Online Programs, Many Colleges Are Rushing to Partner with OPMs. Should They?

Edsurge

According to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, undergraduate enrollment fell by nearly 6 percent. million from 2012 to 2019. The graph above, depicting federal data shrewdly reshuffled by edtech trend-spotter Phil Hill, reveals a steady on-campus decay while online races ahead.

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