The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Modest gains started to emerge in 2012, four years after the district began its laptop program. Later in 2012, Mooresville’s test score gains started to outpace those in neighboring counties. Unfortunately, the state stopped administering that survey after 2011 and it’s unknown if book reading rebounded.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

And yet, surveys suggest most teachers find it challenging to connect with families. It suggests policymakers take a community-informed approach and help schools conduct parent surveys, provide teacher training and hire technology experts to increase the quality and quantity of school-parent communications.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. “We Their plan seems to have worked. Marwell acknowledges internet connectivity is only a starting point.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

In a 2018 survey , the majority of school districts either have 1:1 as a current goal or have already achieved it. Given his background in cloud computing and passion for education, he moved to the Google for Education Team in 2012 and was one of the first Chromebooks for Education team members. About the Host. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

They also send a technical survey to the vendor, many times followed by a call or meeting to review more details of that resource. Mark Ray is Director of Innovation and Library Services for Vancouver (WA) Public Schools and Future Ready Librarians Lead at the Alliance for Excellent Education. About the Host. Christina Luke, Ph.D.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2012

On March 9, 2012, I presented a 60 minute workshop at the 2012 MACUL conference. Whenever I lead a workshop, I always ask the attendees to complete a short survey. The survey includes a place where they can ask questions which I try to answer during my presentation. Web resources are your best option.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Simplifying a Complex System Most states that evaluate child care and pre-K centers calculate a star rating based on a complex constellation of metrics—everything from teacher-student ratios to whether the books in the library are stacked at eye level. Louisiana is unique in basing its quality rating scores solely on classroom observations.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) designated the Wednesday of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day (BWAD, pronounced bee-wad ). Educate students: Teach a lesson in your classroom or library about filtering. That’s where Banned Websites Awareness Day comes in.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In addition to employing qualified elementary, middle and high school music teachers, David Douglas offers inexpensive instrument rentals ($25 per year), a library of musical scores, connections to reduced-price or free private lessons and a closet of free marching band uniforms and orchestra dress blacks, among other necessities.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Debbie Abilock’s 2012 Educational Leadership article, “True– or Not?” I find Google a lot easier than going to the library website.” Imagine ways to innovate and inspire students to use the academic library. In Proceedings of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2013 conference (pp.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Looking at data from 2003 and 2012 for 448 small private colleges, it found that higher tuition discounts did not correlate with increased low-income or minority student enrollment. 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.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Other than libraries and news outlets, students were dependent on the educator to provide them with information. Teachers prior to the Internet, as we know it today, were one of the primary gatekeepers of information. Education 1.0 was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. References. Blaschke, L.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

I don't work in a school or a library. I don't maintain the learning management system or the library management software. In 50 years, there will be only 10 institutions in the world delivering higher education and Udacity has a shot at being one of them." – Sebastian Thrun, founder of Udacity (2012). I don't teach.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls. It just wouldn’t be fair.”.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Pulliam adds, “We used to have students turn in the devices and get new devices the following year, but parents indicated in surveys that they wanted their kids to keep the same device from year to year, since that way they were more invested in taking care of it.” Markley shared some examples, including: ?

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BYOD Chromebook iPad Software 41

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2016

A 2012 state law prompted the overhaul of the state’s existing quality rating system and required a uniform rating system for all early childhood programs that receive any public funding, including private providers, federally funded Head Start centers and pre-K classrooms in public and private schools. “As

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 5, 2016

It’s a survey of American faculty work habits conducted in 2015, and it is very illuminating for anyone reflecting on higher ed and information, from librarians to technologists to academic deans, and, of course, for faculty members. Similarly, not even 20% saw e-books replacing print in their libraries.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

1-4, 25-26) While children who visit the library to immerse in their favorite books may not realize it at the time, they’re building the skill of thoughtful reading—the foundation of critical thinking, academic success, and, eventually, a happy and productive adult life. (1, Allington 2012. 20, 21, 22). What can be done? Bayless 2010.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

To continue encouraging teachers to find tools while still keeping tabs on what they’re using, Racine has asked them to turn to another destination: the Clever Library. Provisioning apps quickly and securely has been core to Clever’s business since it was founded in 2012. So far, that includes educators in more than 60,000 U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

The courses “were interesting but weren’t relevant to what I’m going to pursue, so it set me back,” Williams, who is now a sophomore, said outside the university’s Suzzallo Library, a Collegiate Gothic-style landmark often likened to the Hogwarts School of the Harry Potter novels. Photo by Sy Bean for The Hechinger Report.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Maybe you think removing upsetting books from school libraries is the best thing for your child. Your classroom libraries, core texts, optional reading, and on-the-fly suggestions have great power in developing your students’ love of reading, leading them to new understanding, and nurturing their empathy. Illinois (1987).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2017

Now add fees for student activities, fees for athletics, fees for building maintenance , fees for libraries — even fees for graduation, the bills for which often arrive just as students and their families thought they were finally done paying for their higher educations. Think tuition is high? Parent Ann Roach.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

There is no grocery store, no movie theater, no bowling ally, no public library. The median household income in Hays was $25,833 in 2014, just more than half the median for Montana as a whole, according to the 2014 American Community Survey by the U.S. Modern America has encroached little. Census Bureau. This year is no better.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Read reports and surveys of research organizations. Check out these reports from Pew Research A Snapshot of E-Reader and Tablet Owners , January 2012 The rise of e-reading , April 2012 Younger Americans'' Reading and Library Habits , October 2012 Here''s a Harris Poll of 2,056 adults: No Surprise, eReader Use Continues to Grow.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

1 educational technology priority around the country, according to a recent survey by the Center for Digital Education, a news service that promotes ed-tech. Khan Academy has recently introduced more assessments, so that more of the exercises in their free library can be used in this way. And the hype around it is blowing up.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. Only 1% of all schools surveyed used all of the proper implementation factors. 1:1 schools outperform 2:1, 2:1 outperforms 3:1, etc.

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Learning Pearson Study Survey 61

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

in 2012 and the platform continues to serve districts across the nation as School Way. In Florida, FLVS saw success through state testing results and surveys. The company was sold to Jostens, Inc. Additionally, FLVS supported Florida schools and districts by training more than 10,000 teachers statewide and provided ongoing support.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 122

TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

They are all coming to your blog or website to learn something and the best way to keep them coming back is to ask them questions, possibly through a Google Form Survey, to get a better sense of topics that you may wish to turn into podcast or blog topics. Organize Podcasting Topics. Telestream Wirecast. Apple Podcasting App.

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Video Social Media Google Conference 68

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2019

who may not respond to the survey because they fear, with good reason, persecution by the Trump Administration). This is the reason we committed—on the day we started Girls Who Code in 2012—to making sure that half the girls we serve every year come from historically underrepresented groups in tech, including those from Latinx communities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. How does your library manage digital collections? Seuss The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0"

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey. Here’s what they said: 2016 was The Year of Video. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council. And it has.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2017

billion and posted typical annual budget surpluses of $139 million from 2012 to 2015, the most recent year for which the figures are available. While higher-income students still pay more overall, federal data show , since 2012 the net price for the poorest students at Cornell has increased four and a half times faster than for the richest.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Steel Valley School District Superintendent Edward Wehrer, whose daughters attend Park Elementary, said he’s aware of the disparity between the elementary schools — a situation he inherited when he was named superintendent in June 2012. “We Daily Messenger newspaper archives at the Carnegie Library of Homestead explain that history.

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Elementary Report Study Trends 47

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

The college has set aside “family-friendly” spaces in libraries and lounges and holds events for parents with kids, including movie nights and barbecues. Yet the number of colleges and universities with on-campus child care has been dropping steadily, from 1,115 in 2012 to 824 today, federal data shows. Allen gets up at 5 a.m.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2017

His computer science courses covered topics like programming, machine learning and artificial intelligence; Chibwe even did a project on recommendation algorithms for an online library. The best estimate is from a 2012 federal survey that found one-quarter of adults had licenses, certifications and/or educational certificates.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” Via the press release : “The Library of Congress today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Digital Public Library of America to become a ‘content hub partner’ and will ultimately share a significant portion of its rich digital resources with DPLA's database of digital content records.”

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