edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 4: Conduct regular accessibility audits.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These include big-name sponsors, competitive pro leagues, college competitions and, in 2017, more global viewers than the 2016 NFL regular season. In 2014, Robert Morris University was the first to offer an esports scholarship. Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 at: [link].

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2018

When Tennessee Department of Education CIO Cliff Lloyd took office in 2014, the state’s schools were among the worst in the nation. By October of 2016, a National Assessment of Educational Progress report highlighted Tennessee as the fastest improving state in the nation in science. meghan.bogardu…. Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:41.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks have become as commonplace as notebooks, enabling students to access a vast reservoir of information and educational resources at their fingertips. These advancements have given rise to the cloud-based classroom, a dynamic and accessible learning environment that epitomizes educational innovation.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

In 2014, when Tennessee unveiled a statewide scholarship to cover tuition expenses at community colleges, the program was praised for making higher education possible for more people. Promise increased access for first-generation, low-income, academically unprepared minority students,” she says. “So

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Elsewhere, concerns about who gets access to advanced math have led districts to end the tracking of students into different math classes by perceived ability or to remove accelerated classes altogether in the name of equity. Since 2016, the diversity of students enrolled in the district’s advanced math courses has increased.

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Digital Promise

JULY 25, 2017

In 2014, I wrote – The problem with education in America is not the lack of excellence. It’s lack of equity. Although we’ve made progress, inequities with regard to education opportunities remain a pressing issue. Many times, the problem is due to lack of vision, professional development, resources, or adequate support.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In their district-wide tech plan for 2016 to 2022 , Renton set a goal of reaching a 1:1 device-to-student ratio for all middle and high schoolers in the 2019-2020 school year. Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2021

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve seen just how important it is for teachers and students to have access to digital tools that give them personalized, equitable support. Those include ALEKS Corporation in 2013, the LearnSmart technology in 2014 and Redbird Advanced Learning in 2016. This work has never been more urgent.”.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

In 2016, we launched the Research Map to provide education stakeholders a visual way to explore the full landscape of education and learning science research. We’re excited to share an updated version of the Research Map , which features the latest research and new ways to access relevant learning science findings. Explore the map.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Here are five key trends that CTOs will be watching and reacting to in 2016: The modernized E-rate program. In a nutshell, the plan calls on the American educational system to “ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology.”

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

So, even though incidents of bullying remained steady, in the 2016-2017 school year, there was a 3.5 That was a jump of 15 percent from the 2014-2015 school year. Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones. Ninety-one (91) percent have access to computers, tablets or cellphones.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. The 2016 Ghost Ship fire that claimed 36 lives occurred a few blocks from the Code Next lab. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

The Farmington, Utah-based provider of online courses for technology professionals has been on the radars of industry analysts ever since its $135 million Series B fundraise in 2014. It raised an additional $30 million in 2016 at a $1 billion valuation—thus earning the “unicorn” label. That year, it also added former U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On the morning of February 6, 2014, King had jotted down what time her 4-month-old had woken up and what he’d eaten. Beginning in 2016, King, an entomologist, sat on a Hawaii child care working group in the legislature and advocated for about a dozen regulation bills.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Summer 2014 After 10 years in business, our tutoring company, SurePrep Learning goes under after the elimination of a federal tutoring program. October 2014 My wife and I patch things up. November 2014 We launch free coding classes at our academy, in an old, beat up space in Scottsdale, Arizona that we remodel with our savings.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

In New York City, which expanded free pre-K to all four-year olds in 2014, the quality is better. It initially invested $300 million in 2014 , spending the same amount on rich and poor alike, $10,000 per child. They might have done better without preschool. New York put resources and effort into creating high-quality programs for all.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized. call this “the access hypothesis.” Grimaldi et al. Grimaldi et al.

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OER Outcomes Comparison Study 162

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2023

With technologies like AI taking the world by surprise, the ability to generate and access knowledge has become almost ubiquitous for anyone with an internet connection. Shaw (2014) explores the concept of critical thinking in the context of music education. doi: 10.1108/IJCCSM-11-2016-0168. In How Critical Is Critical Thinking?

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Elsevier Pearson Technology Software 137

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. 380 million tally in 2014. million (A) 2016 Sinovation Ventures EnglishCentral $1.3 million (N/A) 2016 Kirihara Shoten K.K.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Despite the good intentions of targeted policies and increased attention to equity and accessibility initiatives, the achievement gap persists 2. 2016, May). 2016, digitalpromise.org/2016/12/01/personalizing-student-and-educator-learning-through-micro-credentials/. [6] 6, 2016, pp. Citations. [1] 1993, November).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Since 2016, these companies have raised more than $1.2 So in 2014, Cutler started GradeSlam in an effort to give every student in a school or district access to online tutoring support. million in a seed round in 2016. Online tutoring services are a dime a dozen, and in recent times they’ve raised many dimes.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2016

From 2014 onward, he and his team endeavored to work with teachers to create a course that focused less on a particular language like Java, and more on general computing concepts, like algorithms and variables. So far, 1500 teachers have been trained on creating a Computer Science Principles syllabus for the fall of 2016.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Department of Education data, out of the thousands of institutions operating online programs, the 100 colleges and universities with the greatest online enrollment accounted for 47 percent of all online students in 2016, up from a 43 percent share in 2012.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

EducationSuperHighway enthusiastically agrees with the Commission’s statement that the E-Rate Category 2 Rules implemented via the 2014 Modernization Orders have resulted in “more equitable and predictable” Category 2 funding, and fully supports the Commission’s intent to make these rules permanent. . FY 2016 – FY 2019).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Back in 2016, Ben Herold of Education Week reported that grade-school students who took the computerized version of a different test, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), in 2014-15 scored lower than students taking the paper-and-pencil version.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

billion dollars out-of-pocket nationally and $920 million at two-year colleges during the 2013 to 2014 school year to take developmental courses—courses in which just more than one-in-four students prove to be successful. This, understandably, presented a grave concern for business and industry, legislators, educators and ultimately students.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Low-income students are most likely to use screen time excessively, in part because their families may not have access to non-digital educational resources.[6] On average, children have regular access to at least five different screens at home.[1] Make rules with your child about which sites they can access and how to stay safe online.[18].

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How To Smartphone Internet Safety Digital Citizenship 241

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

Each elementary school in the district has a makerspace within its resource center (and the fifth-to-eighth grade students have access through a related studies course), where all the robotics activities are happening. We are in our third year where we have total participation.” started its robotic program on a smaller scale.

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Robotics Classroom STEM Elementary 413

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. For some students who lack access to broadband and digital devices, and for some schools that can’t handle the logistics of a device for every student, print remains the most accessible way to learn.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 151

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. ’, Dustin Swanger, Ed.D

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 31, 2021

⌨️ You can get quick access to an emoji picker on a Windows, Mac, or Chromebook computer with a keyboard shortcut. See previous Best Of posts from 2020 , 2019 , from 2018 , from 2017 , from 2016 , from 2015 and from 2014 for more links, tips, and ideas. Press W to pause and show a white screen.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

In 2014 Michelle Obama launched the Reach Higher initiative, which set out to help schools and counselors help young people see college as an option. Better Make Room saw major success in 2016 with its first big social push. Under a new administration, Yu wasn’t sure if those numbers would hold up.

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Social Media Strategy Twitter Trends 137

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Dominguez Hills received a $3 million award from the State of California in 2014 to try a new approach. The 2016-2017 Awards for Innovation in Higher Education will make $25 million available for schools to test new approaches to improve student outcomes. This is the second time Gov. million and $5 million.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2016

A Hidden Power of the Framework Every teacher and administrator needs a simple, accessible, and readily-applicable way to talk about how learning can, and needs to, prepare students for life beyond the classroom. Students and teachers were able to think about student achievement as a ladder accessible to everyone.

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Professional Learning Conference Accessibility Training 150

ProfHacker

AUGUST 31, 2016

Check out our 2014 , 2011 , and 2010 Things That Helped Us Survive Summer posts, too.). It’s a great way to gain access to a wider variety of reading material, and unlike Apple (ahem!), Bear in mind, though, that each adult does have access to the other’s payment information.)

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S. But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. corporations, from Apple to Adobe.

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