Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S. Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2016, up from 6.3

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

In these classrooms, ” students regularly communicate, collaborate, self-reflect, problem solve,and peer-evaluate about their learning” (Hansen & Imse, 2016, p. ” Both critical thinking skills (e,g., Student-Centered Learning The 21st century classroom is a student-centered learning hub. link] Martinez, M.

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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. It even inspired President Obama to pitch a similar federal program. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 21, 2019

Learning with 'e's - Steve Wheeler 5. The PIE blog - The PIE company 2016 Top Ten 1. TeacherToolkit (ranked 1st in 2013, 2014, 2015) 2. TeacherToolkit (ranked 1st in 2013, 2014) 2. ICTEvangelist (ranked 2nd in 2014) 3. Learning with ‘e’s (ranked 8th in 2014) 4. The Learning Spy (ranked 2nd in 2014) 5.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Thanks to E-rate, School Internet Costs Dropped to an All-Time Low. School Internet costs have been steadily dropping since E-rate’s critical modernization in 2014. That cost is now only $4.90, and has dropped 30% from 2016 to 2017 alone. In 2013, Internet access cost a whopping $22 per Mbps.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2016

A CoSN resource aims to help school tech leaders navigate new E-rate rules allowing for the use of dark fiber. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2014 took major steps to update the E-rate program, including increasing its annual funding to $3.9 billion, up from $2.4

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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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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. Between 2009 and 2014, records provided by the district show it spent about $4.7 Credit: Source: edgenuity.com.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 Public schools can apply for annual funding through E-rate, which involves itemizing the services they currently pay for, what providers they are buying from and how much they are spending for their broadband. Still, the tool isn’t for everybody.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Perfect Storm In 2014, Beaverson PS passed a bond with significant amount dedicated to technology and by 2016, Beaverton had 32,000 Chromebooks and 10,000 iPads being used in the district. 1 at the elementary level. 1 at the elementary level.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. Dear Colleague Letter: Resource Comparability , which emphases technology-related equity issues (October 2014). FY 2014 $0. FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

The FCC [Federal Communications Commission] modernized the E-rate program in 2014, paving the way for governors and other state leaders to step up to take meaningful action to upgrade schools. Do you think schools are using the new transparency provided by E-rate to negotiate better deals? Absolutely.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

DeLaina Tonks has been involved in education since 1991 and has been the director at Mountain Heights Academy, the top-rated digital school in Utah, since 2009. She is a 2014 “Best of State – Principal” winner and was named as one of Utah Business’s “30 Women to Watch.” She has attended Mountain Heights Academy for two years.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In the fall of 2016, increasingly frustrated by his inability to motivate his students despite his energetic teaching style and popularity inside the classroom, he was drawn to the idea that addressing emotional barriers might help them. In 2016, a mere 37 percent of the school’s test-takers passed. Hulleman and Kenn E.

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E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 73

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

K., & Bruegmann, E. The Learning Policy Institute says in their 2016 study, Well-designed mentoring programs improve retention rates for new teachers, as well as their attitudes, feelings of efficacy, and instructional skills.(32) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 24) Jackson, C. 25) Kraft, M. A., & Papay, J.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The ratio of school counselors to high school students in Minnesota was 681-to-1 in 2016, according to state data. In Minnesota, that ratio was 681-to-1 as of 2016, according to state data , among the highest in the country. That’s despite the fact that the overall rural high school graduation rate in the 2015-16 school year was 87.3

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Department of Education announced that it would put up to $20 million in the Pell Grant program for up to 10,000 high school “dual enrollment” students in the 2016-17 school year. That mirrors the experience at Camden County College, where 1,942 students were registered in 2014.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In a nutshell, CIPA requires that schools and libraries receiving E-Rate funding “block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors).” Develop a toolkit for school leaders. Teacher Resources by MediaSmarts.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. It was a week before Mardi Gras 2016.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

You will want to share the following with your classroom teacher partners and your school’s edtech leader: Best of Breed 2016 (categorized favorites). Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). I especially trust their reviews.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

Amal Abdi at her high school graduation in June, 2016. It’s e-counseling 2.0. Early on, when Abdi assembled her “balance list” of potential colleges, the low acceptance rates and sky-high average SATs of the most selective colleges left her feeling inadequate and intimidated. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 432

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 In Smart School money, districts find different approaches to tech | The Daily Gazette → Every school district in the state gets a cut of the $2 billion NY state bonds approved by voters in 2014 to enhance technology in schools. But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. in 2016 on a student visa.” MasteryConnect acquired Socrative in 2014.). ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. ” Via the AP : “The sponsor of one of the nation’s largest online charter schools says it’s cutting that tie, which could halt the Ohio e-school’s operations for its roughly 12,000 students within days.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

There’s less than a month left of the 2016 Presidential campaign and The End can’t come soon enough. ” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .”

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Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

pic.twitter.com/k6CIPOlD3G — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) September 18, 2016. ” weaponized minecraft — Ed-Tech Weaponized (@weaponizedu) September 15, 2016. The information of some 500 million users was stolen in 2014, according to Yahoo , by “a state-sponsored actor.” ” From the HR Department.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

As the Quintillion fiber project was underway in 2016 and 2017, Alaska was already making strides in connecting tens of thousands more students through existing microwave, satellite and fiber networks (though the pre-existing fiber is concentrated in central and southeastern Alaska). I’m not trying to build the biggest, baddest network.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The total dollars invested in 2016 are off by about $2 billion from this time last year; the number of deals are down by a third; and the number of acquisitions are off by about 20%. Or lack thereof – see “ The 2016 Ed-Tech Dead Pool.”). Funding has shrunk. ” You are a fool. “ Tweaking the business model.”

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” Via The Kansas City Star : “A lawyer for the largest teachers union in Kansas told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday that lawmakers’ 2014 decision to get rid of a job protection for tenured K–12 educators was unconstitutional.” percent in 2016 to total $208.6 ” “The U.S.

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. Data and “Research” From the NEPC: the Virtual Schools Report 2016. Pay Edsurge money to see the details.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

The country as a whole passed that benchmark in 2014.) In addition, he co-captains the “Rainbow Six Siege eSports Team” (e-sports teams compete in organized, multiplayer video game contests), is the vice president of the e-sports club and is a member of the National Honor Society.

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E-rate Elementary Report Study 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

Armed with research showing that preschool delivers long-term benefits, particularly to low-income students, states more than doubled their spending on pre-K between 2006 and 2016, when total spending reached $7.4 In 2014, after lobbying by then-Gov. Some small studies suggest they may boost students’ later performance in school.

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E-rate Elementary Study Report 65

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

” From the organization’s press release : the NAACP “ratified a resolution Saturday adopted by delegates at its 2016 107th National Convention calling for a moratorium on charter school expansion and for the strengthening of oversight in governance and practice.” Education in the Courts. Go, School Sports Team!

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