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20 Years of Student Feedback Drives Digital Learning

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Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow and the founder of the heralded Speak Up Research Project, along with a panel of students, had a conversation about decades of trends and the latest shifts in digital learning today. In 2014, only one in four students had direct access to technology in class.

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Close the Digital Learning Gap: How One District Tackled Tech Disparity in the Classroom

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In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. How do you combat this trend? District leaders knew that something had to change, and it needed to happen fast. So, in 2015, the “ Palmdale Promise ” was born.

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Digital Learning Isn’t Just for Students: How One Teacher Unlocked the Potential of Technology in the Classroom

Education Superhighway

This Digital Learning Day, I reflect on my experiences as a new teacher, discovering the potential of digital learning in the classroom. This was in 2014 when digital learning was still a growing trend and the daily challenges ranged from frozen screens and lost passwords to content filtering, and more.

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Who is keeping student data safe in the era of digital learning?

The Hechinger Report

While federal privacy laws have been on the books since the 1970s and a 2014 effort identified 10 high-level Student Data Principles , CoSN’s seal is the first to enumerate the day-to-day practices around safe handling of data that should exist in schools. The lack of trust is pervasive, and Krueger doesn’t see that as a short-term trend.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

As w/ the previous year''s list, more and more mobile apps are making the list as mobile learning continues to be the rising trend in education. However, that''s not to say that there isn''t a good amount of websites and Learning Management Systems showing up as well. iPads/Chromebooks). .

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Closing the Global Education Gap

Digital Promise

No longer are the best learning opportunities exclusive to certain people -- technology makes these opportunities more widely accessible. If we can close the digital learning gap , we can empower everyone to be a lifelong learner. Let’s add one more item to the above list: international education is for everyone.

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California Could Soon Have Its First Fully-Online Community College

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million students earn credentials through more-flexible and affordable digital learning options. percent in 2014, Inside Higher Ed reports. The new college appears to follow another trend in the higher education: competency-based education. The college would aim to help 2.5 Previously, Gov. Recent data from the U.S.

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