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E-Rate Funding Applications Total $3.9B for 2015

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith 'These requests reflect long pent-up demand' says FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. Almost half of all Ontario secondary school teachers report using YouTube or video elements in their classrooms. Skills gap.

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Free Tool Provides a Roadmap—Literally—For Faster, Cheaper Broadband in Schools

Edsurge

“We were starting to [exceed] our bandwidth capacity… With our goals as a district to move towards mobile technology and online curriculum, we needed to begin focusing on [increasing bandwidth].” They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 But all of that data was kept private.

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

Via Microsoft Translator , a translation service, students in classes and lectures can get automated transcriptions on their mobile and desktop devices. A Microsoft spokesperson says over email that this technology is publicly available, and that the company is aware of dozens of K-12 schools that are using it in the classroom.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

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. FY 2015 $0. (Having said that, I have already committed to writing a series of posts specifically on the U.S. ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2013 $0. FY 2014 $0.

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8 Reasons to Create Interactive Textbooks for Engaging K-12 Students

Kitaboo on EdTech

Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. How to Use Digital Textbooks in the Classroom. Education Technology / September 8, 2015.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

techlearning

Forsyth News Guilderland (NY) Central School District will receive $531,447 from the state’s Smart Schools Bond Act, of which the lion’s share—$498,723—will go for classroom technology, including buying new Chromebooks for each middle- and high-school student. Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ?