eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The results also detail the impact of changes to the E-rate program, as well as the growing issue of digital equity for technology access outside of the classroom. Yet school system technology leaders face many challenges as they plan their education networks for the future. Education is going digital. a/b/g/n/ac).

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E-rate Broadband Survey System 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E.

Libraries 85

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 85

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.”. But it logged growth starting in the 2013-14 school year, two years before the school introduced Edgenuity.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E.

Libraries 71

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 71

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 in all of 2015 and only 0.2 million shipments from 5.7

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We saw the first big leap of results in the 2015-16 year,” Marwell remembered. “I The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate. I said ‘OK, this actually could happen.’”. Reliable, affordable internet.”.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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. Education Technology / September 8, 2015. Education Technology / October 21, 2015.

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eBook E-rate Libraries Software 64

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” The window on the right looks like a typical computer desktop running the Windows operating system. If a student is still floundering, the system sends a message to a human teacher in the room to come help.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 215

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. So why do I still want schools to use them? Unified gets a $3.26-million

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. After the June 2017 Regents, 25 of the 41 students who had repeatedly failed the state exam passed — a rate of 61 percent.

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E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 108

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 78

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

A recent victory for Arkansas’ public school system shows that these collaborations can yield tangible and meaningful results, particularly for rural communities. Rural schools are the primary reason that the E-rate program exists, as they are the least servedand have the most need – their students. or geographic location.

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Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 58

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Melissa Mann is a special education teacher with the Madison County School System. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. Listen Now.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 290

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. A monitor she is wearing as part of a PE project is going off, informing her she has reached her resting heart rate, and cueing her to make a note of her current activity.

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E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 95

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

According to the most recent figures from Funds for Learning, E-Rate applicants nationwide requested almost $748 million in discounts against the purchase of just over $1 billion in Category Two products and services, which are detailed in this chart (right). The Altamont Enterprise WHAT ARE THEY BUYING?

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Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

IT Bill

JUNE 2, 2016

This approach to online learning has served to help new-to-online learners navigate the online course, learn to use the most common learning management system (LMS) tools, and interact with their classmates in ways that have modeled the traditional classroom. with required reading assignments, discussion forums, quizzes, etc. References: A.

Digital Badges 28

Digital Badges E-rate MOOC LMS 28

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

A recent victory for Arkansas’ public school system shows that these collaborations can yield tangible and meaningful results, particularly for rural communities. Rural schools are the primary reason that the E-rate program exists, as they are the least served and have the most need – their students. at home either.

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Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning in 2015. Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. e.width){e.setAttribute("data-vertical", "true")}})(this);'' onerror=''(function(e){e.setAttribute("src", "https://media-cdn.list.ly/missing-image.png");})(this);''

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Video E-rate Learning Mobility 40

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. So a social worker called his home on a December morning in 2015 when he didn’t come to school. I see a lot of black kids like me lost to the system.

Strategy 107

Strategy Education E-rate Report 107

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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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Just as it is subject to hacking and potential bias, it is also subject to revision, fact-checks, updates and improvement from its well-established collaborative system of editorial oversight and control. Look for editorial ratings. 2015-2018). M., & Hood, E. Not all articles are equally vetted or equally done.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

However, most of our time, focus, and resources are concentrated on at-school connections -- a sensible strategy when the state of technology at school has been severely lacking (see CoSN's 2014 E-Rate and Infrastructure Survey ). This piece was originally published on the CoSN blog on September 16, 2015. Political Allies.

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Broadband E-rate Laptops Survey 40

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I can name a few dozen people who I rate highly in that stratosphere. I have met Eric Sheninger before, when we were both keynote speakers at one of Australia's largest education events - EduTech, in Brisbane 2015. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

E-rate 28

E-rate Social Media Policies Technology 28

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In a sneak peek of the results from the forthcoming CoSN third annual E-Rate & Broadband Survey, which will be available by mid-October, the vast majority of U.S. The upside of this strategy is that the cost is minimal for the school system. This piece was originally published on the CoSN blog on September 23, 2015.

Broadband 40

Broadband Mobility E-rate Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A 2017 study by the Houston Independent School District, for example, found that students participating in AVID in 2015-16 enrolled in higher-level courses and received higher scores on AP exams and on standardized tests than those who did not. An independent study conducted in Washington state showed similar results.

Report 111

Report E-rate Study Training 111

MindShift

AUGUST 24, 2015

” Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-ability Students by Chester E. That’s important, Finn says, because “smart kids from families with poorly educated parents are really dependent on the school system to spot them and cultivate them and maximize their potential.”

E-rate 28

E-rate Education Common Core Policies 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Superintendent Matt Miller pushed for a better deal, but Apple said it would not budge from its price list.

iPad 78

iPad Broadband Software Company 78

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 26, 2015

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. Reduce the college dropout rate to closer to 10% (than the current 40%+). What kind of delivery models?

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Examples MOOC E-rate Dropout 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it.

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 114

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.

Broadband 88

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 88

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

wo decades ago, when Pierre-Floyd was Endiah’s age and the levees had not yet broken, New Orleans had one of the most poorly ranked public school systems in the country. Fewer than half of its students were performing on grade level, and the state had given it a D rating two years in a row. She set about making cultural changes, too.

Report 73

Report E-rate Study Groups 73

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Revere High School’s adjusted four-year graduation rate rose from 71.5 The school’s four-year adjusted graduation rate rose from 71.5 ethos to her teaching. percent in 2009 to 87.9

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Assessment Study 111

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

One believes in the education system, and the other believes that it is a waste of money and effort. People Losing Trust in College Degrees According to the data collected by Morning Consult , Gen Z has the lowest trust in the education system of public colleges or universities. Is a College Degree Worth It? Now, the time has changed.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2016

On December 9, 2015, in North Philadelphia, her father was shot and killed. On her seventh birthday, her mom got a huge vanilla cake and threw her a party at Chuck E. They’ve studied Pennsylvania gun laws, the Second Amendment, and homicide rates versus those of gun suicide. She is 10 years old. She remembers her dad showing up.

Elementary 40

Elementary Exercises E-rate Blackboard 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

More recent data from the nation’s largest school districts suggests that national rates of suspension have likely declined even further since 2013-14. Out-of-school suspensions dropped a whopping 53 percent in Los Angeles Public Schools between 2013 and 2015. That’s the bottom line on the U.S.

E-rate 40

E-rate Common Core Data Study 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 17, 2017 E-learning day a breeze for tech-savvy students | Dubois County Herald → But for as helpful as the eLearning days can be, Hubster said they probably won’t grow too much in number in the near future. ." " Readers respond.with gusto. " Tagged on: March 13, 2017. Powered by Pinboard.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Lara’s classmate Amber Phoumyvong, 17, shares his desire to escape from Lowell, but not his academic drive — a principal challenge to an education system trying to support a revitalization for places like Lowell. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. While the average poverty rate in small metro areas nationwide is 17 percent , some 21.5

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 97