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Technology Is Helping Prison Education Programs Scale. What’s the Catch?

Edsurge

Then, in 2016, the U.S. Since 2016, Ashland has begun offering associate and bachelor degrees to its Pell recipients, and enrollment numbers have grown significantly, Marshall says. Several have started their own companies. according to Todd Marshall, the university’s vice president for online and adult studies.

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Urgent: Today’s students need a digitally fluent school website

eSchool News

We track our health with wearable wristbands, our smartphones are basically pocket-sized laptops capable of doing and finding what we need within seconds, and the majority of our communication channels have turned digital. For instance, in a 2016 Unit4 study, students gave their opinion on schools’ use of technology.

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IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

I really do build classroom cohort so that we meet outside of the classroom as groups where we can really collaborate together and plan together. Deb transformed her classroom into a blended learning environment using her class website as a launchpad, as well as laptops and iPads with her students daily. How does that work?

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Lindsay High School junior Gaby León said that other students she meets are fascinated when she tells them she’s never received a letter grade.

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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. DeVonté Trask, 11. Aaaaaaaa ,” the kids chanted.

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Who Says You Need a College Visit to ‘See’ Campus?

Edsurge

And potential students are taking campus tours, imagining themselves burning the midnight oil in the library and meeting their new roommate in dorms. But many of them are opening up 3D maps and taking virtual tours on their phones and laptops, thanks to location-based and virtual reality software. Image Credit: CampusBird.

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The 2 Biggest Barriers To Learning in Modern Schools - Consideration 7

The Innovative Educator

Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were. For a recap of all ten considerations visit https://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2016/10/essential-guide-to-modern-learning-10.html