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Campus Tech 2016: Recognizing—and Questioning—“Inevitable” Futures

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Last week at Campus Technology 2016, higher-ed technologists joined forces with administrators, instructional designers, and faculty to explore another realm many consider “wizardry”—predicting the future. Technologists are known by many names, but to some, they are simply “wizards.” That’s the most ridiculous statement in the world.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

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And finding tools and resources to support and supplement learning becomes much easier with the power of an Internet search available to you. According to Census Bureau data from 2016, nearly 82 percent of all households in the U.S. Check out how digital learning coaching helps teachers create powerful learning experiences.

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Fun with GIS 198: Two ConnectED Years

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Dateline Washington DC, The White House, May 27, 2014: President Obama welcomes Esri to the ConnectED Initiative , a partnership with private industry to help all US K12 students engage in digital learning. Esri also supported a bank of educator workshops in 2015, and is supporting another series in 2016.

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Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Recorded Webinar)

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The post Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Recorded Webinar) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Below is a webinar that I gave on August 2, 2016, with Texthelp, the makers of Read & Write for Google and Fluency Tutor. Recorded Webinar from August 2, 2016). The Golden Treasures of Google!

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What Early Blended Learning Pioneers Got Right That Today's Schools Have Forgotten

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When I first began blending digital and face-to-face learning, it was easy enough to create a flow between online learning spaces and offline learning. However, I noticed that sometimes my students were not getting as much out of the digital learning platform as I had anticipated.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

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This summer, leaders at the College of William & Mary held a training workshop for the institution’s communications staff in response to an Office for Civil Rights investigation. “As In 2016, when WebAIM ran automatic testing on 14 web pages from 62 large universities (including at least one from each U.S.

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Alabama Department of Education Gives Students Free Summer Access to Fuel Education Solutions

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Herndon, Virginia, May 22, 2018 — To keep students actively learning over the summer and to help prevent summer learning loss, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), with the help of Fuel Education® (FuelEd®), is launching its sixth annual Alabama Summer Learning Challenge. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education.