Doug Levin

APRIL 10, 2018

My interests are primarily about the impact of access to and use of computers and the internet on student performance. whether experience taking exams on a computer yields different estimates of student performance than on paper, based primarily on prior student exposure to and comfort with digital learning technologies).

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Tablets Analysis Data Accessibility 150

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2017

It’s fair to say technology is ubiquitous in many classrooms, but because it changes constantly, educators are challenged to keep pace with what’s new and next in the classroom. Sometimes, it’s difficult for educators to filter through the hype and identify the most pertinent technology changes to track.

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Trends Technology Data Accessibility 200

Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

How might districts find edtech to support learning? As students and teachers return to school this fall, they will be using more technology than ever before. Districts will have access to the nearly $190 billion which the U.S. To learn more about the research behind these learnings, check out the published study.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

We’re pleased to share this year’s Edtech Outlook, a data-rich dive into the state of education technology with case studies into emerging-frontier innovations. Reach Capital Edtech Outlook 2017 from Jennifer Carolan. We focus here on Reach Capital’s sweet spot: school-based education technology. Source: Reach Capital 5.

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Trends EdTech Pearson Case Study 108

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Yet the contract terms for these subscription arrangements—which some publishers call “inclusive access” programs—raise questions about whether publishers and colleges pressure students into participating. These goals could “push the rapid adoption of access codes across the institution,” the report states.

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Pearson Accessibility Course Report 142

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

What role should employers have in the design or execution of digital learning opportunities? Those were a couple of the questions debated at #DLNchat on Tuesday, October 9, when we discussed how nontraditional education providers could influence the future of digital learning.

Digital Learning 109

Digital Learning MOOC Learning Education 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Students from historically marginalized backgrounds are more likely than their advantaged peers to be treated as passive users of technology. While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools.

Digital Divide 90

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 90

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Collaboration and Blended Learning Fosters Critical Skills.

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Personalized Learning Tools Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction 330

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 16, 2020

The advent of the internet and the popularization of digital devices brought a new context for teachers and school administrators, since students started to bring technology to the school routine. The school, in turn, cannot turn its back on this new reality, but must incorporate educational technology into pedagogical practices.

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Technology eBook Education Learning 96

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The League of Innovative Schools, Digital Promise’s flagship network of forward-thinking leaders of our nation’s school districts, is honored to welcome 13 districts into the 2017-2018 cohort, bringing the League’s membership to 93 districts in 33 states.

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Conference Digital Learning Study Course 435

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Mrs. Stamey is not alone in her initial reluctance to use technology in her classroom.

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Professional Learning Learning Technology System 152

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Here’s what we learned. Led by Gov.

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Digital Learning Learning Broadband STEM 85

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2017

When it comes to learning, giving students access to a magical mix of high-quality teachers, technology, and the opportunity to develop skills such as collaboration sets them on the right path. But educational gaps remain–gaps in technology access, in achievement, and in opportunity.

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Accessibility Conference Technology Learning 83

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap. 1 at the elementary level.

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Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 56

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The nonprofit broadband advocacy group found nearly 45 million students enjoy in-school access to high-speed internet connectivity, up from 39 million in 2017. According to the group, 98 percent of public schools have next-generation fiber infrastructure, and 96 percent have enough connectivity to support online and digital learning.

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E-rate Broadband Advocacy Report 257

BYOT Network

JANUARY 9, 2017

With the use of these resources, educators are planning to better engage student learning, increase academic performance; and prepare students for an ever-changing digital world. There are many possible reasons why teachers are still struggling to use technology to transform instruction. Content Curation Activities.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Learning Accessibility Resources 40

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Alex’s excitement was palpable as this was the first computer to ever enter his home: He was now participating in digital learning and exploration, and he appeared as enthusiastic as anyone. After three months, Alex finally told me that he did not have internet access at home.

Accessibility 74

Accessibility Libraries Digital Citizenship Survey 74

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2017

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. AASA , The School Superintendents Association, announced the finalists for the 2017 National Superintendent of the Year.

Digital Learning 80

Digital Learning Survey Trends Learning 80

Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Some common 21st-century skills include critical thinking, creativity, digital literacy, technology literacy, information literacy and self-direction. With digital textbooks, students learn how to use technology responsibly and pull information from a variety of digital sources. Learn more.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools. “Our

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Equity of Access Learning Social Media 40

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2017

If you’d like to get your students to create their own video walkthroughs or tutorials then check out my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Video Tools Assessment Digital Learning 378

Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Want to know more about Powerful Learning?

Learning 269

Learning Analysis Strategy Digital Learning 269

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal? Speakers from University of Virginia, University of Maryland, MIT and University of Pennsylvania will share what works, what doesn’t and how they have built structures to support technology initiatives on their campuses.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies.

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Future Ready Learning Digital Learning Assessment 140

eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2016

To empower students in school districts across South Carolina with digital literacy skills, Learning.com announced the Palmetto Digital Literacy Program (PDLP), in partnership with the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee and Department of Education. For more information, visit www.learning.com/palmetto.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility Tools Digital Citizenship Assessment 40

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Also, access a library of free clipart, fonts, graphics and backgrounds. Find more ideas and tips in my presentation, Teaching with Infographics. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Web Tools and Apps.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. Take a look below at our proposed sessions, and click each link to vote now through August 25, 2017.

Digital Divide 188

Digital Divide iPad EdTech Competency Based Learning 188

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

There’s a lot that goes into innovation efforts on campus—think curriculum design, technology training for instructors, and bureaucracy. Curriculum and Teaching Curriculum and teaching is top of mind for students curious about educational technology, and this was the most frequent topic that students have written about about so far.

Education 142

Education Outcomes Report Trends 142

Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

What is not as common are PBL ideas using digital, rather than physical tools. There are differing opinions as to the usefulness, as well as wisdom, of teaching very young students with digital technology. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Why is digital PBL so rare in foundational and elementary phases?

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Common Core Elementary Case Study Guidelines 218

More Verbs

OCTOBER 5, 2016

We are excited to have added Amanda Nguyen and Sean Malone to the Learning Through Technology Team. Each is a Maine native, a veteran educator, and a leader in learning technology. District Tech Plans, the Maine Learning Technology Framework, and BrightBytes. The Maine Learning Technology Framework.

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Survey Professional Learning Outcomes Report 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. But technology can help facilitate these classroom experiences, Evans said. Subscribe today!

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Laptops Survey Chromebook Mobility 106

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

In the conversation around digital learning, there’s a sobering statistic that often goes overlooked: 74. It’s the percentage of students around the whole who lack consistent internet connectivity—and access to many of the tools and online courseware that some have hailed as the solution to education gaps.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Women’s History Month observances nationwide. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Resources STEM Education EdTech 98

Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning.

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Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 96

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

But she thinks it’s a great resource for educators, especially because it is open-access and freely available. And the ISTE Standards for Educators , from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE is the parent organization of EdSurge). Department of Education’s 2017 National Education Technology Plan. (A

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