Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

They also must allow students to opt out of buying bundled books so they can find resources on their own if they prefer. 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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2021

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The purpose of blended learning is to give learners a more integrated educational experience, where they can benefit from both face-to-face teacher guidance and the flexibility and accessibility of online materials. High engagement with screencasts and positive impact on course attitudes in Carol J.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 27, 2022

Though an estimated one-third of US workers across industries and occupations would benefit from developing digital skills—particularly among workers of color —fewer than 10 percent of people who need digital skills training and support are able to access education services due to longstanding systemic inequities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2018

We Volunteer Now has fantastic resources, and they’re awarding $250 grants for 500 schools to use toward volunteer projects. If you use this special tracking link , you’ll get an instant download from WE Volunteer, with information and resources on how to get started and access to the lessons. What Is In the Kit?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Large school districts in different parts of the United States have now developed systematic ways to increase diverse students’ access to advanced courses, and the districts are also providing other important aspects of an equitable education that prepares the students for 21st century careers. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These include big-name sponsors, competitive pro leagues, college competitions and, in 2017, more global viewers than the 2016 NFL regular season. We’ll also provide resources for finding tournaments, supporting your club and thinking ahead about college scholarships. Additional Resources for Starting a High School Esports Team.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. Educators can supplement these career profiles with lesson plans, engaging activities, and career mapping resources.

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 1, 2018

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator, Spotlight Series Podcast, we speak with Principal Product Manager Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education Team about his favorite moments from 2017. Best of 2017. Mike – Closing the Gap, 2017 and AssistiveTech, Special Needs. Best Moment at a Conference.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Open educational resources (OER) have long been touted as “the next big thing” in higher education, but the drawn-out hype has led many educators and administrators to wonder if it would ever live up to its expectations. Those days are over: 2017 was OER’s breakthrough year. That happened in 2017.

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GoConqr

MARCH 24, 2017

To make things easier for you, we present this a list of the most interesting and recommended student apps for 2017 to ensure that your study process is as complete as possible. What are the best student apps for 2017? #1 We will continue to add exciting new features throughout 2017. #2 2 Office Lens. 4 Lumosity. 5 SelfControl.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The report, titled “Beyond Engagement” and written by Julie Evans, chief executive officer for Project Tomorrow, expands on findings from Project Tomorrow’s 2017 “Speak Up” report. . Programs that provide students with an assigned laptop, tablet or Chromebook level the playing field for students’ technology access at school.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

Districts will have access to the nearly $190 billion which the U.S. A study conducted in 2017 and published in June 2021 investigated how five school districts from Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools made edtech purchasing decisions. How might districts find edtech to support learning?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

We’ve rounded up our 10 most popular articles from 2017, as picked by our readers. Here’s the 2017 countdown, from #10 to #1. A few weeks after EdSurge probed the company about the silence, Amazon opened up the resource library to the public. So what were some of the most popular themes? Well, at least partially open.

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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. leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 9, 2017

May 9, 2017 Open Education Resources (OER) Commons is a platform that provides open access to a wide variety of open educational resources that are either in the public domain or are licensed under.read more.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . Fourteen percent of children ages 3 to 18 lack home internet access , according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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Digital Promise

JULY 1, 2020

Digital Promise believes in and will continue to support the programs of the Edcamp Foundation, maintaining access to tools and resources organizers need and a website listing of upcoming local and virtual Edcamps for participants to attend. Find resources from Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home. Learn more about Edcamp.

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ProfHacker

MARCH 13, 2017

Are you concerned about making sure they’re accessible for everyone, including people with disabilities? Introducing the new WAVE Accessibility Extension for Firefox – [link]. — WebAIM (@webaim) February 18, 2017. Introducing the new WAVE Accessibility Extension for Firefox – [link]. How about you?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2024

Pre-pandemic, there was already limited availability of affordable options; new closures will deepen the challenges faced by parents in securing reliable and accessible care for their children. This is in addition to the drop of more than 90,000 (42 percent) licensed family child care homes between 2005 and 2017.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The idea of using these hands-on environments teach complex technical skills like coding has garnered attention from major companies like Google , who teamed up with the American Library Association in 2017 to fund the creation of coding pathways in makerspaces throughout the country through the Libraries Ready to Code initiative.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

School leaders in today’s world have to navigate the difficult role of supporting students’ many increased needs, as well as operating as a publicly accessible building and facility that is vulnerable to the ever-present risks across America’s cities and communities. Invest in preventative resources.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

Building out the infrastructure to support high-speed Internet access requires multi-layered collaboration between state and district leaders, school administrators, and service providers. students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Having high-speed Internet is about offering.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomp het Accessibility resources and apps [link] Toontastic 3D https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.toontastic id=com.google.android.apps.forscience.whistlepunk&hl=en Android for Education Resources [link] Adobe has released a suite of Android apps optimized for Chromebooks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. More online access to class materials. In 2017, this was solved.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. Many educators aren’t motivated to use digital resources in class, often because they’re unsure how to use them effectively or are unaware of the benefits.[1]

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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. Teachers in the U.S. But, are the students ready for what awaits them? Content Subtype.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 26, 2019

These principles guide our work to close the Digital Learning Gap by ensuring learning experiences are personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, and inquisitive and reflective. Originally launched in November 2017, the Maker Learning Leadership Framework supports educators’ maker learning programs.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

Communicate with parents through tech: Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[10]. September 2017. November 2017. That way you can troubleshoot any problems in advance.[8]. They can likely teach you something.[9]. ASCD InService.

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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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The Electric Educator

MAY 18, 2017

May 17, 2017 was the opening session of Google I/O, an annual developers conference organized by Google. io17 pic.twitter.com/viOmWFjqk1 — Google (@Google) May 17, 2017 Classroom implications for machine learning : accessing information is becoming easier and easier; even when you don't know what to search for.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. ” Next page: Why low-income students could be even more at risk for losing internet access. .” “This is critical.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools. Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Teachers can customize resources in e-textbooks to support different learning styles and academic needs. Your school or district can also use digital textbooks that are part of open educational resource (OER) repositories. These resources are free to use and available to any school or district. Learn more.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 1, 2017

July 1, 2017 A couple of months ago we shared a collection of some of the best websites that offer open digital textbooks (e.g. OER Commons, Open Textbook Library, MERLOT, TextBookGo, Bookboon.etc).read read more.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 26, 2017

The post Kasey Bell’s #ISTE17 Presentations and Resources appeared first on Shake Up Learning. ISTE 2017 – shakeup.link/iste17. Presentations and Resources. Kasey’s #ISTE17 Presentations and Resources #googleedu #edtech #gttribe Click To Tweet. The VIP course will close at midnight CST on July 4, 2017.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. In order to reach all students, educators must have access to the right kind of content.

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