Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

Let’s see which ones won’t make it in 2018. According to James Hutton, an IT specialist for Essay On Time, on-premise software will be on its way out after 2018: “On-premises software requires teachers to install the same software on each computer inside the computer room, which is incredibly time-consuming. Desktop Computers.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

TCEA 2018: Tech Upgrades Begin with Professional Development. Wed, 02/07/2018 - 17:28. Every one of our schools had only two access points.”. Jena Passut (@JPassut) February 7, 2018. “We EdTech will feature articles on breakout sessions and the latest trends from TCEA 2018. meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2018

CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns. Tue, 03/13/2018 - 09:56. Cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity are tied for the top priorities for IT leaders in 2018, while budget constraints were marked as one of the most pressing challenges for a fourth straight year. meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

CoSN 2018: How Your District Can Prepare for an E-Rate Audit. Thu, 03/15/2018 - 09:58. It also brought about more equity — not equity in terms of access for students, I’m talking about equity among my school buildings. Now every school has access. CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

TCEA 2018: Educators Meet in Austin to Discuss the Future of the Classroom. Mon, 01/15/2018 - 10:32. This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. meghan.bogardu….

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As of 2018, students did not have access to Algebra II lessons in a quarter of high schools that primarily serve Black and Hispanic students, according to an article in Forbes. The lack of access to higher-level science, technology, engineering and math classes in K–12 education shows.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2018, prior to the opt-out policy, roughly 3,500 sixth graders enrolled in honors math classes. Meanwhile, the number of Dallas ISD eighth-grade students enrolled in Algebra I nearly doubled between 2018 and last year. The number of Dallas ISD eighth-grade students enrolled in Algebra I nearly doubled between 2018 and last year.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2018

Below, experts from various areas of the education industry share trends that will help shape K-12 education in 2018. As a result of this paradigm shift, communities around the country are demanding a more transparent, equitable, and accessible enrollment process for all families. Next page: 9 more education trends for 2018.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students. In 2018, total venture capital funding notched a new record at $99.5B

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

In the Houston Independent School District, the first students to graduate under the new endorsement system in 2018 did not receive formal guidance about their endorsement tracks after their initial choice in ninth grade. in 2018 to 0.8%

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

Can proactive instructional design eliminate barriers to access for learners? Will artificial intelligence play a role in improving accessibility? On Tuesday, May 8 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can We Improve Accessibility Through Instructional Design?

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

We hope to share some of these examples at the SXSW and SXSW EDU conferences in March 2018 – but first, we need your help. Technology can make this growing body of research accessible and practical so developers and educators can use it to truly support the full diversity of learners. panels at SXSW and SXSW EDU that are up for voting.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Happy holidays, and thank you for tuning into our 2018 countdown!]. Below, experts from various areas of the education industry share trends that will help shape K-12 education in 2018. [ Editor’s note : This story, originally published on January 5th of this year, was our #2 most popular story of the year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2018

Here are some things to look for at ISTE 2018: 1. Currently, 12 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to computer science (CS) courses, and more are on the way. Plus, ISTE 2018 will include dozens of sessions on CS. Featured on eSchool News ISTE 2018 IT Management Teaching & Learning ISTE

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

The biggest danger that higher education faces as a sector, though, is the loss of gains that we have made over the past 20 years in access to a college education — with all of the accompanying benefits to individuals and our entire society — for first-generation and minority students. This story about access to U.S.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

Edtech—when purposefully selected and applied—can make rigorous and relevant instruction more accessible and engaging for all students, particularly those traditionally underserved. Schools often think about digital equity in terms of access to devices, the internet, and tools.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2018

January 6, 2018 Looking for some good places where students can access public domain and free images? The collection below has you covered. This is a curated list of some of the best websites that.read more

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

GEAR UP schools are given resources to help their students succeed in classes, ensure that their students graduate and, of course, provide their students access to college information. Besides being an avenue to access information, the GEAR UP VR app is dedicated to connecting students to schools that align with their needs and interests.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), first published on 9 May 1999 by the Worldwide Consortium (W3C), are part of a series of Web Accessibility Initiatives (WAI). was published on 5 June 2018, with a few more extensions and updates. 3.3.7 – Accessible Authentication. Some extensions of the existing WCAG 1.0

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Meanwhile this year, immigrant, refugee children at the United States border were separated from their parents and kept in cages , deprived of legal counsel , deprived of access to education , deprived in some cases of water. SXSWEDU pic.twitter.com/kyy2r7bTud — Betsy DeVos (@BetsyDeVosED) March 6, 2018. And no one f **g listens.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 24, 2018

If you have any doubts that digital learning is transforming education, look no further than these presentations from students at Illinois’ TECH 2018 event this year: Robots in the Art Room. Student Showcases at TECH 2018. The post Digital Learning in Action: TECH 2018 Showcase appeared first on EducationSuperHighway.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Nearly 200 colleges face federal civil rights investigations opened in 2019 about whether they are accessible and communicate effectively to people with disabilities. Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards.

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Omega Notes

AUGUST 19, 2019

A survey conducted by Morning Consult in July 2018 consisted of 1,651 current and former college students, which revealed that paying for course materials was the second most reported source of financial stress, second only to paying for tuition. The post Affordability and Accessibility in EdTech appeared first on Omega Notes.

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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. Fabbian et al, 2017).

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Making STEM Accessible to All”. 9 July, 2018. Making STEM Accessible to All | Edutopia “STEM Day: Explore Growing Careers”. Participants will be creating STEM based activities as well as have access to an activity folder provided by the instructor. Department of Labor Blog. STEM Day: Explore Growing Careers | U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. UDL uses fundamentals from neuroscience to give educators a framework to empower all learners (CAST, 2018). These questions are around the accessibility, flexibility, lack of bias, validity, and reliability of our learning activities. link] CAST (2018).

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

FEATURES SCHOOL LEADERS ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT HOME INTERNET ACCESS By Eileen Belastock Here’s how these district leaders have addressed the issue of digital inequity.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. DEFINING EQUITY: EMPATHY, AUTHENTICITY, AND ACCESS Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, William J. Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. The people who had the problem didn’t have access to solve it.”

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week, the Washington state legislature appropriated $900,000 to further leverage funding from the federal E-rate program, which will bring greater connectivity to schools across the state and make available K-12 digital learning access grants.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

12, 2018 | Updated 11:02 a.m. Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 nacesports.org, February 27, 2018. Accessed 4.17.18 What you need to know about esports.USA TODAY. Published 10:22 a.m. at: [link]. Chicago Tribune Article: [link]. Keilman, John. Video gaming: the next high school sport?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Earlier this month in New York City, the AT&T Aspire Accelerator, AT&T’s program that finds, develops, and invests in promising edtech companies from around the world, hosted an afternoon of mock board meetings with its 2018 cohort. To date AT&T has made 27 investments. Companies all want more eyeballs and users.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2018

During an ISTE 2018 session, five educators each presented their four favorite apps in a “smackdown” format that gave each educator two minutes to highlight the coolest features of each app. Seesaw is a student-driven app that lets students create portfolios that are accessible in different ways.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Is accessibility baked into to the development process? Their site says: When you Tweet photos using the Twitter app for iOS or Android, or on twitter.com, you have the option to compose a description of the images so the content is accessible to people who are visually impaired. Twitter has not stepped up its accessibility game.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 24, 2018

The post SNEAK PEEK: Kasey’s 2018 ISTE Presentations! SNEAK PEEK: Shake Up Learning’s ISTE Presentations 2018! To show you how much I appreciate your loyalty to this blog, I’m giving you early access to all of my ISTE 2018 presentations. ISTE 2018 – shakeup.link/iste18. Hey, y’all!

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