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Free School Broadband Comparison Tool

techlearning

As school districts begin budget talks for the 2018-19 school year, the tool can be impactful in convincing school board members and superintendents about the need to negotiate for better contracts—especially for those who were unaware of the tool during this cycle. For more, visit www.compareandconnectk12.org.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies. It should surprise no one that media comparison studies find no significant difference in student learning. ” This is a theme in media comparison studies that has been repeated in the literature for decades.

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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study

The Hechinger Report

An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study across approximately 30 countries found that teens who said they most often read paper books scored considerably higher on a 2018 reading test taken by 15-year-olds compared to teens who said they rarely or never read books. That’s equal to almost 2.5 years of learning.

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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 12:40. A 2018 study conducted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) highlights schools in 9 states that have already started to implement interoperable systems with promising results. Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Swarming the Classroom

EdTech4Beginners

Dr. Rosenberg’s comparison is fascinating. What’s even more amazing is how we can use this comparison for a classroom environment (see Table 2). Rosenberg – Schwandt “Brain of Brains” classroom comparison. 9] Wikipedia, “Ant colony optimization algorithms,” [link] (accessed on February 22, 2018). [10] 10] Ibid. [11]

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5 Reasons why active learning classrooms are the future of HE

Neo LMS

For example, information has to be readily accessible and technology an integral part of the learning experience. Besides, students can use devices such as laptops to access their courses via a learning management system. Evidence shows that it increases student performance in comparison to traditional lecturing.

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

Interactive digital tools will allow us to easily make comparisons. The project’s newly released Perspectives Report , based on analysis of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, examines school library employment in the United States from 2009 to the latest data available at the time of analysis, 2018-19.

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