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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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2018

Last month, our Service Provider Partnership Manager Tim Riley and Network Engineer Jason Warchol traveled to the Alaska Telephone Association 2018 Annual Meeting. E-rate data shows that approximately 59,107 students in Alaska do not have the bandwidth they need to access digital learning opportunities in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2018

As of June 16, 2018, Today’s Meet closed (read the full details here ). It turns out, there are good options, depending upon whether you primarily use Today’s Meet for: backchannel and student response. I went to my PLN for thoughts on what they’ll use in its stead. polls, forms, or surveys.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Make it official by planning out the details such as meeting time and structure. The meeting location will be critical, as you’ll need gaming-ready workstations on which to hone your gameplay. Once your esports club is formed and starting to meet regularly, you’ll want to start thinking about when and where you’ll compete.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. Good teachers are finding ways to meet the learning needs of all of these diverse brains within the same classroom. UDL uses fundamentals from neuroscience to give educators a framework to empower all learners (CAST, 2018). link] CAST (2018). Wakefield, MA.

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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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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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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

percent) during the 2018-19 school year to 846 out of 1,637 students (51.7 Students performed better in 2019, with 18 percent meeting state standards for ELA and just under 12 percent meeting standards for math. percent) in 2021-22. This one district is just one example of a nationwide issue. In 2021-22, 6.5

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Teachers and students are well on their way to fulfilling the mission of seeing 99 percent of all schools connected to next-generation broadband, according to the “2018 State of States Report” from EducationSuperHighway. According to the agency’s 2018 Broadband Deployment Report , 88 percent of U.S. Funding requests came in $1.4

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 15:46. As Susan Patrick, president and CEO of iNACOL explains, effective technology is an important part of designing a competency-based system, but “just layering technology over the old model won’t help you meet the need of all of our students.” Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity.

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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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techlearning

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Catch up on everything new in G Suite for Education from September 2018, and see great ideas and resources! Below is the recorded video from our September 2018 Google User Meeting , along with the meeting agenda and all the awesome resources and G Suite updates from the last month.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in an edtech company’s board meeting, or what keeps founders up at night, here was your chance to find out. Specifically, startups were advised to avoid recreating a 2018 version of door-to-door sales, which would mean marketing and selling to individual schools, districts or homeschool buyers.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2019

But what is the actual state of digital learning when it comes to accessibility, implementation and effectiveness? . Schoology recently released a report on the 2018-2019 state of digital learning in K–12 schools. Teachers and students cannot consistently access technology if the infrastructure is not robust and secure. .

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Personalized learning for the whole learner, EdSurge Fusion 2018’s theme, is how we can begin to educate through the science of learning and development. But here's what we should all find unacceptable: We have yet to widely reflect that learning in how we educate students in our schools.

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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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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:42. With Wi-Fi now the primary, default and sometimes only internet access for students and staff in schools, it’s vital to get the most out of its infrastructure. Every school will require additional access points to add coverage and capacity to address growth and new demand over time. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Read the full LEARN 2018-19 Marginal Syllabus. The 2018-19 Marginal Syllabus, titled Literacy, Equity + Remarkable Notes = LEARN , is kicking off this year on October 29, 2018. The Marginal Syllabus is especially thankful to the 19 partner authors whose eight texts are included in the 2018-19 syllabus. Joseph Rodríguez.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Fri, 12/14/2018 - 13:24. Companies use them for their impact on knowledge sharing: from monthly meetings of administrative assistants who share productivity tips to senior executives who gather to discuss market challenges and sales results. Communities of Practice: A Professional Development Theory for the Digital Age.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Key Takeaways: Remarkable Growth: The report reveals a substantial increase in the number of schools offering computer science courses across the country since 2018, demonstrating a growing recognition of the subject’s importance. Scroll down for some takeaways and data highlights. Across 35 states, 5.8% Across 35 states, 5.8%

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

The study looked at data for over five million students in grades 3 through 8 who had taken NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments in 2017-2018. Over the past several years, progress has been made with regard to the “digital divide,” the gap between students who have access to technology and those who do not. And access by itself is not enough.

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techlearning

JUNE 6, 2018

ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), provider of audio and visual communications solutions, today unveiled COLLABORATE® Space, a video collaboration app that connects hundreds of users joining from any device, anytime, and anywhere, and includes messaging, calling, and meeting functions.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2023

In 2018, Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people in the world, announced that he would create a network of free Montessori-inspired preschools. A lack of access to child care is one of those barriers that our employees, our students, and specifically these communities in the southern sector of Dallas County have experienced,” he says.

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

Catch up on everything new in G Suite for Education from April 2018, and see great ideas and resources! Below is the recorded video from our April 2018 Google User Meeting , along with the meeting agenda and all the awesome resources and G Suite updates from the last month.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

In July 2018, representatives from 10 Pittsburgh-area schools excitedly gathered with the goal of growing maker learning opportunities as the Southwest Pennsylvania Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. This growth was keenly obvious during Butler’s scheduled site visit.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

Total Motivation’s Teacher Edition equips educators with access to all of the GSE, unpacked and explained, along with a wealth of instructional strategies and research-based activities that complement the Student Edition and support teachers as they plan for instruction, intervention, formative assessment, extension and more.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Schools are following suit: Technavio’s “ Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022 ” report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools over the next three years. . It is crucial to define key needs AI tools can meet and shortcomings it can address. The challenge?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Thus, the price tag for getting connectivity can be expensive; in fact, the schools and some businesses may be the only place with reliable access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 5, 2018

It will take place March 19 - 23, 2018. This special networking event will take place on March 23, 2018. Check out the work of leading global educators, companies and nonprofit organizations at the Global Education Fair, a free, virtual meet and greet for educators and school districts. Paid registration is required.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:13. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 districts are trying to bolster access to broadband in schools! Virtual meetings, 3D imaging, AR, VR. Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G? eli.zimmerman_9856. 2020 is just around the corner. That’s when experts predict that 5G wireless will be broadly available. .

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 17:11. Whether teachers or students are out of school, modern video devices can help classrooms meet in the virtual space. . While videoconferencing allows teachers to meet face-to-face with their students, some teachers may want to go beyond that to enhance student engagement. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 12:56. With so many school districts going one-to-one with tablets or laptops , libraries are the new meeting space for tech-enabled teamwork. IT administrators must make sure there are enough manageable wireless access points and switches in the library to ensure proper capacity and coverage.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Overall findings included: While providers indicate their present technology is mostly sufficient for meeting demands, they feel an increase in hardware and connectivity could grow their capacity. Learner access to computers at home is limited, while access to mobile phones is high.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect. The challenge, as highlighted by Fruth, is how much data should be accessible to the stakeholders.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

DAYTON, OHIO – The Montgomery County Educational Service Center (MCESC) today announced a partnership with mental health provider Cartwheel to bring students and families rapid access to mental health care via telehealth with Ohio-licensed clinicians. Every child deserves timely access to the support they need during such challenging times.

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