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CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns

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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….

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CoSN 2018: Expert Lays Out 6 Best Practices for Instructional Coaches

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CoSN 2018: Expert Lays Out 6 Best Practices for Instructional Coaches. Tue, 03/13/2018 - 16:50. After a goal is set at Alpine School District, instruction is delivered, followed by common assessments, data collection and analytics, he said. Catch all of our coverage of CoSN 2018 by bookmarking EdTech ’s conference landing page.

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3 Levels of Connectivity K–12 Schools Should Consider

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Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:35. classrooms, this level of infrastructure will support media-rich assessments and classroom use — but not for all classrooms at the same time. For more on how K–12 districts are improving broadband access in schools, check out States, Schools Work Together to Bring Broadband to K–12 Districts.

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To Improve Education, We Need to Look at the Last 50 Years, Not Just the Last 18 Months

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This starts by redefining who is making educational policy and how students are assessed and by providing the needed supports to guarantee a sound, basic education for all children. Recently, NAEP determined a new reading assessment framework aimed at making the test more equitable. Several efforts are underway.

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Q&A: Lea(R)n CEO Karl Rectanus on Lessons Learned From the Top 40 EdTech Tools

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 10/23/2018 - 09:46. Lear(R)n , the company behind the digital LearnPlatform, has recently released its second annual EdTech Top 40 list , which includes everything from assessment tools to operational platforms. . One of the other trends we've seen is the continued growth of assessments and more formative assessment tools. .

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Developing a Video Solution for Low-Bandwidth Classrooms

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

It suggests that the vast majority of students have access to broadband capabilities. The goal of Obama’s ConnectED initiative is to equip every school in the country with high-speed broadband by 2018 at speeds greater than 100 Mbps. That leaves us with at least five more years of classrooms with insufficient broadband.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

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Schacht credits the growing availability of broadband internet in schools for helping “get his product into the hands of teachers directly.” In February 2018, private equity firm Francisco Partners invested $120 million to acquire a controlling stake in Discovery Education. Much of the company’s growth has come through these channels.

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