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TCEA 2018: Tech Upgrades Begin with Professional Development

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TCEA 2018: Tech Upgrades Begin with Professional Development. Wed, 02/07/2018 - 17:28. Jena Passut (@JPassut) February 7, 2018. “We Aldine designed two PD programs — Innovate Academy and Level Up — as ongoing training tools. Check out how E-rate funding can help you innovate education. meghan.bogardu….

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Why the FCC’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl

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For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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CoSN 2018: 10 Tips for Running IT in a Small School District

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CoSN 2018: 10 Tips for Running IT in a Small School District. Wed, 03/14/2018 - 13:49. Battaglia, who works in a district with four buildings and 1,800 students , added: “Make sure to cross-train team members to fill in if someone is out, even if it’s work at a higher level.”. Be Stealthy About Tech Training.

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Alabama Leaders in Ed Tech Offer a Model for Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

For nearly two decades, our organization has served 137 school districts in our stat e. Virtual Community and Peer-to-Peer Support Augment K–12 Training. In 2018, we started an online webinar series. We see many questions about E-rate. That’s what Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology is all about. .

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Where Are the School Librarians? New Study Shows 20 Percent Decline In Past Decade

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According to the findings, there were about 20 percent fewer librarians during the 2018-2019 school year in the 13,000 districts examined than a decade prior. As of 2018-2019, about three in ten school districts lacked even a single librarian. As of 2018-2019, about three in ten school districts lacked even a single librarian.

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What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education

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Mon, 11/12/2018 - 13:21. As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Celebrating the 3rd anniversary of the NEO Blog

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From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions. 10 Edtech people to watch in 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC].

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