eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Not the driving rain or 50-degree temperatures could keep edtech enthusiasts from the opening day of FETC 2019 in Orlando. These workshops highlighted the unlimited assistive technology apps and software programs by providing insight and best practices that will ensure rigor while supporting all learners struggling with reading and writing.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 8, 2019

Innovative educators can prepare for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which takes place on Thursday, May 16th. GADD was launched in 2012 to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different abilities. How does it work?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2019

Thu, 07/18/2019 - 11:31. Federal laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) , as well as state allocations and local funding, give schools access to resources to support students with special needs. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can design modern learning environments with accessibility in mind.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

User authorization is extremely challenging, as IT professionals must navigate through different levels of access for each user community. Like healthcare, we see devices that need to connect to the network — but the old software poses risks, such as a lack of updated security protocols.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 09:40. By embracing cloud solutions, such as those offered by Microsoft , Amazon and Google , school leaders can rethink computer labs to offer greater flexibility and increase access to instructional technology — and enjoy some cost savings. Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2019

HoverCam , a provider of innovative, interactive, and engaging education solutions, will demonstrate its full hardware and software learning platform for digital classrooms in Booth 2144 at the International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE), June 23-26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

Fri, 07/12/2019 - 09:41. It also is important to have clear designations and parameters governing what devices may be used , what data may be collected and shared, who can access the data and how they access it. Who has access to the data, and should those with access actually have it? Start Here.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:25. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools have adopted AI in 2019. The best bet for schools adopting AI is to define how these solutions can drive positive outcomes before allowing them access to student data. Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Impact: How Educational AI is Making the Grade.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2020

When Keith Price became technology director of Alabama’s Vestavia Hills City Schools in 2019, one of the first tasks he tackled was replacing the district’s aging video management system. The upgrades also include BCDVideo servers and Milestone software. “We We weren’t pinning ourselves to one camera vendor.

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techlearning

MAY 13, 2019

Innovative educators can prepare for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which takes place on Thursday, May 16th. GADD was launched in 2012 to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different abilities.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Last year, Brandi Pitts’ kindergarten students were struggling with a software program meant to help them with math. Her school had received free software licenses through a state-funded project, but she’d initially missed the formal instruction on how to use the program because she was out sick. “A

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:05. Putnam County School District adopted GoGuardian ’s new content monitoring software, which uses machine learning to add context to flagged internet searches. Access the full report here.). “It How K–12 Schools Have Adopted Artificial Intelligence. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 14, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on November 25, 2019, in Education Technology. Every stakeholder must be involved, from the school management to the faculty body and other staff to each student, their parents and anyone who might need to access that data. 5 Things to teach to develop cyber-savvy students.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2019

Thu, 06/13/2019 - 15:53. RQS scans paper records and uses Laserfiche software for formatting and privacy protections , says Tebbenkamp. School Districts Keep a Firm Grasp on Data Access. How K–12 Schools Can Safeguard Student Data Beyond Graduation. eli.zimmerman_9856. After that, most of the data is destroyed. “We

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Thu, 11/14/2019 - 10:43. The cyberattacks on Louisiana schools’ IT systems were among a flood of similar data breaches in 2019 on both K–12 and higher education institutions’ computer networks. This sector is particularly poor in instituting software patching updates, application security and network security, according to the study.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

But with corporations unable to hire and hold on to enough workers to fill jobs in IT, cyber security and software development, a shift may be underway. registered apprenticeship programs grew 73 percent between 2009 and 2019. Techtonic raised $6 million in 2019. The message he’s receiving from client companies?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 10:40. However, we know from our conversations with school administrators that an acute pain point yet to be solved is an effective network filtering solution that offers students safe internet access from their own devices.” . GoGuardian Develops a New AI-Enabled Cloud Filter for K–12 Schools. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

When Keith Price became technology director of Alabama’s Vestavia Hills City Schools in 2019, one of the first tasks he tackled was replacing the district’s aging video management system. The upgrades also include BCDVideo servers and Milestone software. “We We weren’t pinning ourselves to one camera vendor.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 10:25. Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online. shailaja.neela….

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:12. Young children spend around seven hours every day in front of a screen , and most teenagers have access to a mobile device. As schools create their own, long-term digital citizenship programs , it is important to have some control over what students can access while at school. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

Across the massive, brightly colored expo hall at ISTE 2019 , the annual education technology conference where companies display and demo their latest gadgets, upgrades and software, several vendors showcased the new skills they have developed for Alexa-enabled devices.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:55. Content filtering and web monitoring software aim to prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials online, and many options also include features to alert school leaders to cyberbullying and other instances in which students’ digital communications or web activity might indicate troubling behavior.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. Tuesday, March 5, 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Persistence of the Digital Divide The pandemic exacerbated inequities in access and opportunity across the country, but this is particularly true of rural areas in the south. Experiences of digital access exist along a continuum. It is worth remembering that the digital divide is not an all or nothing phenomenon.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

Here’s an interesting article on what tech may go away by 2019. On-Premise Software. Another downside of this is that students can’t use the software while they are at home in case they need more time with it. Traditional Presentation Software. CDs and DVDs.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2019

New Analytics Tool From CDW, Lightspeed Systems Helps Schools Optimize Tech Use Today at COSN 2019 , CDW, in partnership with Lightspeed Systems , introduced Analytics Powered by Relay, a dashboard solution enabling K-12 schools to make informed decisions about their use of educational technology devices, applications and websites.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The newest voices in that choir come from Bill and Melinda Gates, who declared that “ textbooks are becoming obsolete ” in their 2019 annual letter. No More Predictions One of the assumptions behind the Gates’ prediction is that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. K-12 software will reach around $4.5

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2019

A version of this post was originally published in Teach Secondary Magazine , July 2019. We have stepped seamlessly into a world called the Internet of Things — a world of interconnected software and human interaction. Whether you love it or hate it, technology is here to stay — and continuously change our lives.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This information abundance amplifies shortfalls in the current system, including limited access to high-quality learning experiences from early childhood to adult learning, the increased need to reskill workers throughout a lifetime and broken models of education that do not deliver equal access to underserved populations.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 15:13. Many schools have resorted to expensive and clunky classroom management software to help monitor behavior while students engage with technology. This locks down the Chromebook so that the quiz takers can access only the current tab containing the quiz. . Can’t Access Locked Mode?

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Neo LMS

MAY 14, 2019

A version of this post was originally published on April 9th, 2019, in Education Technology , as the first part in a series regarding safeguarding data in educational institutions. Even the most secure software can be hacked. Check out the following parts of the roundtable managed by Steve Wright here , here and here.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 20, 2022

If you want to get into the game as an ePUB creator but don’t know how to begin, read this article to learn how to get started and learn about the different types of software you can use to make your ePUB. As the name suggests, the fixed layout does not have any responsive behavior when readers access it. What is an ePUB?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

That this was framed as a contrast to the OPM-designed program, and accompanied by plans to invest in faculty incentives to teach online, suggests some of the weaknesses of OPM programs, further emphasized by the Century Foundation’s 2019 report, “ Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses.”

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The cyberattacks on Louisiana schools’ IT systems were among a flood of similar data breaches in 2019 on both K–12 and higher education institutions’ computer networks. This sector is particularly poor in instituting software patching updates, application security and network security, according to the study.

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Doug Levin

JULY 12, 2017

, I revisited the central prediction of the first edition of Disrupting Class (2008), which was that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet. For those without access to the original text, the Summer 2008 edition (Vol.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:44. COAST students will also have access to tools such as 3D printers and a 5-kilowatt solar panel , as well as professional software such as AutoCAD. . Technology Underscores the Promise of a New School Year. eli.zimmerman_9856. What started as an alternative school is now more akin to a magnet school. .

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