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From the Bus to the Wilderness: How Hyperconnected Schools Expand Learning Opportunities

EdTech Magazine

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, only about 49 percent of schools had implemented one-to-one device programs, according to a 2019 survey by OverDrive Education and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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TCEA 2019: How One K–12 Principal Put Google Classroom to Work

EdTech Magazine

TCEA 2019: How One K–12 Principal Put Google Classroom to Work. Tue, 02/05/2019 - 09:45. Neeb, the principal of Williams Elementary School, and Tickle, a digital learning specialist and Google Certified Trainer, presented “The Whole Ball of Wax: A Place for Everything,” on Monday. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Amy Burroughs.

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K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:02. Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.

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E–Rate Updates Free Up Resources for New Classroom Technology Projects

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 15:04. E-rate discounts free up funds for everything from coding in elementary schools to robotics programs. “It She is a frequent contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. E–Rate Updates Free Up Resources for New Classroom Technology Projects. eli.zimmerman_9856. billion to $3.9

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Q&A: Kim Buryanek on Bringing Digital Equity into Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 11/07/2019 - 15:06. Our elementary schools are almost one-to-one, with a 1-to-2 ratio of devices to students. Elementary students don’t take devices home with them because we don’t see the educational need. We also have robust wireless connections in our 11 elementary schools. keara.dowd_i47Z. by Wylie Wong.

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Students Are Opportunities Not Obligations with Hamish Brewer

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2018 Hamish was named a Northern Virginian of the year by Northern Virginia Magazine and the 2018 Principal of the Year for the national publication – Education Dive and Prince William County Public Schools 2019 Principal of the Year. Brewer is currently a doctoral student at Virginia.

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

Read a book, blog, or magazine. Hello World magazine from the Raspberry Pi Foundation (a magazine on computing and digital making for educators by educators). See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Attend the CSTA Annual Conference (July 7-10, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ).