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MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. The world has changed.

Learning 79

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 79

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now that the 2020-21 school year is underway, district leaders must continue to respond in new ways to fast-changing situations resulting not just from COVID-19, but also from equity issues, and in many locations from environmental problems as well. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

Guidelines 89

Guidelines Trends BYOD Data 89

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The growing concerns about security among families, school systems, and legislature increased teacher and student reliance on internet accessibility. The presenters highly recommended limiting staff access to student records and creating a culture where the school community identifies student digital records as the school district’s currency.

Strategy 85

Strategy System Data BYOD 85

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Professional Learning 98

Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

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MARCH 5, 2021

Show stakeholders that when investing in technology, you need to examine all costs from the impact on bandwidth to teacher training and student-home access. Reach out to the business community to provide your students with internships, apprenticeships, and access to technology.

EdTech 59

EdTech BYOD Training Outcomes 59

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MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students.

BYOD 54

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

Technology 53

Technology BYOD Advocacy Guidelines 53

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

While teachers may complain, having website filters and blocks can decrease the possibility of criminals accessing the schools’ tech through the web. Additional questions include: Who has access to data on site and at a vendor? In September of this year (2019), Dr. Donna Wright was named the 2020 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year.

Strategy 53

Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

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JUNE 17, 2020

Some are also becoming de facto internet service providers as they try to provide WiFi accessibility. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

EdTech 53

EdTech Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 53

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Beyond just the ability to pivot and be prepared for any type of learning, the pandemic has brought new concerns with “Zoom bombing” and increased outside access to school networks. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

BYOD 96

BYOD System Data Advocacy 96

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MARCH 1, 2020

Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. School district leaders face many challenges leading schools and driving school improvement.

Online Assessments 52

Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 52

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MARCH 19, 2019

This means, said Robbins, that principals and superintendents need to understand the realities of home tech access for their students. His passion is harnessing a school culture that thrives on design thinking skills, innovative digital spaces, high caliber professional development, exponential thinking, BYOD/1to1, and makerspaces.

Online Assessments 43

Online Assessments Assessment PowerMyLearning BYOD 43

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JULY 22, 2019

All students need to have the same access to WiFi, and thus the ability to use the device, whether they are at school or not. Equitable access should be a part of a larger discussion about how the schools are serving their students’ needs. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards.

Libraries 41

Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Andrew holds degrees in computer science and sociology, is a certified Six Sigma professional, and is an MBA candidate at CU Denver in 2020. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD 40

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JANUARY 22, 2019

While the presenters named several reasons they chose to move to the cloud, their top reason was equitable access to edtech. First, all programs are accessible to all students and teachers. If one pathway goes down, students and teachers will still have access. IT should plan for more bandwidth than they think they’ll ever need.

EdTech 40

EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 40

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Lilly explained that his schools, for instance, have frequent administrative access audits to ensure they can’t see information, like social security numbers, they shouldn’t. With few on-site licenses, educators and students will have no access to their materials. These records need similar levels of protection.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40

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JULY 31, 2019

School- and district-wide wireless internet access is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a must have. And with staff, teachers, parents, and students needing 24/7 access, there’s never a good time for down time. The book is due to be released in 2020.

BYOD 42

BYOD Data Software Training 42

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Make equitable access a priority. Typically, one goal of a 1:1 environment is 24/7 access to learning for both students and teachers. Many students, though, may not have ready access to the Internet at home. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Mobile Learning BYOD iPad 40

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JUNE 4, 2019

During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

EdTech 51

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51