edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Three Phases of Online Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2024

One that is quietly taking place at colleges and universities is a major, expedited shift to online learning. Even after campuses reopened and the health threat diminished, colleges and universities continued to offer more online courses and added more online degrees and programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

August 18-20, 2020 -a Free PD Experience for Blended Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This school year is dependent more than ever upon our ability to blend face to face (hopefully) and online learning. Data and Writing Transformation.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The role of technology. You can learn anywhere,” she said.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! See real time responses from all students and download reports and spreadsheets with student data. Collaborative Discussion Tools.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on July 2, 2020, in Open Access Government. In the context of the pandemic, many schools and universities turned to virtual learning environments as the only way of ensuring some continuity of education during these times of crisis. Education technology — or edtech — is nothing new.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Online learning bloomed, students helped each other, the community contributed with knowledge, moral and financial support, and social interaction was kept alive. Providing more opportunities for real-world, project-based learning. Using technology to bring high-quality social capital to under-resourced neighborhoods.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. What is the success rate of online learning? While some research suggests comparable outcomes between online and classroom learning, others indicate differences depending on specific contexts and methodologies.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Teaching in the year 2020 reminds me of a quote from “Inherit the Wind:” “Perhaps it is you who has moved away by standing still.” In March, Baltimore City Public Schools, and my sixth grade class, shifted to online learning. This shift online for teachers provided opportunities and obstacles.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. Popular educational apps.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. Free Distance Learning Resources. PBLWorks has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and free tools to facilitate PBL remotely.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs. Much work remains.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In early March, 15 schools in the United Kingdom reported they were made incapable of delivering online learning for students after a cyberattack forced the education trust to shut down all systems to investigate whether the cybercriminals accessed the central network infrastructure.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2021

Home Is Where the Homeschooling Is Could greater public approval of homeschooling be an unexpected result of the pandemic’s forced experiment in remote online learning? The Census Bureau finds that between spring 2020 and fall 2020, the percentage of U.S. households in April/May and September/October 2020.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. It then compared annual growth from fall 2019 to fall 2020 to average annual fall-to-fall growth rates in previous years.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2022

As plans for the next school year are being developed and finalized, the role and management of educational technologies remain key considerations, even with the return to on-site learning. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. ” Adapting to Hyper Change. ” Adapting to Hyper Change. Preparing for the Future.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! See real time responses from all students and download reports and spreadsheets with student data. Collaborative Discussion Tools.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

In addition, a 2022 GAO report indicated that K–12 schools faced significant disruptions in learning and substantial monetary losses due to cyberattacks, with some districts reporting a halt on educational operations of three days to three weeks and recovery periods spanning two to nine months.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2020

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

These days senior college leaders should be eager to find out, as enrollment overall is falling even while interest in online courses is on the rise. In contrast, enrollment in online courses shot up from nearly 34 percent over the 10-year period and leaped 110 percent in the first years of the pandemic.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Marie Cini is the president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2021

The March 2020 shift from face-to-face classes to what many call “Zoom University” was triage for faculty and administrators accustomed to being in the same room as their students. Online courses, like in-person courses, the report says, should also encourage student connection and community.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Challenge When Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) began deploying its 1:1 initiative several years ago, the district’s instructional and technology teams worked closely together to ensure teachers had the support and professional development required to ensure the initiative was a success.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.

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Perry Hewitt

APRIL 26, 2020

It’s both hard and easy to believe that the sentiment “Digital will become the core” still attracts a lot of attention in 2020. Three examples of the kinds of changes playing out today: Distance or remote learning will dominate. It’s hard to believe: Isn’t that the pivot we have all been making for more than twenty years?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

And there is every reason to expect disruptions in student learning post pandemic. But teachers were heroic during the pandemic, and data shows that students continued to strive toward meaningful learning, even with many forms of chaos erupting all around them. They even asked questions about ethics and funding.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The survey asked what kinds of approaches the respondents would invest more money in if they could double their learning budget. VR simulation was in the top three, at 51 percent, behind virtual online learning (57 percent) but ahead of social learning (46 percent). And 17 percent say they have spent over $1,000.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. 1,182) and Australia (1,040) in December 2020.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In another survey , this one from 2020, more than 80 percent of students said that the thing they missed most in online learning was being able to see and collaborate with other students and their instructors in person. One answer may lie in some of the technologies that are already making online learning possible.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The data provide the most comprehensive look yet at how much schoolchildren have fallen behind academically. The analysis found the average student lost more than half a school year of learning in math and nearly a quarter of a school year in reading – with some district averages slipping by more than double those amounts, or worse.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. Free Distance Learning Resources. PBLWorks has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and free tools to facilitate PBL remotely.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Analyzing data from Burning Glass , Wharton professor Matthew Bidwel found a diminishing number of entry-level jobs requiring a degree.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

One motivation is a need to give workers new skills so they can grow their businesses at a time when there is a faster rate of skills obsolescence , driving the need for lifelong learning. The changing market also sets the stage for the emergence of new types of technology solutions and partnerships.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

I’m always that person people go to when they want to make their video,” said Tung, a senior at Manhattan New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School and a violinist in the orchestra, who has had her own YouTube channel since she was in eighth grade. Technology “is all we have right now,” Tung said. The video kid.

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