The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. on April 10, 2020.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2020

While this past month was the ‘minimum viable product’ implementation of remote learning /teaching, schools will be expected to have a far more sophisticated approach the next time around. Online learning must ultimately minimize loss of teaching and learning efficiency and effectiveness. Things to think about.

Education 78

Education Trends Online Learning Guidelines 78

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. Just three days to mobilize a community of partners and volunteers to assist our schools.”

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Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

When Louisiana schools shut down due to Covid-19 in mid-March, Calcasieu Parish teachers scrambled to transition to online learning. Everybody sort of struggled through trying to develop a combination of paper packets and online instruction,” said Bruchhaus, the superintendent. Students faced barriers to virtual learning.

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Online Learning System Exercises Data 133

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

Video 50

Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 50

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 5, 2020

Google Classroom is an app, both web, and mobile. One of the first tips I learned from Jennifer Pearson in this podcast interview , was to use a checklist for students. For elementary, this may be an all-subject checklist. © Shake Up Learning 2020. The latter seems to be more prevalent and succinct.

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Google Classroom Learning Resources 101

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

Video 36

Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 36

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. Accelerated?

EdTech 167

EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 167

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 5, 2020

Google Classroom is an app, both web, and mobile. One of the first tips I learned from Jennifer Pearson in this podcast interview , was to use a checklist for students. For elementary, this may be an all-subject checklist. © Shake Up Learning 2020. The latter seems to be more prevalent and succinct.

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Google Classroom Learning Resources 36

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As Jones County leaders will tell you, this dynamic, one-stop-shop of connected solutions and professional learning services positioned the district well to face the unique challenges presented by COVID-19 and the 2020-2021 school year. Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma.

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Education Edmentum Epson Elementary 109

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ultimately, from Upchurch and the technology team to leadership districtwide, AISD knows how important technology is in today’s learning environment and wants every student to have the same opportunity to be successful. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 127

edWeb.net

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. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Learning 77

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“I’m heartbroken for the impossible situation families have been put in, especially families with no resources, going to schools that don’t have the luxury of fancy online learning or giant schoolyards or under-crowded classrooms,” Latané says. In June, the group mobilized. See methodology for this project here.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Students with the internet at home could access online learning activities offered by the district or participate in virtual classrooms, while packets were provided for children without the ability to log on. Their families can’t videoconference with physicians about health concerns. Then Amareon went silent.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. There’s so much behind music to learn.”. And when kids should stop going to elementary school and start attending a middle school across town.

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Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The school district, where Perry works as an education assistant, gave the family a hot spot in August 2020, but it didn’t function well. When New Mexico’s children were suddenly required to attend school via the internet in March 2020, it went badly for many of them. All of my students right now have a mobile hot spot.

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Broadband Accessibility Report Company 129

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

“We can say with fidelity it’s the transportation crisis, and lack of social-emotional learning.”. Rodrigues’ organization, the National Parents Union (NPU), launched in January 2020, just before the pandemic upended schools and learning. Credit: Image provided by National Parents Union.

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