Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

Last year, my predecessor, Karen Cator outlined ways in which we can finally close the Digital Learning Gap. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.” appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 1, 2021

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative has provided every student and teacher at select middle and high schools with a data plan to support learning in and out of the classroom. Watch the video below to see how Argyle adapted and excelled during remote and hybrid learning with support from VILS.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For the third consecutive year, the 2021 National Literacy Summit will take place virtually Tuesday, November 9, 8:30 am until 7 pm. This popular professional development event for learning and networking has attracted more than 4,000 educators since the Summit was first held in 2019.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

The 22 seminars will take place between August 9 and October 29, 2021 and will inspire education leaders to pursue and embrace innovation with the objective of better supporting children of all needs, […].

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

With the advantage of hindsight and progress being made to equitably support learners in a remote environment, we can shift focus toward re-envisioning our educational approach to meet the demands of 2021 and accelerate learning. The post Three Actions That Will Accelerate Learning in 2021 first appeared on EdNews Daily.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Lest 2020 be forgot and never brought to mind—a hope more than a few of us hold—existing trends that accelerated during the pandemic will continue in 2021. Paul Quinn College’s President, Michael Sorrell, said offerings that have affordability, efficiency and flexibility at their heart will reign in 2021. Harmon concurred.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Digital learning surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it isn’t going away with the return to in-person classrooms. However, as K-12 schools increase their reliance on technology and more devices connect to their networks, cybersecurity threats are also rising.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 8, 2021

billion in 2021, up from $35.8 2020 spend by America’s K12 schools was captured by the Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Survey and summarized here. The post Tech Spending Predictions for America’s Schools in 2021 first appeared on EdNews Daily. By LeiLani Cauthen EdTech spend is expected to increase by $2.4

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 15, 2021

Numerous superintendents have mentioned in Learning Counsel virtual meetings in 2020 that they do not think “normal” is coming back. The post 5 Recommendations for Administrators in 2021: first appeared on EdNews Daily. In […].

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When schools abruptly shifted to online learning in March of 2020, a flurry of announcements about free digital learning resources followed. Gradually, schools returned to hybrid learning and, now, most districts are back to full in-person learning. for the entire 2021-2022 school year.”

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techlearning

JUNE 3, 2021

DLAC 2021 returns to Austin June 14-16

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. Hands-on learning will make a big comeback. We are hopeful that, when the pandemic lifts, we can welcome a return to hands-on, collaborative, creative technology education in 2021.

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SETDA Says

JUNE 22, 2021

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The post The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Here are the BEST Blog Posts and Podcasts of 2021! I have put together a list of the BEST and most popular Shake Up Learning blog posts and podcast episodes from 2021. The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The post Kasey’s TCEA & IDEAcon 2021 Presentations and Resources appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I just wrapped up a fun-filled week at TCEA 2021 virtually. I always share my slides with the Shake Up Learning readers, so even if you couldn’t attend the conference, you can learn along with us.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning. “As

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myViewBoard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Our goal is to establish a common file format across all platforms, including other digital learning software. The post What’s New ~ September 2021 appeared first on myViewBoard Blog. Note: before.olf file format is stable, all teaching materials created on Whiteboards and Classroom can still be saved as.vboard,qb, and.iwb.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

During the Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings, Dr. Evans, along with a panel of K-12 student voices, discussed findings from this year’s Speak Up Research Project. Dr. Evans serves on several boards and advisory councils and is a frequent speaker and writer on digital learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — May 5, 2021 — To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, has partnered with EveryoneOn.org to honor teachers by helping close the digital divide for students from low-income families. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

By Rick Vanover As digital learning possibilities expand, school districts have become major ransomware targets. Throughout 2021, 162 school districts were the target of a cyber incident, and for the first time ever, ransomware was the most frequently reported attack.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 17, 2022

We’re happy to announce that the CYPHER LEARNING team will also attend Bett 2022 between 23-25 March, at ExCeL London in London, UK. Bett 2022 returns as an in-person event after hosting the 2021 version online. We’re honored that CYPHER LEARNING’s NEO is a finalist for the Higher Education – Digital Learning Product category.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

June 17, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced that Dr. Karen Richardson, Executive Director, Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was selected as the recipient of the inaugural Candice Dodson Influencer Award (CDIA). About SETDA.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in Education Today , on August 31, 2021. Pre-pandemic, the rollout of a digital learning program would take months; last year, schools had weeks (if not days) to implement remote learning models to ensure students continued their education despite all social distancing rules.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

With little existing research evidence for most edtech products and substantial latitude from the Department regarding what counts as evidence in informing spending of COVID aid dollars, districts will be largely left to utilize their own processes for determining which digital learning tools to invest in.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

By James Stoffer A recent report from LearnPlatform shows a 40 percent increase in average products accessed by US school districts over the past year; from 1,033 in 2020 to 1,449 in 2021. Clearly, schools are working hard to solve the learning challenges before them. But sometimes, hard work is only a portion of the solution.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The massively popular digital learning program for reading and math, SplashLearn has benefited over 40 million children internationally. In 2021 alone it added 7 million new users and is currently accessed in over 150 countries, including the UK, Australia and India.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. Our own venture capital firm, New Markets Venture Partners, rode these tailwinds ourselves, successfully selling four companies in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 at generous valuations. billion in mid-October, 2021, to $62.8 percent since going public in October 2021 at $29/share.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and lead developer of RULER , a systemic, evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning reflects on where students are now and how to reach them.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Digital learning has become a significant part of education as a result of the pandemic, and schools are continually finding innovative ways to engage and motivate students online. The impact. From toddler to teenager, the rich and vivid environments of video games can clearly command the attention of children at all ages.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Neo LMS

JULY 1, 2021

Creating digital learning content. Teachers realized that if they want to have engaging classes online, they must create great digital content. Read more: 5 E-learning trends for 2021 and beyond. Read more: What’s next? Lessons from the lockdown on traditional education. Conclusion.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Museum of Science is the first Roblox Community Fund (RCF) recipient to launch their experience since the fund’s introduction in November of 2021. Please go to mos.org/Roblox to learn more and here to access “Mission: Mars” directly on Roblox.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2021

SILVER SPRING, MD (Monday, August 2, 2021) — Georgia’s Toombs County Schools (TCS) today launched a new partnership with? Discovery Education providing district teachers and students in all grades K-12 access to an award-winning digital learning platform in the coming school year.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The unique and pressing needs of the ongoing global pandemic accelerated the adoption of education technology and innovations that could support urgent and evolving needs and provide on-demand and flexible learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

billion in 2021. Global edtech funding plummeted 49 percent from 2021 to 2022, falling to $10.6 Educators need early insight into the efficacy of the learning tools their schools and districts purchase. What happened next is a cautionary tale. Now, the industry is in a reset.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

He has been Round Rock ISD’s director of technology infrastructure since 2021. Round Rock ISD (TX) selected Donnie Bruton, Jr. as chief technology officer this month.Bruton has over 23 years of experience supporting technology endpoint devices and infrastructure systems in state, higher education, and K-12 public school environments.

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