The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a nonprofit advocacy group, said many apps have been “falsely marketed as educational” for years, even though there is no evidence that the apps actually help children learn.

Report 111

Report Android iPhone Advocacy 111

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A new interactive data tool from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University shares access to information about academic performance across public schools and districts throughout the United States. Stanford’s Educational Opportunity Project. Users may display a set of up to six location tabs at once.

Education 41

Education Data Advocacy Assessment 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But courseware and related efforts have been shunned by many in the OER community because during the 2010s much of the community changed their focus from ‘improving access to educational opportunity’ to ‘ensuring that course materials are free for students.’

Strategy 145

Strategy OER Education Policies 145

Reading By Example

MARCH 8, 2017

Educators feel the same way when we discover a new strategy or method and then think about all of the students we had in the past who did not have access to this better practice. Patrons can check out titles and download them on their smartphones, tablets, and computers. This feeling is called “retroactive guilt.”

Handbook 58

Handbook Smartphone Libraries eBook 58

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

Every two or three years, state and federal laws regarding accessibility in education change. However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. Highlights.

Accessibility 55

Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 55

Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. Focus: Digital Learning Advocacy and Research. The largest single challenge in this regard is access to internet, and FLE has developed an offline program called Kolibri, essentially an offline Khan academy. Structure: Professional Association. Level: K12. Structure: Membership-based.

Future Ready 201

Future Ready Khan Academy Advocacy STEM 201

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 21 million Americans lack broadband access, with an independent research group indicating the actual number is twice as high.

Accessibility 144

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

It makes sense to define clear group boundaries – to determine who is allowed to access and benefit from resources and who is not – in order to prevent this outcome. and some other things involving accessibility and “non-traditional voices” that you honestly don’t follow fully. Probably not.

OER 60

OER Company Pearson Resources 60

Reading By Example

JANUARY 27, 2017

If you read on an tablet or smartphone, I suggest downloading Flipboard to read your Reliable Media Sources list. You can still access Twitter through Flipboard. When posts are retweeted within the feed by those you’ve listed, this can be an opportunity to add more reliable media sources to your list.

Twitter 28

Twitter How To Smartphone Social Media 28

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the dynamic field of physical education, where fostering a lifelong commitment to health and wellness in students is key, having access to the right resources is crucial for educators. Their website provides a wealth of resources, including standards-based lesson plans, professional development opportunities, and advocacy tools.

Education 112

Education Advocacy Trends Resources 112

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. I will put this content all together and make it available as a PDF download soon. Consider yourself warned: This is a longer post.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. I will put this content all together and make it available as a PDF download soon. Consider yourself warned: This is a longer post.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

Student Data Privacy 86

Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 86

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Don’t let teachers download that app!). CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. Make cybersecurity an organizational issue.

BYOD 76

BYOD Advocacy Assistive Technology System 76

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Youth activists have long been at the forefront of the movement for abortion rights, calling for intersectional, inclusive and equitable access. Digital projects like AMAZE provide affirming, inclusive and accurate information that young people (and their parents) can access no matter where they live or what school they attend.

Advocacy 127

Advocacy Guidelines Social Media Accessibility 127

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Every time users click “allow” when an app asks them to enable location services or provide access to their contacts, microphone or folders, they are potentially making a transaction: sharing their personal information in exchange for using the app. This is how many free apps monetize. That alone is a huge footprint.”

Tools 129

Tools Policies Data Android 129

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2018

We’ll have free resources available for downloading. I was on a team that developed quite a few lessons that are downloadable. If a school claims that it’s “future ready” and they’re not giving every student access to financial literacy, they can just stop pretending that they’re future ready. They’re free. Brian: Totally.

Future Ready 163

Future Ready Company Twitter Resources 163

edWeb.net

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. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

BYOD 96

BYOD System Data Advocacy 96

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

COLLABORATE Space provides persistent space to store messages, documents, whiteboards, recordings, meeting minutes, or anything else exchanged on a specific topic or project during a call or meeting at anytime, and is accessible from any device, whether it be a mobile, desktop, or room appliance.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

For example, teachers most likely know they can’t just download an app and start using it with their students. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD 40

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Then you'll find lessons, videos, downloadables, and games organized by a few key topic areas like facilitating tough conversations, understanding bias and prejudice, and getting students civically engaged. At the top, there are featured resources as well as more comprehensive curricula. For more, check out our review.

Resources 98

Resources Classroom Video Strategy 98

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Tools 71

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

While early adopters absolutely get excited about OER because open is awesome, “normal” faculty and students are more likely to get excited about the things OER let them do – improve student success, decrease costs, expand access, etc. But most people want a laptop or a phone with an operating system that “just works.”.

OER 73

OER Course Company Smartphone 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Evaluating Institutional Repository Metadata for Out of This World Access - Lizzy Walker, Metadata and Digital Initiatives Librarian InterPARES Trust: Examining the Benefits and Risks of Storing Records + Information in the Clouds - Patricia C. Expanding Options in the Digital Age - Professor Lesley Farmer 9:00pm All Systems Go!

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

I was introduced to Gerardo’s work through a podcast he co-hosts with Kevin Adams called “Too Dope Teachers,” and his advocacy for equity and antiracism. Subscribe in your podcast app or download the MP3 here to listen on the go! ?. I’m talking with Gerardo Munoz, a teacher of middle and high school social studies in Denver.

System 72

System Study Classroom Exercises 72

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information?

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Is it visiting a specific web page, downloading a white paper, or possibly viewing a demo? But by including links to web pages, inviting users to download a paper or view a demo, or asking them to perform a concrete action, more specific analytics will be accessible. Stats, key findings, video frames, etc.,

Social Media 40

Social Media Education Industry Policies 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As librarians, our job is to not only give students and teachers access to resources they need to succeed, but to be their guide when choosing these resources. Prioritizing equitable library access for students As school libraries evolve and best practices shift accordingly, there is one constant to solve for: equity.

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40