Accessibility, Assessment, Guidelines and Tablets

Exploring different types of web filters for K-12 schools

Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

A web filter’s main goal is to block online content that internet users shouldn’t access and keep harmful malware from breaking into a network. When IT staff adds a URL to the allowed list, learners and educators can access that website at any point. Read on to explore the different types of web filters available for K-12.

Software

Software Digital Citizenship Social Media E-rate

How to make your school IT budget go further

Vizor

JANUARY 29, 2024

E-rate is a federal program that provides discounts on internet access and telecommunications services for schools. IDEA ensures children with disabilities have access to free and appropriate education, services, and resources including technology. To help we have made a sample 1:1 device repair policy document to assist schools.

BYOD

BYOD How To E-rate Chromebook

Learn How to Play a Musical Instrument on Your Smart Phone

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2015

Your smartphone or tablet is your gateway to the world of music. The app allows the use of either an electric or acoustic guitar, and it employs the tablet or phone’s microphone to hear what the student plays to assess progress. Do you want to learn how to play an instrument or sing? Sing Sharp.

How To

How To Tablets Learning Digital Citizenship

Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do's and Don'ts for Teachers

Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

Establish Transparent, FERPA-Compliant Policies DO: Locate and review your school or district's social media guidelines. DON'T: Start using social media in your classroom if there are no guidelines or consent forms. DO: Use photo-editing tools on your phone or tablet. Dive into Facebook's privacy controls.

Social Media

Social Media Guidelines Student Data Privacy Digital Citizenship

How every school can promote safety in a digital world

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2016

Then search engines arrived, completely revolutionizing the way students accessed and consumed information over the web. Today educational organizations rely on computers and tablets to provide a more flexible approach to classroom learning, forming the dynamics of how educators and students interact. Social etiquette.

Tablets

Tablets Exercises Guidelines Report

Empowered Readers: Technology That Can Re-Inspire Students’ Love of Reading

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

Most learners have access to a tablet device, iPad, or some other form of smartphone device, but many don't have physical books at home. Not About the Grade: Challenging Students and Encouraging Reflection Once I had platforms picked out, it was time to identify some guidelines.

Technology

Technology eBook Dropout Libraries

Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The priorities included having multiple scenarios for school openings and closings, based on evolving CDC guidelines and COVID infection rates, and continued development of the district infrastructure needed to handle them. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

Guidelines

Guidelines Trends BYOD Data

What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

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9 App Features That Developers Should Consider When Creating EdTech Apps By @SamPatue

TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2015

when you see my list of must haves you will see I am looking for ways to build more play int learning and make the time with tablets more seamlessly social. That the apps we use in the classroom are optimized for classroom workflow and assessment. What does this have to do with App features?

EdTech

EdTech LMS Guidelines Mobility

What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Educators can use the assessment data to identify students’ SEL strengths and areas in which they may need additional support. Teacher’s also have access to tutorials and other free class resources via Education.Minecraft.net. The app will be downloadable in September. was launched earlier this year, QT 2.0 QwertyTown 2.0

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Tools Chromebook Software Mobility

The TeacherCast Ultimate Guide To Podcasting

TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

Week 3: Creating Assessments with Google Forms. You can simply get by with the built-in microphone in your phone, tablet, or desktop computer. They are looking to gain your trust and ultimately gain access to your email so they can promote their content to you. March: Podcasting. Week 1: Google Docs Tips. Critical Thinking.

Video

Video Social Media Google Conference

Will giving greater student access to smartphones improve learning?

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

I have guidelines for cellphone and smartphone use, but it’s a constant struggle to keep kids engaged in lessons and off their phones. One way to solve the access issue is to allow students to use smartphones in class. Related: Many low-income families get on the Internet with smartphones or tablets. That matters. Here’s why.

Smartphone

Smartphone Accessibility Learning Social Media

A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Leverenz and other critics have singled out two educational nonprofits — Mobile Beacon and Mobile Citizen — both of which rake in millions of dollars a year from their national holdings of EBS licenses, while using just a fraction of the revenue to supply much-needed broadband access to students. The Consortium for School Networking.

Broadband

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

on Wednesday announced new guidelines that aim to provide more transparent information for borrowers and more accountability for the companies that manage repayment of federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .” ” “U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr.

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