Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We focus a lot on the K-12 system of the United States in our blog , and I thought it would be fun and interesting to explore how countries in the developing world are facing their specific educational challenges with blended learning models. One of the challenges, from an African perspective is Internet access, as well as consistent power.

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E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Nevertheless, as virus rates continue to surge in many parts of the US and more and more schools are choosing to keep their buildings shuttered through at least the first half of the fall semester, it looks as though distance learning may be here to stay for a while.

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Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

Visit EducationSuperHighway.org to learn how your state can upgrade internet access in every public school classroom to empower more students to take advantage of the promise of digital learning. million U.S. students not yet connected to high-speed internet, 1.9 million are in just 62 school districts. What Others Are Saying.

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Accessibility E-rate Broadband Libraries 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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Libraries E-rate Exercises Accessibility 41

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 22, 2023

1 — Differentiate Policies Differentiated policies allow you to create valuable distinctions between what a younger student may access versus that of older students or staff. ” #5 — Do Not Over-Filter Web Content Over-restrictive policies can block access to educational resources and impede research, teaching, and learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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Libraries E-rate Exercises Accessibility 36

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She writes articles for education journals and blogs. She is a regular contributor to www.therobbreviewblog.com and has a series of podcasts with Evan Robb that you can access on [link]. Classroom Libraries And so I like classroom libraries.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 337

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. Why digital? Digital books are lighter to carry.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms. It should not be controversial in 2016 that there is a baseline expectation of access to technology in schools, just as there are baseline expectations for access to textbooks and desks.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

EdTechTeam

MAY 25, 2018

And, since its release, and my first blog so much has changed. CLIPS also allows you to access content in your camera roll and use it to compile compelling stories. The simple Clips interface makes it accessible no matter your comfort level with technology. This is useful for complicated or long shots. Live Titles.

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iPhone E-rate Libraries Video 67

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., So it should be with E-Rate.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

According to a 2014 blog post from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, “Forty-one percent of America’s rural schools couldn’t get a high-speed connection if they tried,”— where a high-speed connection is defined as offering speeds of 10Mbps or higher. Meanwhile, high-speed satellite internet access has expanded to well over 1.5

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Wikipedia’s openness leads a number of students to categorize it as a blog. I sort of say Wikipedia is a blog because other people could post things on there. Look for editorial ratings. For many of these intermediate students, Wikipedia is simply bad. And there’s confusion over both container and information type.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

It used to be that 1:1 technology access was a novelty. They also understand that Chromebooks last as long and are as sturdy as traditional laptops and despite the myth, they realize, just like laptops, you don’t need the internet to access your core suite of tools. Airlines have figured it out.

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Chromebook Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

According to the most recent figures from Funds for Learning, E-Rate applicants nationwide requested almost $748 million in discounts against the purchase of just over $1 billion in Category Two products and services, which are detailed in this chart (right). How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs? ?

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Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 15, 2012

Some notable discussions took place, some of which I can briefly summarise here on this blog. She suggested that Libraries should conserve their traditional roles and that any change that took place should be 'geological'. Libraries must change, because the needs and perceptions of users is changing. Unported License.

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E-rate Libraries Conference Training 51

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

As I continue to examine the challenge of digital equity, I've learned about many strategies school districts might use to mitigate the lack of Internet access outside of school. I wrote in last week's blog about how digital equity is a community challenge, not strictly a school problem. Step 2: Partner with businesses.

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Broadband Mobility E-rate Survey 40

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. It's not as powerful or robust as Midjourney or DALL·E , but it's accessible to students. Is it helpful? Should it be blocked?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Students can take the assessment and then share their table of results with you -- an easy way to document your efforts in regards to E-rate funding. The "Library" lessons are no longer part of our Scope & Sequence. Although we've retired them, you can still search for the lessons by name to access them.

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Digital Citizenship E-rate Common Core Assessment 40

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. More than 10,000 of the district’s students and their families did not have internet access at home, and many parents did not speak English. As the device distribution proceeded, the district also needed to develop internet access throughout the city. Wesley Watts, Jr.

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Broadband E-rate Education Future Ready 84

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. join the Library 2.0 The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Rural communities have unique challenges, ranging from poverty and vast travel distances to a lack of affordable internet access. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” You can also read his leadership blog at www.educationrewired.org.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 97

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 5, 2016

You should just read the whole thing, or start with the Ithaka S+R blog post introduction. For example, E-journals are fine, but print monographs for life While the majority of professors are happy to use journal articles in digital forms, they tend to prefer monographs in print. e-books aren’t getting much traction.

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Survey E-rate Libraries Conference 40

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Grateful for experiencing nature on hiking trails you couldn’t access any other way. Grateful for hormones that control your heart rate, reproduction, and sleep cycles. The convenience of accessing the internet at wifi-hotspots. Prioritiz e. Eating cereal, ice cream, and soup with a spoon and not a fork. Quiet Time.

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Exercises Social Media Meeting E-rate 112

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

While I would personally say the task of curating a classroom library has been easier as a 2nd-grade teacher, I still have students spanning kindergarten-4th grade reading levels. I love my classroom library. I am not a fan of leveled classroom libraries or leveling books with only one measure (Lexile, Guided Reading, etc.).

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Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Via the Coursera blog : “What’s Next in Employee Learning: Virtual Reality.” Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” Post, Sources Say.”

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Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

6) (Note: Most of these tasks could authentically be taught in our libraries during the natural course of any inquiry project.). Triangulate: Try to verify the information in multiple sources, including traditional media and library databases. Check out the post That Chain E-Mail Your Friend Sent to You is (Likely) Bogus.

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Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” Via the Google blog : “What’s happening next for G Suite Enterprise for Education.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

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.).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” It’s not really an “exclusive” when you re-write a Google blog post , but oh well. The School Library Journal reports that “ New York DOE Green Lights Amazon eBook Deal.”

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.” More on UC Berkeley and publicly accessible video content.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. ” asks Chester E. .” $100,000. ” asks the Pioneer Press.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43