The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

But with the rise of OER, growing use of supplemental resources over core textbooks, and the increasing flexibility of state funding, more purchasing decisions have moved to the school and district level. In addition, there is a separate section on vetting OER. A change in policy to allow recommended programs to include OER.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. Developing digital portfolios and personalized learning plans: Every student at St. They had a bee robot that they learned to program to better understand bee behaviors.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process. When acquiring digital instructional materials, the cost associated with access to broadband and devices is a pivotal factor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Increasingly many school systems are evolving that focus from simply minimizing risk and blocking access, to more responsible use policies and strategies that empower the student as a digital citizen. How should we access information effectively and form good evaluate its accuracy? Click “next” and complete your registration.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Select schools in Orange County are part of LaunchED, an immersive, connected, and collaborative learning experience providing students with access to world-class digital tools and resources. Pinellas County, for example, has a blended model working towards 1-to-1. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

What can we learn from library innovators and innovators from other sectors and industries that will help us shape the future we want and that our communities aspire towards? He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

What can we learn from library innovators and innovators from other sectors and industries that will help us shape the future we want and that our communities aspire towards?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

As explained by Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director of SETDA, during a recent edWebinar , this searchable information will help educational leaders ensure that the materials they purchase are high-quality, aligned with their standards and goals, and accessible to all students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our two-month, free, online summit focused on home-based and home-centered learning officially started last week. Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Sign up now: [link] Whether by circumstance or choice, learning at home is now the reality for more students than ever.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” That led to him announcing a $10 million fund specifically for learning applications. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Duolingo ’s chatbots help you learn a new language.” McGraw-Hill Education has acquired Redbird Advanced Learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “From Neutrality to Inequality: Why the FCC Is Dismantling Equal Access and What It Could Mean for Education.” Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Tech devices won't fix our education system | Lockport Union Sun & Journal → Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently issued a plea for greater student access to high-tech tools. "This " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 29, 2011

OLPC is premised on the basis of one child interacting with one free laptop, in many ways a counter to social forms of learning witnessed in communal contexts such as Mitra's Hole in the Wall project. To help achieve this vision, Mackintosh is setting up the OER University and is evangelistic in his elucidation of this concept.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. The accreditor: the Higher Learning Commission. Via The CBC : “Toronto man ‘angry’ after learning his $8,100 master’s degree that required no exams or academic work is fake.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Politico : “The Trump administration has removed documents from an Education Department website aimed at transgender students , including those intended to help students fight for access to bathrooms of their choice.” Via The New York Times Magazine : “What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn.”

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” ” Via WaPo : “Texas House passes ‘bathroom bill’ restricting transgender student access.” The software: Nestor, creatored by LCA Learning.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” ” “Scaling Educational Access ” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ? . “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Mozilla announced it is handing the Open Badges initiative to the IMS Global Learning Consortium. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” Via Campus Technology : “ Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform.” Accreditation and Certification.

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