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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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No More Predictions One of the assumptions behind the Gates’ prediction is that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. When I told you about this type of software in previous letters, it was mostly speculative,” Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter this year. K-12 software will reach around $4.5

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

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Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge. But computing power, device adoption, pervasive broadband and exponentially networked collaboration platforms of the past decade have already moved us to a world of information abundance. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

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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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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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CERTIPORT & EC-COUNCIL ASSOCIATE SERIES CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM ( certiport.pearsonvue.com ) & ( www.eccouncil.org ) Certiport announced a certification program for secondary schools and higher education in partnership with EC-Council. Teacher’s also have access to tutorials and other free class resources via Education.Minecraft.net.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

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Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. The role of schools in providing accessible and equitable education will come into focus.

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The History of the Future of E-rate

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The act called for “universal service” so that all Americans could have access to affordable telecommunications services, regardless of their geographical location. ” That issue with “what kind of access” is core to E-rate because of an associated law, the Children’s Internet Protection Act.

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Bringing wi-fi, and parent engagement, to the community

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For some students, leaving their school’s campus means leaving internet access behind – and all that comes with it. This includes the delivery of educational programming, access to online tools, and leveraging technology to aid in the overall learning experience. Enter the STAR program. Community links.

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