The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Jamar McKneely (background) tours a science and technology event at Edna Karr High School, one of the schools in his InspireNOLA charter school network. So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Right now most educators are poor judges of deeper, richer technology usage, which is why we see lots of lower-level technology use instead of schools taking advantage of the rich affordances that digital learning technologies could bring to our classrooms. Ability to access Google Docs and Sheets is needed. Related Posts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Ensuring wi-fi access at home or on the school bus is a top priority for a district still planning its one-to-one. Put simply, asking a fifth-grade student to watch an instructional video before the next day’s flipped classroom science lesson will fall on deaf ears if the child doesn’t have access to the internet at home.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

Already, K-12 schools are beginning to leverage the E-Rate for a digital transformation [read here and also here ]. And more schools are incorporating mobile tablets and smartphones into their curriculum [read about the staggering growth of Chromebook implementation here ].

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Collaborators can be given access directly via their Wakelet profile name or email, or indirectly via URLs and QR codes. You could also create narratives consisting of text, websites, and social media posts that chronicle a current event to share with students. Keep in mind that collaboration tools are in beta as of February 2020.)

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

EPS students in grades 6-12 will soon have access to Discovery Education’s Math Techbook, a digital textbook that connects students to math through real-world problems, helping all learners develop long-lasting mastery of mathematical concepts. Currently, Discovery Education Techbooks are used by more than 5.6

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Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

With just a few clicks, she shares the content with each student to quickly access it when they log in to their H?para para Student Dashboard Digital Backpack. . One of Mrs. Perkins’s learners uses assistive technology , a screen reader, to read and can also access the digital materials. At 11:00 a.m.,

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edWeb.net

MARCH 20, 2019

The question is, are the teachers within a school, grade, or subject area accessing the same toolbox? During the edWebinar, “ Transform Learning: Track Results for Chromebooks, Google Suite, and Every Application,” presenters Kyle Berger, Chief Technology Officer at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, TX, and Matthew X. Joseph, Ed.D.,

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2016

This list will give you VIP access to early information about our podcast launch, when the episodes will air, and special resources just for our Google Teacher Tribe!! Laptops/desktops Chromebooks iPads Unsure/any of the above. Ready to shake things up in your school or at your event? Just fill out the form below. First Name *.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2016

Students with learning disabilities face the greatest challenges in access to reading year-round; and because of their disability, they are often left out of traditional programs, which can damage self-esteem and cause them to fall behind in school. Program components include: • “Ready, set, read!”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

. …This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 30, 2017

It’s free, accessible from anywhere on any device, and the features and tools just keep getting better and better. With a digital and paperless classroom, I can assess student work throughout the entire process, not just the end. I can assess work from my phone, tablet, Chromebook, or laptop. Those days are gone!

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we have a gigabit wireless network deployed at our elementary, middle and high schools , and starting this fall, we expect to have deployed more than 3,000 Chromebooks to our students, teachers and administrators. Given today’s realities, going digital was the clear choice. Transform the Classroom with Digital Tools.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

For the 52 Cohort 6 schools that are just beginning their VILS journey, rollout is the beginning of new learning opportunities that are not possible without technology. The event marks a major milestone and is the culmination of months of hard work that began in the spring when teachers received their devices and began planning.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

. * mobile app Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014 Been for Education - A innovative site for Social Learning that allows educators to surf and collaborate on the web w/ their students in a safe environment where educators create/manage student accounts. Otus - A fantastic and easy to use 1:1 learning solution for mobile classrooms (i.e

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

He has successfully built the architecture for a connected campus that enhances the campus experience, drives operational efficiency, and provides education in a manner that all can access. When the pandemic started, Upchurch knew this would permanently change how students learn. And for Seage, the best has yet to come.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With remote learning still at play, students now rely on virtual engagement with their teachers to have questions answered and assignments clarified. With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. Student data privacy and online safety are significant concerns.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 11, 2021

Since our switch from in-person to virtual and from copies to Chromebooks last year, these 7 digital tools have enabled me to facilitate accommodations , empower student engagement , and streamline assessment. I post the unit’s Slides on my school’s LMS each day for in-person, hybrid, and virtual students to access equally.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We’re headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. It is all about the balance.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via Edsurge (which also ran a number of stories this week to promote an event in which you can get a “ gig ”): “The Data Tells All: Teacher Salaries Have Been Declining For Years.” ” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.”

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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.) But new technology hasn’t made it easy.

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