Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

That encompasses “ inclusive access ” material, a sales model that leads to content being delivered to students on the first day of class and then being charged for it as part of their tuition and fee payments. Seventy-three percent of students now report being assigned free or non-paid material, the report says.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

One thing we can do fundamentally for the future of education is to make sure we have the level of equity play that gives every young person access to an amazing education that’s not just focused on academic development, but on the whole child. There are many places in this country where this is happening.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

Key points: Esports programs are inclusive and can lead to positive student outcomes A simple approach with accessible, easy-to-use tools, is critical Scholastic esports is rapidly growing, and many schools are starting to incorporate esports programs into their curriculum.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Health and safety concerns, digital learning hiccups, and last-minute changes have already made this school year challenging for parents and families. To get started, here are seven ways that families can support their child’s learning at home. Ask your local library about access to free digital or audio books.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap. 1 at the elementary level.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

In the new device-agnostic classroom, educators are taking the opportunity to ensure they are focused on purposeful applications first, with a secondary emphasis on the device itself. So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. Today, online education provides access to great masses of college students in the developing world, with Open Universities in Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey together currently enrolling more than 7 million students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The initiative—made possible by a partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon—works to bridge the Digital Learning Gap by equipping every student and teacher at select middle schools across the country with devices and up to a four-year data plan.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 29, 2019

Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

This meant that devices were somewhat affordable and that, potentially, every student could have access to one. Students needed devices to learn in remote settings, so most schools that weren’t 1:1 before the pandemic became it almost overnight. Flash-forward to March of 2020. More to come on that.) AI affects all subject areas.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

DUBAI, UAE–29 September, 2020 : The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund (REF) has announced a new first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education to deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and vulnerable youth in Lebanon.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

I am a project based learning classroom and have joined the pilot. Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. So today we're talking with Tisha Poncho, 21 year veteran educator, about five tips for digital portfolio. Free access today at Teach. 00;00;43;16 – 00;01;02;08.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Teachers in three North Carolina counties report their students, who are trying to close math learning gaps caused by COVID-related school disruptions, are making progress thanks to an innovative digital learning platform. The participating counties in the summer trial have reached 825 math students in 6th–8th grades.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 18, 2020

Secondary schools and high schools face their own conundrums regarding final exams. Access to education — digital or otherwise — and opportunity gaps that existed before are widening. Other higher education institutions can do the same if they already have in place a robust digital learning strategy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

.” Get ready to discover innovative strategies for integrating technology into early education, building Student Agency, and why your professional learning network can be a game-changer for your teaching career. A lot of what I see is for secondary school. There's so much change going on in technology right now and education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

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EmergingEdTech

OCTOBER 26, 2016

With the increasing cost of a post-secondary education, many students opt to delay or completely forego purchase of required. Original Image Source … and important steps to help you get there! Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Remote learning has changed the approach to out-of-school suspension at Shenendehowa Central School District, where more than a fourth of students identify as nonwhite. With the ability to log into lessons online, students at the secondary level won’t have to miss instruction even if they’re suspended, says Superintendent L.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

The challenge: how students can complete lab work without access to a science lab. The sudden jump to online learning has upturned education disciplines around the globe. But in the world of science education, the lack of lab access has led educators to seek alternatives. million students, through the end of the year.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. Diversity, inclusion, and access do not happen accidentally. My question: Why haven’t we started this conversation sooner?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

“Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?” We also know that prioritizing underserved students means better literacy tools that support ELL students, which requires more internet access for students.”.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware business despite gains in digital—all because of secondary textbook market’s impact. For Pearson, non-digital revenues still dominate at 38 percent, down from 41 percent the year prior. Digital revenue grew to 34 percent from 32 percent the year prior. It’s a coexistence.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

One year ago we launched the Massachusetts Digital Connections Initiative in partnership with Governor Baker’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and MassIT. The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The increase in resources is designed to allow students more consistent, reliable access to information, as well as to help teachers better differentiate and personalize student learning. As Director of Digital Learning for Renton, I met with each school’s instructional leadership team before the devices arrived.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For 2019, our IT emphasis will be on cybersecurity and on high-availability, high-resiliency, high-speed wireless access to support 24 x 7 x 365 learning. Expand professional development (PD) and keep learning. Kendra Murphy, digital learning specialist & learning designer, Charleston County (SC) School District. “My

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

In addition, opportunities for expanded learning beyond the school day and outside the school building are growing, which is allowing students to spend more of their time learning. Finally, the Discovery Education Community will also support EPS in transforming student learning experiences with digital media.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

If a Coach finds themselves in a school where there is a long-standing tradition of asking the LMS for digital learning support, the LMS can support the Coach by directing any of these types of questions over to the Coach. The relationship between the LMS and the Coach can be thought of as both symbiotic and cooperative.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

And to provide a stable structure for the school day, she keeps to routines and established office hours, follows the Indiana time recommendations for continuous learning, and disconnects in the evening. In regard to the online content she provides, Olivia focuses on making it accessible through the use of pictures, emojis, and screen shots.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A Foundation of Research You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the pandemic-era panic, but online education for elementary and secondary schools is not new. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” and Pearson, reports the Snapshot 2020 annual report from the Digital Learning Collaborative.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 3, 2018

-New Collaboration Introduces Unique Combination of Dynamic Digital Content and Targeted Professional Learning to Chilean Schools- Silver Spring, Md. The professional development component of this initiative began during a special, three day event in Santiago that occured from the 1of October through the 3of October.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

For openly-licensed materials, there’s Lumen Learning and OpenStax. For Nelson, this sale marks its first step in its “strategic decision to withdraw from the post-secondary market,” it said in an announcement. The terms of Nelson’s pending sale of its Canadian higher-ed assets were hashed out fairly quickly.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2020

Elementary and secondary schools provide for many students’ basic needs, which may not be met when those institutions close. While learning outcomes may seem less immediately important than health during a pandemic, the delayed academic progress that can result from school closings can also have serious consequences for student wellbeing.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

That, Avida says, gives his tool a leg up in terms of being more accessible to a wider audience. It was never secondary for me, as it is for some faculty,” she says. But while ClassEDU is building its education tools on Zoom, Engageli is designed to work on any web browser.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

Learning Gaps. Based on evidence with both elementary and secondary school-aged students, summer slide can typically equate to one month of learning loss. Students from families classified as low socioeconomic status are often more impacted by that summer slide and have more significant learning gaps.

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