Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? For superintendents in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools , this is an opportunity to examine and reimagine their education systems under new constraints.

Digital Divide 263

Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 263

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

Only when access to technology is consistent and predictable will teachers be willing to incorporate digital tools into their planning. Many school districts fund essential networking upgrades through the federal Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund , more commonly referred to as E-rate.

E-rate 298

E-rate Learning EdTech STEM 298

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

Broadband 149

Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 149

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. Students will be able to download the transcripts and reference them later. NTID is one of RIT’s nine schools.

Microsoft 105

Microsoft Accessibility E-rate Company 105

Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources.

OER 130

OER Resources How To Education 130

eSpark

APRIL 13, 2022

This holds true for any school district, but in rural communities, where general access to technology is often limited, it is especially important. So, why is edtech so slow to catch on in rural education? Piedmont students that lived outside the city limits were given access to mobile wi-fi hotspots for $15-$40 a month.

EdTech 52

EdTech E-rate Education Data 52

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education.

Classroom 120

Classroom Khan Academy E-rate Internet Safety 120

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

You can turn that on in the Settings,in the Accessibility Settings. You also can hold down “e” or “n” to get accented characters. Finally, my Zoe can type her name the way that it’s supposed to be typed, because it had an accent on the “e”. Tony: Well, you know those apps that keep asking you to rate them? It worked OK.

iPad 258

iPad E-rate iPhone Company 258

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. Refer students with severe stress or ACEs to a counselor or school specialist, if possible. Voices in Urban Education, 2016, 43, pp. Stempel, H.,

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 2, 2016

After years of questioning the accessibility of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader , the National Federation of the Blind today announced that it will work with the online retailer to improve reading experiences for blind, low-vision, and deaf-blind students. Students also would be able to rate content. At the time, Mark A.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility E-rate Assistive Technology iPad 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This segregated sorting in higher education is somewhat understandable. Higher Education. Leave this field empty if you're human: But another way to think about educational inequality is to analyze how students fare at the same institution. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Proof Points. Early Childhood.

E-rate 96

E-rate Data Policies Report 96

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said. But at a university? “We

Education 217

Education Learning Software Knewton 217

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I questioned how my relative success navigating an oppressive education system influenced my teaching practices. First, students would look at data on redlining, rates of asthma and air pollution, access to medical services, proximity to current and former Indigenous communities, and gentrification, to name a few.

E-rate 148

E-rate Data Exercises System 148

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Tune in to discover why esports might just be the missing piece in your educational toolkit and how you can start a program at your school. Danielle has 15 years of experience in Texas public education in both middle and high school, but will always identify as a middle school World Cultures teacher. from Texas Tech University.

E-rate 364

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 364

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Copyleaks, an artificial intelligence platform that detects plagiarism, today announced a partnership today with Canvas, the learning management platform from Instructure, that allows educational institutions to seamlessly enable advanced plagiarism detection software directly within a Canvas account. About Copyleaks.

LMS 101

LMS E-rate Software Learning 101

eSpark

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This holds true for any school district, but in rural communities, where general access to technology is often limited, it is especially important. So, why is edtech so slow to catch on in rural education? Piedmont students that lived outside the city limits were given access to mobile wi-fi hotspots for $15-$40 a month.

EdTech 40

EdTech Education E-rate iPad 40

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

This post looks at a progression of student thinking (and questioning) about the value of Wikipedia as they move across educational stages. Our study examined the behaviors and choices of 175 student participants, across six educational stages, as they engaged in four tasks in response to a grade-appropriate science research prompt.

E-rate 111

E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

In today’s classrooms, basic Internet access is not enough. Having high-speed access in school networks is now a necessity in every child’s education. If you are thinking about how to improve your district’s connectivity but are unsure about where to begin, here are three questions to help start the conversation.

Broadband 64

Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Accessibility 64

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

In today’s classrooms, basic Internet access is not enough. Having high-speed access in school networks is now a necessity in every child’s education. If you are thinking about how to improve your district’s connectivity but are unsure about where to begin, here are three questions to help start the conversation.

Broadband 63

Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Tools 63

Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

After deciding your network upgrade needs based on the infrastructure and educational goals your team agreed on , your next step is the purchasing process. Although the E-rate program provides substantial financial support, there is sometimes still a “gap” in funding that cannot be covered using the district’s existing budget.

Broadband 70

Broadband E-rate Tools Company 70

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Listen Now. Vicki: Love that.

Google 291

Google Twitter Data Tools 291

IAD Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The term adaptive e-Learning refers to a set of techniques oriented to offer online students a personal and unique experience, with the final goal of maximizing their performance. Adaptive e-Learning is based on the principle that every student is unique and has a different background, educational needs, learning style, etc.

E-rate 42

E-rate Learning System Training 42

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available higher education product. Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99

Accessibility 204

Accessibility Pearson Secondary E-rate 204

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The education research and cognitive science fields are no different. For each technique, the researchers provided a rating of its overall effectiveness as “high” “moderate” or “low.” recommend educators provide ways for students to re-test frequently on their own and in class. Dunlosky et al.

Strategy 120

Strategy E-rate Learning Study 120

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization.

Classroom 427

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 427

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Inclusion is an important topic of discussion within special education. Read more: How AI is changing special education. In recent years, the amount of time that students with disabilities spend in general education classrooms has shown an increase, signaling that inclusive practices are being adopted. Model technology use.

Accessibility 525

Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. Listen Now. Blog: [link].

Google 176

Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 176

EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The most common goals for any project are: Attract more customers: these strategies should focus on increasing conversion rates and getting users to take a specific action (download an app, buy a product, subscribe to your newsletter, etc.). User experience (UX) refers to the user’s interaction with your product, system or service.

Strategy 52

Strategy Social Media E-rate Meeting 52

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Halle Award for outstanding middle level educator from NCTE as well as the Friends of Literacy Award from the Nassau Reading Council. In 2016, two books were published: The Reading Intervention Toolkit , by Shell Education and Read Talk Write: 35 Lessons That Teach Students to Analyze Fiction and Nonfiction , published by Corwin Literacy.

Differentiated Instruction 339

Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 339

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

It’s one of the cruelest ironies in education: today’s schools must build and maintain robust high-speed, fiber-optic internet connections. In 2014, the FCC modernized the E-rate program, raising the overall funding cap to about $4 billion, making more money available for schools and libraries.

E-rate 81

E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 81

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

Another persistent trend is challenges caused by growing user numbers and activites, including both generating and demanding more data, online behavior abuses, security threats, and challenges about accessibility. He references the plight of adjuncts, including Doonesbury’s take. Can’t U’s use tech the same way?”

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

2:23 Today’s conversation is part of lightspeed, ongoing commitment to K 12 districts, specifically focusing on our efforts to provide you with effortless equitable education for your students. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Ironically, while we have access to more information than ever before, we may see fewer perspectives in our search results. The see news ratings for each story and can filter for perspective and trace a story back in time. The AllSides Bias Rating , reflects. New source bias ratings. Do you agree with the rating?

E-rate 40

E-rate Common Core Strategy Survey 40

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Professor Terry Anderson , who is based at Athabasca University in Canada, is one of the famous figures of contemporary education, and his list of achievements is lengthy. We are delighted that Terry will be delivering a keynote speech at this year''s European Distance and E-Learning Network ( EDEN ) Conference in Zagreb in June.

E-rate 73

E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

2:23 Today’s conversation is part of lightspeed, ongoing commitment to K 12 districts, specifically focusing on our efforts to provide you with effortless equitable education for your students. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

EdTech 52

EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

2:23 Today’s conversation is part of lightspeed, ongoing commitment to K 12 districts, specifically focusing on our efforts to provide you with effortless equitable education for your students. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

Since then a slew of security breaches and malicious data hacks have hit educational institutions, including K-12 districts and their technology providers. Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Fortunately, the company confirmed that no one else had accessed that data.

EdTech 88

EdTech Data Edmodo Company 88