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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

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Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access.

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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

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Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. 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.

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

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Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. States, districts and schools are also uniquely positioned to share reduce cost or no cost out-of-school access options for families. Out-of-School Access Chart.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning. There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

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However, when the programs can talk to each other and teachers can access the data they need from a single dashboard, then the data is working for the students and teachers instead of becoming a burden. Folkers currently oversees the Nebraska Department of Education’s Information, Technology, Data, and Digital Learning efforts.

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