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Hapara
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Internet connectivity is a big deal for learner equity and access. To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC.
ViewSonic Education
APRIL 7, 2022
Equality vs equity: which one is more important in achieving accessible education? Educators and academic institutions already know this and aspire to provide s tudents with access to the best possible high-quality education regardless of their background and characteristics.
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Digital Promise
APRIL 29, 2019
When used effectively, technology can greatly contribute to creating equity in schools. However, we can only realize these equity-centered benefits when we use technology in innovative and powerful ways. To better understand how using technology can create equity in schools, we’ll outline how technology creates more equitable situations in the classroom. Three ways technology can help increase equity in schools. Ensuring internet access outside of school.
Ditch That Textbook
MAY 3, 2019
ALL of our students deserve to have access to the content we are teaching. Luckily with the technology available to us, we can create a learning environment that makes the content accessible to all of our learners. Matter of fact many of the technology […]. DitchBook Twitter chat Ed Tech Student engagement Teaching accessibility accessibility features accessibility tools accessible classroom edtech immersive reader
Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf
In our webinar, How to Best Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School, hear the real-world experience of Steven Palomo, IT Director at Beverly Public Schools, regarding how he successfully managed his entire tech stack.
ViewSonic Education
MAY 22, 2022
What is digital accessibility – this simple question is, actually, fundamental in the technologically advanced era we’re in. What is digital accessibility, and why is it so crucial in schools and other academic environments? What is Digital Accessibility? .
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 24, 2022
Today’s tip: Speed up MSO with Quick Access Toolbar. Earlier versions don’t include the Quick Access toolbar. Select those you want on the Quick Access toolbar. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 13, 2022
Getting technology into the hands of all K–12 students was the first step. With a focus on closing the digital divide, school districts are now working toward making the provided technology equitable. Having devices only furthers education when students can access learning.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Every year, schools and libraries have access to billions of dollars of funding through the FCC’s E-rate program. In this post I’ll break down the importance of E-rate, how it works, and the types of technologies it makes available that are crucial to education.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 13, 2021
Today’s tip: Speed up MS Office with the Quick Access Toolbar. Earlier versions don’t include the Quick Access toolbar. Check off those you want on the Quick Access toolbar. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.
Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive
Through advances in technology and access to care, managers can be empowered to serve as the front line of defense to help identify employee AUD and SUD concerns before they escalate. Understanding AUD and SUD, and providing tools for your workforce to overcome the challenges that they pose, is key to fostering strong mental health at work. Join us for this important how-to discussion.
Digital Promise
JULY 16, 2019
Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome. Foundry10’s 2018 study focused on technology usage in U.S.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Edlio, leading provider of technology solutions for K-12 schools, is pleased to announce its acquisition of SchoolInfo, creators of premier mobile apps for schools. Newsline app apps districts Education educator K-12 k12 k12 technology leaders million
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Debate about the fairness of online learning tends to revolve around technology access. And there are indeed sharp disparities in home access to computers and reliable broadband service. Courses must be designed so that content is easily accessible.
techlearning
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Live streaming virtual ASL interpreters can help schools overcome a shortage in ASL educators. Here are some best practices
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There is an increasing global focus on accessibility for students in school. When combined with a device management system such as Jamf Pro or Jamf School, the sky’s the limit. Learn how Apple and Jamf can support disabled users in your school.
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2021
It wasn’t just that students were starting to log on to the school network in Southern Florida from Germany, China and parts of the Caribbean, it was the dramatically different times they were logging on that made Phillip Dunn II pause.
eSchool News
MARCH 31, 2022
Do you need to evaluate your district’s classroom accessibility? Classroom Innovations COVID-19 Update Featured on eSchool News Special Needs Video accessibility benefits classroom design district Education educators eSchool News IT learning
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Some obstacles can be assisted with the support of technology. 4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion. The following tips provide strategies for using technology to create inclusive learning environments. Model technology use.
Educators Technology
OCTOBER 28, 2021
In this post, I am sharing with you 8 great Chrome accessibility extensions to use with students in class. The purpose is to enhance digital equity and make learning accessible to all students. Accessibility tools Chrome extensions
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 26, 2019
Accessibility is an important topic in education and encompasses the classroom space, digital tools and resources and much more. Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Classroom Environment Is the classroom bursting with patterned borders on the bulletin boards and bright colorful posters/word walls/anchor charts? This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. accessibility digital equity Google for Educators Microsoft
ViewSonic Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
There has always been technology in the classroom, even if it hasn’t always been welcome. Take a brief look at the history of technology’s uneasy relationship with education. Continue reading to learn everything you always wanted to know about technology in the classroom. .
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
EdNews Daily
APRIL 11, 2021
In this episode of the Learning Counsel’s EduJedi Podcast, Host LeiLani Cauthen speaks with Dr. Lance Ford, Chief Technology Officer from Howe County Schools in Oklahoma. The post Podcast: Access and Engaging the Student first appeared on EdNews Daily.
SETDA Says
JUNE 23, 2021
The post Equity of Access appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA. Digital Content Digital Learning Equity of Access
ViewSonic Education
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Interactive whiteboards are a technological leap similar to the leap to the first blackboard, and is set to revolutionize education. Never before have there been so many different technologies at our disposal for educating. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing.
techlearning
MARCH 7, 2022
Tech & Learning Innovative Leader Awards (Orlando): Overall Implementation of Technology
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. While about 95 percent of students in Silver State have access to computer science, the report states that only 3.5
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 2, 2016
I've been working on a resource document that has resoures on Assistive Technology and Accessibility and thought I would share it here: Related: More Accessibility Resources Google Accessibility Features and Resources -. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. accessibility assistive technology google accessibilityOne of the things I do in my role as a K-12 Education Strategist is work on resources for schools to use.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Achieving digital equity only just begins when students and teachers have sufficient access. A critical condition for an equitable education, digital equity spans a broader context than just access to sufficient devices and high-speed internet.
CUE
OCTOBER 15, 2017
Finding technology online is easy, but where can teachers get opportunities to try the technology out first hand? The STEAMpunk Playground provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers to get hands-on experience with the technology they have only read about. At this event, teachers will have access to some of the best education technology has to offer. The post STEAMpunk Playground Makes Technology Accessible appeared first on CUE Blog.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Forty-six Verizon Innovative Learning schools have successfully rolled out tablets equipped with 4G data plans, providing every student and teacher with always-available access to powerful tools and resources, both in the classroom and at home. Teachers have begun adapting their lessons to allow for more at-home independent work now that they are assured that each student has equal access. has leveraged this access with her students.
Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 28, 2016
Ed Tech accessible text assistive technology disabilities edtech educational technology struggling readersI’m a huge fan of creating custom resources for student learning. We, as teachers, know exactly what our students need much better than a textbook company hundreds or thousands of miles away. For me, that often came in the form of Google Docs with information my students were responsible for and a website for pointing students [.].
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Do you need to evaluate your district’s classroom accessibility? District Management Featured on eSchool News Special Needs Teaching & Learning Video accessibility benefits classroom classrooms design district Education educators eSchool News learning
Educators Technology
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The purpose of this post is to share with you this collection of apps that enable you to remotely access your computer and view your files and installed applications as if you were sitting down next to it. Splashtop Splashtop is another good app that helps you remotely access your PC.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 24, 2022
Yet, amid the fierce debate over whether millions of Americans should have their debt reduced or forgiven, we must not lose sight of what should be our overarching goal: more college access for more students who want a degree.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 2, 2018
By Marie Bjerede Taking the digital leap requires broadband access, proper funding and the right people on board. Access Points Bandwidth Management Ethernet Networking Routers Wi-Fi Wireless
Digital Promise
JANUARY 14, 2019
In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the digital learning gap. In this first post, we explore how Powerful Learning is personal and accessible, share research that grounds these two principles, and provide resources to support your own learning and teaching practices.
ED Surge
AUGUST 24, 2022
Even if the right isn’t entirely responsible, it continues to help slam the gates on wider college access. Education Technology Access and Affordability
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Here is Part 2 of his discussion on technology’s place in education: Part II Technology is Here to Stay: A Conversation with Teachers. In my previous post, I wrote about the permanency of technology in the instructional setting for educators.
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