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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. corporations, from Apple to Adobe. Take Adobe , for example.

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Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

Digital Promise

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Students were prompted to find images that represent contemporary pop culture, and then to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to create their own Warhol-inspired work. This includes more than $2 billion in private-sector commitments.

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

(I am mildly curious about why Zoom blots out any mention of the many other video tools out there: Blackboard Collaborate, Skype, Google Hangouts (Meet) or whatever it’s called now, Shindig, Adobe Connect, various Cisco offerings, Lifesize, etc. I know people don’t want to mention Microsoft Teams because it’s Microsoft.

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Bryan Alexander Interview - The Challenge of Advancing Digital Literacy in Higher Education

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

At the invitation of Adobe Education , I attended the Educause Annual Conference this year and did a quick series of interviews about the education work that Adobe is doing. Indeed, the productive and innovative use of technology encompasses 21st century skills that are vital for being successful in the workplace and beyond.

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

(I am mildly curious about why Zoom blots out any mention of the many other video tools out there: Blackboard Collaborate, Skype, Google Hangouts (Meet) or whatever it’s called now, Shindig, Adobe Connect, various Cisco offerings, Lifesize, etc. I know people don’t want to mention Microsoft Teams because it’s Microsoft.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Angela Maiers Tonight - LOTS of 2014 Global Education Conference Updates - Proposal Deadline, Keynotes, and Volunteering

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This virtual conference will be hosted in Adobe Connect and registration is free for librarians and leaders of libraries. While it is geared toward librarians in proprietary educational institutions, the topics covered will be relevant to information professionals of all types. Five More Halloween Titles - Not So Scary This Time.