edWeb.net

MARCH 21, 2022

Due to pandemic-driven increases in school districts’ purchases of devices and software, there’s now a need to develop cohesive systems in which data can be transferred and analyzed quickly and easily in order to improve student outcomes and district operations. This makes for little or no manual data entry and uploading of spreadsheets.

Technology 72

Technology Analysis Software BYOD 72

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

Using the total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis addresses the initial investment and the operational and support costs over the life of the investment for a district’s technology environment. A sound TCO assessment will also provide IT teams with the data to make informed decisions about technology initiatives and investments.

Technology 88

Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 88

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. Portland Public Schools is among the dozens of districts in an EdSurge/Social Context Labs analysis of reopening plans that have published details around outdoor learning. between 1900 and 1920.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. join the Library 2.0 The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please ?join

Libraries 51

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Online assessments will always raise student data privacy concerns. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

Online Assessments 52

Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 52

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Even though the per-item costs with the bulk courseware arrangements are usually lower than the retail price, the switch eliminates the ability for students to find a used or free alternative from a friend or library. Who Owns Student Data? Publishers, for their part, promise that they won’t hike prices later.

Pearson 107

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries.

Tools 70

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

OneSync is a comprehensive account provisioning platform designed to streamline the synchronization between disparate data systems faculty and student directories. ClassPad.net helps kids brush up on their math skills all year-round by offering digital scratch paper students can use to help them solve problems. K-12 market.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

They consider factors including data privacy and security and curricular alignment and enhancement. Gathering Data to Inform Teaching and Learning. Desert Sands uses a variety of data-collection methods to determine how students are faring. How do they measure engagement, productivity and success from afar?

Learning 96

Learning Data Outcomes Survey 96

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Upon completion of the course, students receive an “Advocacy Plan,” which outlines their strengths and challenges and makes recommendations to consider and is shared with their educators. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

Epson 51

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 12, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries 65

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2016

There’s an economic imperative for them to do this,” Ebdon said in the library-quiet headquarters of the Office for Fair Access in London’s Chancery Lane legal district. Related: Government data single out schools where low-income students fare worst. private universities and colleges, federal data show.

Groups 40

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. And they could be critical for baseline analysis of student skills and formative assessment. Argument Analysis : Students compare and evaluate two posts from a newspaper’s comment section.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) next week on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 US Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 This Library 2.0

Conference 61

Conference Libraries Accessibility System 61

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

Conference 36

Conference Libraries Digital Divide System 36

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Many we selected because they had made headlines for banning library books; others we chose because government records showed they had purchased web filters or because they were mentioned by students interviewed for this article. Survey data show how these inequities play out. The Markup requested records from 26 school districts.

Social Media 75

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 75

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

An analysis of Mississippi public school textbooks by the Hechinger Report and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting shows that, for at least some grades, all of the state’s 148 school districts rely on textbooks published before the model standards appeared as part of their social studies material. In contrast, James K.

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Study Report Analysis Course 87

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

I’ll get back to you,’ ” said Marjorie Sims, managing director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, one of a growing number of research, policy and advocacy organizations focusing on student-parents. “Ask community college presidents what percentage of their students are parents, and they’ll say, ‘That’s a really good question.

Libraries 105

Libraries Report Policies Advocacy 105

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. Related: Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost.

Education 95

Education Policies Course System 95

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. More on the “gig economy” from Data & Society.). Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. ” One of the libraries in question: The New York Public Library.

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Analysis from Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “‘Alternative Pathways:’ How to Rethink Vocational Education.” ” Meanwhile in that other big football state, Nebraska , the World Herald reports that “Sherwood Foundation buys data-tracking helmets for every OPS high school football player.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. According to a Hechinger analysis, 150 schools in eight states used corporal punishment on 20 percent or more of their students that year.

Elementary 144

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

State waivers under the old No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) also gave rural schools needed flexibility, said Ellerson, the associate executive director for policy and advocacy at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Achievement gaps have narrowed somewhat for minority students, but the differences remain glaring: 72.5

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Bayard Middle School, when he arrived there, had a library, but no librarian, so most of the day it’s a dark, unused room. But already, s tates have begun publishing new data on how much is spent in each local school, and it is sure to fuel more debate, says Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University.

Elementary 119

Elementary Report System Training 119

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” Privacy overlaps with “personalization,” and surveillance overlaps with data collection and analytics and algorithmic decision-making.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. ” So says the FCC. Ferrare and Katherine Reynolds.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40