edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The discussions shouldn’t focus on denying technology, though, said Michelle Cooper, Library Media Specialist, White Oak ISD, TX in the edWebinar “ Achieving Media Balance in a Tech-Immersed World.” Librarians, who are often at the front lines of media and tech in schools, can provide that crucial guidance.

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Symantec Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 46

edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

While socioeconomics, district location, and availability of reliable and consistent WIFI access may seem unsurmountable, rural districts, along with CoSN and companies like Kajeet, are committed to both digital equity and digital equality. Buses equipped with WIFI devices turn ordinarily unproductive time on school buses into homework time.

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Edcamps Accessibility Advocacy Mobility 53

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Talbott and her colleagues asked for a meeting with the charter school’s leaders to discuss racial justice at Lusher, one of the city’s most coveted for families and teachers alike; they also created an antiracism group for teachers. “A Yet she never contemplated leaving the classroom until the summer of 2020.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

“Last year I thought about it a lot because as a junior you start to realize how fast things are going,” she said in the library, otherwise empty but for students playing cards. Siembra, a for-profit company that’s paid by participating school districts and colleges, has only early results to share.

Report 85

Report Company Study Advocacy 85

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Recently, during a student book budget meeting, we met with Jim Boon from Capstone. Jim always listens to students and makes sure they have what they need in order to purchase books for the library. He suggested that she send an email to Amy Cox, Capstone Library Marketing Manager. Capstone isn’t just about selling books.

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Libraries Company Meeting Groups 53

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Our online school and EdOptions Academy, Edmentum Services, has really provided us with the flexibility to meet the needs of families as soon as they arrive. In fall 2019, Michelle became the Content Lead for CRCSD’s 32 school libraries. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Dr. Dana T.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 115

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

They believe there are those who should not be allowed to benefit from OER – namely, companies. In a more nuanced version, they don’t believe companies should be able to benefit from OER without giving something back. Not so in the OER community; at least, it doesn’t feel like companies are granted this option.

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OER Company Pearson Resources 60

MindShift

MARCH 29, 2018

“Last year I thought about it a lot because as a junior you start to realize how fast things are going,” she said in the library, otherwise empty but for students playing cards. Siembra, a for-profit company that’s paid by participating school districts and colleges, has only early results to share.

Company 31

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries. Sparkle Stories : Sparkle Stories, an independent media company based in Austin, Texas and Vermont, has been producing original audio stories for children since 2010. The Show About Science.

Edcamps 40

Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

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. In the middle of August, after a 12-hour virtual meeting that spanned two evenings and was streamed on Facebook Live, the school board approved a hybrid learning model and a start date of Sept.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

To try to answer this question, I did a quick count of the titles listed in the Open Textbook Library , which is the biggest referatory of “whole course OER” that I’m aware of. Developers who are known to be doing this work on their own, with no financial contribution happening from any company” represented only 8.2%

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OER Course Company Smartphone 73

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

Gabrieli, who is also a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, wondered aloud why entire transcripts are being withheld if students owe money only for a single course or a semester, or for library fines or parking tickets. And a coalition of advocacy groups in New York is pushing for legislation there like California’s.

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Policies Advocacy Course Report 117

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5.

Tools 57

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. Today, Ann works as a public speaker, writer, and education consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Manheim Central School District (PA) Superintendent Dr. Peter Aiken said they partnered with a company to educate their staff about email threats. The company periodically sends phishing tests to staff; those that get caught clicking on the emails are given remedial lessons.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. This follows the company’s recent integrations with Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster alignment. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

District IT offices were taking on the same tasks as Fortune 500 companies without the ability to implement them as effectively. In addition, develop security benchmarks, and don’t use any program that doesn’t meet them. In addition, they should be up front about potential breaches. Student privacy is more important than any program.

EdTech 40

EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 40

MindShift

MAY 17, 2016

School libraries are no longer simply quiet places for students to study or check out printed materials. To help meet their needs, librarians are scrambling to curate effective digital collections accessible through a variety of devices, but it’s a complicated and often expensive task. Heise helped start the organization.

eBook 29

eBook Libraries Industry Advocacy 29

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

EdTech 51

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

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. “It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif.

Education 97

Education Policies Course System 97

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Jared Cook, Doane University | Dr. Lorie Cook-Benjamin Programming for Perspective: Promoting Reflection and Discussion on the Immigrant Experience , J B Hill, Ottenheimer Library Director, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Proyectos telecolaborativos y acciones positivas hacia los ODS (Sustainable Development Goals).

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

We gear up to talk about one controversy, and we get to the meeting, and they’re upset about something else.”. But Americans remain divided over whether elementary school library books should include gay and lesbian characters, with about half of parents saying it would make them somewhat or very uncomfortable.

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Survey Elementary Advocacy Report 22

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

One of the most active student clubs at Michigan State University meets every other Wednesday in a room above a buzzing cafeteria. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum that focuses on economic policy. billion endowment in companies controlled by donors and alumni. EAST LANSING, Mich. — percent, NACUBO and Commonfund report.

Report 98

Report Groups Libraries Data 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Students would be required to pay.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “The Libraries Bringing Small-Town News Back to Life.” ” The proposal would expand the gainful employment rule to all schools that receive federal aid, but it would remove any penalties for schools that fail to meet acceptable levels. ” The company, which has raised some $107.4

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The company, according to its website, is intended to help school board members keep their districts “ ideology-free ,” but critics say it is meant to transform public school districts along the lines of the right-wing Hillsdale College. “If If we don’t make the most of this chance,” he said, “we’re not going to get another one.” “It

Policies 141

Policies Education Elementary Advocacy 141

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. If that’s what “technology” means, then every company is in the technology business – a useless distinction. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40