The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

When we meet with school counselors, one of the things that we share out is the data regarding Bachelor’s degrees that are being conferred in this country, and the number of jobs that are available. Angela has 15 years of experience as a professional school counselor and is a Google Certified Educator. Angela: Right.

STEM 337

STEM Company Industry System 337

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

The service is free, and Seldin says the website does not share or sell personal data. Along the way, Seldin enlisted the help of 17 colleges and higher-ed advocacy organizations, including the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, to review, test and spread the word about the website.

Tools 151

Tools Advocacy Study Company 151

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our overall objective was to expand access to literacy and use real-world data in curating and individualizing collections to better serve the needs of the district’s highly diverse student population. Readers don’t even need their library card—they can use their school Google accounts to access both our district and public libraries.

Data 98

Data Advocacy Libraries eBook 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

For the most part, however, schools are not required to justify their decisions to send students home early, nor is any significant data collected on this practice, allowing the problem to remain largely hidden. Instead, schools must support and address these issues in the classroom.

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Organizations like the Clayton Christensen Institute, RAND Corporation, and the Brookings Institution often publish reports and research on educational trends, providing data-driven perspectives. This data-driven approach supports personalized instruction and helps educators make informed decisions about students’ learning paths.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. I know, from the data we collected, that these interfaces were used, heavily used. We need strategies for personalizing and enriching the remote learning experience. website evolution. Valenza, J.K.

Libraries 145

Libraries OER Wiki Strategy 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools.

Digital Divide 108

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 108

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2024

More than 40 percent of children in West Virginia under age 6 who need child care can’t access it, she explains, pointing to data from Child Care Aware and TEAM for West Virginia Children. Renovations, Meals and Activities Before the pandemic, Gale had a waitlist “a mile long” for families who wanted a spot.

Policies 137

Policies Industry Accessibility Advocacy 137

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

SXSW EDU Launch Competition Judge Tony will try his best Judy Judy impersonation, as he joins Bridge Burns (University Innovation Alliance), Vince Chan (Creta Ventures) and Jonathan Rochelle (Google) to dispense advice and feedback for eight companies pitching their wares. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5 11:00 a.m.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 100

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

After a career working at tech-centric companies including Google and Quora in product roles, Liu Huang joined CZI in 2017 to oversee the product development, notably the Summit Learning platform. CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others.

Education 103

Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 103

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. You had some experience in research and advocacy for privacy before you started there, while you were a student.

Data 141

Data Learning Advocacy System 141

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Effective Advocacy. The data in the [Linux Foundation’s] Kernel Development report shatter this illusion. releases of the Linux kernel came from employees at Intel, IBM, Google, Facebook, Samsung, RedHat, and SUSE. And it’s not only “newer” companies like Google or Facebook.

OER 80

OER Advocacy Software Company 80

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Data privacy, a multi-stakeholder priority for school systems, touches every aspect of operations. To provide safe learning environments, district leaders must stay abreast of data privacy regulations at the state and federal levels. Legal issues around data privacy can be overwhelming for the school community.

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Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy Handbook 73

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. However, it’s about the right data in the right hands.

Data 94

Data Student Data Privacy Policies Training 94

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. While school counsel may have general knowledge of FERPA and other federal laws, most aren’t data privacy experts. If not, help them find a tool that meets the goal and complies with the school’s data privacy policy.

Student Data Privacy 84

Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 84

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In T&L’s first Google+ Leader Community Hangout, we discussed how district leaders are implementing SEL initiatives. They’re not just looking at data, but also at strategies and tolls to improve culture and student performance. We now work with the Panorama survey tool as it is much better than Google Survey.

Survey 45

Survey Advocacy Training Exercises 45

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

While effective, these methods were unsustainable, because teachers had to do much of the data tracking and analysis manually, according to the paper. The result was a tool called Learning Lists, which was prototyped by one of the school’s math teachers in 2013 using spreadsheet features on Google Sheets.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. When Public Education Data Isn’t Really Public : The U.S.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. The last couple years have brought a renaissance in virtual guidance counseling—both new services and existing ones upping their game with mobile, social media and data analytics.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. Many teachers use “synchronous” classes, where they and students meet simultaneously on platforms like Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.

Learning 66

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 66

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

Don't even get me started on how "extra credit" skews the validity of academic data even further, or how enough zeroes can create a statistical hole that even the most motivated student would not be able to climb out.) can do, such as creating quizzes, assigning work for student submission, and housing a collection of resources.

LMS 52

LMS System Course Assessment 52

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. His advocacy for early literacy has been a driving force in shaping curriculum and programs that empower young learners.

Education 124

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 124

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Funded with support from the Internet Society Foundation , the new web-based resource is designed to help school technology decision-makers and other interested parties pierce the technology fog and take a good hard look at what is really going on with children’s private and personal data inside the EdTech mobile applications they are using.

Internet Safety 94

Internet Safety Mobility Software EdTech 94

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community. Then, start with the basics.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Patrick Farenga is a leading and unique authority on homeschooling, bringing more than 30 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience (he and his wife homeschooled their three daughters) to help parents and children learn in their own ways.

Chromebook 28

Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. Kids Listen is creating platforms for producers to share ideas, and publish data and information relevant to creators, consumers, and supporters of podcasts for kids.

Edcamps 40

Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A recent New York Times investigation found that many companies receive such precise, extensive data on their users that they—and anyone else they share this information with—could easily identify a single individual and pinpoint their location. Harder still is uncovering the trackers that reveal how the data is being shared.

Tools 124

Tools Policies Data Android 124

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

For over two decades, CoSN has provided leaders with the management, community building, and advocacy tools essential for success. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Monday, May 5th at 8pm TL Virtual Cafe - Show Me The Data! Details and instructions for participants here.

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Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

A sound TCO assessment will also provide IT teams with the data to make informed decisions about technology initiatives and investments. According to Dr. May-Vollmar, technology produces more significant student outcomes, and data is central to budget planning and management. ClassLink is ideal for 1 to1 and BYOD initiatives.

Technology 86

Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 86

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. The collections also were lacking in materials that reflected the diversity of the students in the Cedar Rapids Schools.

Edmentum 97

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the meantime, Crawford said, the boys were provided with laptops and Google Classroom access. Hopey Fink, a lawyer at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, said, “We suspect that there is an attempt to obscure and euphemize the suspension data that’s kind of embedded in part of this” in order to evade accountability.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

edWeb.net

MARCH 7, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology 89

Technology Policies BYOD Advocacy 89

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 70

Technology Analysis Software BYOD 70

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Google search links secret, court-protected names to online coverage | Ottawa Citizen → Computer experts believe it’s an unintended, “mind-boggling” consequence of Google search algorithms. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Google search links secret, court-protected names to online coverage | Ottawa Citizen → Computer experts believe it’s an unintended, “mind-boggling” consequence of Google search algorithms. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

Give the whole school community a voice: In-person meetings, Google Forms, surveys, etc.—schools While the panelists know the money won’t last, they hope to gather data on what programs work—and why—and use that information to find partners and funding beyond the pandemic. ClassLink is ideal for 1 to1 and BYOD initiatives.

BYOD 74

BYOD Advocacy Professional Learning System 74

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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Industry STEM Education Survey 124