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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

eSchool News

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. of the Aurora Institute, formerly known as iNACOL, an advocacy organization promoting competency-based education. on April 10, 2020.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

edWeb.net

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Allison is a member of the Wake County Public School System’s Digital Learning & Libraries team where she serves as their senior director.

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Getting Whole Community Buy-in for 1:1 Technology Initiatives

edWeb.net

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. On the school side, the students need to become responsible stewards of the tech as well and should be involved in setting guidelines for responsible use. Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality.