The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. With her laptop open to the literacy dashboard for her class, she quizzed one student on letter sounds, then another on letter recognition. “Pre-pandemic, we saw a lot more interest in one-off pilot programs.

Competency Based Learning 139

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

When EducationSuperHighway launched, the Perry-Lecompton school district, in a rural area outside of Topeka, Kansas, still had laptop carts that teachers had to reserve if they wanted students to use computers in their classrooms. And he remembers battery life on those laptops lasting just an hour. It was a well-timed initiative.

E-rate 48

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 6, 2017

The Verge I say that it's a whole lot of fun, and I can see using it for program advocacy, as well as book and library promotion. And if you're not there, there.you can use your phone to have your Gabsee animated on top of a photo on your laptop, or a book! Which is what I did in the examples below. Now my girl is doing the Carlton!

Laptops 34

Laptops Libraries Advocacy Examples 34

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Many of my students find themselves composing essays across a variety of devices, phones, personal laptops or campus desktops.

Mobility 84

Mobility OER Technology BYOD 84

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

In 2010, Lower Merion School District in Philadelphia was caught— and successfully sued when it was discovered that school officials were taking photos of a student through a school-issued laptop. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A.

Social Media 111

Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We We are building all of that now to make sure we’re better prepared,” he said.

Digital Divide 115

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 115

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. Attendees were routinely stuffed with free food and plenty of flashy swag, including iPad and laptop giveaways.

Education 80

Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 80

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Even in a district that’s able to send every kid home with a laptop, you’re still trying to adapt a model that’s been designed for a classroom situation.” on April 10, 2020.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

said Steve Yadzinski, who works on innovations in workforce technology for Jobs for the Future — an advocacy group that makes its own job finalists take on work-related projects as a part of the decision process. “With employers fielding a lot more applicants, how do we help create equitable processes for people at the top of the funnel?”

Company 144

Company Assessment Report Gamification 144

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week , Excel in Ed hosted Commissioner Morat h and Jennifer Esterline , founder and director of Educate Texas’ Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium , for a deep dive into about the state’s COVID-19 strategy and approach.? ? . Texas schools are facing two challenges that Commissioner Morath focused on: .

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

“We still have quite a few people who are out of work who are looking at opportunities to get back into the labor market,” said Karen Elzey, associate executive director of the advocacy organization Workcred, which pushes for improvements to the workforce credentialing system. Some check equations on laptops.

Kaplan 123

Kaplan Training Report Survey 123

Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The space offers, for example, a state-of-the-art sound studio where teens can record their music, workshops on graphic design, and laptops and video equipment available for checkout in addition to the usual books and music. Photo/ Kevin Stepanek, Chicago Park District. At the end of the day it’s about empowerment,” said Steele.

Libraries 49

Libraries Advocacy Laptops Video 49

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In most cases, schools are turning to third parties for help building out their core and non-core content right now, said Allison Powell, VP for new learning models at iNACOL , the nonprofit blended learning advocacy group.

LMS 40

LMS Blended Learning Advocacy Company 40

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If a meaningful portion of the OER community continues its insistence that educational materials be zero-cost, and continues advocating for institution-wide, system-wide, or state-wide zero-cost policies, that zero-cost advocacy will exclude students from having access to the most powerful educational technology since the creation of the internet.

Strategy 145

Strategy OER Education Policies 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

“We’re happy fewer kids are being held back, but they should track that data to see how well kids are doing [after they are held back],” said Monty Neill, executive director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (also known as FairTest), the advocacy group that has long fought against the widespread use of standardized tests. “In

Elementary 75

Elementary Training Advocacy Strategy 75

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. At different schools he attended over the years, some classes had equipment such as interactive whiteboards and laptop computers, but lacked adequate software and electronic or hard copies of textbooks.

Elementary 53

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 53

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. Receive a special 15% discount at the end just by attending!

Chromebook 28

Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Hampton school making do without stolen laptops | Daily Press → After 100 laptops were stolen from George P. Phenix PreK-8 School over the summer, the students who were supposed to use them are making do. " 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 Hampton school making do without stolen laptops | Daily Press → After 100 laptops were stolen from George P. Phenix PreK-8 School over the summer, the students who were supposed to use them are making do. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. In math class, students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, work on laptops but also solve word problems in groups using a white board. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. MESA, Ariz.

Learning 121

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

For low-income kids it’s really hard for programs to run in person,” said Jodi Grant, executive director of Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It She had to provide laptops, tablets and even mobile hotspots to a number of her kids just so they could participate. Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance.

Survey 137

Survey Laptops Accessibility Report 137

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the meantime, Crawford said, the boys were provided with laptops and Google Classroom access. She denies making this request and says she sought legal help to get them back into school. For the better part of the school year, they tried to learn from home.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2020

When the school finance reform advocacy group published its first edition of “Fault Lines: America’s Most Segregating School District Borders” in 2016, Mississippi didn’t land in the top 50. Overall, EdBuild found nearly 172,000 Mississippi students attend school on either side of a highly segregating school district border.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy Report Laptops Analysis 87

The Daring Librarian

JULY 3, 2010

right laptop scrolling thumb is numb and even feels broken! Too many scheduling conflicts.Breakfasts, Advocacy, & committee meetings during the same time as presentations and sessions. Loopy (AKA Doug Valentine, whom I’d never before met), a couple of super-wonderful administrators brought by Shannon Miller." Highlights: Ok.I''m

Conference 31

Conference Wiki Advocacy Personal Learning Network 31

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples. He stooped beside her and angled his laptop for a selfie.

Analysis 68

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Hanging on an office door in Hawthorn Hall, for example, is a pastel-colored advertisement from Student Support Services inviting Latinx students to stop by for help with academic advising, tutoring and mentoring, book and laptop loan programs and financial literacy education. Debra Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education.

Dropout 107

Dropout Laptops Study Report 107

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

In that role, Diane helped develop a statewide data warehouse consortium for school districts, worked to transform her school district with laptops for educators and 1:1 devices for students, and earned her Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL) certification.

Learning 54

Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 54

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Leaders need to make sure that lawmakers and board members see the tech plan as a long-term, sustainable project and not just a one-off purchase of laptops. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Technology 53

Technology BYOD Advocacy Guidelines 53

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The Collectiv8’s new optional feature is a security door that was created to help protect tablets, notebooks, laptops, Chromebooks and more. 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. Spectrum Industries Inc.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

They stayed at the library working until closing time because they didn’t have laptops. Moises has his own laptop, bought for him by the nonprofit that helped him apply to college, but he was also at the library till they kicked him out most nights. “We They didn’t go out on the weekend. He has empathy, he has that grit.

Libraries 85

Libraries Laptops Training Report 85

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

The things you actually care about in smartphones or search engines or laptops happen far above the level of the kernel. But most people want a laptop or a phone with an operating system that “just works.”. You make your choices based on the amazing products and services people build on top of the kernel. Sounding familiar yet?).

OER 73

OER Course Company Smartphone 73

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Under his leadership, Bristol Tennessee City Schools has embraced personalized learning through an effort that includes providing laptops for students to use at school and at home. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

Related: Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops. A more nuanced view of how blended learning is working in India can be seen in a 2015 report done by the membership and advocacy group CoSN. Keep in mind this comes from the company itself, so we couldn’t independently verify the results.).

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Learning Tablets Training 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

One recent spring afternoon, about a dozen Northern Cass students working on laptops made themselves comfortable in a large classroom with mobile furniture, beanbag pillows and a plush blue couch. “We can’t keep structures that would allow us to fall back into a more traditional system,” said Steiner. “If

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Other than a few murmured conversations and the clicking of keyboards, the only sound was mellow acoustic guitar music played on their teacher’s laptop. Related: Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops. The school director, Kevin Bock, stood by the door. “We

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

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. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

Epson 52

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52