edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. Dr. Chris Marczak is the superintendent of schools for the Maury County Public School system in Tennessee and a 2017 NSBA “20 to Watch” educational technology award recipient. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S.

BYOD 54

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I made what was probably the clearest statement of my vision for the future of learning materials in my Shuttleworth Fellowship application several years ago: My long-term goal is to create a world where OER are used pervasively throughout primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools. No one cares about the roads themselves.

OER 73

OER Course Company Smartphone 73

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ? You can now find out. Beyond the Bubble History Assessments.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

In the new model, students usually pay a per-course fee that covers digital texts and homework systems. 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.

Pearson 106

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group that works with underserved communities, also joined the partnership. OAKLAND, Calif.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Total cost of ownership: First, administrators need to look at the expenses from a systemic view. Are they prepared to adapt to other systems? ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, and Dropbox cloud drives.

EdTech 50

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 50

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. Yet only about 30 percent of Newark Memorial graduates meet the requirements for admission to the public University of California system.

Report 81

Report Company Study Advocacy 81

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Senior Remi Savard is part of the last class at Montpelier High School that experienced the system before the school’s switch to a proficiency-based model. If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library. It’s better than it was.”

Learning 82

Learning System Report Outcomes 82

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” On the other hand, I’m fundamentally a “small steps” person, which has led me to try to limit the scope of my current work to the US post-secondary education system (and more specifically US community colleges).

OER 60

OER LMS Secondary Course 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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).

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

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. Yet only about 30 percent of Newark Memorial graduates meet the requirements for admission to the public University of California system.

Company 31

Company Report Study Advocacy 31

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

billion on elementary and secondary education. Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. Our parents and our families are not as confident in our school system anymore because we’re having to cut so many things,” she said.

Elementary 53

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 53

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. I never thought I’d be in a library for two hours every day.”.

Libraries 85

Libraries Laptops Training Report 85

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. say that there is also huge value in simply exposing youngsters in primary and secondary schools to college students. The system isn’t perfect.

Groups 40

Groups Secondary Study Report 40