Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Both the wider internet and the narrower education space are filled with companies and organizations that provide value-added services around openly licensed software and content. The research presented in the paper examines the effect on learning (as measured by quiz grades and final grade) of using these different types of resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing 30-minute keynote. TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 17, 2011

Prior to joining the department, Cator directed Apple''s leadership and advocacy efforts in education. She is the past chair of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and has served on the several boards including the Software & Information Industry Association—Education.

Technology 69

Technology Advocacy Education Industry 69

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

About the Presenter. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 18,500 employees in more than 50 countries. .” This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Symantec Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing 30-minute keynote. TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

ProfHacker

AUGUST 26, 2016

This post is based on a presentation Suzan and Maha gave this year at the OER16 conference in Edinburgh. Negotiation of knowledge: This might include encouraging open conversations as opposed to polished knowledge sharing, such as publishing a journal article or presenting at a conference. You can read it here !

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OER MOOC Conference Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2017

Despite concerns from students, parents, and advocacy organizations, the tool will remain non-operational until the next FAFSA season begins this fall. If research is any indication, removing access to the Data Retrieval Tool could substantially drive down college enrollment among low-income students.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Data Accessibility Tools 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Safety Labs , a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced a big leap forward to help ensure mobile app safety for K-12 students, families and educators with the introduction of the App Microscope.

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Internet Safety Mobility Software EdTech 96

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

Middle schoolers in the Charleston school system use Naviance, software designed to help students, counselors and parents align young people’s plans for college and careers with their strengths and interests. Other school districts say they present all possibilities to all children.

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

Those entrepreneurs have created a platform, and company, called Siembra — a Spanish word for sowing seeds — that reaches out to low-income, first-generation and racial and ethnic minority high school students on their ever-present smartphones, nagging them to stay on track the same way college-educated parents of wealthier kids do.

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Report Company Study Advocacy 81

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

How We Got Here In 1998, when I launched the OpenContent project and the first open license for educational materials and other creative works (that weren’t software), I encouraged anyone and everyone to openly license anything they were willing to openly license. This is also when the Creative Commons licenses were launched.)

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Strategy OER Education Policies 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. Our best and brightest are realizing the barriers present in Mississippi aren’t universal in this country.”. But next fiscal year is already clouded by uncertainty. There’s value in those jobs.

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Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 53

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

We know that in parallel contexts, like open source software or Wikipedia, long-term sustainability can be possible with only a tiny fraction of all the beneficiaries of the open work contributing directly. In a more nuanced version, they don’t believe companies should be able to benefit from OER without giving something back.

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OER Company Pearson Resources 60

Reading By Example

MAY 29, 2015

I asked two major software vendors on Twitter , who our district partners with regarding student learning, on where they stand with these cuts to public education. In other words, I am assuming that it is you, the reader, who is also a change agent of a better outcome for our present and future.

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Secondary Software Outcomes Elementary 28

MindShift

JULY 7, 2019

Middle schoolers in the Charleston school system use Naviance, software designed to help students, counselors and parents align young people’s plans for college and careers with their strengths and interests. Other school districts say they present all possibilities to all children.

Robotics 44

Robotics Elementary Training STEM 44

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. So, the presenters suggest starting with the end: Ask the teachers what the instructional goal is.

Student Data Privacy 84

Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 84

MindShift

MARCH 29, 2018

Those entrepreneurs have created a platform, and company, called Siembra — a Spanish word for sowing seeds — that reaches out to low-income, first-generation and racial and ethnic minority high school students on their ever-present smartphones, nagging them to stay on track the same way college-educated parents of wealthier kids do.

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Company Report Study Advocacy 31

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI: Empowering a Deeper Conversation , presented by CoSN and AASA, and sponsored by ClassLink.

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Policies Guidelines Training Report 109

Reading By Example

MARCH 12, 2016

A multimedia presentation, such as an interactive video, doesn’t have to replace the traditional report. Another idea is to allow students to dictate their writing using voice recognition software. Rather, I am questioning the limitations teachers and school leaders set on students when reading text and producing writing.

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iPad Software Report Libraries 28

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coaches in Alum Rock Union School District in San Jose, California, have created collaborative presentations and portfolios to which teachers continually contribute tutorial videos, resources, and instructional artifacts to easily share best practices with one another.

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Technology LMS Professional Learning Advocacy 293

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

During ClassLink and CoSN’s edWebinar, “ Accessibility for All: Creating an Equitable Learning Ecosystem, ” the presenters discussed the lessons they’ve learned, especially regarding technology as an instrument for accessibility. All software—and hardware—should be vetted by a team of faculty and IT staff. Highlights.

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Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 55

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

For Marwell, a serial entrepreneur, EducationSuperHighway presented a new and refreshing challenge. He’d spent his career building and selling companies in various industries, including finance, telecommunications, software and consumer retail. He wanted something different, something meaningful.

Broadband 111

Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 111

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad. K-12 market.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. About the Presenters. Dr. Tech Enablers. Dr. Carol Kelley.

Learning 77

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. About the Presenters.

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 50

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

But, they also saw a large number of resources being recommitted to just this one aspect of education: space for server farms, money for hardware and software upgrades, overworked personnel, etc. While the presenters named several reasons they chose to move to the cloud, their top reason was equitable access to edtech.

EdTech 40

EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 40

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2019

It then presents you with a unique web address you can share with students. And since it’s built on top of the open-source software released by edX (called OpenEdX), it will be free for anyone to use. And since it’s built on top of the open-source software released by edX (called OpenEdX), it will be free for anyone to use.

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MOOC Knewton Education Adaptive Learning 146

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

Former teacher Emily McMahan Teachers Are Not OK For months, advocacy groups, including the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, have been driving home the point that teachers are not OK. She organized her problems and presented them logically to her administrators, looking for solutions.

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Survey Company Exercises Data 211

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The presenters offered five reasons to make it a priority. All presenters have heard of school officials losing their jobs from data breaches. About the Presenters. He is a former teacher but spent 20 years away from the classroom working as a technology attorney and software executive. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40