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Educators Share What’s Working in Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection. She had the great idea to hold daily webinars where she invited teachers to share tips and tricks or tools that they found particularly helpful.

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Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

Teachers attend training sessions via webinar. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups. In rural areas where there is no broadband access, that isn’t the case.”. Clearly, broadband is a huge problem,” said Keith Krueger, CoSN CEO.

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Navigating the Shift to OER

edWeb.net

This edWeb webinar was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. “That’s not a slight to publishing in general, but I think we’ve created a culture whereby our content teachers really need to feel valued. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

edWeb.net

This edWeb webinar referenced above was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters. Christine Fox is the deputy executive director for SETDA.

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

edWeb.net

She kicked off Season 6 of the Emerging Tech series of webinars on October 19th with a live broadcast from New Canaan High School on the topic of “ Future Ready Librarians.” This article was modified and published by eSchool News at [link]. Anyone can view the recording of the broadcast at [link]. About Michelle Luhtala.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Motherboard : “The FCC ’s New Broadband Map Paints an Irresponsibly Inaccurate Picture of American Broadband.” All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education.