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CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns

EdTech Magazine

Those were among the 10 key findings highlighted in the Consortium for School Networking’s fourth K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report , which was released on Monday in conjunction with the opening of CoSN’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The survey also highlighted the different paths men and women take to IT leadership.

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The Learning Counsel launches digital curriculum survey

eSchool News

Created to assist executives and curriculum and technology directors in guiding the transition to digital curriculum and content, the survey also offers schools the chance win national awards. The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. Transition barriers.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

In 2009, a National Center for Education Statistics survey showed that about 90% of schools prohibited cell phones during school hours. Schools with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs find a noticeable percentage of students bring mobile phones as their device. Now, in 2019, that’s dropped to about a third. And why not?

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What are we doing?

Dr. Shannon Doak

The world has changed and the requirements of the society our students are entering is no longer best served by the teaching and assessment methods we are still clinging to. How many schools still use tests as their major form of assessment? rely heavily on this outdated method of assessment. This is not a rhetorical question.

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The digital learning plan every educator should read

eSchool News

In the era of personalized learning-meets-BYOD, and with a big push on 21st century skills, districts and education leaders can still feel pretty isolated as they work out where to go next. They criss-crossed the state conducting needs assessments and asset management surveys. Here’s what other states can learn.

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3 Products from Logitech to Help Reach Every Student

The CoolCatTeacher

Our school is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school and we allow iPads if they have a keyboard case. In a survey of state testing agency recommendations, Logitech found in 2020 that 70% of state testing agencies highly recommended or required external keyboards on assessments (Logitech, 2020). The Logitech Rugged Combo 3 Touch.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

As with other education buzzwords, many schools believe they are providing authentic learning, but they don’t offer the apprenticeships, vocational training and portfolio-based assessments that often characterize work that carries larger life lessons. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.