Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. And just like that, there are many other ways to advance e-learning. They’re virtually ubiquitous.

BYOD 150

BYOD E-rate Khan Academy LMS 150

Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Formative assessments like this NGSS-aligned weather formative assessment. Pre-assessments like this clouds pre-assessment. Here are some tools you can find online to create documents, multimedia and more. Pressbooks is an authoring tool that lets your team write and build a professional-looking e-book.

OER 130

OER Resources How To Education 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. Here are five questions to ask when assessing the strength of the evidence. The list goes on.

EdTech 204

EdTech Comparison Study Groups 204

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

E-rate 123

E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A new report by the nonprofit educational assessment maker NWEA documents that third graders are currently suffering the largest pandemic-related learning losses in reading , compared to older students in grades four to eight, and not readily recovering. Older grades are making better progress in catching up.

Elementary 145

Elementary Analysis Report E-rate 145

TeacherCast

JANUARY 27, 2022

Some of the best ways of knowing what sessions to offer are by creating self-assessments and by simply sending staff members short-form interest surveys. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES AND VISIT OUR DAYTIME PD WEBSITE How does the Short-Form Staff Self-Assessment Work? Why Use a Rating System? Why Start with a Pre-Test?

Survey 88

Survey E-rate Course Assessment 88

TeacherCast

JANUARY 27, 2022

Some of the best ways of knowing what sessions to offer are by creating self-assessments and by simply sending staff members short-form interest surveys. Pre-Workshop Documents and Surveys. How does the Short-Form Staff Self-Assessment Work? In this example, a Google Apps assessment has been created using Google Drawings.

Survey 88

Survey E-rate Course Assessment 88

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. In any case, do not be surprised if I periodically return to this post to update or add key facts and documents. Technology Literacy Challenge Fund.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Give Assessment: Follow up with the interactive unit-level assessment. Students can take the assessment and then share their table of results with you -- an easy way to document your efforts in regards to E-rate funding.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship E-rate Common Core Assessment 40

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. They can access these different assessments (tasks for them to do) in each G-suite, and they can complete that.

Google 175

Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 175

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

Google 290

Google Twitter Data Tools 290

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” Photo source: Acuitus) “We are probably the most-studied educational program in history,” quips Newkirk, since [the government] required constant documentation on its progress. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

Education 216

Education Learning Software Knewton 216

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

2) The filtering divide Schools that service children living in poverty receive e-rate funding which requires schools to filter the internet. The negative effects of content filters on Internet access in public libraries and schools are demonstrable and documented.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 40

Educator Innovator

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s according to a new survey-based report by Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center, which documents parents’ perspectives on their children’s informal use of educational media—including apps, games, websites, and TV shows. And parents count nearly half of their kids’ screen time as educational.

E-rate 29

E-rate Survey Education Mobility 29

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. Second, you can rate and review tools, sharing views and tips on how you’ve used them with students. Thanks, again, Karen!

Libraries 55

Libraries Conference Game-Based Learning Education 55

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After a phishing attack in 2019, the Atlanta Public Schools district hired a private firm to conduct security assessments of its networks to find blind spots and weaknesses, according to Olufemi “Femi” Aina, the district’s executive director of information technology.

E-rate 111

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. This dependence can present major risks and drawbacks because of the well-documented disparities in local funding across districts and states.

Technology 169

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 169

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The A30 is a multi-functional classroom tool that enhances the teaching experience by combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker. With features like a collaborative workspace, customizable games and activities, and digital tools for documentation, it is built to enhance the therapy experience.

EdTech 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

Here is an example document of characteristics of different text bands. The site rates positive messages, positive role models, diverse representation, violence and scariness, sex, romance, and nudity, language, products and purchases, and drinking, drugs, and smoking for each title. The levels here refer to guided reading levels.

Secondary 72

Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

A recent Stanford Graduate School of Education report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Literacy assessed of the news literacy of students from middle school through college. Check out the post That Chain E-Mail Your Friend Sent to You is (Likely) Bogus.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “As Republicans seek support for their controversial legislation to update the Higher Education Act , a Pentagon document gives ammo to critics over the bill’s plan to end Public Service Loan Forgiveness.” ” That’s Dallas Dance. They’ll Pay More in Interest Later.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Two debt collectors said in separate statements this week that they will not assess collection fees on defaulted student loan borrowers who quickly enter repayment, despite new guidance from the Department of Education.” officials approve new rating system.” ” Bye, Mercator. .

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

And 20 percent of district students are classified as English Learners; a third of these students report being born outside of the country, according to district documents. The 2017-18 districtwide graduation rate was a respectable 86 percent and the graduation rate for non-native English speakers that same year was 79 percent.

E-rate 96

E-rate Elementary Report Study 96

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. ” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. “Is Estonia the new Finland ?” million total.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

There have been some improvements, such as new schools and higher graduation rates, but there is still a long way to go. Enter “The Cleveland Plan” — a 114-page document developed by city officials, public-interest foundations, the business community and charter school leaders to “reinvent public education,” as Williams puts it.

How To 40

How To E-rate Report Groups 40