Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William’s Director of Information Technology Services, AJ Phillips, used Compare & Connect K-12 to see the kinds of broadband services that other large Virginia districts procured and to assess how their bandwidth pricing compared to that of other mega-districts. to $1.85.

Case Study 58

Case Study Study Broadband E-rate 58

SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In addition, I have been attending a workshop focusing on fluency assessment and therapy in which the application was recommended as one way to visually/auditorily practice fluency techniques. You can also share files to e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook from the Library. The Library shows saved recordings and notes for sessions.

E-rate 56

E-rate iPhone Facebook Libraries 56

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners. Follow her @TammyWorcester.

iPad 40

iPad Android E-rate Facebook 40

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.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 290

Educator Innovator

JANUARY 30, 2014

While a majority of children have access to a tablet or e-reader, only about half of those children have read e-books. She is currently working with colleagues to develop a rubric to help teachers assess the value of apps and other digital media. The print book is still alive and kicking.

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 Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Thirty percent of the company’s revenues come from assessments of one kind or another, which includes professional certification and apprenticeship programs, as well as summative exams. Those resources are increasingly delivered in digital form.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

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

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

And then lastly a lot of these Learning Gadgets allow you to bring in third-party content — so almost anything that exists on the web you can bring right into a Versal course, organize it, organize it in lessons, put assessments in between, and so on. So this 8-percent e-textbook adoption rate is very alarming.

E-rate 28

E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Publishers have sought to restrict libraries’ access to e-book lending, for example, blaming libraries for declining sales. The iPad would solve that,” he said.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” “ Minecraft: Education Edition is coming to iPad,” says Techcrunch. ” e-Literate on the latest debates about LMS markets : “Response to MoodleNews: Some considerations for critical reading of market sizing claims.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Some Colleges Try to Burnish Student-Loan Default Rates.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Feds Drop Investigation Into Los Angeles District Over $1 Billion iPad Purchase.” Testing, Testing… Via Inside Higher Ed : “Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” Via The Mercury News : “In Apple’s backyard, iPads ignite furor in schools.” ” Parents in the affluent school district are pushing back on the mandate that middle schoolers use iPads. Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

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

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40