eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Get better assessment results. Reflection and Feedback: The tool encourages reflection, both from students and teachers, providing a space for individuals to assess their progress, share insights, and receive feedback. It’s one of the longest-running promises of edtech: Have students provide proof of work online.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. Hundreds of state commissioners and edtech policy leaders joined the ECS Live!

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

For the youngest learners For young learners, even those without diagnosed disabilities, developmentally appropriate interactions with conventional desktop/mobile apps remain a challenge. We must share knowledge and urgently advocate for policies that prioritize and fund the swift deployment of these game-changing tools to all learners.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. Free Digital Formative Assessment Tools… Important Thoughts Before Implementing - Michael Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com ) . Not only can the formative assessment process be engaging, it can also be owned by students.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

These laws also require schools to have bullying prevention policies in place, and in many states this policy is required to explicitly define cyberbullying. Uses the computer or mobile devices late at night or when they are unsupervised. from the Kaspersky Internet Security website. Has a history of bullying.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

A new definition of college value has been proposed by a research effort supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. enough to achieve economic mobility by moving into the fourth income quintile. Using these measures to assess the state of U.S.

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Doug Levin

MAY 27, 2015

It is for all these reasons that I was so struck by an empirical research finding presented by Ellen Wartella about parents’ views on games and learning presented at a May 19 Capitol Hill briefing sponsored by Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research on “ Education in the Digital Age.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. Because mobile devices are faster, it satisfies student curiosity and builds their passion to be lifelong learners. Mobile phones can do pretty much everything a computer can via apps and Internet access. And why not?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Looking back now, at age 40, as assistant professor of higher education administration and policy in the University of California system, Del Real Viramontes can see what his story shares in common with the experiences of so many students who start out at community colleges hoping to eventually earn a bachelor’s degree.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2019

While we have a responsibility to be CIPA-compliant, we also are able to set notifications for when students violate our acceptable use policy by going to sites they shouldn’t. In the past three years, our attendance rates have increased, along with our assessment scores in grades 3 through 8. The success is in the numbers.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 11, 2015

As devices have become more affordable over the years, parents have bestowed a variety of mobile technologies upon their children. Before going any further it is pivotal to ensure that the plumbing can withstand the stress of mobile technologies accessing the Wi-Fi network. Access to technology is by no means isolated to only adults.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. Most include class ideas for usage and an assessment to determine if students got what you put out there. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity. C-Span Classroom is free but requires registration to access materials.

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Connecting 2 the World

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In the past, Thanksgiving had a special place in the hearts of Americans, especially as we became a mobile nation. However, for college students, higher education policies over the last decade has slowly been disintegrating the importance of the holiday also. These problems can be resolved with some simple policy changes: 1.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. When schools closed last March, roughly 16 million U.S. low bandwidth, low speeds).

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When assessments are deployed well, she explained, they can be essential to preventing violence in schools and mobilizing resources for a struggling student. The district did not respond to questions about its approach to risk assessments or psychiatric evaluations more generally.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Related: 4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment. Mobile Voice Notes. Voice Notes is a feature available in the iOS and Android mobile apps (not currently available on the desktop version). See: Copyright Policy. Tracking Learning Goals. Journaling. How are you using Google Keep in the Classroom?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Access to mobile devices that connect learners and educators to the vast resources of the Internet and facilitate communication and collaboration. Responsible Use Policies (RUPs). Powerful learning devices. High-quality digital learning content. Check out Steelcase for an array of ideas and solutions specific to education.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 19, 2015

They can edit videos taken with their mobile devices with apps like Splice for iOS devices and VidEditor. Free mobile apps for adding special effects, include Quo Movie FX, Creature FX, Action Movie FX, Game Your Video iOS app, Directr.co Remember to get students and parents to sign an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) form.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2019

With mobile device use on the rise – 74 percent of K-12 schools say they have more than one device per student – schools are challenged to optimize their technology use, manage device data across numerous platforms, maintain policy compliance and ensure student safety online.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 21, 2011

I was a member of a panel at a recent CDETG conference on Mobile Technology. This last meeting was on mobile technology, something that I have noticed is a growing trend in my classes. I had never thought of the mechanics behind mobile technology (partly because I don't use apps on any of my own mobile technology.my

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 26, 2020

There are mobile apps from FEMA , the American Red Cross , and others all for emergency preparedness. such as CPR and first aid, check your insurance policies and coverage for the hazards you may face, such as flood, earthquakes, and tornado's. Make a Plan - Build a Kit - Prepare for Disasters - Teach Youth About Preparedness.

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Neo LMS

MAY 24, 2022

Since you can do this from any mobile device, you and your students will be able to communicate via the group at any time, from anywhere. . Teachers can also assess an entire student group through team assignments. Administrators can use the site Policies section to allow students to create their own groups.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There are mobile apps from FEMA , the American Red Cross , and others all for emergency preparedness. such as CPR and first aid, check your insurance policies and coverage for the hazards you may face, such as flood, earthquakes, and tornado's. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved.

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

Ask questions that assess how a leader integrates and dictates technology into his/her projects and to those he/she leads. In addition, taking polls or mini quizzes using mobile devices before or after a lesson is a good way to assess student knowledge and retention rates. . Digitally Mature Leaders .

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The latest innovations in ICTs (mobile tools, cloud solutions, etc.) Using ICTs for assessment of learning. Assessment in a classic educational institution is usually limited to several examinations at the end of completing the syllabus. This undermines the progress of talented students.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

“They want to serve in their own locales, but their markets need to go farther,” says Holly Zanville, a research professor and co-director of the Program on Skills, Credentials, and Workforce Policy at George Washington University who recently published a commissioned report about Unmudl.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools. Unfortunately, our education system often struggles to provide adequate support for these students if they don’t know English.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A faculty member could be technologically savvy on Microsoft Excel or a mobile device, she explained, but still face a steep learning curve when it comes to teaching or designing a course online. When you get faculty in the same room who are functioning under different policy, it can get kind of tricky,” Sharp said.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Topics covered include citizenship, governance, civil rights, the constitution, politics and public policy, state and local governments, media, news literacy, and many more. For instance, you can use them in review activities to assess students knowledge of particular content. Teachers can create classes on iCivics and add students.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Optimized to look stunning on all devices (desktop and mobile), Typeform is well worth exploring as your go-to tool for polling, quizzing, surveying and engaging students, staff and parents… Or anyone, come to think of it. Privacy : Customizable ( privacy policy ). On-Device Quiz and Assessment. Name : Typeform.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2020

Based on their assessments and my own study of messages, I distilled the following five insights for how best to communicate through a crisis like COVID-19. Put People First With the need to convey detailed plans quickly, it is easy for messages to sound like policy manuals.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Instead, they now “take a clear look at the structures and bad practices and policies that were actually inhibiting student success. We’re doing this because mobility is the American dream.”. People want to do the work,” he added, “they want to get on with the transformation, but they need help.”. Why are we doing this work?”

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2017

Since this was a violation of school policy I immediately confiscated the device, as this is what I thought I was supposed to do to ensure a school culture free from distraction and solely focused on traditional learning. Storyteller There is a great deal of scientific backing on how storytelling positively impacts the brain.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s sometimes known as “addition by subtraction” Higher education as an “industry” thrives on the opposite — addition by addition — taking existing structures, policies, programs and so on and, when they no longer work as intended, we add to them. You want to have four kinds of assessment?

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

There are so many ways that kids can creatively show you their learning in a timely and efficient manner, and ways teachers can conduct assessments that take away the testing anxiety that plagues so many kids. Creative Formative Assessments Can Help: Save time assessing students. Now, Information is literally at our fingertips.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

These illusive barriers are both articulated and reinforced through policies, actions, reporting structures, titles, and other aspects of our workplaces. This means we operate within a fabric comprised of values that both construct and reinforce practices and policies that dissuade us from taking risks. Between 2013 and 2014, the U.S.

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