eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Add concepts like blended and flipped learning to the equation and you come up with yet another to-do list item: Make sure students can actually use their devices when they aren’t physically on campus and within wi-fi range. The ubiquitous nature of the K-12 classroom has created some significant equity issues.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

They’re in the center of each floor, with regular classrooms on either side, a layout that reflects a philosophy transforming the entire district. We started being invited into classrooms,” said Owens. “We Classroom teachers take kids through Unger’s lab for one period, three days in a row, followed by six days off.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Most educational organizations want the classroom to change; to improve teaching and learning by leveraging technology. The terms blended and flipped learning are touted extensively as useful educational goals. Thus, there are some requirements for change in the classroom to begin. It must be invisible.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 10:30am in Madison, WI GLS 10 Conference - Games in the Classroom , A panel discussion on surveys about games and learning: what surveys can and can''t tell us about this topic, what we learned via survey data, and implications for practice. Learn more and register here.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Historically, education has been the primary vehicle that drives upward mobility. We should see an inclusive snapshot of our changing America in every classroom. Second, it’s governed by high expectations and high standards, grounded in the belief that all children can (and do) learn regardless of who they are or where they live.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. Related: Blue-collar town leads Rhode Island’s tech-assisted learning revolution. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Greeley, Colo.,

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Ensuring that all students have high-speed internet access and functioning devices is a baseline requirement for virtual learning. The report highlights states (Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts) that have used state and federal relief funding to purchase devices and expand broadband connectivity.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. " But, wait, there's more.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. " But, wait, there's more.

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