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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Virtual teachers were also the solution for a teacher shortage in Georgia’s Bibb County School District, Education Week reports.

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Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Digital Promise

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. Results of a recent survey of educators at participating schools conducted by our partner Westat agreed with Lubas’ sentiment, showing that prior experience integrating technology into learning made the shift to distance learning smoother.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learningbroadband internet beyond school walls. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

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Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools

The Hechinger Report

Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience. Most schools are completely unprepared – or, at best, woefully underprepared – for coronavirus and virtual learning.

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More schools are online than ever before – but it’s far from perfect

The Hechinger Report

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Among high schools, only 6 percent nationwide now report that they lack WiFi, according to the CoSN report. Is technology necessary to personalize learning? A new story in The Hechinger Report asks and answers that question.) Read more about Blended Learning.

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Students’ Lack of Home Internet Access Becomes Priority for District Tech Leaders

Marketplace K-12

The Consortium for School Networking, or CoSN, issued a plan of action this week that aims to prod district leaders to at least gather data on personal student broadband access. The report goes on to outline steps districts can take to leverage existing assets and programs to increase off-campus connectivity. .”

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Getting schooled in social media

The Hechinger Report

Of course, keeping up with social media isn’t easy for parents without broadband Internet at home, which includes nearly a third of households with school-aged children and incomes below $50,000, according to the Pew Research Center. Read more about Blended Learning. Then, he suggests they start small. Tell me about that.”.