edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Thus, the price tag for getting connectivity can be expensive; in fact, the schools and some businesses may be the only place with reliable access.

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Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 54

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. It's not as powerful or robust as Midjourney or DALL·E , but it's accessible to students. She had to tag the ABAB. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked?

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This step helps you identify what needs to be re-taught, so students don’t start new lessons with many knowledge gaps. This requires setting up lessons in your LMS that students can access independently (see this as a replacement for seatwork). This is a relatively simple way to get a higher success rate and close learning gaps.

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LMS Competency Based Learning Examples Guidelines 397

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Office 365 ProPlus updates | Office Blogs → If you've purchased Office 2016 (or earlier) perpetual licenses from Microsoft, their ability to connect to Office 365 services will expire in 2020. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? |

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Office 365 ProPlus updates | Office Blogs → If you've purchased Office 2016 (or earlier) perpetual licenses from Microsoft, their ability to connect to Office 365 services will expire in 2020. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? |

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edthena

MAY 20, 2022

It’s to create access for all. And then you have the AI platform, which then, and what I think is really cool about it is that as a teacher accesses it, I think they learn that it’s unobtrusive. And I think for a long time, Chromebooks were somehow viewed as not going to have access to all the latest and greatest.

Learning 52

Learning Professional Learning Chromebook Video 52

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ).

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ).

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Tagged on: March 5, 2017 Global Evolution of EdTech | Navitas Ventures → A look at over 20 years of edtech company evolution through $16b of investment around the world. Tagged on: March 4, 2017 Glastonbury (CT) Schools Phishing Scandals Impacts 1,600 Workers | NBC Connecticut → Another school district W-2 phishing victim.

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has more details on the University of California Berkeley ’s announcement that they’ll remove free online content rather than comply with a Justice Department demand to make it accessible to those with disabilities. More via a Department of Ed blog post on what it’s doing to support these students.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And, those most likely to be able to avail themselves of this technique (because of access to expertise, resources, and privilege) are least likely to need the protection it provides. Tagged on: September 16, 2017 Dutch bank punishes teenager with charity work after he DDoS'd them | TNW → A sensible, measured response.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And, those most likely to be able to avail themselves of this technique (because of access to expertise, resources, and privilege) are least likely to need the protection it provides. Tagged on: September 16, 2017 Dutch bank punishes teenager with charity work after he DDoS'd them | TNW → A sensible, measured response.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Tagged on: April 2, 2017 What keeps cybersecurity experts up at night? It’s gives fake news a business model.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

A bill in Missouri would end tenure for all new faculty hires starting in 2018 and require more student access to information about the job market for majors. ” Price tag for the report: $3599. ” Via The Undefeated : “ Spending gap for football players vs. nonathletes by bowl-eligible schools is enormous.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40