Marketplace K-12

MARCH 2, 2016

After years of questioning the accessibility of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader , the National Federation of the Blind today announced that it will work with the online retailer to improve reading experiences for blind, low-vision, and deaf-blind students. Under the contract, Amazon Digital Services Inc. Schools’ e-Book ‘Marketplace’.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility E-rate Assistive Technology iPad 40

Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning platform is designed to make teaching easier by allowing educators to manage and individualize lessons and evaluate students. To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled.

Training 157

Training Digital Learning How To EdTech 157

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” Getting substantial gains in learning, Koedinger says, takes “getting the details right” in all of those areas.

Education 217

Education Learning Software Knewton 217

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Because digital devices and online environments can simultaneously be transformatively empowering and maddeningly disruptive, the work of integrating digital learning tools into schools is usually difficult and complex. Fears about digital learning tools are especially tricky because they’re primarily emotional, not logical.

Digital Learning 96

Digital Learning Technology Mobility E-rate 96

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Laura Hansen, NWEA Director of Academic Services, NWEA As 2024 unfolds, the educational landscape embraces the transformative power of AI, crafting a future where accessibility and personalized learning take center stage. Today, over 2.9

Trends 142

Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Laura Hansen, NWEA Director of Academic Services, NWEA As 2024 unfolds, the educational landscape embraces the transformative power of AI, crafting a future where accessibility and personalized learning take center stage. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

EdTech that pretests for Lexile level then offers a range of books and monitors page progress has the ability to pinpoint possibly misunderstood material using such algorithms. By definition, it’s the “motion” of “e.” Schools everywhere are experiencing massive attrition rates. Diversity meant desegregation and inclusivity.

EdTech 203

EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Please consider becoming part of this elite team by signing up at [link] and using the booking calendar to schedule volunteer time. Huge thanks!

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

“There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

Accessibility 216

Accessibility Broadband E-rate Smartphone 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / Favorites, residents say, include self-help books, stories about overcoming hardship and works by Malcolm Gladwell. So what we’ve been doing is downloading the same books.

Tablets 164

Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 164

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Tuesday, June 17th at 10am PDT in San Anselmo, CA Common Sense Media at iTeach2014: Four Skills To Help You Discover, Use, and Share Great Digital Tools for Learning , Your classroom is ready for digital learning, but how do you find quality apps, games, and websites for students and integrate them into your teaching?

Google 54

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Currently, the esports ecosystem is projected to surpass $1.8

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Currently, the esports ecosystem is projected to surpass $1.8

EdTech 106

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 106

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.” Catapult Learning has acquired Capital Education Group. Via YLE : “ Finland ’s digital-based curriculum impedes learning, researcher finds.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Historians : What kids should be learning in school right now.”

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Also via Inside Higher Ed : “The Federal Trade Commission and a group of states last week announced a coordinated law-enforcement action against deceptive student loan debt-relief scams. Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” ” The website: Victory Media. billion in U.S.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. ” Via Education Dive : “Tech for ELL students can bridge content and digital learning gaps.” Except maybe child labor laws. IP concerns.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45