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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. education system. temperature, lighting).

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

We’re seeing some issues with student engagement, and we’re also seeing some issues with students just having the stamina to make it through a whole day of school, make it through five days in a row of school. We have horrible broadband, horrible cell service. He’s definitely turned around.

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Google Workspace for Education (and other updates you need to know!) – SULS099

Shake Up Learning

Track student engagement (coming later this year) : To give teachers visibility into which students are engaged and which are falling behind, Google is launching student engagement tracking. Sorry, this one didn’t make it into the podcast, but definitely worth mentioning here.).

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. Why does that matter? – Kylie Mollicone, third grade teacher.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

” As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.” Eastwood wants each student to be proficient in math and reading before finishing 5th grade. Studies show that low-income and minority students are less likely to use the Internet or own a computer.

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Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

The Hechinger Report

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected immigrant students and, more generally, English learners, who have struggled with hurdles such as language barriers, subpar broadband and limited at-home learning support, according to the Migration Policy Institute. But it definitely [is] an uphill battle.”.