Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” Access the required site through mobile devices.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. Here are three alternative ideas for how to ensure students can learn from home when necessary. Tapping Cell Signal Remote learning depends not only on tools, but also on signals.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

This shift to technology-mediated teaching and learning puts a spotlight on the homework gap -- the divide between students who have home broadband access and those who do not. Families can also find out about service offerings in their areas with the ZIP code search tool from EveryoneOn. With nearly all schools in the U.S.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

You can find Part 2 (Mobile Offers) here and Part 3 (Additional Low-Cost Offers) here. Starting April 3rd, Verizon is making a new broadband discount program available to new Fios Internet customers who qualify through the Lifeline program. $20 GET IN TOUCH. Home Internet Offers. 5/mo or $10/mo thereafter, depending on your speed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

So, the majority of their kids — almost a hundred students —missed out on this opportunity to engage with their teachers, because they simply didn’t have the tools.”. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.” Across the country, 9.7

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home. Going without isn’t an option.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 9, 2020

Despite these challenges, educators are finding ways to use available tools to reach their students and support families in need. Make sure you have a translator at the ready (or use a tool with translation features ), so you can communicate with families that don't speak English. Are your students connected?

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

NOVA Science Studio, which will engage students remotely during the 2021 school year, includes workshops on storytelling, interviewing, filming, and editing, among other areas, and focuses on using devices like smartphones as the primary tool for shooting and editing. WGBH has been recognized with hundreds of honors.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To convince educators as to why they should adopt your product, you can incorporate the following elements while deciding what exactly your product caters to: The effectiveness of tools in delivering lesson plans and the course curriculum. 6 Cutting-Edge Online Publishing Tools for 2022. How to Create Digital Textbooks in 5 Easy Steps.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. Implementing technology tools. An initial needs assessment by CCSD found that 70,000 respondents did not have a device, 18,000 did not have Internet access, and 120,000 did not respond at all. 4 | FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There exist major gaps in teacher knowledge and the availability of curricular tools to support this type of learning. We need to help educators and students better understand the power grid system, how it impacts them and the changes that are coming, including renewables, storage, and electric vehicles. As the U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The problem is that many schools haven’t figured out how to leverage technology to accelerate and enrich learning. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. For many schools, this isn’t for lack of technology. Tackling these challenges pays off.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 5, 2012

The imminent arrival of widespread 4G broadband and LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) will usher in wider availability to information and push even more data to our mobile devices over the same amount of radio spectrum. Mobile telephones were a lot larger than they are today, and quite expensive to buy and use.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. How do we propose solving the reading crisis and positioning digital media as an equity driver? The answer is: not yet!

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. How do we propose solving the reading crisis and positioning digital media as an equity driver? The answer is: not yet!

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

And now you know how to meet me in the morning.” We have managed to troubleshoot the mobilization of meal programs, lack of technology equipment, online teacher training, and a whole host of issues that come with a change of this magnitude. Just three days to mobilize a community of partners and volunteers to assist our schools.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Get ideas on how to participate! Thursday, October 23rd at 3pm ISTE Webinar: Developing Your Mobile Learning Landscape , This webinar will introduce a powerful new professional learning experience for teachers, tech coaches, and administrators who are interested in bringing their school up to digital age standards. More information.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. This includes video games, mobile games and the like. Not a reader.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3. Deploy Mobile Hotspot Programs 4. Innovative school and district leaders are rising above fiscal constraints to ensure students have broadband access both during and beyond the school day. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2. Install Wifi on School Buses 5.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals : a suite of tools that can help you increase opportunities for critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, all while supporting the learning objectives that you have for your students. These tools are free, ad-free, reliable, and secure. Credit: The Keyword Blog).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Learn more about our MiniCon events and how to sign up for these fun presentation opportunities here. link] Digital Wish : Two new videos - The Importance of Technology in American Schools and The Need for a Shift to Mobile. Follow #RSCON5 for updates. Check them out! One Week Calendar All events are listed in US-Eastern Standard Time.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As aligns with our mission to promote and make more accessible free and open education resources, most of the tools needed to develop learner resilience are free. Pew research suggests just 24 percent of US adults with less than a high-school diploma have home broadband access, while further Pew research indicates 95 percent of U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Tech Enablers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

To address this problem, grassroots parent-networks have been sprouting up to give parents the tools they need to make use of public data systems. The organization goes school-to-school and door-to-door to provide parents with tools to help them access, understand and use school data to hold officials accountable for academic outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

To address this problem, grassroots parent-networks have been sprouting up to give parents the tools they need to make use of public data systems. The organization goes school-to-school and door-to-door to provide parents with tools to help them access, understand and use school data to hold officials accountable for academic outcomes.

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MindShift

JUNE 26, 2018

To address this problem, grassroots parent-networks have been sprouting up to give parents the tools they need to make use of public data systems. The organization goes school-to-school and door-to-door to provide parents with tools to help them access, understand and use school data to hold officials accountable for academic outcomes.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

For instance, one class of second-graders recently learned how to use simple circuits to make a game in which the correct answer to a double-digit math problem would light up a little bulb. Middle school in South Fayette starts the transition to specific technology skill courses, such as mobile app development.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Only 13 percent of New Mexico’s population has access to a low-price internet service plan, according to Broadband Now, a research group.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 1:45pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Discover and Use Great Ed Tech for Learning , How do you discover and use great ed tech tools for learning? First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

And their cash-strapped school district has struggled to provide them with even the most basic digital tools. But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”.

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