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Going to a Tech Conference? Make Sure to Focus on What Matters.

Edsurge

Take this webinar on Closing the Digital Equity Gap by Nicol Howard, Sarah Thomas and Regina Schaffer, which discussed the reasons behind existing gaps and practical tips for tackling them. When equity is a central focus, like it is in this webinar, all students benefit from suggestions and the learning is more systematic than momentary.

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Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

Enabling users to combine text with images and narration, the software has the potential to help boost literacy skills and appeal to diverse learning styles. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Angela Maiers Tonight - LOTS of 2014 Global Education Conference Updates - Proposal Deadline, Keynotes, and Volunteering

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tonight, October 21st, at 8pm US-Eastern Time - another Mattering IS the Agenda Webinar with Angela Maiers. Join us for this special Webinar series with Angela Maiers as she discusses implementing the "Mattering IS the Agenda" toolkit for transformational change. More information at [link]. Register at [link]. More information.

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The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One

MindShift

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. . “Yeah,” Sadie responds. “It’s kind of scary isn’t it?”

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Mini-Conference for Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries - Wednesday, June 17th #library20

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. Stephanie Gerding’s grant webinars are known for being easy to understand, motivating, and full of valuable tips and resources.

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June 17th - Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" - Speaker Listing

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. Stephanie Gerding’s grant webinars are known for being easy to understand, motivating, and full of valuable tips and resources.

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A Week From Today - Schedule Published for "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" Mini-Conference #library20 #smallruralindependent

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. Stephanie Gerding’s grant webinars are known for being easy to understand, motivating, and full of valuable tips and resources.