EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
According to a ViewSonic survey , 75 percent of teachers reported that media improves student engagement, and 72 percent reported that students used video material outside of class to learn on their own. Video has proven to be an effective learning tool as well. Teachers are getting behind the movement as well. by Calvin Hennick.
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2019
Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Broadband access still is limited in some rural areas. by Erin Brereton.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 12, 2017
But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . EDTECH: What challenges related to digital equity are you facing in your district?
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
According to a recent Pew survey , just 61 percent of those surveyed thought K–12 schools were properly teaching reading, writing and math, and only 25 percent thought schools were giving STEM classes enough time in the classroom. education system. But we know that technology will be an engine of America’s growth for years to come.”.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 7, 2018
In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00. Recruiting talented teachers there, however, is no longer an issue thanks to videoconferencing technology.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The rural district of Fall Creek, Wisconsin, has only 850 students and one school building, but it has 13,300 Twitter followers, and that’s just for the superintendent, Joe Sanfelippo. Parents can follow the Twitter feed, and say, ‘Don’t you have that paper due soon in social studies class?’ ” Terrill said. Photo: Cindy Kolpien.
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