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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. Think lots of nuts-and-bolts, this-should-go-into-a-checklist details punctuated with brief case studies.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. IXL says its program is “proven effective” and that research “has shown over and over that IXL produces real results.”

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Data : Data is the primary analytics asset. Data is the raw material that gets transformed into analytical insights. Analysis : Analysis is the process of adding intelligence to data using algorithms. Data comes from many sources : Student Information Systems (SIS) : provide demographic and academic data.

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OER and you. The curation mandate

NeverEndingSearch

Creating an open education ecosystem involves making learning materials, data, and educational opportunities available without restrictions imposed by copyright laws, access barriers, or exclusive proprietary systems that lack interoperability and limit the free exchange of information. and Mary Reiman (NE).

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.