Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

One unique aspect of Mat-Su’s approach to digital learning is that edtech is housed under the office of instruction. The program uses school resources to purchase Google Chromebooks for students in rural areas (as the name implies) and couples that with a blended learning strategy in the classroom.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin Have you ever had a situation where you walked into your school building's main office and asked the secretary at the desk for help (example: print labels or mail merge) only to find that they were not able to do what you were looking for them to do?

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Any type of resource you can create for instruction or to help students learn a skill can be turned into an OER. . Here are some examples of OER you can create for K-12: Videos like this clock explanatory video. You know your learners best, and adopted curriculum and textbooks may not meet every student’s needs.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”. Have you ever had a situation where you walked into your school building's main office and asked the secretary at the desk for help (example: print labels or mail merge) only to find that they were not able to do what you were looking for them to do?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. Families must meet other criteria as well, such as no outstanding bills or existing Internet service. Together we can help ensure digital learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom.'

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

I think of Corona-Norco Unified School District, for example, here in California. We have seen some districts actually say, “Come check out a Chromebook. This is our opportunity to support families and students in moving forward in their digital learning. As a parent myself, it’s something that I enjoy doing.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

For example, with technology we have engaged with BrightBytes ’ Technology and Learning module to measure the progress of our tech programs over time and get evidence to inform future initiatives. The foundational technology pieces – Chromebooks, internet, assessment platforms – are stabilized at most Oakland schools.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Here are some of the most recent winners: School District 51 (CO) students scored 9,000 new Chromebooks for the next school year. The Chromebooks and charging carts were purchased with $3.18 A four-year replacement cycle will be set up for Guilderland’s Chromebooks. How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs?

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

It's also crucial that when you introduce a new digital learning tool into your classroom, you make sure it will be accessible to your students. That means that a student with a disability (cognitive, physical, or learning) will be able to engage and interact with the content in the same way a student without a disability can.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

According to the Stillmans, Jonah sees dialing into a meeting via video conferencing as no different than sitting face-to-face in a boardroom. And more schools are incorporating mobile tablets and smartphones into their curriculum [read about the staggering growth of Chromebook implementation here ].

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

When Darling-Hammond looked around recently for school districts with online education plans that California might learn from, hurricane- and flood-prone districts in southern Florida stood out, she said. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we have a gigabit wireless network deployed at our elementary, middle and high schools , and starting this fall, we expect to have deployed more than 3,000 Chromebooks to our students, teachers and administrators. Given today’s realities, going digital was the clear choice. Transform the Classroom with Digital Tools.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 30, 2020

As an instructional coach, and especially as an instructional coach working with the Dynamic Learning Project, you should be familiar with the Impactful Technology Use Rubric , as well as the DLP Coach Success Standards. These are two examples of standards around which intentional coaching goals can be set. Are these things realistic?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. In addition, NSNO started a personalized learning fellowship in the 2016-17 school year, giving teachers $2,000 apiece to start pilots in their own classrooms. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets?

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Teaching students how to fix iPad screens, onboard new students, and providing some simple digital learning supports are some examples of how a STT can be deployed at the beginning of the program. A second and equally important goal for any STT is to learn about the technologies that are being used in and around the classrooms.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Teaching students how to fix iPad screens, onboard new students, and providing some simple digital learning supports are some examples of how a STT can be deployed at the beginning of the program. A second and equally important goal for any STT is to learn about the technologies that are being used in and around the classrooms.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

But just as owning a bicycle does not imbue a child with the ability to ride a bike, using a Chromebook to complete assignments will not by itself improve a child’s learning outcomes. For example, a local business that invites students to come in and use their free Wi-Fi would be helping alleviate inequity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

TOM: So, first, what was found was that the learning has to be interactive. We have to make sure that when we’re using technology with kids, that the kid is actually interacting with the learning. And that is not the case. So what works is when students are actively using the technology.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 11, 2021

Since our switch from in-person to virtual and from copies to Chromebooks last year, these 7 digital tools have enabled me to facilitate accommodations , empower student engagement , and streamline assessment. This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Francesca Rolley. . Class Dojo.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Whether it was participating in device-day pickup or hosting and coordinating meet-the-teacher drive-throughs, the entire district staff stepped up to provide for nearly 61,000 students. Due to the mass increase of devices, the district began to experience some difficulties with keeping the devices charged and ready for learning.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

For example, Richard Carranza, chancellor of New York City public schools, said last month that 60,000 of the district’s 1.1 Lee at Brookings is working on a book about the digital divide, and she says it’s multidimensional. There are backlogs of items such as Chromebooks. But there are still gaps.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge. –Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge. –Dr.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. The Teacher Influencer Hustle.

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