The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. Dr. Robb has written more than 25 books on reading but also takes 3-4 months each school year as a classroom teacher. With over 43 years of classroom instruction. And so I always invite parents to come in to the classroom.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 337

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010.

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EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity. The question is whether or not the FCC and the federal Department of Education will continue to support WiFi provisioning once students return to physical classrooms. Jennifer E.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 146

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

But EducationSuperHighway did it this week, announcing that the classroom internet connectivity gap is effectively closed – one year ahead of schedule, no less. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We Mississippi Learning. Their plan seems to have worked.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 52

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. PublicSchoolWORKS became possible in the late ’90s when the government launched the E-Rate Program. Educators and students both need peace of mind in the classroom. By Kenna McHugh.

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E-rate Software Report Company 100

Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Utilizing the combined power of several anchor institutions, the Nevada Connect Kids Initiative has been instrumental in upgrading K-12 schools so that students can take advantage of digital learning in the classroom. Through the federal funding mechanism called E-rate we are closing the connectivity gap.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. Soon, Darby will be in a position to fully enable digitally rich classrooms for their students. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S. Learn more about our Fiber Consulting Program.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

Visit EducationSuperHighway.org to learn how your state can upgrade internet access in every public school classroom to empower more students to take advantage of the promise of digital learning. million U.S. students not yet connected to high-speed internet, 1.9 million are in just 62 school districts. What Others Are Saying.

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Accessibility E-rate Broadband Libraries 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

On the flip side, research by the Annie E. I still remember my excitement to borrow books from the school library so that I could better understand life beyond my poverty-stricken world. Third-grade reading proficiency rates improved across most Universal schools from 10 to 20 percentage points during the five years of the initiative.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. So why do I still want schools to use them? Unified gets a $3.26-million

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) designated the Wednesday of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day (BWAD, pronounced bee-wad ). The Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (Annenberg Classroom). That’s where Banned Websites Awareness Day comes in. Debate.org.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. We can flip the classroom. Photo: Chris Berdik. We can extend the learning day.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Put simply, asking a fifth-grade student to watch an instructional video before the next day’s flipped classroom science lesson will fall on deaf ears if the child doesn’t have access to the internet at home. The ubiquitous nature of the K-12 classroom has created some significant equity issues.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. From the classroom to home, Kajeet has students covered. CEN also has a reputation for reliability.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The Classroom 2.0 Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

USA, announced the launch of the A30 , the world’s first All-in-One Camera with AI Audio for the Classroom. The A30 is a multi-functional classroom tool that enhances the teaching experience by combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. Free Webinar Sponsored by PowerSchool: This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool. Listen Now.

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Strategy Learning E-rate Course 173

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2023

SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@learningrevolution.com to arrange) : Multiple individual registrations from the same organization paid together: $149 each for 3+ registrations. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. For five or more use the institutional pricing below.

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Course Tools Libraries E-rate 82

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2023

SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@learningrevolution.com to arrange) : Multiple individual registrations from the same organization paid together: $149 each for 3+ registrations. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. For five or more use the institutional pricing below.

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Course Tools Libraries E-rate 68

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 29, 2023

SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@learningrevolution.com to arrange) : Multiple individual registrations from the same organization paid together: $149 each for 3+ registrations. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. For five or more use the institutional pricing below.

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Libraries E-rate Pearson Social Media 48

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

classrooms, the nonprofit is preparing to shut down. District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. can access digital learning in their classrooms (with 2 million to go).

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Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 115

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Huh uh,” Kunz said, “none of those.”

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 121

techlearning

AUGUST 27, 2018

will be adding 115 ProColor interactive flat panels from Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL) (“Boxlight”) to classrooms before the end of October as part of its “Even the Playing Field” classroom initiative. McMinn is making classrooms with flat panels the new standard for our schools. Those companies really became our partners.”

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System Classroom E-rate Company 40

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 97

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. School just isn’t for me.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 97

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

As anyone who has tried to check out a popular book at the library knows, sharing books with others can be a frustrating experience. The unfettered sharing enabled by digital resources presents humanity’s best hope for achieving education for all, yet all major education companies work proactively to undermine this capability.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

This works for the “average” reader, but teachers know that classrooms do not merely comprise grade-level readers. While I would personally say the task of curating a classroom library has been easier as a 2nd-grade teacher, I still have students spanning kindergarten-4th grade reading levels. I love my classroom library.

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Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

MindShift

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Companies can’t block access to any websites or apps, and can’t meddle with loading speeds. Educators rely heavily on technology in the classroom, so the repeal vote — expected Thursday — could dramatically impact the way students learn. ” says Jim Neal, President of the American Library Association.

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E-rate Classroom Libraries Broadband 58

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

From Apple, Google and Microsoft battling to take over the classroom, to random acts in both K-12 and higher education compromising the private information of millions of vulnerable students, 2017 has been no short of edtech news. And your latest story, Benjamin, focuses on the Federal Communications Commission, and you talk about E-Rate.

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Report E-rate Technology Education 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

In a nutshell: Right now schools use a variety of digital programs that collect data that could be of use to teachers, but programs made by different companies don’t play well together – and some programs won’t even allow teachers to export data out of the system to use it themselves. Yeah, it’s a mouthful.

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E-rate Education Data Libraries 42

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." The learn-to-code company has raised $1.19

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Atlantic : “ Virtual Classrooms Can Be as Unequal as Real Ones.” they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” ” More on the topic on his website , e-Literate. ” Via WYFF4.com

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Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Post, Sources Say.”

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Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. A pilot program would test the use of tablets in combining online education with classroom teaching in a prison setting. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / WASHINGTON, D.C. Jerard Briscoe is away at school. Courtesy of D.C.

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Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 166

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

6) (Note: Most of these tasks could authentically be taught in our libraries during the natural course of any inquiry project.). Triangulate: Try to verify the information in multiple sources, including traditional media and library databases. Check out the post That Chain E-Mail Your Friend Sent to You is (Likely) Bogus.

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Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40