eSchool News

MAY 11, 2016

Google’s affordable broadband service is already impacting some communities and schools. The latest Digital Equity report from the Consortium of School Networking paints a rosy picture of an educational environment where students have generally good access to high-speed wi-fi while in school. Google’s strategy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

From training teachers to choosing the right network, bringing personal devices into the classroom is a lot of work. For example, for teachers introducing Chromebooks into the classroom, Google offers a number of training videos through its Teacher Center. Think About Device Use Outside of the Classroom. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This project was supported by Google for Education and involved a number of partners, including our organization, WestEd. Ertmer and Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich that refers not just to whether technology is used in the classroom but also when and how teachers use technology to improve learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to the National Center on Education Statistics , the number of adults with children under the age of 18 reporting that “computers were always or usually available for education purposes” has risen to 94 percent. At the same time, schools and teachers are increasingly comfortable with the idea of games in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2021

or “How do I get into Google classrooms?” TechConnect is just one of the initiatives launched as part of the Connect Washington Coalition , a group of statewide digital access advocates and community organizations trying to address the digital divide for low-income and communities of color across the state. “I

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Related: New documentary explores ‘the digital divide’. These assignments, like most made by your teachers, must be emailed or dropped into your teacher’s cloud-based Google classroom by 11 p.m. But in most cases, high school students today have several of these assignments made concurrently. Higher Education.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Just as some of us enjoy being in a physical classroom, others might prefer to learn solo, from home.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

How to homeschool” is trending on Google. It belies any logic to say it will be the same thing as a student in a classroom with a teacher.”. We feel confident students will be able to engage academically,” he said, although he added that “it belies any logic to say it will be the same thing as a student in a classroom with a teacher.”.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. Sending personal messages to classrooms or individual students with kudos as they meet their goals, makes it evident that we care and are their loudest cheerleaders during distance learning. Supporting Students and Families.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. We can flip the classroom. Would 20 hours of one student logged into Google Classroom, or 20 students logged in for one hour, suffice?

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Many teachers use “synchronous” classes, where they and students meet simultaneously on platforms like Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams. One teacher uses Zoom, another uses Google Hangouts and a third uses something else,” he said.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

Libraries 124

Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124

eSpark

MAY 18, 2016

Like any self-report questionnaire, the Grit Scale is ridiculously fakeable,” she writes in Grit , acknowledging the quantitative limitations of her work. Teachers can respond to this need by providing students with immediate, thoughtful feedback on classroom and take-home work. Misconception #1: Grit can be accurately graded.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The so-called digital divide widens as soon as their students walk out the door. (To To take a deeper dive into demographics of device ownership, check out this Pew report.). What if we told you that a tire shop in Las Vegas was standing at the front lines of the battle to close the digital divide?

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Digital Divide Education Libraries Accessibility 40

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Digital book loans have skyrocketed, with children’s e-book checkouts more than doubling since the COVID-19 closures began, according to a report from NPR. But since shutdowns began back in March, use of library services has increased sharply. Louis Public Library have moved completely online.

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MindShift

APRIL 12, 2020

The digital divide is real. Member station WBEZ has reported that Chicago Public Schools is giving out more than 100,000 devices. by 8:00, she’s sending out the day’s assignments via email and Google Classroom. Her morning starts at 7:00 a.m.;

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 23, 2011

The goal - creatively and collaboratively build a Google slidedeck, & wiki pages of product ideas. Culmination: last 20 min have each group share round robin or gallery walk to create a combined slidedeck of Daring Creative Classroom & Research Products to share with our PLN.

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Digital Promise

JULY 25, 2017

This is leading to an emerging “second level digital divide” in US schools, fueled by differences in how technology is utilized to advance teaching and learning. To close this divide, we must fully support educators with the skills and tools they need to power up the learning environment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

What follows are four ways that technology transcends analog tools in education, including those that demonstrate simple recall while providing valuable feedback to fuel learning to the true innovators in our classrooms: teachers. Socrative , Kahoot and TopHat , are great tools for augmenting assessment, especially in flipped classrooms.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. This talent for seeing how edtech can transform, rather than replace, traditional methods enhances every decision Colene makes in the classroom.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 27, 2017

This is leading to an emerging “second level digital divide” in US schools, fueled by differences in how technology is utilized to advance teaching and learning. To close this divide, we must fully support educators with the skills and tools they need to power up the learning environment.

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Digital Learning Digital Divide Education Learning 73

TeacherCast

AUGUST 27, 2015

Which is why it’s so wonderful that some teachers are doing as much as they are when it comes to figuring out technology in their classrooms. Some technically inclined teachers are finding and configuring their own classroom management systems, for instance, or trying to make multiple apps work together that weren’t designed to.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The digital divide is still big and complex. ” The National Education Association recently reported, based on pre-pandemic census data, that one quarter of households with children ages 5 to 17 lacked either high-speed Wi-Fi, a computer or both. .” And the digital divide is about more than equipment.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

Neuman at New York University, conducted an in-depth study published in April 2018 of 100 of the most popular videos that claim to be “educational” and stream over Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now and Google Play. Eventually she hopes to see videos that are so good that teachers could use them in preschool classrooms.

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Video Education Digital Divide Study 88

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

I want to inspire you to push the boundaries of traditional learning, but I also want to be someone who can keep it real and give you ideas to help you shake up learning in your classroom. Below are digital learning tips that any teacher can use in their classroom. The classroom is full of obstacles; technology is no different.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Notes from TCEA 2012 Presentation by Eanes ISD Tech Group and Carl Hooker, Director of Instructional Technology, Eanes ISD Presentation posted at: edtech.eanesisd.net/tcea Research Behind BYOT 2011 Horizon Report K12 Edition - Published every year. Many activities related to learning and education take place outside walls of classroom.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

CCISD recognized that digital equity is more than devices for all; it also requires that students experience success and that teachers and leaders effectively, appropriately, and equitably use technology to provide quality learning. Providing students WiFi access in every classroom and outside common areas to expand the classroom setting.

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Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide 85

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. And, for those getting hyped by blockchain in education, my take on some of the magical thinking underlying the promise of blockchain for education. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. And, for those getting hyped by blockchain in education, my take on some of the magical thinking underlying the promise of blockchain for education. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The Flipped Classroom". with Pigeons. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Department of Education recently announced it would miss a key deadline to repeal an Obama administration rule that seeks to hold career-education programs accountable for producing graduates with unmanageable debt,” Inside Higher Ed reports on the latest on " gainful employment." ” That change involves portfolios.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and bring God into classrooms.” Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” asks The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed into law a measure that requires the state’s public colleges and universities to publish reports of conduct violations involving alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, and hazing at fraternities and sororities.” “ Columbia Drops SAT Subject Tests Requirement,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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