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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) has been around since 2001, providing 7th & 8th Grade students and teachers with devices and more. Recently a new piece of “Concept Draft” legislation popped up: LD 137: An Act To Make the Maine Learning Technology Initiative More Cost-effective.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. Still, solving the digital divide will not in itself create digital equity. million households remain unconnected.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. So, I started digging deeper into using technology [itself] as a manipulative.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is an emerging technology that is gradually becoming more mainstream within education, in part because it delivers immersive learning experiences for students. This technology can also cater to a variety of other needs too.

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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 are read on the website or a tablet. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge sat down with Brigitta Witt , vice president of social impact and sustainability at T-Mobile, to discuss how teachers can support students’ bold ideas beyond the classroom. We encourage youth to submit ideas focused on one of the following three categories: Digital Empowerment, Equity In Action and Thriving Planet.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. “At At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Educators across the nation can now access Teacher Training Pathways , a free platform offering courses aligned to micro-credentials on remote and hybrid learning, instructional technology coaching and more. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy. billion in 2019.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

Introducing Verizon Innovative Learning HQ, an easy-to-use, free online portal that empowers educators to bring new ways of learning into the classroom. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Jaime shares some incredible insights and ideas for using AR in the classroom, including unique apps and resources from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ (a free online education portal). Introducing Verizon Innovative Learning HQ, an easy-to-use, free online portal that empowers K-12 educators to bring new ways of learning into the classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Well, that was at the Federal Communications Commission’s 2014-15 short-term target of 100 Kbps per student for using tech in the classroom. But when kids and their devices return to classrooms, school bandwidth will again be in the spotlight. schools had high-speed broadband connections.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In the last week’s post I promised to address exactly 10 BYOD concerns that keep schools reluctant to allowing students to use their mobile devices in the classroom. Remember the social status symbol mentioned in the digital divide section? Some teachers might be reluctant to technology.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. BYOD deepens the digital divide. The teacher will not disappear from the classroom when students bring their devices to school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Further, most parents report technology use has become more prevalent in the last year as schools and families turned to technology to assist with remote learning activities during COVID-19. Surveys reveal the average age kids get cell phones is ten years old, and exposure to mobile devices begins at a much younger age.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. Teachers were transforming their instruction.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't" This was just one of the contentious and thought provoking statements made at Learning Through Technology this week in Glasgow. Another conclusion was that the technology wave is not slowing, and won't go away.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The new plan lays out model ways of using educational technology in the nation’s classrooms, with a focus on equity and active use.

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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 are read on the website or a tablet. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Foundation grant will fund educational computer tablets for 1,500 low-income families. The grant will fund a pilot program providing 1,500 tablet computers, preloaded with educational content, to families in Georgia who are enrolling in Cox Communications’ Connect2Compete discounted internet service program. The James M.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

million non-dominant students comprise nearly half of the school population, and many of them are underserved by their school systems, particularly when it comes to technology use. After the school day and school year ends, disparities in access to technology are further compounded. The nation’s 23.8

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We can no longer overlook the importance of the use of technology in schools. Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. There are plenty of concerns about implementing BYOD in the classroom, which makes many educators unwilling to plunge in this still new pool.

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. However, the fact is that it is now a part of our students'' lives and it is something as teachers we need to think about whether we work in a traditional classroom or online. It is a fact of academic life.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Teachers who are most confident about educational technology tend to work in low-poverty and suburban schools, bringing their students a wide range of experiences and potential benefits that other young people may lack, concludes a survey released today by the Education Week Research Center.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Inequity looms large. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Rory Kennedy examines the gaps computer and internet access between wealthy and impoverished schools in her latest documentary, “Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America.”. But that won’t close what has come to be known as “the digital divide.”. How long has the “digital divide” been on your radar?

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. The activity falls short, but not because of an inherent problem with the program or its application in the classroom. By Heidi Moore. Purcell asked.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. 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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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

Probably the most significant impact, either 1:1 or BYOD can have is in the area of teaching digital responsibility, citizenship, and the creation of positive footprints online. After all, in the real world that we are preparing our students for, technological literacies and proficiencies are the cornerstones of numerous career paths.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

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. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. High-Quality Education Comes With High Education Costs Many institutions now have full facilities and services like healthcare, technological devices, counseling, research, dormitories, and institutional support. Now, the time has changed.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

This research is important because children are watching more videos on tablets and smartphones, often while commuting in cars or on public transportation or waiting for an appointment. Eventually she hopes to see videos that are so good that teachers could use them in preschool classrooms. She’s seeing mixed results.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Technology’s omnipresence has brought forth a new era of accessibility, democratizing knowledge across geographic and socioeconomic boundaries. The digital availability of information has accelerated the pace of knowledge sharing, enabling instant access to a vast repository of resources. What is smart learning in the digital age?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. To be intentional and thoughtful to what technology can provide for teachers and students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments. What are technology tools for teaching and learning? Students leverage technology for research, skill development, and collaborative projects.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

And when I peer into classrooms, I see students tuning out their peers and teachers and focusing instead on YouTube and social media. Because although technology and the wealth of information that it can provide has the potential to shrink achievement gaps, I am actually seeing the opposite take place within my classroom.”. “If

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