The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings.

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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 Their plan seems to have worked.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

New resources demonstrate libraries’ need for ed-tech partners. Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is offering three new science products for academic and school libraries. These visual tools can be used for in-classroom demonstrations and help with homework or research assignments.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

In October I shared the news that the classroom connectivity gap in U.S. More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. schools is effectively closed. Only, now it doesn’t matter.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Expansion of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program to include additional student connectivity and teacher professional development for Title I schools. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Students use iMacs in three digital arts labs to do sound engineering, digital animation, television production, yearbook and photography. Recommended resources from Mosyle.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. School Network Structure.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

A couple of decades ago, when I was dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small STEM college on the Hudson with a view of mid-Manhattan, we polled our digital students about why they chose to enroll as virtual learners. Did they come to our virtual classrooms for the strength of our faculty?

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2016

The e-books will be readable on e-readers, tablets, smartphones, laptops and other devices. “This partnership is illustrative of Amazon Education’s overall commitment to making connected classrooms a reality by helping students and educators with the transition to digital learning,” Amazon said in a statement.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

For this reason, publishers usually opt for a content delivery platform that is compatible with multiple operating systems and on different devices- be it a smartphone, tablet, laptop or a desktop computer. Create a Digital Library. Related: Are Digital Textbooks More Effective for K-12 Curriculum. Low Cost of Production.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2019

So, there’s really no point in keeping them away from digital devices. Educational institutes and publishers are using this technology to their advantage by delivering educational content on tablets and laptops. This helps them learn from their mistakes and also inculcates quick thinking and better decision-making skills.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the seventh grade English teacher and creator of the Global Read-Aloud grabbed all the books she could from her classroom library, before the school closed for the foreseeable future. . I thought that this might be it for the rest of the school year.” .

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Students at Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, worked in groups in the school library in 2015. Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. They’re the ones in the classrooms, piloting new strategies and figuring out what works. Public Schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Studios launched an expansion of its StoryBots franchise with StoryBots Classroom, a free resource for educators that includes hundreds of videos, books and activities for use on interactive white boards, tablets and laptops in the classroom. Books, videos, math games aim to boost student engagement. JibJab Bros.

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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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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2015

But when it comes to more traditional needs, like writing, laptop or desktop computers are still the way to go (or so the conventional wisdom says). But as it turns out, tablets are extremely versatile tools for supporting writing instruction in the classroom, for everyone from our littlest learners to high schoolers and beyond.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

“We are very fortunate to have a school district that supports technology in the classroom and provides extended computer lab hours, one-to-one access to laptops and desktops, and online learning resources for teachers to enrich their curriculum and lesson plans.”.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Forsyth News Guilderland (NY) Central School District will receive $531,447 from the state’s Smart Schools Bond Act, of which the lion’s share—$498,723—will go for classroom technology, including buying new Chromebooks for each middle- and high-school student. Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

Now that the digital revolution is in full swing, I am trying to devise means for moving to a paperless and digital classroom while facing the following challenges: Availability of technology: there is a reason why I''m focused on BYOD with this blog; I do not teach in a 1:1 district.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The emerging model in business today is BYO3 - Bring Your Own Laptop/Tablet/Phone We are coming to a price point where schools can provide small tablets and allow students to bring their own devices for learning as well. We are still on the grid model - classrooms with desks in rows. School as node with 24/7 connections.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Laptops/desktops Chromebooks iPads Unsure/any of the above. principal Library media specialist Tech director Consultant Other. Below are just a few of the keynote presentations and workshops that I deliver across the country: Change is the New Black: Embrace the Digital Learning Revolution (keynote). indicates required.

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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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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We still see the majority of campuses failing to formally recognize professors’ digital work. Yet we also see academic deans and provosts showing more interest in digital learning than their faculty. Let’s see if 2016 doesn’t see more tv-studio-style classrooms. Even academics.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

In a windowless room in the library, first- and second-graders experiment with a strange teaching device that’s half computer and half wooden play table. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. She had the children take a test before and after the lesson to gauge how much they learned.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

They then met in person to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show. ACER CHROMEBOOK TAB 10 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 will be used in classrooms to expand and enhance student learning. Available with either 15.6-inch

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. There’s an understanding – even if it’s a disgruntled one – among those in the classroom and those making procurement decisions of what the LMS is for, what it should do, and so on.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. This computing device return-and-repair ritual looks different from the end-of-year textbook and library book return that was a staple of decades past. But it’s increasingly common.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. And I don’t think we’re there yet.

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MindShift

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a windowless room in the library, first- and second-graders experiment with a strange teaching device that’s half computer and half wooden play table. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. The machine looks more like a museum installation than classroom equipment.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Library media specialists and IT teams can work toward a common mission. With more and more technology infiltrating classrooms, the IT team’s role has shifted to include more interaction and collaboration with other departments, administrators, and individual instructors. At Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico, Va.,

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

Much of the technology that entered the classroom in the past made perfect teleological sense in a time when school’s primary function was sharing information. Classrooms were children’s IT. Classrooms were children’s IT. Teachers were the primary technology of the classroom. All they can give you is answers.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2019

She’s used it since 2015 to share presentations in her classes and has also taught aspiring K-12 STEM teachers how they can use Nearpod in their classrooms. Suffice it to say, college students aren’t always on task or pay attention in college classes, especially those on laptops.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , the presenters talked about leading learning in a blended environment. In Meriden Public Schools (CT), they are committed to promoting anytime, anywhere learning. Educational content needs to be available outside of the classroom and easy to access.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone has been to school and has their own image of what a classroom should look like. And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. Overall, communication is key at every step.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Just as formal education systems made a dramatic shift to digital since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on-the-job training is changing as well. The same forces that transformed classrooms have accelerated the adoption of more digital learning in workplace training—advancing a trend that was already underway.

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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. It is time to find the balance again. It is all about the balance.

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