Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This is one of the first documents that really gives schools a roadmap for looking at their technology systems as a whole, says Lindsay Jones, the chief executive officer of CAST, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable learning conditions. These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity.

Digital Divide 144

Digital Divide EdTech Broadband E-rate 144

Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. Smartphones and tablets in classrooms can be used to enhance collaboration between students. They’re virtually ubiquitous.

BYOD 150

BYOD E-rate Khan Academy LMS 150

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Today’s students see themselves as digital natives , the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. We’ve seen more investment in classroom technologies , with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks. But we’ve found that’s not necessarily true.

E-rate 201

E-rate Learning Smartphone Tablets 201

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 29, 2020

Thanks to the time, energy, and funding that district staff, state leaders, and ESC 14 invested in the project, many schools in the region are now on scalable infrastructure, can seamlessly use technology in their classrooms, and have reduced their monthly Internet costs. How did the upgrade benefit the classrooms and students?

E-rate 96

E-rate Blended Learning Groups Accessibility 96

Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. While you can certainly create resources for your own classroom, you can also work as a school or district team to build OER. Use headings and bulleted or numbered lists in documents.

OER 130

OER Resources How To Education 130

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

And the reason that it is so important to us, is because there is a lot of documentation that is not out there anywhere else. It’s a statistic that now we can put out there because we have documented evidence. It was never documented. Now we have documented evidence that that’s not exactly true. 2021, July).

Study 99

Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

Education Superhighway

JULY 9, 2019

Technical expertise , e.g., technology coordinators who implement and maintain IT systems and integrate educational technology into the classroom. Recognizing that circumstances and context vary significantly from district to district, a critical step is assembling a cross-functional team to support your upgrade. Your team should include: 1.

E-rate 65

E-rate Broadband Comparison Future Ready 65

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. Also, teachers may need extra support when it comes to things like keeping track of and submitting documentation. She also created a system through Google Classroom for them to easily submit materials and documentation electronically.

Digital Citizenship 80

Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 80

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.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Social Media Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A new report by the nonprofit educational assessment maker NWEA documents that third graders are currently suffering the largest pandemic-related learning losses in reading , compared to older students in grades four to eight, and not readily recovering. (See See recovery graphic below.). Any estimate over 5 years as 5+.

Elementary 145

Elementary Analysis Report E-rate 145

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. In any case, do not be surprised if I periodically return to this post to update or add key facts and documents. Technology Literacy Challenge Fund.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

TeacherCast

JANUARY 27, 2022

As we learned about when planning the EdTech Integration Plan, the Strategic Plan is the district blueprint that not only gives the district a vision for what should be happening in classrooms but why it is important for students to be taught a certain way. Why Use a Rating System? How does the PD Topic Survey Work?

Survey 88

Survey E-rate Course Assessment 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces. And Donald Trump’s well-documented animosity towards Bezos may have famously cost Amazon a $10 billion cloud computing deal with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Education 218

Education Company E-rate Industry 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Study-specific measures designed by the research team provide weaker evidence than commonly used measures with independently documented reliability and validity, such as state test scores or other third-party assessments. Moreover, make sure the outcome—test scores, absence rates, etc.—is How does the study measure success?

EdTech 191

EdTech Comparison Study Groups 191

TeacherCast

JANUARY 27, 2022

As we learned about when planning the EdTech Integration Plan, the Strategic Plan is the district blueprint that not only gives the district a vision for what should be happening in classrooms but why it is important for students to be taught a certain way. Pre-Workshop Documents and Surveys. Why Use a Rating System?

Survey 88

Survey E-rate Course Assessment 88

The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 8, 2012

At any rate, my file cabinet lives a lonely and neglected life these days because its utility has been reduced to simply some place to put my printer. Still, I think these 6 simple strategies will go a long way in reducing the reliance on physical documents, hence paper. Find some free/inexpensive Web 2.0 It is that simple.

Strategy 90

Strategy E-rate System Meeting 90

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. Lee Ann: Of course all of those were keystones in our classroom.

Google 176

Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 176

Knowledge Avatars K-12

AUGUST 16, 2015

The current popular model for e-learning essentially takes the classroom model and moves it online. Adding to the challenge, if the provided table of contents is not specific enough, they can’t do a search because video, unlike text documents, does not automatically index.

E-rate 40

E-rate Dropout Robotics Industry 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. Also, teachers may need extra support when it comes to things like keeping track of and submitting documentation. She also created a system through Google Classroom for them to easily submit materials and documentation electronically.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. From collecting data to parent communications to taking care of yourself, Melissa has something for every classroom (as well as a pretty cool pep talk!). To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. Listen Now.

Google 291

Google Twitter Data Tools 291

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

Social media services paired with high rates of Internet connectivity allow multiple forms of information—web links, videos, audio files, images, text messages, and documents—to be delivered and consumed in multiple ways. Ferriter, W, Ramsden, J, & Sheninger, E. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

Social Media 253

Social Media Twitter E-rate Mobility 253

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

He also knew that the notion of introducing what he called “learning engineers” would face resistance from faculty convinced they already knew perfectly well what they were doing in their classrooms. “A If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” colleges, but that has grown to more than 10,000 today.

Education 212

Education Learning Software Knewton 212

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

The district is expected to sign a contract with Amazon to create an e-book marketplace for educators. That deal, worth $30 million for the first three years, creates a hub that allows schools and educators to choose content, and recommend and rate materials, similar to how Amazon consumers do. See also: N.Y.C.

E-rate 40

E-rate Education Company Resources 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. His family said that police had picked him up.

Strategy 114

Strategy Education E-rate Report 114

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. classrooms. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation.

iPad 84

iPad Broadband Software Company 84

Educator Innovator

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s according to a new survey-based report by Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center, which documents parents’ perspectives on their children’s informal use of educational media—including apps, games, websites, and TV shows. And parents count nearly half of their kids’ screen time as educational.

E-rate 29

E-rate Survey Education Mobility 29

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 8, 2017

I’ve always enjoyed education and I really did enjoy going to school, I had brilliant teachers and some not so brilliant teachers but they have all shaped the kind of teacher I am and the teaching methods I use in my classroom. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. What gets you out of bed in the morning? Unported License.

E-rate 37

E-rate STEM Chromebook Tablets 37

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In recent years, the amount of time that students with disabilities spend in general education classrooms has shown an increase, signaling that inclusive practices are being adopted. Before devices in the classroom became commonplace, students would often be afforded different specialized tools based on their needs and their IEP.

Accessibility 525

Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. Thursday, May 29th at 12:30pm CDT in Norfolk, NE Discover and Evaluate Awesome Apps, Websites and Games for Learning , Your classroom is tech ready for digital learning.

Libraries 55

Libraries Conference Game-Based Learning Education 55

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.

EdTech 137

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report. For Project Rebound participants, the recidivism rate is less than 1 percent; for John Irwin House residents, it’s zero. “I I became a crackhead to education.”

E-rate 121

E-rate Study Report Accessibility 121

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 22, 2017 Leaked Microsoft document confirms Windows 10 Cloud and a Chromebook competitor | PCWorld → Google’s Chrome OS-powered Chromebooks have quickly insinuated themselves into American classrooms. When this system gets breached, your identity may be forever compromised. If not, why not?

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 22, 2017 Leaked Microsoft document confirms Windows 10 Cloud and a Chromebook competitor | PCWorld → Google’s Chrome OS-powered Chromebooks have quickly insinuated themselves into American classrooms. When this system gets breached, your identity may be forever compromised. If not, why not?

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2016

She picks a pencil from the graveyard of broken stubs in her desk and heads for an open swath of green carpet across the classroom. A 31-year-old Philadelphia resident listed in court documents under several aliases, his record of arrests trailed back to his 20s. Today’s assignment is poetry. She forms each letter carefully.

Elementary 40

Elementary Exercises E-rate Blackboard 40

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

Tagged on: July 28, 2017 Legal skirmishes break out over ITT documents, data | Indianapolis Business Journal → ITT Educational Services Inc.—the Tagged on: July 25, 2017 The digital native is a myth | Nature → Many schools and universities are retooling to cope with kids and young adults who are supposedly different.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

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.

Report 89

Report E-rate Technology Education 89