eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. States, districts and schools are also uniquely positioned to share reduce cost or no cost out-of-school access options for families. About the Presenters.

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Resources Equity of Access Instructional Materials Elementary 81

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Wednesday, December 1, 2021) — To support continued student engagement anywhere during the winter holiday breaks, Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are introducing new flexible and engaging learning resources. Ready-to-Use Resources. STEM Activities for Hands-On Learning.

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STEM Education EdTech Equity of Access 98

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2019

The push for computer science education and computational thinking in K-12 schools is spreading across the nation, but many districts struggle with equity issues as they ensure economically disadvantaged students and students with special needs have access to the same resources.

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Equity of Access Accessibility Resources Classroom 89

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

To better understand the issues and tactics for improvement, let’s review current state laws for provisioning technology and WiFi access, exame how they are falling short, and propose policy changes to better support K-12 distance learning. Perhaps most insidious, though, is the issue of equitable resource distribution.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 148

More Verbs

MARCH 3, 2016

In short, given a clear view of what this stakeholder group wants the future to hold for their students, it is now time to use that vision to help design the kind of schools, school community, and classroom practices that can be reasonably expected to deliver those desired outcomes. Have a new chart paper sheet labeled “Student.”

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Groups Equity of Access Outcomes Classroom 150

Edthena

JANUARY 23, 2018

In a world where recording and uploading a social network video, a 60-minute classroom video needs to be as easy to capture and upload as a 60-second Snap. Record classroom video with just one click. Edthena users will have immediate access to the video tool inside Edthena when using Google Chrome.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. We look forward to continuing to support their talented team as they engage in a digital conversion that supports student learning and achievement.”.

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Digital Learning Equity of Access Learning Social Media 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Ultimately Renton decided that the benefits outweighed the risks, and that this change would bring the district one step closer to its commitment to equity of access. Renton added 1,100 Access Points across its 25 campuses—increasing available internet bandwidth to 85 megabits per student, ten times the speed that it had been before.

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 128

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

They should know about copyright, Creative Commons licensing, and how to search for and use appropriate content, giving attribution for the media resources they use. They are tools in a classroom toolbox and are always available. Action Step 4: Provide always-on, asynchronous access to that which is being assessed. Everything.

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Assessment How To Equity of Access Strategy 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI resource guide features seven essential guidelines for K-12 leaders: Awareness: Ensure that users are aware of AI tools and the potential benefits for K-12 education. They] need to talk to a lot of different stakeholders, from classroom teachers to administrators to parents and to students.”

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Policies Guidelines Training Report 114

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

One of the major new commitments from the Office of Educational Technology for Future Ready moving into 2016 will be a set of professional learning resources to help district superintendents and their principals and teachers most effectively transition to digital learning.

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Future Ready Resources Equity of Access Professional Learning 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

One of the major new commitments from the Office of Educational Technology for Future Ready moving into 2016 will be a set of professional learning resources to help district superintendents and their principals and teachers most effectively transition to digital learning.

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Future Ready Resources Equity of Access Professional Learning 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S.

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Digital Divide Technology Education Equity of Access 96

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Diversity stands for acknowledging that there is a range of differences in the classroom. Equity is meeting each individual student’s needs–their exact needs. I also believe the equity should be applicable to employees, not just students. We started looking more closely at how our students were using tech in the classroom.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 115

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Education has not included that real study of how you observe the world, and one of the things we started right at the beginning of our work was walking classrooms together and looking at how we saw children learning both inside and outside schools. Socol: No classes, no classrooms. Pam, you actually studied as a field biologist.

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Study Equity of Access System Classroom 131

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

School websites provide students with updates on school events and classroom news. What remote learning has unveiled, explained Dr. Evans, is that many students do not have the tech resources distance learning requires. Now, two-thirds of students report that they are regularly texting to communicate with their teachers.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Classroom facilitator. This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. Weeks, is to understand how data can be used to support the school and classroom, rather than just viewing it as a reporting object. Database analyst? Dr. Dean R.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

Seattle Public Schools has recently announced a major initiative to address diversity in its schools, and Dr. Aleigha Henderson-Rosser, executive director for instructional technology at Atlanta Public Schools, also mentioned equity of access as a major concern. Schools everywhere are experiencing massive attrition rates.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. Classroom dynamics have evolved with the introduction of interactive whiteboards, tablets, and other devices.

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