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The Pandemic’s Lasting Lessons for Colleges, From Academic Innovation Leaders

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The pandemic has dragged on, prompting colleges to ricochet back and forth on mask mandate policies and rules about holding classes in person versus online. Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. We need some shared narrative.”

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. Butash is right in pointing out the risks involved in this quick shift to using digital technologies.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It is important that we document the process so we can learn and plan from it. Could this instead be done in a Zoom Room with a shared Google Document? In a Blended Learning Environment the physical and digital classroom become integrated. It is important that we document the process so we can learn and plan from it.

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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

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have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago.

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Education Stimulus Funding: The Who, What, and Why

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States must document that they’re using the money to address learning loss. There are opportunities here for assessment companies. Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. CARES Act (Mar.

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Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers

Shake Up Learning

Or worse, the company went under, and the tool is no longer accessible. We still have a huge digital divide. So not only should you leverage students to help you learn new digital skills, but you should also use them as go-to experts for other students in your classroom. See: Copyright Policy.

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