The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

More than a third of youth under 13 are using social media , most often through apps created for those over 13. Their heightened sensitivity to social experiences during this time can amplify the effects of these virtual experiences — in both positive and negative ways, our review of the research found.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

That’s the premise behind why investors are betting on companies like Career Karma , which helps people find reskilling opportunities in technology fields. The company, founded in 2018, saw early growth linking job seekers with the myriad coding bootcamps and tech-education opportunities that have emerged in recent years.

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Laptops Training Digital Divide Company 106

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). This theme keyed into addiction concerns, as social media and gaming become ever more effective in giving us dopamine hits.

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Digital Divide Social Media Broadband Analysis 98

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. Findley educators and staff distribute food and supplies to families. Much of what I’ve heard has been about ST Math , but many of these strategies are applicable to any program or situation. Supporting Students and Families.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

Karen Cator, CEO of the nonprofit Digital Promise. Some students will have had no education access for up to six months. With a month of school left to go, the city’s Department of Education was not sure just how many students lacked needed devices. Some students will have just the normal kind of summer learning loss.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. He was recognized with the Tech Champion Award at the 2022 Digital Industry Dynamite Awards and featured in the EdTech50. Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked?

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. He calls it an “evolution in digital literacy.” “I

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Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 208

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

That charge, by Brian Goegan, clearly struck a nerve with students around the country, leading to memes on social media portraying the professor as a hero fighting corrupt university officials, as well as t-shirts with the slogan: “ my homework was more expensive than this t-shirt.”

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Pearson Course Social Media Company 158

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The company also announced today availability of the Celly Android App for free download on Google Play. “We Political movements – 100+ Occupy Movement sites, election campaigns and fundraising “Celly is changing the face of education! Plus, all members choose to opt-in, or out, of each mobile social network. ?

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. For example: These teachers are far more likely than their less-confident counterparts to report daily use of digital curricula, learning management systems, and parent communication tools. . Read more about the Education Week Tech Confidence Index.

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Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, educators across the country and around the world have been tasked with shifting to emergency remote teaching—a move from in-person to remote classes made necessary by pressing circumstances. Other programs provide a standalone workshop or course about education technology.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 211

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar. Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies. That’s where Banned Websites Awareness Day comes in.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. In this time of Coronavirus challenges, I want the opportunity to share thoughts, ideas, and questions that I hope are helpful to all of those amazing educators that are doing so much for our students. Read the article.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

A point raised by the National Center for Education Statistics states that an average student’s decision on whether they want to attend college or not is entirely up to their family finances. The education expenses are the biggest concern for freshers, which puts them in a dilemma “ Should I go to college or not” ? million students.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The number has fluctuated as cases rise across the country, but throughout this fall pandemic semester, between 40% and 60% of students have been enrolled in districts that offer only remote learning, according to a tracker maintained by the company Burbio. For this story I talked to educators in six states, from California to South Carolina.

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Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. You know the saying “The only constant is change”. Edtech is always changing.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Microsoft 150

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

When it comes to the digital tools that you have discretion over, shop for your learners like you are on Amazon! Read reviews, talk to friends, get ideas from blogs and social media. Or worse, the company went under, and the tool is no longer accessible. We still have a huge digital divide. You’ll discover.

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Google Tools Technology Outcomes 78

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. 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.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 73

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. In the past, this all feeds the reviews I have written each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Education Politics. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The changes are due to the replacement of one education acronym (NCLB) with another ( ESSA ). population.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The social consequences for the field of education in general are significant." It is that bad.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The social consequences for the field of education in general are significant." It is that bad.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The business of education technology overlaps with the politics of ed-tech. One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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