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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

Which laws that protect school children involve technology? Technology solutions now support the task of enforcing laws that protect children and education communities. CIPA requires schools or libraries eligible to receive discounts through the E-rate program to adopt and implement an internet safety policy.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

The CoolCatTeacher

10 Minute Teacher - Episode 780 Top Tech Tools for Equity and Inclusion Teresa Magpayo Castro - Technology TOSA for the Unified School District of Hacienda La Puente USD. Ricardo Recinos - Technology TOSA in Hacienda La Puente USD and a supervising instructor for John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Click Here to see Readlee.

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How Publicly Available Broadband Data Can Help Us Close the Connectivity Gap

Education Superhighway

And in recent months, data has been essential to our defense of the E-rate program. Every year, we conduct surveys asking K-12 public school districts to clarify their publicly available E-rate data. This often includes state agencies (such as departments of education), E-rate consultants, and consortia leaders.

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation. million downloads across the globe. Just how much that technology had progressed. Dan holds an M.A. There was email.

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Bids to bring fiber internet to schools are denied funding seven times more often than other projects

The Hechinger Report

If teachers want kids to use online resources in class, they must take home a classroom set of laptops and download the information to each computer in preparation for the school day. Imagine how many customers a company could get running 10 miles of fiber somewhere else. They can’t access online encyclopedias. Weekly Update.

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

Edsurge

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options.