Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls.

Broadband 94

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 94

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were. 2) The filtering divide Schools that service children living in poverty receive e-rate funding which requires schools to filter the internet.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

EdTech 130

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 130

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

However, merely throwing tools at a class is not enough. Before devices in the classroom became commonplace, students would often be afforded different specialized tools based on their needs and their IEP. In many cases, companies are developing accessibility features to be built into devices to promote access for all.

Accessibility 525

Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? laptops and tablets, as is true in Maine ) according to a recent analysis from the State Educational Technology Directors Association.

Technology 169

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 169

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.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I believe it is inevitable that technological tools and services will become more integral to schools and schooling. How, for whom, and to what ends these tools will be employed, however, all deserve much deeper and critical investigations. Tagged on: August 21, 2017 Should Professors Ban Laptops? " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I believe it is inevitable that technological tools and services will become more integral to schools and schooling. How, for whom, and to what ends these tools will be employed, however, all deserve much deeper and critical investigations. Tagged on: August 21, 2017 Should Professors Ban Laptops? " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

She leaned in toward her laptop and looked at a sentence that read, “Bake me a cake.” The program, called UPSTART, was developed by a nonprofit company and advertises itself as a kindergarten-readiness program. We have tools that are 24/7 learning in our hands. The word “bake” was in red. The rest of the words were in white.

Laptops 158

Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 158

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. billion by 2022.

EdTech 112

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 112

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. billion by 2022.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. And “free” doesn’t last. WTF is Unizin ?!

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” A terrible idea – fair use, anyone?

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. Department of Education today announced the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available for borrowers applying for an income-driven repayment plan. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool will return Oct. The tutoring company has raised $244.2

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48