Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Across schools, students use devices like Chromebooks for learning because it has many advantages. It’s essential for schools to keep private information secure and block content that gets in the way of learning. As educators, we have an obligation to create safe environments no matter where students learn. Keyword filtering.

Digital Citizenship 243

Digital Citizenship How To Internet Safety Hapara 243

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

Students were excited about learning. “What you find out very quickly as teachers is not just the power of using technology in the classroom, but the power to extend learning, to carry it beyond just the school day,” says Brian Nicol, communications coordinator and, until recently, a teacher at the Wisconsin school district.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In November 2016, over 250 school district leaders, researchers, thought leaders, and other partners came to Baltimore, Maryland to learn from one of the nation’s most forward-thinking school districts, Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). It’s about success.”

Accessibility 120

Accessibility E-rate Dropout Meeting 120

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? So, we’ve been trying to advocate for those mobile hotspots. We are trying to balance academic as well as social-emotional learning.

Digital Divide 300

Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 300

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

Via Microsoft Translator , a translation service, students in classes and lectures can get automated transcriptions on their mobile and desktop devices. A Microsoft spokesperson says over email that this technology is publicly available, and that the company is aware of dozens of K-12 schools that are using it in the classroom.

Microsoft 115

Microsoft Accessibility E-rate Company 115

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2022

Then, when his foot had finally healed, he discovered that his company, CRST Expedited, had fired him. I called CRST and they told me that they would not take me back and that I had to pay them $6,500 or I could never drive for another company, either,” Orr, who is 59, said. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

Training 27

Training Company E-rate Industry 27

Brainscape

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The makings of great salespeople Companies hire salespeople because they’re go-getters, charismatic, can talk the talk, and bring the deals across the finish line. Salespeople waltz into their positions without the right product knowledge training, and the company’s sales funnel suffers. The result?

Training 52

Training Study Company E-rate 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Industrialization, Economic Mobility and Community Colleges Reflecting on the advancements of the 19th century, the age of industrialization brought about great prosperity for the U.S., These schools served as the gateway to social and economic mobility and played a significant role in the movement toward greater gender and racial equity.

Industry 137

Industry E-rate Mobility Meeting 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. And it’s a good thing she did.

Data 60

Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

The Game Agency

AUGUST 29, 2019

Over the past decade, health care professionals have adopted game-based learning in volume, resulting in improved training and compliance rates, boosted patient care, and time and cost savings for clinical practices. ?. According to Bayer, reps can play virtually unlimitedly, and the company has seen positive results.

Industry 40

Industry Training Game-Based Learning Gamification 40

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories. About the Presenters.

Broadband 56

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 56

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

The companies and other entities creating those forums presumably get the exposure of having users enter and navigate sites they’ve created. The new online forum, HMH Marketplace, was launched with several thousand resources already loaded into the system, the company said.

E-rate 40

E-rate Education Company Resources 40

The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

What types of mobile learning initiatives have other school districts started? Image Credit: www.securedgenetwork.com While planning a mobile initiative, start by looking at what has already been done. Many districts give up on mobile learning initiatives before they even gets started due to lack of funds.

E-rate 40

E-rate Mobile Learning Mobility Policies 40

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. So he struck up a partnership with Cengage Learning, a Boston-based education technology and information company.

Tools 97

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. He was working for a tech company, but this was no tech job. That’s how Gregowicz found her internship at Coin Up, a nonprofit building a mobile donation app.

Training 112

Training Company Analysis E-rate 112

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

I asked if the mobile world offers a partial way to address inequality of access, since we know poorer Americans, plus blacks and hispanics, tend to use mobile devices more often and for more purposes than wealthy and white people. Possiblye the FCC will extend E-rate funding to poorer areas. What next for the LMS?

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

. — The floor-to-ceiling glass wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning done there. “I Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

Broadband 98

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 98

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

As I continue to examine the challenge of digital equity, I've learned about many strategies school districts might use to mitigate the lack of Internet access outside of school. This strategy can increase costs to the district, but it gives students more learning time to do homework. Step 4: Seek mobile-hot-spot programs.

Broadband 40

Broadband Mobility E-rate Survey 40

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

It’s happened to all of us– we’re at school trying to access the perfect website for a learning activity at school and… it’s blocked. Please spread the word as well as these critical IF resources with your school communities. Develop a toolkit for school leaders. Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies.

E-rate 40

E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Add concepts like blended and flipped learning to the equation and you come up with yet another to-do list item: Make sure students can actually use their devices when they aren’t physically on campus and within wi-fi range. Intent on bridging that gap, Little Falls CSD is working with Albany, N.Y.-based

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Accessibility Flipped Classroom 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 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The November Guide, the eSchool News Digital & Mobile Learning Guide , offers expert insight on the reasons digital and mobile learning support students’ academic achievement and build the skills they’ll carry with them into the global economy. The eSchool News Digital & Mobile Learning Guide is here!

Mobile Learning 40

Mobile Learning Mobility E-rate Robotics 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Learn strategies for staying encouraged despite the lack of appreciation, and stay focused on your personal vision! This episode is brought to you by Riffiti, a really cool new mobile app for learning anything from multiple perspectives. Your ratings help other teachers find the show so they can benefit from it, too.

E-rate 40

E-rate Personal Learning Network Meeting Mobility 40

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Within inclusion settings, all students are placed in the same room to learn alongside each other, as opposed to removing students with disabilities to a separate space. The following tips provide strategies for using technology to create inclusive learning environments. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design.

Accessibility 525

Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525

ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

Learning about the different usages for different types of displays, their pros, and their cons, will help you make an informed investment for your business. However, these displays can be more difficult to operate which might present a learning curve for those who are not as tech-savvy. They are even great for huddle spaces.

Meeting 344

Meeting How To Software Conference 344

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

" Tagged on: July 30, 2017 Tristan Harris: The Manipulative Tricks that Tech Companies Use to Capture Your Attention | TED → A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. While local IT services companies may do an ok job of break/fix, contracting with them is a ticket to status quo at best and sometimes serious frustration at worst. How do we get reliable bandwidth at a decent rate?

EdTech 40

EdTech E-rate Google Company 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

On twitter, I also ponder the trend of tech-savvy teachers increasingly resembling NASCAR drivers, proudly wearing digital uniforms on social media full of sponsored messages as proof of expertise: Why do some in K-12 define #edtech expertise by # of tech company certifications acquired? What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator?

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

On twitter, I also ponder the trend of tech-savvy teachers increasingly resembling NASCAR drivers, proudly wearing digital uniforms on social media full of sponsored messages as proof of expertise: Why do some in K-12 define #edtech expertise by # of tech company certifications acquired? What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator?

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Data Android 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Now, a year after enrolling in the program and on track to graduate, Andrade, 29, is living in Seattle with his partner and son, having recently accepted a full-time job as a contractor at a large technology company. Black and Hispanic families saw the sharpest decline in their poverty rates. residents. cities for a year.

How To 100

How To E-rate Report Policies 100

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. public high schools (42.5 " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. public high schools (42.5 " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. Post, Sources Say.” His education portfolio.) .”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

" Tagged on: March 10, 2017 Drop it like it's bot: Brands have cooled on chatbots | Digiday → Many companies have begun dropping their bots, saying that they don't do what they were supposed to: “I would call it overpromising." " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. ."

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Just like their parents, Chicago students will soon have to learn cursive.” ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). Via The Verge : “ Kano tries to make learning code magical with its new Harry Potter Coding kit.”

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43