eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

After taking steps to update and increase funding for the E-rate program in 2014, this year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. According to the DPI, lit fiber refers to a leased fiber service that the school does not own or manage.

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E-rate Broadband Laptops Meeting 70

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

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. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level. Students will be able to download the transcripts and reference them later.

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Microsoft Accessibility E-rate Company 105

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

It tells you the rate it gives you is so much data and it took a matter of not even a minute. That’s R-e-a-d-l-e-e – get started with Readlee today! The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Accessibility Tools Microsoft Data 387

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

The biggest problem that we’ve had with the few kids who don’t have access are the contracts that the companies have to have to get those installed. Isolation for anyone is very difficult, and we really need teachers to call kids, make contact, check in, make sure they’re okay, and refer [them] to people who can help.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 261

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?

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Training Study Company E-rate 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

B: increased respiration rate C: Decreased tidal volume D: Decreased diffusion of O2 across alveoli E: Increased carbon monoxide F: None of the above" Many students took a picture of the screen so they could refer to it as they thought through the answer. When they arrive, which of the following would happen?

Laptops 206

Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 206

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Just having those icons up there at the top of the toolbar as places for them to reference. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq.

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Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 176

Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

Although the E-rate program provides substantial financial support, there is sometimes still a “gap” in funding that cannot be covered using the district’s existing budget. Both the ISP and WAN connections are usually purchased from a service provider like an area telephone or cable company.

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Broadband E-rate Tools Company 70

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. So teachers together and the students that we serve are literally the largest e-sports organization in the country. And so it's a lot the same in how we should be treating e-sports. So we formed an interstate group.

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E-rate Education Meeting Industry 364

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 291

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s referred to as the cognitive aspect. If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. The 1,000 hours of content the company has developed specifically for IT troubleshooting took more than a decade to build.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 217

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20 percent for over 30 years. A generation ago, the biggest employers in eastern Kentucky were coal companies, which received significant incentives, including tax breaks, from local and state governments to operate in the region.

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Kaplan E-rate Report Tablets 105

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Often they read about these incidents on the news before receiving official notice from the district or company. “We Fortunately, the company confirmed that no one else had accessed that data. over 77 million users compromised.

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EdTech Data Edmodo Company 88

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 81

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. So I think there's a big role for kind of those those third party companies say we're going to build applications around this. Yeah, I think we'll solve it. I think it's a major problem at the moment.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 427

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. References Bjork, E. & Bjork, R.

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Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The most common goals for any project are: Attract more customers: these strategies should focus on increasing conversion rates and getting users to take a specific action (download an app, buy a product, subscribe to your newsletter, etc.). User experience (UX) refers to the user’s interaction with your product, system or service.

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Strategy Social Media E-rate Meeting 52

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It must have a high in student engagement rating based on student chosen thumbs up or thumbs down, you can even import in WGA or star data to give students a more differentiated experience from the first log on. Thank you, e Spark for sponsoring this extended episode today. I love it for activities to remain in the eSpark catalog.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 339

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

He references the plight of adjuncts, including Doonesbury’s take. Possiblye the FCC will extend E-rate funding to poorer areas. Providers are growing more features, each company or project following or leapfrogging the others. Casey answered by referring to what metaphors of change tell us about our attitudes.

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Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

We are delighted that Terry will be delivering a keynote speech at this year''s European Distance and E-Learning Network ( EDEN ) Conference in Zagreb in June. Olaf had the idea to create a summary reference for the major research issues that we struggle with, research and write about in distance education. Reference Cousin, G.

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E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The company’s effort comes as policymakers at the federal level and school advocates are calling for greater focus on addressing the so-called homework gap. The company and its foundation also say they will raise money through special events, and donation of devices, and other activities. history to bridge the digital divide.”.

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Broadband Smartphone Digital Divide Company 40

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Depending on how far we want to take our data collection, we could potentially collect library records, e-book consumption patterns, social network information, etc. For all of us who have been in the e-Learning world for a while, talking about learning analytics is like calling an old friend by a new name.

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys.

EdTech 52

EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

However, many technology companies are becoming increasingly aware of how different tools regarded as “assistive technology” could be impactful to everyone. In many cases, companies are developing accessibility features to be built into devices to promote access for all. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design.

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Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525

ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

Making sure you choose a company that has your best interest in mind is vital. TCO refers to hidden costs such as maintenance or replacement parts. You can either have them mounted to the wall, placed on a trolley, or have an e-poster system for even more mobility of the display. Refer to our projectors.

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Meeting How To Software Conference 345

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. She teaches online and gets all these great ratings. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Strategy Learning E-rate Course 173

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Huh uh,” Kunz said, “none of those.”

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 118

Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

Half of the community college students surveyed in both studies were housing insecure, which refers to the inability to pay rent or utilities, or having to move frequently. According to an analysis by The Economist, the “nominal price of textbooks has risen more than fifteenfold since 1970, three times the rate of inflation.”

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E-rate Guidelines Report Secondary 64

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

In the TV series Shark Tank, entrepreneurs with budding companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who ask probing questions and then decide whether to back the proposals. Freund: When I sold my previous company, I had some time at my hands for the first time really in my life. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

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E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

This is because books are what economists refer to as private goods, meaning they have two specific characteristics: they are rivalrous and excludable. While causality was not claimed by any researcher, the use of OER was sometimes correlated with higher test scores, lower failure, or withdrawal rates. References.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The program, called UPSTART, was developed by a nonprofit company and advertises itself as a kindergarten-readiness program. Now, a small but growing number of nonprofits and for-profit companies are saying they can deliver at least some of these experiences — and benefits — via the internet, and thousands of parents are signing up.

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Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 156

MindShift

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Schools across the country are nervously watching to see if the Federal Communications Commission chooses to repeal Obama-era regulations that protect an open internet, often referred to as “net neutrality.” Companies can’t block access to any websites or apps, and can’t meddle with loading speeds.

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E-rate Classroom Libraries Broadband 58

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

The levels here refer to guided reading levels. Some of the links in the spreadsheet are to reputable companies where you can purchase books (Alphabet Series, Flyleaf, etc.) When I was at a session on reunion day, I heard about using text bands to help select books for readers.

Secondary 72

Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / I went through and found people who already had a high school diploma or GED to fill out their FAFSAs,” Lopez says, referring to the federal forms to apply for financial aid. “I

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Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 165