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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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. A lot of times, a Learning Management System, where their online classroom can seem generic, and antiquated and stressful. She teaches online and gets all these great ratings.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. By Rebecca Koenig From Public School to the Prison System Lopez is now working toward a doctorate in developmental education, but as an undergrad, she majored in theater. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. That’s known as the metacognitive realm.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

She uses a system called Top Hat, but there are a few competing systems like this for use in lectures to inject some interactivity. The textbook [company] made the slides and she literally read off of the slides for the entire semester. And just a few minutes in, she posed the first quiz of the day. “A

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

For superintendents in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools , this is an opportunity to examine and reimagine their education systems under new constraints. 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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

And I remember my first year in the education system; my teachers thought I was mute; they thought I couldn't speak. 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! And my mom was like, No, she talks a lot.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

And hopefully, we can build a space, an education system, and develop it so that our students are fit for the 21st century and can go on to be successful in this new world. So we have to focus on what are the skills that are unique to the human being here and really bring them back to the core of the education system.

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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. Melissa Mann is a special education teacher with the Madison County School System. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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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. Tip 1: make sure To have a Buddy System.

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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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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. And “free” doesn’t last.

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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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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. Netflix just wants you happy and watching more movies.

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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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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. We then dove into the learning management system ( LMS in the US; VLE in Europe ). Providers are growing more features, each company or project following or leapfrogging the others.

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Data comes from many sources : Student Information Systems (SIS) : provide demographic and academic data. Learning Management Systems (LMS): provide students’ activity records as well as students’ performance information. Other systems: provide multiple types of information. Benefits of learning analytics.

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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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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. I’m especially interested in social media that can be used to go beyond the often institutional centric LMS systems.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” Anyway, looks like we’re back to referring to SoFi as a “student loan provider” and not some other new-fangled fin-tech darling. SoFi is the ed-tech company that has raised the most venture capital. Pay attention.).

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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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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.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sessions will showcase techniques from Lightspeed Systems experts and include time for Q&A. 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. 3:48 Great.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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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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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Mississippi ’s early ed shakeup: State reorganizes key child care services, launches new family tracking system.” ” The Trump administration? Not so much. ” “Some shareholders in K12 Inc.,

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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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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.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

While we need to reject the notion of relying solely on from-the-gut verification systems , it is important to recognize that we are not always looking at a binary situation. Check out the post That Chain E-Mail Your Friend Sent to You is (Likely) Bogus. Credibility decisions are complicated. Most news is not simply fake or true.

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