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Please Stop Calling It “Digital Content”!

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as “digital learning resources.” Calling learning resources “content” creates a flat, erroneously equivalent comparison between learning resources and learning targets. So, please, start using the term “digital learning resources.”

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Majority of districts now meet FCC’s school internet connectivity goal

eSchool News

The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). In comparison, those districts not meeting the goal are paying well above that median price at $1.55 Key points: U.S. per megabit.

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Supporting online learners

Learning with 'e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler I have just published a third module in my series on digital learning for the ZilLearn platform. I cover a range of themes around online learning support, and apply several well known theories to explain what is required in digital learning environments.

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Schools Face Barriers to VR Adoption in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

ROI in education looks different in comparison, which can make it more difficult to identify actual value. “Cost is the primary challenge of AR/VR tools in most markets, and especially so in education,” the ABI report notes. Schools may also find it difficult to understand the value in VR at the outset. .

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Evaluating and Informing EdTechInvestments through ActionableInsights in Virginia Beach

Lightspeed Systems

Now that the district has successfully made the digital leap, VBCPS leaders are asking themselves what’s next in terms of leveraging their digital learning tools, devices, and data to further impact and enhance learning. To strengthen their digital learning ecosystem, VBCPS leaders implemented four key data strategies: 1.

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

Edsurge

as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. Modest by comparison, Western Governors University, the largest in the U.S., I’ve always thought of the U.S. But lately I’ve realized my perception may be flawed by a false sense of American exceptionalism. While here in the U.S.,

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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

Previously signed into law , Utah’s school system now requires all students be assigned “ digital backpacks ,” which contain a history of student data, including everything from science projects to test results. . by Eli Zimmerman.