Education Superhighway

APRIL 10, 2019

Seven years ago, a wide-scale digital learning conference was unheard of because the majority of school districts across the country weren’t equipped with the infrastructure or technology to implement a robust digital curriculum. We must continue to debunk the myth that technology can replace teachers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," was held online on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The recordings of the mini-conference--which include the opening keynote panel, 13 presentation sessions, and the closing keynote--are now publicly available at [link]. You do need to be logged into Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. The conference schedule is listed just above the keynote bios and includes links to full session descriptions. Final conference viewing links will be sent as soon as you register. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. Fortunately, the education sector had time to smooth out some of these wrinkles, especially with improved connectivity and advancing technology such as artificial intelligence (AI).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The conference schedule is listed just above the keynote bios and includes links to full session descriptions. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The accepted conference sessions are listed just above the keynote bios and include links to full descriptions! Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning. During this time, the state also launched a school technology readiness survey, which was completed by 117 school district leaders and provided insight into the internal network needs across the state.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2021

While virtual learning during the pandemic has been far from ideal, it has two benefits that have helped schools better serve Black students and families: increased technology access that dramatically closed the digital divide for most students and stronger communication between schools and families.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. We already have over 1,000 people registered for this event, and our mini-conferences almost always reache over 5,000 by the start date! The call for proposals is now open (see below).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Before implementing a one-to-one device program, school districts should have a well-structured integration plan in place , according to experts at the International Society for Technology in Education 2018 conference earlier this year. But, done correctly, there can be many rewards. . Are they going to be [802.11]ac,

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Also, gain insights into the upcoming Elevating Innovation Virtual Conference taking place next month, promising exciting opportunities for professional development. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. Don’t let these outstanding PD prospects pass you by!

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't" This was just one of the contentious and thought provoking statements made at Learning Through Technology this week in Glasgow. LTT2013 was one of two conferences I was invited to speak at this week.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

After schools switched from physical instruction to remote learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, districts and state leaders assured families they would get devices for students and the technology resources needed to do schoolwork at home. Five weeks into the shutdown, many students still lacked access to necessary technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

How are we ever going to bridge the digital divide—the digital abyss—if we have different realities of a pandemic, of the outcome of an election, of a war in Ukraine with Russia?” One effort is to help more states adopt media literacy requirements, as Texas and Illinois have done.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 23, 2012

While attending the NSBA Annual Conference this past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Sal Kahn’s keynote on Sunday. Change education reform educational technology Flipped Classroom Khan Academy Opinion' Khan is the creator of Khan Academy. And they do.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

Nearly half of low-income districts distributed paper packets of worksheets to families while more than three-fourths of wealthier school districts distributed everything digitally. This digital divide had enormous consequences for what instruction meant. Peoria deviated from the national trend when it came to technology.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 14, 2016

Welcome to the first post in a series that allows me to share with you my journey to the ASCD 2016 Conference in Atlanta. I hope your enjoyed my tweets throughout the conference, and even my pre-conference post , that brought you the latest in educational theory with a technology twist.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 15, 2014

On March 5, 2014, I was privileged to moderate and participate on a panel on Bridging the Digital Divide with BYOD Equity at the SXSWedu conference in Austin, Texas. I highly suggest you follow each of them on Twitter to learn more about best practices in educational technology. Unported License.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Leaders of the International Society for Technology in Education are launching the organization’s first-ever effort to raise revenue through licensing fees tied to companies’ use of the organization’s digital standards, the group’s chief executive officer said Sunday.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 19, 2022

I’ve seen this for decades in the ed tech space, commentators speaking or writing as if they’ve been the first to come across or reflect on a given technology or problem. To sum up: we learn from this four mistakes to avoid in writing about educational technology in higher ed.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

on Thursday, at the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition conference. Travis Litman, the chief of staff and senior legal advisor for Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC commissioner who coined the term “homework gap,” emphasized the growing urgency of addressing the digital divide.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The fifth annual Global Education Conference is just a few weeks away, and we want to be sure that you have an opportunity to contribute to this year''s conference as a presenter. Global Education Conference Keynotes. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 3, 2020

EDUCAUSE canceled its ELI conference in Washington state. The Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Conference and Exhibition (#APAIE2020) canceled its Vancouver event. My readers know that the digital divide means unequal access to bandwidth, which can limit use of video and large files.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Edtech gatherings that attract more than 1,000 attendees, such as LearnLaunch’s Across Boundaries Conference last week in Boston, are usually echo chambers of hubbub and hoopla about technology’s potential to transform education. Throughout the conference sessions, there were no shortages of ideas on how to address those issues.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2022

It seems that many teachers have begun using more digital tools in their in-person instruction as well. Jen shares how she feels that teachers are utilizing digital tools in a way that now goes beyond substituting paper for computer. . Jen also shares how the digital divide has become more apparent. About Jen Giffen.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

For others, it’s an even bigger catastrophe: they may not be able to afford proper meals for their children, much less the technology and connectivity needed for online learning. Other school districts are tapping older technologies. For many families, the switch is a crippling inconvenience. Some 70 percent of the city’s 1.1

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 11, 2015

In online/digital learning environments, my own research has shown that the gap can be amplified or reduced, depending on a) the skill of the teacher b) their attitude and c) how the technology is being used. 2014 fote conference from Steve Wheeler Digital Learning Futures: Mind the gap! Unported License.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. – Mike Gorman ( [link] ). Check out my Booking Page . Mike Gorman.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Teachers who are most confident about educational technology tend to work in low-poverty and suburban schools, bringing their students a wide range of experiences and potential benefits that other young people may lack, concludes a survey released today by the Education Week Research Center.

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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. Photo: Michael Craddock. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Photo: Chris Berdik.

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eSpark

MAY 18, 2016

Burgeoning screenwriters can share their work on message boards, amateur astronomers can video conference with scientists at the Gemini Observatory , and photographers can post their work on Instagram to receive almost immediate feedback. Is your district meeting the needs of every learner?

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2016

The image presented here was ironic, appearing as it did on the door to the main venue of the conference, but as several pointed out, the device in the image is a reference to a bygone age when mobile phones were primitive. Here is my summary of seven of the themes and challenges raised during the conference.

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