Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 22, 2023

As your school district seeks to optimize the effectiveness of its web content filtering across a wide spectrum of considerations that include teaching, learning, safety, security, privacy, and of course, return on investment, keep the following tips at the front of your mind. #1 to help identify and proactively fix vulnerabilities. #4

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Policies E-rate System Accessibility 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A smaller but still significant group has begun tutoring their Chinese students privately, in clandestine arrangements, setting their own schedules and pay rates, though many find this option to be too risky for the families and won’t consider it. The e-card templates VIPKid created for teachers to tell their Chinese students goodbye.

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E-rate Company Course Industry 169

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Before the pandemic, white, Black and Hispanic Americans were enrolling in college at about the same rates, especially when unemployment was high and jobs were hard to find. Asian Americans enrolled in college at much higher rates.) Data sources: Adult population collected by the Annie E. Census Bureau.

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Data E-rate Report Survey 109

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In our first installment of this podcast series last month, I shared the scene from a digital media course where I saw students watching sports highlights on YouTube during a lecture, shopping for beds on Facebook marketplace and playing video games on their iPhones as the professor did his thing on stage. So they wanted us to be gracious.

Laptops 202

Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 202

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

According to a study by the National Education Policy Center, students engaged in face-to-face instruction tend to achieve higher academic outcomes compared to those in online environments. Students can access course materials and complete assignments at their own pace and convenience, accommodating busy schedules and diverse learning styles.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Classroom Learning E-rate 52

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Of course, even that small fraction would mean 70,000 students. Back in 2010, Walmart began a partnership with American Public University, a for-profit college, to give all Walmart employees a 15 percent discount on the college’s courses. Brandman will tailor some of its courses in logistics and business for the Walmart students.

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Study Pearson E-rate Training 113

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

As school leaders, AASA supports their members in setting the pace for academic achievement as they work to shape policy, oversee implementation, and represent school districts throughout the nation and worldwide. Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Connect: [link] , @IELconnects.

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Future Ready Secondary Advocacy Elementary 100

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Merritt solicited the support of its E-rate consultant, Julie Watson, who provided invaluable advice on how to fund an upgrade. By the time two years had passed and the school had 800 students, Merritt had fully implemented a 1:1 student-to-device policy.

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Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

A new report from the Learning Policy Institute affirms that teachers of color have numerous positive effects on students. The report also shows that especially for students of color, being taught by a teacher of color can boost academic achievement, high school graduation rates and aspirations to attend college.

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E-rate Report Policies Strategy 111

Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. I have the e-course you have been waiting for! This is the e-course you have been waiting for: the course to help you on your journey to becoming a Google for Education Certified Trainer ! See: Copyright Policy. .” – Felix Jacomino. Daily App Advice.

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How To E-rate Classroom iPad 74

Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

can be collected at the desired rate, and compiled in the desired format. Even the most advanced teachers have to use the universal teaching strategies to deliver course material to students in the traditional classroom. This implies that the professional development of teachers should be viewed by policy-makers as a top priority.

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Education E-rate Mobility Assessment 81

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Of course it was. It’s a Whole New World But Nothing New” 00;21;11;07 – 00;21;28;18 Brad Weinstein So it's going to be a new way of monitoring things, a new way of looking at discipline, a new way of, you know, our school policies and procedures and handbook. I mean, if I was a student, I'd probably do exactly the same.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. I dislike fraudulent courses. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Beal’s story is symbolic of a larger trend in underperforming online charter schools, according to a recent report published in the academic journal, Educational Researcher , by Dr. Andrew McEachin, a policy analyst at RAND, and Dr. June Ahn, an associate education professor at New York University. Analyzing data from 1.7

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E-rate Policies Report Analysis 84

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

K received her law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and her PhD in public policy from the University of Texas at Dallas. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.

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Libraries Conference Data E-rate 85

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

K received her law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and her PhD in public policy from the University of Texas at Dallas. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.

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Libraries Conference Data E-rate 71

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. Earlier this month, M.I.T.

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Software Trends E-rate Coursera 110

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

And of course, how can I help my students learn as much as possible from movies and videos? Tips for Showing and Streaming Movies and Videos in Your Classroom Follow your school or district's policies. Every school and district is bound to have its own policies, rules, and norms around using video content for learning.

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Video Classroom Digital Citizenship Libraries 90

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

EdX, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that provides online courses, announced last week the creation of 19 “ MicroMasters ” courses, a new type of online educational program. These courses are tailored master’s degree-level classes that can help students hone skills that will be immediately useful in the workplace.

Online Learning 40

Online Learning MOOC E-rate Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In rural districts, children and youth face profound obstacles—geographic isolation and long bus rides to school, frustratingly slow internet connections, limited course options, and low college-going rates. Specifically, only one-third of rural students matriculate in college compared to nearly half of urban students.

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Personalized Learning E-rate Outcomes Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Rates of anxiety and depression among youth and adolescents have reached record highs across the country, with the surgeon general calling kids’ declining mental health the “ defining public health crisis of our time.” There’s a lot of trauma, and there are only so many hours in a day to meet with kids,” Bennett said.

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Training Meeting E-rate Groups 103

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Call me a fool, but I would rather offer no courses at all, than put my name to a course that is inferior due to cost cutting. Adrian Prandle, education policy advisor at the teaching union ATL gets it right when he says: 'Developments such as podcast learning should be in addition to time with lecturers, not instead of it.

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E-rate Dropout Education Online Learning 53

Linways Technologies

JULY 30, 2020

The Indian Union Cabinet has approved the new National Education Policy (NEP) with an aim to introduce several changes in the Indian education system – from the school to the college level. The same level of Accreditation to any collage, based on its rating college will get autonomous rights and funds.

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Policies Education E-rate Course 98

The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Policymakers are often beholden to politicians because they are left with trying to create policy that follows the letter of the law and regulations developed by politicians. School and district administrators and staff are more engaged in carrying the dictates of policy from on high, and often do not see their place as “One to question why.”

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Industry Policies E-rate Meeting 89

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

That policy, the rationale for which Apple officials would not discuss, ensures that Apple will not have to compete with others to make bulk sales to schools. But Apple’s sole-source policy limits the district’s bargaining power. “We Apple knocked 14 percent off a big order he placed in 2016, saving the district $425,000.

iPad 85

iPad Broadband Software Company 85

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Policies issued in July by China’s government restricting the country’s massive tutoring industry may aim to give birth to a new era of education in China, one that eases pressure on kids to excel at all costs and diminishes the power of edtech companies. But as an investor, he wishes the policy didn’t punish entrepreneurs.

EdTech 152

EdTech Company Industry E-rate 152

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 95

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This broadband leader has always had a passion for policy – especially when it came to funding for technology in schools. I was teaching several social studies courses, including one called International Problems. What experiences made you passionate about educational technology? This interview has been edited for clarity.

Policies 49

Policies Technology Advocacy E-rate 49

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

If students are allowed reassessments, for example, does it open the door for dishonesty -- especially if the reassessments are coupled with flexible turn-in or deadline policies, or done outside of class time? The second half links this research to course design steps that instructors can take to put the research findings into practice.

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Course E-rate Examples Assessment 111

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. Why do they all have to be in every single course? I mean, just get rid of it, because I’ve seen kids in online courses just clicking and clicking and clicking and clicking. Vicki: Hmmm.

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Strategy Learning E-rate Course 173

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education. Currently, Amanda serves as President of NCTET.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 54

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. 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.

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 125

Neo LMS

JUNE 12, 2018

I won’t rehash what I have written previously — but in terms of future-proof work, I found another great resource by McKinsey , that is a well-thought through, rational analysis of the future of work, and well worth a read for anyone interested in the rapid rate of change in the labor economy. Exploring the T-Level Action Plan.

E-rate 213

E-rate Robotics Comparison Industry 213

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report. For Project Rebound participants, the recidivism rate is less than 1 percent; for John Irwin House residents, it’s zero. “I I became a crackhead to education.”

E-rate 117

E-rate Study Report Accessibility 117