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Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom

EdTech Magazine

K–12 schools are also diversifying their device footprints , using everything from school-issued laptops to interactive touch panels. Here, accessibility matters. Who has access to this technology? For what purpose? How is use tracked, cataloged and stored for potential cybersecurity audits? .

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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As we took notes on our $2000 laptops, those stats seemed too far off. Open digital badges. And we all assumed that the demand would spike, such that society would find a way to make 1:1 happen much sooner, at higher price points. But the consultant was right. What technology never lived up to expectations or the hype?

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

includes reading challenges, craft projects, and games where students can earn digital badges online. . School libraries had always been central to digital access for the entire school, and when learning moved online they became tech hubs for both teachers and students.

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How Can We Harness the Power of Learning Beyond the School Day?

MindShift

The MacArthur Foundation got involved in the project and recommended digital badges , one of its areas of investment. Youth can develop digital portfolios, called “digital backpacks” by Chicago City of Learning, that represent their personalities, interests and achievements beyond school.

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

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Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. If you successfully demonstrate competence, you will receive the micro-credential in the form of a digital badge.

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WHAT’S NEW

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MyMantl’s verified digital badging provides a way for learners, as early as high school, to chronicle their skill development and demonstrate proven credentials. The Omni Power Station recharges up to 10 Omni 20s at once and allows students to rent and return an Omni 20 using a self-service mobile app.

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

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Rather than our traditional conception of “training” as a time-out from everyday work to visit to a classroom, on-the-job learning is increasingly about access to just-in-time, job-relevant content—often via a laptop or a smartphone, whether at a desk or on a manufacturing shop floor.

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