Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

You can’t have a traditional education system (that sometimes feel like it belongs to the dinosaurs era) become a modern educational system overnight. The educational system needs pioneer schools to test the waters of BYOD and share what they find with everyone that wants to follow suit. BYOD deepens the digital divide.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 19, 2022

The article discussed HyFlex in higher education in contrast with face to face learning, which the author praises. I don’t object to that praise, as I also appreciate the in-person education experience. The problem is that the piece cites a liberal arts campus as an example of post-secondary education as a whole.

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Online Learning Learning Secondary Digital Divide 123

Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. As we emerge from the pandemic, could a more diverse range of educational options be a solution? Google Doc handout.

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Guidelines Learning Digital Divide Online Learning 63

MindShift

JUNE 9, 2021

During virtual education, he relied on reference materials and parent assistance when available. If a teacher asks all students to put an answer in the virtual class’ chatbox, for instance, a student who might not feel confident in their ability to write their thoughts can use transcription software to still participate.

Technology 48

Technology Classroom Software Accessibility 48

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

That raises the question: is the move to digital homework systems creating a new kind of digital divide at colleges? Textbook companies defend their new model, arguing that digital titles help students learn better than past methods and are sold for far less than traditional textbooks.

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Pearson Course Social Media Company 163

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

Recently, demonstrations of Google Glass , eyewear that connects you via augmented reality software and gestural control to information beyond your normal visual experience, and Muse , a brain-wave sensing headband, have veered us in the direction of cyborg experience. But the digital divide will not stop the march of technology.

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Digital Divide Secondary Social Media Technology 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. These students made up 9.6

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

This week I read an article that documented the recent partnership between futurist Ray Kurzweil and Google''s Larry Page. The implications of this for education, business, commerce and a whole host of other sectors of society is. Along with faster-than-light travel and teleportation, it seemed like the only impossible dream remaining.

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Learning E-rate Digital Divide Microsoft 59

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Kajeet, a world-class provider of private wireless and managed IoT connectivity, today announced a collaboration with Google to deploy its Private 5G Platform on Google Distributed Cloud Edge. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students.

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Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Whether it’s used for homework-assignment web searches, streamed video tutorials, educational apps or collaborative multimedia projects, fast internet at home is rapidly turning into a necessity for America’s students. Most EBS license holders, however, can’t use their portion of spectrum the way Albemarle County has.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Global Education Conference Keynotes. The great majority of these events are free to attend.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Through “scanning” the code by way of photographing it, and installing a a FREE APP or simple piece of software to your smartphone, anyone can access the information behind the QR which might contain images, easily launched website links, and text. and the Apple Educator price was.wait for it.$229! What the what!? Want More Ideas?

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Libraries Classroom Smartphone Wiki 74

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 176

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 176

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

I often talk about baby-steppin into Makerspace (or any new education innovation) is because I don't want you to feel like pressured or guilted into jumping into something new in a big way or spending thousands of dollars from the jump. No software needed! Check out the Amazon Idea List here and the Shopping List here! Got Charge?

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Despite the promise of digital technologies, not all communities around the world have the access they need. One way to lessen the global digital divide is to provide affordable and accessible computing education to all, regardless of socioeconomic background. That's the easier step.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility Training 172

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

TeacherCast

AUGUST 27, 2015

Should individual teachers have to assess the pros and cons for themselves of systems like Edsby , Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology or Moodle? Google Classroom for assignment submission, Twitter for homework notification. A digital divide between teachers hurts students. Too many apps make parents unhappy.

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Edmodo Moodle LMS Software 68

MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

For this story I talked to educators in six states, from California to South Carolina. The digital divide is still big and complex. Lee at Brookings is working on a book about the digital divide, and she says it’s multidimensional. And the digital divide is about more than equipment.

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Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Embracing these tools not only prepares students for a tech-driven future but also enriches the educational journey with creativity and efficiency.

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Khan Academy Technology Tools LMS 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. In the past, this all feeds the reviews I have written each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” More on the Department of Education’s for-profit university machinations in the for-profit section below. ” Here’s a choice quotation from the head of the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office, Candace Jackson : Jackson later apologized. .”

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Education Politics. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. ” Education in the Courts. “ Spending Bill Could Revive Year-Round Pell Grants.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

One of the mantras of that dream – the idea that economic success is possible if not inevitable – involves the necessity of education. “Education can be the difference, that education can save lives, that education can put folks on a path to opportunity,” Secretary of Education John B.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Education Politics. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The changes are due to the replacement of one education acronym (NCLB) with another ( ESSA ). population.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

*Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. (Oh National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The social consequences for the field of education in general are significant."

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The social consequences for the field of education in general are significant."

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The business of education technology overlaps with the politics of ed-tech. One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40