EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

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E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

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). Access to technology , especially technology and tools powered by the internet, is essential for learning. Key points: U.S.

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Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 99

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students have fewer barriers to learning when they can use their tablets or laptops not only to find homework instructions, read e-books, and share important information with their families, but to create and work on independent projects, research topics that interest them, and connect with subject experts.

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Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 334

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 7, 2019

In the past few years, concerted efforts like E-rate modernization and various statewide initiatives have helped bring digital learning opportunities to students across the nation. Let’s look at three examples of how digital learning is changing the face of today’s classroom learning.

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Digital Learning E-rate Chromebook Learning 74

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Just as all teachers want their students to keep improving over time, school administrators are driven to continually build upon their systems , giving educators and students the greatest resources possible. . After deliberation, they determined their goal was to shift to smaller, more personalized learning. .

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E-rate Case Study Strategy Report 238

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As such, states can expect to support a great variety of approaches to educational technology in their districts under the program, from those that spend some smaller portion of funds on activities to fill in the gaps in local efforts to those that devote the maximum allowable funds to ambitious personalized learning implementations.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Academy participants make a positive impact on student-centered and digital learning in their school district and enhance their career trajectory. Here are the resources that they used. And then I received this wonderful e-mail that says, hey, you’re in and and then I, you know, booked the times that were available.

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E-rate Industry Accessibility EdTech 101

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey. “We We knew most districts and schools would respond, but a 100-percent response rate shows that technology is a high priority for education leaders throughout the state,” he said.

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Digital Learning Assessment E-rate Survey 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Though there are many ways to implement a blended learning program, there are a few commonalities in what works, what doesn’t and what is destined for failure. The Good The best blended learning programs seem to have some common threads. One of the biggest indicators of a successful program is intentional technology use.

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Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 122

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. percent to 76.6

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Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

SETDA Says

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Through the continued leadership of the Board of Directors and the dedication of our members and staff, during 2016 SETDA celebrated 15 years of. read more.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Proposed legislation would ensure students have access to digital learning resources, internet outside of school. The Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 , introduced by Rep. The Homework Gap is the cruelest part of the new digital divide. “The “The Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 (H.R.

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E-rate Digital Divide Digital Learning Industry 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. Dear Colleague Letter: Resource Comparability , which emphases technology-related equity issues (October 2014). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Another advantage of AI is the time it can save teachers in the creation of personalized learning experiences. This approach acknowledges and accommodates the unique needs, strengths, and learning styles of learners.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. Incoming students had a friend on campus,” Barajas-Murphy says.

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Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 83

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Another advantage of AI is the time it can save teachers in the creation of personalized learning experiences. This approach acknowledges and accommodates the unique needs, strengths, and learning styles of learners.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

SETDA Says

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As the year winds down, we reflect on our accomplishments from 2015. Needless to say, SETDA had a busy year! Through the continued leadership. read more.

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Resources Equity of Access E-rate OER 28

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As you know, Digital Promise is committed to closing the Digital Learning Gap -- ensuring that all learners have equitable access to technology, acquire the skills to fully participate in a connected world, and feel empowered to achieve their life and work goals. school and library to the Internet. Thank you for your support.

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E-rate Libraries Meeting Accessibility 120

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The CreateBoard course will be followed by additional comprehensive training resources released in coordination with a third-party provider. OverDrive Education announced that the Sora student reading app is piloting a new Sora Extra that connects students to interactive reading resources from TeachingBooks.net.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 130

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

By definition, it’s the “motion” of “e.” Unlike in the tech industry, where “e” is “electronic,” in “emotion,” it’s “excite,” signifying that motion is present but not always seen. Schools everywhere are experiencing massive attrition rates. People tend to characterize the feeling of love as a warmth, a welling up of something.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It comprises the whole world of computer-aided education and training, along with the use of digital tools and resources. Students learn at different rates, and from diverse ways. These tools deliver personalized learning and training that can automatically adjust to an individual’s learning competence.

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EdTech Trends E-rate Learning 116

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.

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Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 71

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 3:30pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Making a Better World: Digital Citizenship For K-12 , As student devices are being integrated into schools, helping students be good digital citizens is more important than ever. How can we help kids make a better digital world? Learn more and register here.

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Well, it did–but it also didn’t. billion by 2022.

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EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. “A Response to Larry Berger’s ‘Confession’ on Personalized Learning ” by New Classrooms’ Joel Rose.

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

” Here, via Edsurge , is a great example of how, instead of investing in public infrastructure, schools wield ed-tech to outsource and privatize key resources for students and communities. Via The New York Times : “ Texas Students Will Now Learn That Slavery Was ‘Central’ to the Civil War.”

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

. “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” And there’s some human resources news in the HR section below too. How Expeditionary Deeper Learning Engages Students Through Inquiry, Discovery & Creativity.” ” asks Tony Bates. Here’s What They Found.”

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” The curriculum company Great Minds is appealing a lawsuit in which it claimed that FedEx had violated the “open” in its open educational resources by making copies.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46