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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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 EdTech 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Or their latest crop of teachers needs training? technicians, programmers and technology coaches), network infrastructure, maintenance and—importantly—teacher training on how to effectively use all that new technology. So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Or their networks need an upgrade?

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 160

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While vendors and e-learning service providers promote microlearning as an off-the-shelf solution to be used like a genie’s lamp to solve all the learning and development issues in your organization, they fail to understand that microlearning is not a technological solution—it is a learning strategy.

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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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Education Superhighway

JULY 8, 2019

As the State E-rate Director, Milan Eaton has been working on the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative since it began in 2016. Tell us about your journey from working in the telecom industry to your role now as State E-rate Director for the Arizona Department of Education.

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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

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The E-rate Category 2 program has been a game changer for school districts across America looking to upgrade their internal networks. Since 2015, 83% of school districts nationwide have received federal E-rate Category 2 funding — a dramatic increase from 14% between 2011 and 2014. Current program set up.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. As a result, educators have been forced to rethink how they teach using digital instructional tools and practices.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Because the tools have not been designed to work together, faculty often have to juggle several platforms at once. These challenges—and the tools and solutions the industry responds with—have real implications on student outcomes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

This also means being mindful of students with special needs, and students without access to digital resources at home. Even the best digital tool is useless if it is inaccessible to learners, so schools should create supports ahead of time for those who need them.

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Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 114

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. That stage training is surprisingly relevant, she says: “I use it every day.” She didn’t get much training before making the shift. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / WASHINGTON, D.C. Jerard Briscoe is away at school.

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Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 160

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Elearning design needs to engage and persuade the learner to know how to engage with the content and learning. Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. It takes the stress away from their learning environment.

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Strategy Learning E-rate Course 173

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 73

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. Currently, the esports ecosystem is projected to surpass $1.8

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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. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 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. Currently, the esports ecosystem is projected to surpass $1.8

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 114

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Life Schools Charter School’s digital citizenship initiative began when they started to notice that many students were posting on social media about their location and other personal details. Following the district vision, and in search for a free curriculum, Theresa found Common Sense’s Digital Citizenship Curriculum and began from there.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

A new school year means new opportunities, ambitious learning goals, and heightened prospects for kids, but for millions of our nation’s students, those opportunities come with an asterisk. This means that Georgia’s students will no longer be trying to learn tomorrow’s skills with yesterday’s tools. As a result, $2.5

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Digital Learning 40

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 14, 2016

That’s a finding that contrasts with some of the stereotypes of educators–that they’re instinctively resistant to trying out new digital tools. Educators are also worried that they lack the basic technology, and the training, to get their ambitions off the ground. Takeaways for Tech Providers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 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. The Business of Job Training. .” Via Buzzfeed : “17 Colleges Fell Short On Campus Safety , But The Education Department Didn’t Tell The Schools.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” The Business of Job Training. Most MOOC news these days more accurately fits here under “job training.” ” From the Coursera blog : “New on Coursera: start-to-finish learning paths for starting a new career.”

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Cambridge Analytica, a company on whose board Trump’s campaign manager and now chief strategist Steve Bannon sits, used Facebook “as a tool to build psychological profiles that represent some 230 million adult Americans.” million in E-Rate rebates.). ” Voter suppression – via Facebook.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40