Digital Learning, Equity of Access and Technology

Equity of Access

SETDA Says

JUNE 23, 2021

OET Roundtable Blog Convened by SETDA, CoSN, & Digital Promise By Julia Fallon, Executive Director, SETDA Equity of Access As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, reliable, robust broadband access both at school and away from campus is required to equitably engage all learners no matter where they live and learn.

Equity of Access

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The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning

Doug Levin

AUGUST 17, 2017

I have been critical of the treatment of technology in both the 2015 and 2016 Education Next back-to-school polls for a variety of reasons, including sloppiness in reporting, bias, and lack of relevance to education policy and practice considerations.

Digital Learning

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Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

In-person schooling provided an environment for students with cognitive or physical challenges to be fully supported with personalized instruction, tailored supports, and customized technologies. The pandemic amplified an opportunity for school districts to truly enable students to participate in the design of their own learning.

Adaptive Learning

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight.

Digital Learning

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Do We Need New Regulations to Govern the Use of EdTech?

Doug Levin

MAY 19, 2018

Largely unexamined in the large-scale shift to digital learning in education are the accompanying ethical considerations. Indeed, the issues and tradeoffs that school leaders and teachers face in using technology in schools and for education — whether free or for a fee — are more complex than they have ever been.

EdTech

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Asynchronous Learning: The Key to Equity

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

By Kevin McFarland In this time of the Coronavirus pandemic and an all too sudden shift to virtual learning, equity of access has become perhaps the single largest obstacle to educating our children. Part of this problem can only be corrected with funding to bridge Internet and device access to communities in need.

Learning

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools. “Our

Digital Learning

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21 education technology recommendations for 2016

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Next page: The 21 technology recommendations.

Education

Education Technology Equity of Access Future Ready

21 education technology recommendations for 2016

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Next page: The 21 technology recommendations.

Education

Education Technology Equity of Access Future Ready

The Human EdTech for Diversity

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

Technology dominates the education landscape discussion. It can bridge language-learning gaps and increase access with automation so fine that it can literally speak to a student and correct pronunciation and context, while removing any sense of embarrassment because it can be done privately anywhere. By LeiLani Cauthen.

EdTech

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#DLNchat: How Will Net Neutrality Changes Affect Higher Education?

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

JJ Johnson, among others, touted the importance libraries will continue to play in supporting equity of access to information, now maybe more than ever. Perhaps, some posited, access issues could inspire real change in our cultural attitudes toward net neutrality. But others were a bit more hopeful.

Education

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Teacher-Student Digital Communication Makes for Good Learning

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For example, survey data showed: Student and teacher texting increased significantly during the sudden shift to digital learning because of COVID-19 school closures. Evans, is that many students do not have the tech resources distance learning requires. Join the Commmunity.

Learning

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals. Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? asks Ellen Dorr, Renton’s Director of Instructional Technology. “We

EdTech

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. She has spearheaded the district’s first 1:1 iPad program where more than 700 students are afforded 24/7 personalized learning opportunities.

Resources

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The main theme of the event was connectivity, but that extends far beyond merely connecting students to technology.

Future Ready

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The main theme of the event was connectivity, but that extends far beyond merely connecting students to technology.

Future Ready

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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Essential Conditions: Support the essential conditions necessary for the successful acquisition and implementation of digital instructional materials for successful digital learning including Leadership, Equity of Access, Accessibility for All Students, Interoperability Considerations and Student Data & Privacy.

Instructional Materials

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Meet the SETDA 2021 State Achievement Award Recipients

SETDA Says

JUNE 22, 2021

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

Meeting

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

In addition, districts had unequal access to state systems depending on size, and despite the money spent on technology, there was inequity across the districts. Moving forward, Nebraska’s plan includes reducing the burdens on staff, increasing privacy and security, and making sure that the data is supporting teaching and learning.

Data

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SETDA Disappointed in FCC Lifeline Revocations and Modernization Report Retraction

SETDA Says

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), the principal membership association representing U.S. state and territorial digital learning leaders released the following statement of. read more.

Digital Learning

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Meet the SETDA 2022 State Achievement Award Recipients

SETDA Says

JUNE 6, 2022

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

Meeting

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Understanding Equitable Access Data

SETDA Says

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Guest Blog post by Jeremiah Okal-Frink, PhD, Senior Education Strategist – Dell Technologies We have all witnessed the pressure that had been building within our education system to transform the way we prepare students for a drastically different future erupt over the past few years.

Accessibility

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How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Contemporary curriculum design involves multiple facets: engaging 21st Century skills, using digital tools, collaborating with others around the globe, performance tasks, and more. In my book Digital Learning Strategies , I describe four considerations for Replacement Thinking around assessments. Everything. All the time.

Assessment

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Mitigating Learning Loss: It’s about Time

SETDA Says

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We can turn the current challenges into an opportunity to accelerate learning using a proven 3-step process for closing achievement gaps and supporting educators with the right systems. The post Mitigating Learning Loss: It’s about Time appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA.

Learning

Learning Education System Technology

EdTech Update

Equity of Access

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning

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Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

Do We Need New Regulations to Govern the Use of EdTech?

Asynchronous Learning: The Key to Equity

Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

21 education technology recommendations for 2016

21 education technology recommendations for 2016

The Human EdTech for Diversity

#DLNchat: How Will Net Neutrality Changes Affect Higher Education?

Teacher-Student Digital Communication Makes for Good Learning

Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

Meet the SETDA 2021 State Achievement Award Recipients

Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

SETDA Disappointed in FCC Lifeline Revocations and Modernization Report Retraction

Meet the SETDA 2022 State Achievement Award Recipients

Understanding Equitable Access Data

How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

Mitigating Learning Loss: It’s about Time

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