Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

Closing the digital divide became even more important last year as students without reliable internet access at home struggled to connect to their classes. Moreover, last October, Verizon Innovative Learning won the 2020 Social Impact Award from Reuters Events Responsible Business Awards for its efforts to help close the digital divide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In today’s episode, she shares what she’s doing and how her students are learning. Today’s Sponsor: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. The Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection is here! Finally, we get the feedback that we need on apps for young children and meet content standards.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Learn more about how districts can use network upgrades to grow their digital learning programs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Central Valley School District administrators envisioned such a shift when they decided to begin swapping paper textbooks for iPads in the 2012-13 school year. By and large, it’s working.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

So this fall, eight institutions in the California State University system are lending iPads and tech accessories including a stylus and smart keyboard to all new freshmen and transfer students who want them, regardless of financial need. The tablets are theirs to hold onto for their entire undergraduate careers.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2017

To complete this mission you will take at least 5 selfie images or videos, which meet any of the challenges listed below. I write about the significance of selfies for today’s digital learners in my upcoming book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We can’t speak for every educator, but we can share just a little bit about some of the key ways we’ve already seen AI leveraged by teachers to better engage and teach students: Integrating visual learning: Today’s students live in a visual world. Fortunately, AI is helping our classrooms keep up with that visual world.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 5, 2017

If you like these ideas then be sure to check out my new book published this summer with more ideas, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom. Join me this Friday, July 7th, for a webinar on this topic, Bring Books to Life for Digital Learners. Digitize literature circles.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” It’s going to be a thinking and writing partner in multiple languages,” he says, typing questions into the chatbot on his iPad.

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 2, 2014

Here is my Unit 2 reflection for the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change. Unit 2 focuses on the development of your PLN (Professional Learning Network) and becoming a "Connected Educator". It has become an extension of my school and the faculty meetings.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

You just download it on Google Play or iTunes and use it with your touch Chromebook or iPad after listening to Tom Mullaney share how it works. But also on iPads and on Chromebooks that have the Play Store enabled, which is where education Chromebooks are going. Your kids could do this on an iPads tomorrow. Don’t get worried.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Our students need supportive adults in their lives who can challenge, mentor, and push them to meet and exceed their potential. My goal is to provide you with Do’s and Don’ts regarding online learning programs that will help guide you in how to best assist the students in your life. Tips For Parents About Online Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The Bad As mentioned at the beginning of this article, “blended learning” may be one of the most misused terms in education. There are many so-called blended programs that do not meet the definition, but schools use them anyway. Other programs fail to provide appropriate digital resources for students and learning goals.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

Today I will share with you a more specific example of how an elementary school in California, Woodcrest Elementary School, of the Fullerton School District, has created wonderful digital learning environments for its K1 learners, specifically in the area of literacy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

At North Carolina’s Rowan-Salisbury Schools, a room in the central office showcases 3D printers, virtual reality headsets and a variety of iPad apps. Does it meet students’ needs, or is it just really cool?” In this space, the pressure of buying doesn’t exist,” says Andrew Smith, chief strategy officer for the district.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Join us to learn how to plan and execute an instructional technology strategy that supports your digital learning needs. Discover how to prioritize goals and implement a strategy to meet the reading needs of your students and maintain critical efficiencies and measures for your educators. Watch the on-demand webinar here.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2017

Educators argue that too many products don’t actually meet the needs of teachers or students. This is okay and shouldn’t be seen as a failure, but rather an opportunity to learn and improve both product and practice. Relying on multiple devices (remote, clicker, iPad, computer mouse) to launch or navigate technology can be difficult.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

FREE Webinar | September 13, 2018 | 3:00 PM EDT Join us to learn how to plan and execute an instructional technology strategy that supports your digital learning needs. Increase the success in your classroom!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2017

From kindergarten to grade 12, the vast assortment of digital offerings can meet any student’s interests, all while providing valuable lessons that will appropriately challenge each user. Osmo introduces children to hands-on play through the iPad. Here are a few great options for rainy days, road trips or any time in between.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

We wanted to provide students in grades 5-12 with regular, equitable access to digital learning tools in school and at home. The 1:1 chromebook model focuses on continuously improving student learning outcomes by providing necessary tools to the hands of each student, making their education more engaging.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 14, 2016

Darryl Adams , Superintendent of Coachella Valley Unified School District , shared how Coachella Valley has closed the digital learning gap by providing iPads to every student and deploying school buses with Wifi routers to connect students to the Internet while at home.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

In addition, students with diabetes can now use iPads to connect with their health devices, sharing real-time information with their parents rather than having to forego learning time to call home. The district was able to enhance their “bring-your-own-device” policy, which will help them save on overall device costs.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Apple joined President Obama’s ConnectED initiative and pledged $100 million of teaching and learning solutions to 114 underserved schools across the country. They donated an iPad to every student, a Mac and iPad to every teacher, and an Apple TV to every classroom. Read more about Safari Books’ work.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2017

Personalized learning is a way to engage learners in a customized set of resources, tasks, and environments in order to meet their learning needs and goals. In many schools, there are certain classrooms or teams with pockets of success, yet successful school-wide adoption of a personalized learning model is elusive.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

In addition, students with diabetes can now use iPads to connect with their health devices, sharing real-time information with their parents rather than having to forego learning time to call home. The district was able to enhance their “bring-your-own-device” policy, which will help them save on overall device costs.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap. 1 at the elementary level.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. This could mean providing additional training for teachers on the instructional use of digital learning tools—how they’re going to use technology.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

Since our students are using technology to play, learn, and communicate while at home and at school, they should be learning how to use that technology responsibly. Full integration of digital citizenship (or DigCit) curriculum into every class and every content area—at every grade level—should be the goal to meet this need.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Every highlighted sentence, underlined passage, circled word, & dogeared page is like being part of a book club with a stranger you'll never meet. Every highlighted sentence, underlined passage, circled word, & dogeared page is like being part of a book club with a stranger you'll never meet. Hypothes.is

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Educators in the suburban Chicago North Shore School District 112 retooled after determining that many of the available tech devices weren’t good enough to handle constant use during distance learning, says Superintendent Michael Lubelfeld. million toward new iPads for every student in K-5 and all staff pre-K-8. The district put $1.6

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

Come and meet up with the edWeb team at ISTE in Philadelphia next week. Learn more here about their Marriott Lightning Sessions and raffle and follow @commonsenseedu & @graphite on Twitter. Visit CDW*G at Booth #2200 to explore solutions to better prepare for digital learning. dreambox learning.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The district’s Director of Technology Services, Keith Bockwoldt, has spent the last several years ensuring that his teachers have the tools and resources they need to help all students take advantage of digital learning opportunities. I saw the need to start paying attention to a cloud-based curriculum as we moved towards 1:1 devices.”

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

So, back to EdTech: You might remember the iPad debacle a few years back? And further at the district level, Internet connectivity was spotty at some schools and teachers were poorly trained on how to use the iPads and curriculum, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

It's also crucial that when you introduce a new digital learning tool into your classroom, you make sure it will be accessible to your students. That means that a student with a disability (cognitive, physical, or learning) will be able to engage and interact with the content in the same way a student without a disability can.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2016

However, demand and expectations for learning outside of the school day are on the rise — and there are still many students struggling to complete homework online. The digital-first district where OER meets iPads. Teachers and students at one district are replacing print with digital. By and large, it’s working.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“From a teaching and learning perspective, this is a golden age,” he says. “We We know more about how people learn than we ever have in the past.” EdSurge sat down with Rascoff last month at a meeting of a group called Harvesting Academic Innovation for Learners, or HAIL , held at Southern New Hampshire University.

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eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

According to Keith Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking, over 70% of teachers say their students need internet access in order to complete the homework assignment each night, a percentage that will only increase as more and more districts introduce digital learning into their classrooms.

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