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Technology Quality Affects Online Learning

EdTech Magazine

While previous reports found that remote learning resulted in learning disruptions in K–12, it turns out that the quality of technology students have access to plays a significant role in online learning outcomes.

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Teachers using technology report stronger connections, community with students

eSchool News

Educators who use technology as part of their teaching practice report that they are more aware of their students’ individual needs (61 percent) and more likely to be leveraging technology purposely to tailor learning for their students (61 percent), according to results from a national survey from education nonprofit Gradient Learning.

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How Can We Close the Digital Learning Gap This School Year?

Digital Promise

Last year, my predecessor, Karen Cator outlined ways in which we can finally close the Digital Learning Gap. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.” It’s one of adequate access to devices and the internet.

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The benefits of using a web filter for digital learning

Hapara

Amy Traynor, the Educational Technology Specialist at the Briarwood School, explained that teachers may come across other websites that are distracting. Jean O’Brien, the Technology Integration Specialist at Tarrytown Schools in New York said that their school district tried two web filters before Hāpara Filter. Want to learn more?

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3 Key Findings on the State of Digital Learning in K–12

EdTech Magazine

3 Key Findings on the State of Digital Learning in K–12. It should not be news that technology plays a major role in modern education because it is used in almost every school across the United States. But what is the actual state of digital learning when it comes to accessibility, implementation and effectiveness?

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Today, students must acquire knowledge, competencies, and mindsets that prepare them to be productive members of a modern workforce in a global economy powered by technology. They must be prepared to continually learn new skills throughout their lives for a future we cannot predict. And, they must be informed citizens in our democracy.

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New Report: Equity, Cybersecurity Top List of State Education Technology Priorities

eSchool News

As students return to another school-year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report sheds light on how state education agencies and policy-makers are adapting to an increasingly digital, post-pandemic world. However, 57% of respondents report that their states provide very little funding for school cybersecurity efforts.

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