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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. It seems that technical training is less relevant here than e-learning course design. Closing thoughts.

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Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment

Hapara

In order to protect learners, it’s essential for a K-12 district or school to use web filtering software. Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” Should schools have web filters?

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COLUMN: Helping middle schoolers think about a future beyond the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Students at Northview Middle School in Indiana use software programs that help them think about their futures. A recent report found Indiana’s rates at their lowest in recent history. Just 59 percent of students here enroll after high school, a drop from a rate of 61 percent in 2018. Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Get Started with Digital Citizenship in Your District

edWeb.net

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. After lesson guides for the elementary, middle, and high schools were created, Theresa presented the information to all the principals for input and adjustments. First, they identified their desired goals.

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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S. billion was spent on devices by K-12 schools in 2015, and the Software and Information Industry Association estimates that nearly $8.4

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Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Enabling users to combine text with images and narration, the software has the potential to help boost literacy skills and appeal to diverse learning styles. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.