Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

The federal Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted in 2000 and requires schools to have an internet safety policy in place to receive E-rate program discounts. Gaming sites, the latest social media sites and online forums can be distracting for kids. How do you block websites on Chrome, for example?

Digital Citizenship 243

Digital Citizenship How To Internet Safety Hapara 243

EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

While it’s essential to understand the limits of digital media in the classroom, an outright ban could prove detrimental. For students with learning disabilities or required accommodations, for example, a laptop or digital learning program may encourage interaction with material in a personalized way. About the Author.

Classroom 176

Classroom Laptops E-rate Social Media 176

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Below are some examples of how my teachers made this shift when I was the principal at New Milford High School: Mr. Groff’s history classes utilized Paperlet , a participatory technology platform where students created digital stories that incorporated various multimedia elements including video, sound, and image files.

E-rate 240

E-rate Blended Learning Social Media Outcomes 240

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

A successful launch means higher adoption rates and a higher level of satisfaction with the new platform. For example, do you want to have all grades submitted in the LMS gradebook? For example, you can choose for them to receive a welcome message when they first log in. Do you want to offer blended learning classes?

LMS 304

LMS E-rate Training EdTech 304

Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Download the free e-book Strategies and activities to promote social and emotional skills So how can you promote social and emotional development in your classroom? Start by labeling your own emotions to give learners a clear example. They can do this with a rubric or a rating scale.

Strategy 144

Strategy Hapara E-rate Differentiated Instruction 144

Education Superhighway

MAY 30, 2019

In 2016, EducationSuperHighway worked with the Virginia Department Of Education (VDOE) to hire an E-rate and school technology specialist. One of the first things I did for KLIP was establish goals: get fiber to schools that need it, ensure all schools have reliable Wi-Fi, and rebuild the state E-rate program.

Accessibility 75

Accessibility E-rate Broadband Meeting 75

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” There are numerous web filtering examples available for school districts to consider, but the web filters on the market don’t all work the same way.

Digital Learning 130

Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In fact, K-12 edtech innovation news is full of examples of successful and engaging edtech implementations. Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes.

Technology 70

Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 70

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

What led you to become passionate about expanding broadband access, and what motivates you most about your role as Director of Instructional Policy and State E-rate Coordinator at DESE? They provided free technical assistance to education administrators in navigating the E-rate program.

Technology 74

Technology E-rate Broadband Outcomes 74

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

AI Tools for Teachers: Meet Curipod, AI Lesson Plan Builder 00;06;00;13 – 00;06;09;25 Vicki Davis And so, Amanda, can you give us some examples of some AI powered educational tools and programs and how they've been effective in helping students learn? So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K.

Classroom 425

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Now, I know from reading comments on social media about the first episode we did in this series that some people argue that students have always done this. “A lot of people don't come to class because the notes are online, you can just do it online,” she said. “I I have been tired one day and just was like, ‘OK, the notes are online.

Laptops 199

Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 199

Discovery Education

MAY 10, 2022

Arcademics combines the excitement of video games with educational content to increase the rate of learning and fluency through thrilling, focused repetition. Students will go inside the world of social media to see how their decision-making can be influenced by others and discover practical strategies to overcome peer pressure.

Game-Based Learning 59

Game-Based Learning E-rate Microsoft Digital Citizenship 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

As one writing instructor posted to an e-mail list in 2005: “Am I being a stick-in-the-mud for for being horrified by students’ use of this source?”. At any rate, those folks on Wikipedia, they're volunteers. In so many social-media camps, people just go to find a reaffirmation of what they believed before they logged on.

OER 112

OER Education E-rate Social Media 112

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

We have some really great examples of billionaires and geniuses who do not have a college degree. Today’s generation is inclining more toward becoming social media influencers, stock market traders, etc. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. Is a College Degree Worth It?

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The next DLD isn’t until next year, but thanks to social media it’s easy to look back at all the amazing ways kids engaged with digital learning at this year’s event. ( #DLDay even trended on Twitter!). In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. So it should be with E-Rate.

Digital Learning 28

Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Participants are encouraged to use #library2022 and #librariesandprivacy on their social media posts about the event. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E. KEYNOTE PANEL Darra L. Rebecca Tsosie, JD Regents Professor and Morris K.

Libraries 85

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 85

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Participants are encouraged to use #library2022 and #librariesandprivacy on their social media posts about the event. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E. KEYNOTE PANEL Darra L. Rebecca Tsosie, JD Regents Professor and Morris K.

Libraries 71

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 71

EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Consumers’ expectations have shifted substantially due to the widespread adoption of on-demand delivery services in urban settings and the significant increase in worldwide e-commerce. If your company uses software to help it find and categorize its social media followers, you must go deeper into your customers’ profiles.

Tools 26

Tools Social Media Data Industry 26

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.” Via WHIO : “ School social media director fired after correcting student’s misspelled tweet.”

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. In September, the unemployment rate was 9 percent, down from a peak of 15 percent in May. Still, these gigs weren’t enough to land a full-time job.

Training 104

Training Company Analysis E-rate 104

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” The Atlantic on Logan Paul : “The Social-Media Star and the Suicide.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “Good Enough vs. Better Enough: The Macmillan Example.”

Education 44

Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

The last couple years have brought a renaissance in virtual guidance counseling—both new services and existing ones upping their game with mobile, social media and data analytics. It’s e-counseling 2.0. Besides editing Abdi’s essays and helping her navigate financial aid applications, Collins was a ready source of moral support.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Professional journalists themselves face new practical and ethical challenges relating to anonymity, privacy and safety, as well as reliability in their attempts to verify sources of breaking news from social media and user generated content in all media formats. (The On news literacy. Not as a lesson of good vs. bad.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”). Edsurge on a new report from Common Sense Media : “ Teens Know Social Media Is Manipulative.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. Learn about Graphite , a free service from nonprofit Common Sense Media, that helps teachers discover and use the best apps, websites, and games. More information at [link].

Libraries 55

Libraries Conference Game-Based Learning Education 55

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. ” Via Chalkbeat : “Do suspensions lead to higher dropout rates and other academic problems?

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Connect With the Learning Revolution Project on Social Media. The Learning Revolution, as a new project, could use some help building our social media presence and credibility. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

Google 54

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. . “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. “ social and emotional learning.”) “grit” a.k.a. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It also treats “ed-tech” primarily as a product built by engineers, not for example, constructed through the practices of educators or students themselves – problems with education are, in this framework, engineering problems. What will happen to encryption , for example? million in E-Rate rebates.).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Social Media, Social Justice and STEM - Eric A Walters, Director of Technology Tikho''s Story: A Quest for Clean Water in Zambia - Natasha Sarkar, CAWST Youth Wavemakers Using VoiceThread to Connect Students with Science Content Specialists - Dr. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it?

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Huh uh,” Kunz said, “none of those.”

E-rate 116

E-rate Elementary Education Report 116

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The social media platform had raised $2.5 Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. ” Not Tressie McMillan Cottom, for example. Let’s keep an eye on Zuck’s political aspirations. Upgrades and Downgrades. App.net is shutting down.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

Instead of schools being the place to get treatment for their needs, they often have been viewed through a lens of academic or behavior problems which, at times, has even led to the criminalization of Black and brown youth at disproportionate rates. This is a fail-proof way to get students involved and to simply check in.

Learning 64

Learning Outcomes System Strategy 64

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

An interactive eBook is a digital book with various interactive elements that increase readers’ engagement and success rate. In this social media-dominated world, teens are attracted to visually-appealing content, which increases their focus and engagement. Social media buttons. What is an Interactive eBook?

eBook 52

eBook E-rate LMS Social Media 52

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Arguably, old rubrics which described, but did not govern the pace of technological change (see for example Metcalfe's Law or Moore's Law ) may already be outmoded. In one minute there are over 2 million search queries on Google, 6 million Facebook views, over 200 million e-mails sent and 100,000 tweets. Unported License.

E-rate 66

E-rate Mobility Social Media Laptops 66