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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds.

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8 LMS features that support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond

Neo LMS

Learn how your school LMS can empower students and help them become efficient autonomous learners. . Why is student autonomy in the classroom so important? The benefits of student autonomy in the classroom and, in general, in life, are undeniable. At the same time, each student has a different learning pace.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

It will not only know a particular student is good at French grammar, for example. It will understand that the student excels at syntax while they still need a bit of extra help with the tenses. . E-books, studies, and essays. Therefore, students also get to choose the type of content they want to use for studying.

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Distance learning during the pandemic: Improvise. Adapt. Overcome!

Neo LMS

A version of this post was originally published in the April 2020 E-Learning Supplement of Education Today. As educators, we try to teach our students not only the general notions of Maths, Geography, Literature, and so on but also the basics of how to be responsible human beings that will thrive in the future. Challenging.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In such settings, the teacher acts more as a facilitator or guide, providing resources and support while allowing students to explore topics that interest them. During my teaching career, I’ve observed that when students are given the autonomy to explore subjects that they are passionate about, their engagement and retention rates soar.

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How technology impacts literacy

eSchool News

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates?

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Nontraditional but More Collaborative: Edtech Trends for 2019

Edsurge

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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