EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Because wireless networking can be an expensive endeavor, schools can use E-rate funding to pay for these upgrades. IT administrators must make sure there are enough manageable wireless access points and switches in the library to ensure proper capacity and coverage. by David Andrade.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

With the help of a local bond and E-rate funding , the Texas public school district serving more than 67,000 students and covering portions of Houston and Harris County, embarked on an ambitious three-year technology plan to put devices into the hands of every student, teacher and administrator. The program has been highly successful.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2019

Two years ago, Google and the Consortium for School Networking launched a pilot connected school bus program, Rolling Study Halls , after districts voiced interest in helping rural students use their long bus rides effectively toward their education. Currently, E-Rate does not cover connected bus programs.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2018

Small districts also can resell equipment, take advantage of E-rate funds and evaluate systems yearly for redundancies or other unnecessary spending. Battaglia said she often visits schools and offers tips on Google Chrome or Microsoft Word while chatting with staff or teachers. “ Be Stealthy About Tech Training.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Look for editorial ratings. M., & Hood, E. I thought I’d share some of our preliminary findings.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Unlike mainstream search engines such as Google and Bing, these tools are academically focused providing you with results that are most likely to be relevant to your search queries. Google Scholar Google Scholar is Google's search engine for academic and scholarly literature. Only you can see the articles in your library.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

That money, combined with federal E-rate funds , enabled St. Two years ago, the district passed a bond issue to fund a one-to-one device initiative for its middle and high school students and to upgrade its network infrastructure. Charles to create the zSpace lab, says Superintendent Michael Decker. by Dan Tynan.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Learning.comoffers a complete online safety curriculum that provides lesson plans and activities, reporting on district E-rate compliance, and seamless integration with Google Classroom and other widely used learning platforms. Founded in 1999, Learning.com currently partners with one in six U.S.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The non-speakers: James Damore, the fired Google engineer, and Lucian Wintrich, a journalist with Gateway Pundit. Via IDG’s CIO magazine : “ How artificial intelligence is transforming learning.” ” Edsurge writes up the latest report from EducationSuperhighway on e-rate connectivity at public schools.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Google and Facebook both announced that they would try to eliminate fake news from appearing in their result lists and newsfeeds by blocking fake news sources from using their ad networks. : Not all photographs tell truth or unfiltered truth. A Google reverse image search can help discover the source of an image and its possible variations.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

The New York Times Magazine interviews the new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The Department of Justice , 21 states, and the District of Columbia have reached a $864 million settlement with Moody’s Investors Service over the company’s role in faulty credit ratings that led to the financial crisis of 2008.

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” ” Via Bloomberg : “Inside Google ’s Shadow Workforce.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

World Magazine on how Liberty University handles its student newspaper: “Papered over.” Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” Credentialing and Competencies.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” asks New York Magazine. ” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. Ed-Tech Magazine asks “How Diverse Is the Higher Ed IT Workforce ?” ” asks Chester E. (National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. Via The Outline : “ Google ’s featured snippets are worse than fake news.” Remember the Thiel Fellows ? to 2020, to Reach $1.83

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Fascinating how affluent parents in the shadow of Google and Apple HQs respond to ed-tech, no?). Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. ” “ Google’s Toontastic storytelling app for kids goes 3D,” says Techcrunch. ” The program: Teach to One.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Nicole Eramo, a former dean of students, is suing the magazine for $7.9 Via Inside Higher Ed : “New report finds big-time college football players at wealthiest programs graduate at rates lower than their nonathlete male peers. Via Techcrunch: “ Amazon ramps up AWS Educate with free e-learning and job ads.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. Via San Francisco Magazine : “A Kindergarten Teacher May Be Evicted from Her Mission Apartment. ” So, sorta like a coding bootcamp? “Can U.S.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” ” Via the Google blog : “ Teaching coding , changing lives: Google.org supports MolenGeek.” Since 1999.”

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Google Effect Rubs Off on Schools in One Rural Oklahoma Town.” The BBC reports that “ Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content.” ” The Trump administration? Not so much.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

.” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

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