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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D., Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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Can A New Online Learning Platform Improve Employment For Those With Visual Impairment?

Edsurge

Despite being capable of working a variety of jobs, people who are blind or visually impaired tend to have low job placement rates, low salaries and an unusually high underemployment rate. However, the accessibility of workplace training can serve as a stumbling block. The company, Clusive, Inc.,

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What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education

EdTech Magazine

As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . Digital transformation in schools is already happening at a rapid rate, and there seems to be no sign of slowing down.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Through 2022, half of all planned cloud migrations will be delayed by two years or more due to the lack of trained talent.

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Why is SEL important for teachers?

Hapara

When educators become exhausted, schools may see high rates of absenteeism. When educators reflect on the pros and cons of decisions and potential outcomes, they’re more likely to make decisions that benefit learners. Watch the short video How can schools train teachers in SEL? They want to know that you care.

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5 Tips for Improving Your Organization’s Microlearning

Edsurge

While vendors and e-learning service providers promote microlearning as an off-the-shelf solution to be used like a genie’s lamp to solve all the learning and development issues in your organization, they fail to understand that microlearning is not a technological solution—it is a learning strategy. Would anyone understand it?

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What All Leaders Should Learn About Training From The Health Care Industry

The Game Agency

Consequently, their training is best in class and can serve as a model for all other industries. Over the past decade, health care professionals have adopted game-based learning in volume, resulting in improved training and compliance rates, boosted patient care, and time and cost savings for clinical practices. ?.