Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. The report is based on existing research plus 18 interviews with stakeholders. “Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 164

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Content Monitoring Tools Help K–12 IT Officials Patrol Internet Boundaries. Reports went to an assistant principal or dean at each school, on to the child’s counselor, and then the parents were contacted, all very rapidly,” says Lenon Harvey, PCSD’s director of information services. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/03/2018 - 08:56.

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Tools E-rate Chromebook Policies 333

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If e-learning came to life as a method to augment face-to-face learning, it is now an approach to education that is bigger than the traditional method it was meant to support. Top e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020. Here are a few e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020: Video learning. Game-based learning.

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Trends E-rate Gamification Game-Based Learning 368

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

A new free tool launching later this year will provide critical information on K-12 internet pricing and availability across the nation. The tool, called Connect K-12, will provide actionable internet speed and pricing information on K-12 broadband connectivity across America using publicly available data from the federal E-rate program.

E-rate 80

E-rate Broadband Tools Mobile Learning 80

EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

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E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning Accessibility 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). Key takeaways from this year’s Connectivity report include: 74 percent of all U.S. Key points: U.S. Do all students have access to the internet?

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Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 99

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Augmented data analysis, blended digital tools and connected networks will reign among technology innovations in the coming year, according to IT analyst group Gartner’s top 10 tech trends of 2019. . New Tools Blend the Digital and Physical Worlds. What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Trends E-rate Analysis Education 407

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

The cloud-based platform makes it easy to filter inappropriate content on all devices , Dover says, and to receive detailed reports on student searches and site visits. The tools augment lessons in which students are taught to use the internet responsibly. I’m an IT guy; it’s not my area of expertise to handle those kinds of issues.

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Lenovo Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 270

Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Video conferencing tools. Here are the main ILP tools teachers can rely on to personalize learning in and beyond the classroom: 1. E-books, studies, and essays. Plus, they can rate these recommendations to help their colleagues and teachers realize how relevant they are. . Video content and digital presentations .

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Personalized Learning Competency Based Learning Learning Learning Analytics 298

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. In addition to highlighting examples of what officials see as effective programs, the report suggests that states appoint edtech directors, create digital equity plans and assess how the technology is currently being used in their schools.

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Digital Divide EdTech Broadband E-rate 154

techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

In order to provide direct feedback to the FCC and understand how E-rate funding can best serve applicants, Funds For Learning releases its annual E-Rate Trends Report. Applicant survey results reveal that schools and libraries remain reliant on E-rate funding to provide and sustain broadband connectivity.

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Trends E-rate Report Broadband 40

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. Use Professional Tools. school and library to the internet.

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Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 317

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Forsyth County Schools and the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce in Georgia compiled a list of businesses and organizations in the area offering free Wi-Fi hotspots where students are able to work, reports the Forsyth County News. . In March, a bipartisan group of U.S. by Erin Brereton.

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Broadband E-rate Mobility Smartphone 326

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Technology isn’t the only tool we can use to create equitable learning environments, but there are a few ways it can assist in that mission. Students and educators have more tools to create a learning environment that fosters personalized learning. Three ways technology can help increase equity in schools.

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Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 334

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Schools that used the ADDIE model before integrating ed tech reported vast improvement. While 91 percent of teachers are excited at the prospect of bringing more digital tools into the classroom, only 16 percent believe their schools are executing proper integration plans, according to a 2016 national survey. . by Eli Zimmerman.

E-rate 238

E-rate Case Study Strategy Report 238

EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2018

Today’s classroom is a melding of traditional and digital tools to instruct today’s students. . But while so much rides on digital tools, not all school districts are taking care to ensure their data centers are capable. Technology is in constant flux and data centers must evolve at the same rate.

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Data How To E-rate Industry 159

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2022

The correct definition of the concept is necessary to set the right learning tools: today an e-course is not only a slideshow in PowerPoint but also drag-and-drop simulators, interactive tasks, games, tests, and much more. Simply put, for a subscription, you use offered tools to create and promote your course.

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Course How To E-rate Udemy 147

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

teenagers, 59 percent , say they have experienced cyberbullying, according to a 2018 report from Pew Research Center. . Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. Some tools can be very invasive, Attai says. .

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Digital Citizenship E-rate EdTech Software 179

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

And today, the organization that helped Hering’s district reach its bandwidth goals released Compare & Connect K-12 , a new free tool that CEO Evan Marwell says will help provide high-speed broadband at lower costs for school leaders looking to amp up students’ digital access. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9

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Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

eSpark

APRIL 8, 2022

Not only does technology enable students to achieve higher success rates, but it enables teachers’ success as well; blended learning allows educators to make a shift towards higher-value responsibilities such as differentiated teaching. Teachers can invite parents to their classrooms to model the new style of teaching.

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Blended Learning Classroom E-rate Learning 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2017

The data comes from the second annual State of the States report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which analyzed 2016 FCC E-rate data representing 10,499 school districts and more than 38 million students. Eighty-eight percent of U.S.

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Broadband Report Accessibility E-rate 40

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Today, we released our third annual report on the state of connectivity in America’s public schools. billion-per-year E-rate program resources to fulfill this promise. This can be accomplished in large part by leveraging price transparency tools to help them get the same deals as their peer districts.

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Studies show that this largely unwanted national experiment in widespread distance education has not been very successful thus far, with schools across the US reporting rampant online absenteeism , and mounting frustration and discouragement among students, parents, and teachers alike. Use customization and gamification.

Social Media 195

Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

When it comes to innovation and developing economies there are a lot of reports and studies that conclude with a large amounts of “shoulds” and “coulds”. I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. Community Health Volunteer Training. Descomplica.

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E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Black students in Ohio are, on average, kicked out of classes for these offenses at four and half times the rate of white students. A Hechinger Report analysis across 20 states found that these types of categories are cited as justification in nearly a third of all suspension and expulsion records. Related: Hidden expulsions?

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Report Policies Data Training 85

Vizor

JANUARY 29, 2024

Leverage E-rate, Title I, and other federal & state funds Make sure you take advantage of various funding sources available for technology in education. E-rate is a federal program that provides discounts on internet access and telecommunications services for schools.

BYOD 52

BYOD How To E-rate Chromebook 52

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. It's reducing teacher workload.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2018

According to new Speak Up data from Project Tomorrow, 43 percent of school site administrators say implementing digital content is an effective tool for ensuring equity across classrooms, throughout the school, and within their district. Here are 10 examples of equity resources and efforts to address equity in action: 1.

E-rate 97

E-rate Policies Data Accessibility 97

Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

Increasingly, users of digital platforms, tools, and networks around the world are learning how important it is that their data is collected and used transparently and ethically. And in recent months, data has been essential to our defense of the E-rate program. Why is it that data is collected? Who is using it?

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Broadband Data E-rate Analysis 85

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

With the increasing use of technology as a tool for learning, students and teachers need more than basic connectivity. ” WANRack recently delivered on a complex project that utilized federal E-rate and state matching funds in rural Elko County, Nevada. That amounts to 284 miles of fiber built across 13 states.

Digital Divide 70

Digital Divide E-rate Broadband Digital Learning 70

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 14, 2017

One of the most important features of E-rate is that it allots $3.9 To date, only 50% of that available E-rate funding has been utilized. Since over 10,000 schools nationwide still report insufficient Wi-Fi, and Category 2 funding is not guaranteed indefinitely, it’s important for districts to spend their funding by 2020.

E-rate 72

E-rate Digital Learning Policies Tools 72

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

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. Almost half of all Ontario secondary school teachers report using YouTube or video elements in their classrooms.

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Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300