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#DLNchat: How Will Net Neutrality Changes Affect Higher Education?

Edsurge

The consensus was that those who are most vulnerable are students, particularly those who may already have limited access to higher education. Bryan Alexander put it well, “As income inequality continues to rise, and as education plays a powerful role in helping inequality grow, ending net neutrality just accelerates things.”

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Record and Upload Video with One Click: It’s Now Possible within Google Chrome

Edthena

We’ve developed a one-click video record and upload solution for Google Chrome to support professional development for teachers. Edthena users will have immediate access to the video tool inside Edthena when using Google Chrome. Designing for ease of use and equity of access.

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Helping Close the Digital Divide with Google for Education

District Administration

Innovative programs can help all students access the latest technology. A common challenge with district technology initiatives, particularly BYOD or 1-to-1 programs, is equity of access—ensuring that all students can utilize the same technology, regardless of their socioeconomic status.

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the U.S.

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New Chromebook App Easily Records and Automatically Uploads Classroom Video

Edthena

Supporting devices that are commonplace in school settings is important for ensuring equity of access. The simple solution for Chromebooks would be to live-stream a classroom video to our servers (like a Google Hangout video call). We want to always ensure they can upload the video easily and reliably.

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the U.S.

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How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

TeachThought - Learn better.

And while assessments are the focus of this blog post, replacement thinking can be applied across the curriculum: in instructional strategies, classroom activities, or in formative data collection using tools such as Kahoot, Socrative, or Google Forms. Traditional education is at a crossroads. Everything. All the time.