Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while As soon as we distributed our devices to our elementary students, possible or not we had to create a student help desk,” he said.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. After studying the artwork of pop artist Andy Warhol, fifth and sixth grade students made artwork inspired by his creations. Safari Books.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Since 2015, when the report’s authors, Victoria Rideout, president of VJR Consulting, and Vikki Katz, an associate professor at Rutgers University, first studied the issue, access to non dial-up home internet service among low-income families with children ages 6 to 13 has increased from 64 percent to 84 percent. An additional $7.17

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. The January study from Common Sense Media and its partners suggests a majority of the programs helping students will expire after just a few years.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Reading Eggs Reading Eggs is an award-winning learning program designed by experienced elementary teachers to help children learn to read. BrainPOP JR BrainPOP Jr is another great learning app for kids and elementary students. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 3.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Purvis Thompson poses for a portrait at the Brooklyn Public Library after taking an anthropology class offered by Bard College on October 16, 2018. Bard College has opened a micro-college, offering associates degrees earned by attending classes at the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. DELECE SMITH-BARROW.

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techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

For teachers implementing an activity centers-based classroom, library, or makerspace, this new guide provides 10 lessons that embed the KIBO philosophy of “Build – Art – Code – Play” in student-directed, discovery-based learning experiences. It serves as an open platform on which students can envision and create their own robot.

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edWeb.net

JULY 10, 2018

How big is their library of single sign-on applications? degree in early childhood and elementary education at Liberty University; a Masters of Education in school leadership and policy studies at the University of Virginia; and a PhD in educational leadership at Clemson University. How strong is the company’s K-12 track record?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

With the updated National Geographic MapMaker Interactive mapping features, anyone can engage in cartography, create custom maps with the online map tool, or use their tablets. Static and dynamic maps help students plot directions to specified locations, for example, from home to school or the library. Google Maps API tool features.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Related: Rival studies shed light on the merits of a Montessori education. One study found students who attend Montessori have higher achievement levels on math and literacy tests than their peers in non-Montessori programs, including private preschools and Head Start programs. We don’t know what they are.”. But authenticity matters.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Today Northborough and Southborough public schools have a much faster connection via fiber optic lines—35 Mbps up/down speeds at the elementary and middle schools and 150 Mbps at the high schools.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more.

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MSEDTechie

JANUARY 26, 2015

Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn''t present. Students can use computers, laptops and mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones. This online game website allows you to create your own template online, or browse their library for templates made by others.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 28, 2021

We create a list of creative writing prompts for kids to improve different writing styles and multiple topics that will resonate with a child in elementary school to a teen in high school. Describe a life without electronics – no smartphones, tablets, laptops… Describe a hole in the garden.

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Social Media Smartphone Robotics Elementary 95

MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

She gives students lots of choices in how they want to do it — on a whiteboard, on a digital tablet, or with paper and pencils. She usually has students for English, math, social studies and a resource class, but they are integrated into other subjects throughout the day. I did have students complain about it,” Freedman said.

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PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

Its advantages include: Flexibility to work on multiple devices such as desktops, laptops, and tablets; Multiple powerful content creation tools; Customizable grading scales; Collaborative platform; Great support resources and scalability. Alternatives to Perlego include eCampus Library and TextbooksPlus.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

The books can be read on any device, including smart phones and tablets—and they are helping to immerse young children in the English language before they come to school. In response, more elementary schools are adding a listening component to their station rotations, where students can listen to fluently spoken language.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes?

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

Its advantages include: Flexibility to work on multiple devices such as desktops, laptops, and tablets; Multiple powerful content creation tools; Customizable grading scales; Collaborative platform; Great support resources and scalability. Alternatives to Perlego include eCampus Library and TextbooksPlus.

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Software LMS Moodle Laptops 40

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL), stated, “We were not as prepared as we could have been to have made that shift in terms of our practices and pedagogy.” Dr. Wright earned her doctorate in leadership studies from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 82

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

A meta-analysis of 39 studies of children’s picture books finds that children score better on comprehension tests after reading a paper book than after reading a digital book. In large part, the research on digital picture books for children echoes what we’ve seen in studies of e-books for adults.

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Kathy Schrock

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

. _ One of the perks of being an instructor for the Wilkes University/ Discovery Master of Science degree in instructional media is access to the research databases at Wilkes’ Farley Library. 1 The overview of the process of this study would not be hard to replicate in a classroom using online tools and/or apps.

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Technology Android Learning Microsoft 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

She also served in leadership positions at Antioch University McGregor (OH), the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine, and Macon State College (GA). Dr. Kristi Wilson has served as Superintendent of the Buckeye Elementary School District in Buckeye, Arizona for the past eight years.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The staff now uses the interactive display to create and present lesson plans and share content with students utilizing their own tablets. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching at Southeast Missouri State University; a master’s degree in education at Webster University; a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration at Southeast Missouri State University; a specialist degree in education administration at University of Missouri St.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Perfect for English language learners and struggling readers, CommonLit is a free digital library of ready-to-print leveled texts -- news articles, poems, short stories, and historical documents. Zearn has two big strengths that set it apart from other elementary digital math curricula. Social Studies: Ken Burns. ELA: CommonLit.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. “I’m

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

Via BoingBoing : “‘ After School Satan Club ’ could be coming to elementary schools in the U.S.” Remember when Twitter announced that it was donating its archive to the Library of Congress ? ” Via The New York Times : “Study Finds Chinese Students Excel in Critical Thinking. ” JFC.

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Education Pearson Report Policies 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

’” Via Education Week : “ FCC Seeks Comment on Access to WiFi for Schools and Libraries.” ” A follow-up from Cory Doctorow : “Deluded billionaire gives UC Irvine $200M to study homeopathy and ‘alternative’ therapies.” ” (Worth clicking on this link just to see the image.). .”

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