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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

Department of Education released the 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP). First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. Image Credits: Office of Educational Technology , US Department of Education.

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5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

eSchool News

Much as the problems in our medical systems, for example, have given rise to better and more efficient care, so can education benefit from rethinking its model. about how they had adapted to learning, teaching, and technology in general since the pandemic started. Twelve percent of U.S. parents and 11 percent of U.K.

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21 education technology recommendations for 2016

eSchool News

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Next page: The 21 technology recommendations.

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21 education technology recommendations for 2016

eSchool News

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Next page: The 21 technology recommendations.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

Edsurge

It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs.

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

Edthena

The upload technology was built with the variability of school broadband networks in mind. Recent advances in browser technology have allowed us to build something that we’ve been dreaming about for years: a high-quality, feature-rich video capture experience that’s built right into the web platform and runs on most any device,” said Weldon.

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals. Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?” Hotspots and YouTube and WiFi, Oh My!

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