ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As a definition published by Boston University explains, it is an example of “learning by doing,” and some of the related activities can include field trips, laboratory experiments, and studio performances. The metaverse can also help collaborative learning to feel more realistic.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

A senior at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, he leads the AV team for his church’s youth group, which has connected locked-down congregants remotely for weekend services and sermons — adding polished panoramic introductions and even an animation to precede the story of Joshua. Take Jonathan Boring.

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MindShift

JUNE 27, 2017

Without the school computer, she wouldn’t have had her own laptop to work on. Some see distributing school laptops as a tool to extend learning during the summer and reduce the disparities between lower and higher income students. At French Middle, nearly 60 percent of students are eligible for free lunch.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? School Computer Labs Supplement Classroom Learning. Group projects are conducted digitally. Thomas School, for example, provides each student with a laptop and has two dedicated STEM spaces. Students type notes.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

As institutions across the nation host a series of difficult conversations about how to ensure the health and safety of students, faculty and staff, they should also prioritize plans to ensure these groups have access to the technology they need to succeed. That’s been a goal at my institution.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality. million online courses in 2014-15. million students took about 4.5

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

Along with some like-minded colleagues, she quickly formed an ad-hoc research group, “ Suddenly Distant ,” to capture this moment in history. Then I have my [school] laptop to monitor anything if students email me during class that they’re having technical difficulties.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. This progress is “significant,” write the authors of a report that details the groups’ findings.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Poor internet, a lack of laptops and hotspots, and instability at home are the factors most commonly cited for making participation in online learning difficult for kids. Redland Elementary Principal Adrian Montes works one-on-one with a student who wasn’t signing on for online learning. Credit: Redland Elementary.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

In both K12 and higher education options for students to take whole courses, blended courses and—in some places—entire degree programs online are more prevalent than ever. Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it. Then they want to talk to me for 45 minutes about how bad online learning is.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 28, 2020

Fortunately, most people have smartphones, and it is possible to access online teaching platforms from a phone. If your child’s school is giving online classes, they will be live group classes and lectures as well as recorded material that your child can view later. Check How Your Child Adapts to Online Teaching.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Her school gave her a laptop, but “hotel Wi-Fi is the worst,” she says. April told lawmakers the poor Wi-Fi at her hotel discouraged her kids from participating in online learning. A few weeks ago, she and her youngest were watching a cartoon, about a group of friends playing, when her son said, “I miss school.

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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. School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

One prevalent technique is differentiated instruction, tailoring lesson plans to accommodate various learning styles and abilities within a classroom. Another notable strategy is project-based learning, where students tackle real-world problems or tasks to apply and integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Nearly half of colleges are holding classes online or using a hybrid model this semester. Online learning is both a blessing and a curse for student parents. For some, increased access to online learning and student support options helps as they struggle to balance multiple roles. But obstacles must be navigated.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

Historically disadvantaged students will face greater academic risks in emergency online environments. Colleges and school systems are hustling under stressful conditions to develop appropriate policies for emergency online learning. Access to content. Unequal risks.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Instead of huddling with my students, smiling and giving fist bumps, I sat in my corner of the room, providing feedback on their Google Docs from behind my laptop. Online learning platforms varied by teacher and class. During one social studies class, I was off in my corner with my laptop when a student approached me.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

While the pandemic and the sudden shutdown of schools provoked fear, the teachers at this remote refugee camp in northern Iraq weren’t worried about how students would cope: They were confident their students were prepared to take their learning fully online. Project-based learning is already gaining traction in U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos, used to texting quickly, was able to do simple assignments online, so at first her schoolwork was very easy.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

While each platform varies in function and features, all digital learning platforms can support all types of learning, i.e., online learning , classroom learning, and blended learning. The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has given a major boost to online education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

For the rest of her junior year and most of her senior year, she learned from a laptop in her family’s living room, with her younger sibling taking Zoom classes down the hall in their shared bedroom. The students were also often distracted — trying to learn while grappling with health, financial and family stressors.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In the 1970s and 80s, groups of primarily white, Christian fundamentalists drove a surge in the number of home-schooling families around the country. This time, the largest growth in home schooling was among Black families, with a fivefold increase, but all racial groups tracked have seen increases.

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MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality. million online courses in 2014-15. million students took about 4.5

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Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Understand Your Audience The end-user of your learning module is quite obviously the student. However, because children grow very quickly through their K12 years, it is crucial to understand exactly which age-group you plan to target. What are their learning preferences? What is it that they can grasp easily?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2020

Not only does she need more specialized support than many students, but her vision challenges and other impairments can make online learning difficult. Advocates, educators and parents say that kids with disabilities are particularly vulnerable as schools shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus and turn to remote learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. INACOL—the International North American Council for Online Learning—would henceforth be known as the Aurora Institute , a name taken from the Latin word for “dawn.” One reason for the shift?

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GoConqr

MARCH 17, 2020

There is growing pressure on teachers to implement distance learning and online learning strategies for their students in these difficult times. As we work together to bring the best in online collaboration and learning tools students around the world need to be able to continue with their school year.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Not coincidentally, the Lower Merion School District touts its “one-to-one laptop program … as one of the first in the nation in 2007” to provide all district high-school students with their own laptops. As a result, when the pandemic hit , the district had a relatively smooth pivot to distance-learning.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Report 102

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Community and business groups around the country share the same fear. With schools mostly online, nearly one in four public school students in Detroit aren’t logging in or showing up , the superintendent says — many because they don’t have laptops or Wi-Fi. Credit: John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). ” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Not that I’ve been twiddling my thumbs exactly.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

While the core of teaching won’t change with technology, if you’re creating tech for the classroom, it’s important to be up to date on today’s learning environment. When I used edtech in my classroom, uncharged devices from the mobile laptop cart were among my biggest concerns. Browsing other websites wasn’t a common occurrence.

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2016

P2PU developed a Learning Circles Facilitator Handbook — with the input of CPL librarians — which gives facilitators the tools they need to run a program. Facilitators found that four-to-nine people is a good number for a group. If more people show up for a class, they can be broken up into multiple circles.

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MOOC Libraries Online Learning Learning 28

The Hechinger Report

MAY 18, 2020

Armed with laptops, Legos (with no shops to build mechanical structures, the school sent kits) and pads of Post-it Notes, along with their social rituals — meals together, Friday craft nights, a running notebook of their funny quotes — they created a quarantine campus. The DIY campus offered other, non-college, learning, too.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

While each platform varies in function and features, all digital learning platforms can support all types of learning, i.e., online learning, classroom learning, and blended learning. The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has given a major boost to online education.

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Digital Learning VLE Learning LMS 52

EdTechTeam

AUGUST 22, 2019

When the teacher needs to direct their class to the next task or provide large group instruction, it can be challenging to regain students’ attention. When devices are being used effectively in the classroom, students are engaged in collaboration, creation, and communication. What will activate your students’ days? Set the Students Free.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Teachers are revered , most families spend about a third of their income on their children’s education, and most students spend at least an hour a day on some kind of online learning. At the end of that session, the moderator posted a QR code for a WeChat discussion group where attendees could connect with the speakers after the talk.

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