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Maine Draft State Broadband Action Plan Focuses On Closing Affordability Gap

Education Superhighway

Their plan highlights the complex challenges faced by Maine residents who lack internet access, including limited opportunities for remote work, education, and healthcare, emphasizing the importance of bridging the digital divide to ensure that all residents can participate in the digital economy.

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10 EdTech Questions You Might Be Asked At Interview (Answer Tips Included!)

EdTech4Beginners

Put forward how strongly you feel about e-safety and how you strive to keep your pupils protected at all times. Explain that you have an open-door policy in which parents can come and meet you whenever they like. Add that the school shares the ICT/tech/computer policy on the school website so it is easily available.

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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

More than a million cases of child identity theft are reported every year and, as school districts continue to introduce students to new technology and advanced digital curriculum, Internet safety education is becoming an increasingly essential tool when preventing cybercrime. What are the risks.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

For some districts, the cost per student quickly became unrealistic to initially implement, leading schools to create alternate strategies. Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. Then there was the iPad. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$.

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Essential Guide to Digital Citizenship for CIPA and E-Rate

Graphite Blog

But complying with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) -- a requirement of E-rate -- doesn't have to be. Check out Common Sense Education's Framework for Digital Citizenship Implementation to find resources and strategies to guide your planning.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading. Freepik Cities and states will utilize dynamic policy making as they reach data maturity. The policy has passed, but questions remain on how universities will be held accountable.

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March 12th Global Symposium on Educating for Digital Citizenship (DigitalCitizenship.com)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Internet safety has been a concern for policymakers and educators since the moment technology, particularly the Internet, was introduced to classrooms. Digital citizenship initiatives also seek to prepare students to live in a world where online hate and radicalization are all too common.