The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. School buildings are closed because of coronavirus, and the bandwidth that powered digital learning for kids is going unused. But he thinks long-term policy changes will be necessary, too.

Advocacy 131

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

Invest in technology: Schools can use funds to purchase laptops, tablets and other technology devices to support blended and online learning. Address learning loss: The pandemic has led to significant disruptions in learning, leaving many students lagging behind.

Learning 148

Learning Laptops Tablets Assessment 148

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.

Elementary 144

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 144

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience.

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Broadband Flipped Classroom Online Learning Smartphone 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Some teachers get some of that money back: Several states provide at least partial reimbursement for these expenses and the federal government allows a $250 tax deduction, according to Alyssa Evans, a policy researcher at the Education Commission of the States. Some students were unable to procure those.

Laptops 142

Laptops Tablets Analysis Trends 142

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. An additional $7.17

Broadband 112

Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We We don’t have a distance learning plan that is operating on all cylinders,” he said in April.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 113

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. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning.

Education 123

Education Course Report Policies 123

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.

Digital Divide 108

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 108

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.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a heightened focus on remote learning and online classes. While online learning brings many benefits to students and teachers alike, it also comes with higher cybersecurity threats. However, there are certain steps institutes can take to mitigate them: Have a Strong Security Policy.

eBook 52

eBook Education Data Mobility 52

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. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

Online Learning 31

Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

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.

Digital Divide 99

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Report 99

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?

Education 80

Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 80

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

More recently, uneasiness about online learning and a rebellion against high costs have pushed colleges toward resuming normal routines well before that might be advisable. Related: How higher education’s own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis. “As The costs of failing are substantial. It’s a brutal environment.”.

Report 121

Report Course Laptops Video 121

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2020

militant tardy or absence policies, particularly ones that involve embarrassing our students, e.g. locking them out of the classroom after class has begun. They require a student show photo identification to their laptop camera before the test begins. Here are some examples: ed-tech that tracks our students' every move.

Software 145

Software Company Data Examples 145

Shake Up Learning

JULY 22, 2020

Learn more. On some fanless devices, such as tablets and laptops, charging during the meeting can reduce video quality. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Kasey Bell and Shake Up Learning with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on ShakeUpLearning.com.

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Meeting Google Classroom How To 101

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 4, 2012

We worked the parents to help them understand the same and to help them see that social media and online learning can be beneficial for even kids that young. And with the teachers we developed a social media policy that embraced its use in the classroom rather than ban it. What is your vision for the future of education?

Social Media 154

Social Media Tablets iPad Policies 154

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

A majority of libraries have made borrowing digital media easier by relaxing and extending online renewal policies, offering a wider range of ebooks and streaming media, and increased virtual programming, according to a Public Library Association survey. . Fellow school librarians!

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Data’s influence on modern education is immense; it drives policies, impacts funding—it even affects decisions about which tools and services edtech companies create for educators. And when it comes to helping edtech entrepreneurs understand those educators, Amy Rambo believes she has just the data that can help.

Trends 69

Trends EdTech Data Tools 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

But between the start of the pandemic and December 2020, up to 12% of K-12 public school students gained internet connectivity who lacked it previously, and a similar share of students got access to digital devices, estimates Titilayo Tinubu Ali, senior director of research and policy at the Southern Education Foundation.

Learning 141

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

N2Y

AUGUST 26, 2021

Teachers usually explain their homework policy along with other important notes to promote success throughout the school year. If the homework policy is not laid out in the syllabus, look for other introductory materials that provide an overview of what to expect. Take time to review the details of these important documents.

System 52

System Examples Strategy Policies 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Gearing up for their district’s password-reset day in October, teachers and school administrators in Raytown, Missouri, watched a spoof video “gym” tour by their tech-support staff, who offered tips for stronger passwords amidst “laptop lunges” and “cross-tech” training. Amelia Vance, policy counsel, Future of Privacy Forum. “It

Training 40

Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Efforts to recruit teacher candidates from the local community date back to the 1990s, but programs have “exploded” in number over the past five years, said Danielle Edwards, assistant professor of educational leadership, policy and workforce development at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Let’s turn jobs into degrees.”

Elementary 87

Elementary Report Training Classroom 87

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

There’s a video on your website that portrays a scene of a student cooking dinner in their apartment and the laptop is open, and the student asks Deakin Genie to pause the lecture and add a reminder to their calendar. We have a strong policy around not surveilling students, but using their data with their knowledge in order to help them.

LMS 83

LMS System Study Course 83

Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

You can’t record if you join the meeting only to present, such as from a laptop while already in a video conference room. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Kasey Bell and Shake Up Learning with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on ShakeUpLearning.com.

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Meeting Google Video Blended Learning 101

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”.

Khan Academy 129

Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 129

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. Credit: Photo courtesy Alex Butler.

Social Media 116

Social Media Groups Course Meeting 116

EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

The same principles can apply to any tablet, laptop, or mobile device you are deploying to teachers. Please see specifics on my re-use policy in the right-hand column of my blog before re-posting/re-using any of my blog content. iPad mobile learning mobile technology online learning professional development'

iPad 74

iPad Training Tablets Mobility 74

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. The rest of the students were focused intently on their laptops. But that doesn’t mean it’s actually creating the learning experience that we’re going for.”. Shhhhhhhh.”.

Personalized Learning 95

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 95

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“Everyone is talking about declining enrollment, but no one is talking about who’s leaving the system and why,” said Tom Sheppard, a New York City parent and representative on the city’s Panel for Educational Policy. “No Related: Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

Data 101

Data Analysis Online Learning Laptops 101

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. District #3 : Next Generation Digital Classroom - moving away from laptops and desktops. Imagine sharing student presentations to the world!)

MOOC 75

MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Pop-up social media spaces and hashtags, such as #remoteteaching , #CovidCampus , and the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group, feature numerous posts and discussions about digital tools, resources, and apps for remote teaching.

Digital Divide 208

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 208

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

And then there’s Mark Zuckerberg’s venture philanthropy firm and its commitment to fund “personalized learning.” “New Facebook features intended for developers could, if expanded, turn the social networking site into an online learning platform,” Inside Higher Ed reported in June.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 21, 2011

The group, started by a classmate of mine, is comprised of instructional designers, members of ITS, employees of educational technology developers, professors and instructors, and administrators/Educational Technology policy makers in upstate/northeastern New York state. However, about half of the students did not do the assignment.

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Mobility Technology Conference iPhone 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

Handbook 98

Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

We worked with the parents to help them understand the same, and to help them see that social media and online learning can be beneficial for even kids that young. And with the teachers we developed a social media policy that embraced its use in the classroom rather than ban it.

Social Media 53

Social Media Twitter Tablets Conference 53