Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2020

Moving instruction online and preparing teachers to use technology in their teaching is a massive undertaking. In many districts over the last decade, instructional technology coaches have helped teachers integrate technology tools and strategies in their teaching in meaningful ways to advance student learning.

EdTech 436

EdTech Survey Online Learning Strategy 436

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 28, 2016

“Libraries are safe places. That’s why I come here to learn,” says Christine, a student at one of Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) Learning Circles. Being part of that gateway means providing convenient, significant access to technology to a population who typically lacks it.

Libraries 120

Libraries Digital Learning Accessibility Survey 120

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies , blockchain promises a new, decentralized way of recording and storing data. I heard about blockchain at a conference about two years ago,” says Sue Alman, the project’s co-principal investigator and a lecturer at San Jose State who teaches a course on emerging technologies.

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Libraries Conference Case Study Survey 113

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Today’s college students are spending more time than ever in public and campus libraries. According to a recent Pew Research Report , millennials are most likely to have visited a public library in the past year compared to any other generation.

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Libraries Maker Movement Robotics Trends 146

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

LEANLAB surveyed schools and families across 22 school districts, including 17 charter schools, representing more than 60,000 students; the survey revealed more than 2,500 students without devices and 12,757 students without internet connectivity. By May, they had deployed more than $1.5 It truly has been a collaborative approach.

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Digital Divide Libraries Survey Meeting 266

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Libraries offer a refuge where students study, find books or take the occasional nap. A new report this week explores whether libraries can play a more proactive role in helping community college students succeed. Braddlee, an author of the report and dean of learning and technology resources at Northern Virginia Community College.

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Libraries How To Study Report 129

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Digitally-savvy students can include technology into their PBL, making collaboration easier and the final product more appealing. Students and teachers can use the Glogpedia content library for science, math, and social studies. . In a survey I conducted recently in my classroom, 37.3

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Tools Learning Survey Video 454

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A survey we conducted this spring of 575 low-income families with preschool age children found that 30 percent of parents were “very worried,” and another 47 percent were “somewhat worried,” about how school closures will affect their children’s learning and social skills development. The most effective way to do that is through technology.

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Technology Tablets Digital Divide Policies 112

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

. – September 11, 2021 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, today announced the launch of Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School , a new online accredited diploma completion program available to public libraries. With Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School , we are helping public libraries change lives.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you’re interested in how to better integrate technology into your classroom, visit ViewSonic Education. . While the benefits of technology in the classroom have been well established, mobile devices are another issue. Read on for a list of creative ways you can transform a distracting mobile device into a learning tool.

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Smartphone Mobile Learning Mobility Khan Academy 395

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. The generation of today is addicted to online games, a fact that education technology has used to its advantage.

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Technology eBook Gamification Classroom 52

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Adult educators are getting more and more excited as they see growing evidence of technology’s potential for improving learning for adults. Community-based organizations, libraries, adult education programs, and community colleges across our Beacons are working together to incorporate technology to support their learners.

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Technology Education Survey Libraries 120

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A few years ago, while working as a teacher librarian at Templeton Elementary School in Oregon, I had the opportunity to redesign the school’s library website to include digital resources for the students to use as part of a shift to 1:1 iPad learning. Identify the content needs of the district.

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Libraries iPad Learning Survey 79

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A recent Sophos survey reveals that in 2022, 80 percent of schools were targeted for a cyberattack, up from 56 percent in 2021. School information technology leaders recognize and have voiced to the FCC the gap between what E-rate covers and the top technology challenges districts face through a public comment period earlier this year.

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E-rate Trends Survey Software 114

ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This might involve using accessible meetings spaces or using special technology to accommodate those with disabilities. There are several technologies that can go a long way to facilitate better communication, collaboration and accessibility. Plan on hearing from all participants, not just the most outspoken.

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Meeting Microsoft Accessibility Groups 195

ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve into the causes of digital eye strain, emphasize the significance of eye care technology, and highlight how eye care monitors help prevent digital eye strain while promoting optimal eye health. What is Eye Care Technology? What is Blue Light and Why is It Bad for You? But that’s not just it.

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Smartphone Social Media Tablets Exercises 202

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Picture of library shelves with “caution do not enter” tape. Elsewhere, a school used caution tape to prevent students from roaming through bookshelves in the library. Desks are separated to maintain physical distance in a Stoneham, Massachusetts, classroom. Credit: Eileen Wood. In a hybrid class on Sept.

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Libraries Report Guidelines Meeting 141

eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

How can I use technology to coordinate curbside pick-up for students who want to check out print books? How can I ensure teachers know about the content available in my library? My principal wants to convert my library into a classroom. The very nature of a library implies physical books stored on rows of shelves.

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Future Ready Libraries Survey Facebook 136

Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

With a clear ask from our teachers through a quick survey, Ivey began offering short tutorials twice a week on how to use and leverage basic-level and district-supported technologies and programs to reach students. Supporting Teachers through Virtual, Personalized Coaching. Supporting Teachers This Summer and Beyond.

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Survey Professional Learning Digital Learning Strategy 320

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2021

A new survey of more than 800 teachers reveals how teachers of students with reading challenges such as dyslexia, cerebral palsy, and low vision encountered even more challenges as they searched for unique and innovative ways to support learning for these students. The survey comes from nonprofit ebook library Bookshare.

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eBook Survey Libraries Accessibility 116

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2017

Today I'm publishing the survey results at ModernLearning.com for the 2017 Learning Revolution 's survey on technology and learning, which is the initial part of a larger effort to create a worldwide online conference on this topic. The original survey is on the site and you are welcome to fill it out.

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Survey Technology Conference Digital Citizenship 34

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Even as schools continue to invest heavily in technology on campus, we are still staring down what experts call the “device gap,” where students from lower-income backgrounds don’t have the same digital access as their middle class peers. For example, are you using technology during whole-class instruction or small groups?

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Classroom Survey Education Libraries 159

EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 31, 2024

Technology innovations like artificial intelligence, virtual reality and advanced simulation are changing how nurses and doctors are trained. These adaptive learning platforms also leverage artificial intelligence technologies like natural language processing to provide tutoring and feedback.

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Education Adaptive Learning Training Case Study 100

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

Joseph Valver and his fellow instructional technology facilitators at Hamilton Township School District in New Jersey were providing numerous options for educators in their district to learn how to use education technology, but something was holding educators back. . “As eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:41.

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Google Assessment Course EdTech 416

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology created the Future Ready Leader project. A brief survey identifies a district’s needs and results in a customized video playlist and relevant research. . Robust infrastructure. Personalized professional learning.

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Video Future Ready Technology Libraries 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

That is the clearest takeaway from survey results published this month by the ACT Center for Equity in Learning, an arm of the nonprofit best known for its college entrance exam. When the survey was sent, the U.S. Especially since we surveyed them in March. This is one of the themes that emerged in the survey.

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Survey Smartphone Report Accessibility 159

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Recent insights pulled from a survey of more than 2,000 identifies instructional practices that enable student engagement, no matter the learning environment. Using qualitative and quantitative survey data, here are five instructional practices for driving engagement. Why is student success important?

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Strategy Student Engagement Survey Assessment 87

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The federal E-rate program continues to provide expanded access to technology, including edtech tools, digital learning resources, and high-speed internet access, to schools, according to an annual report that takes stock of the program’s progress. Internet accessibility is an ongoing problem for students and library patrons.

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E-rate Libraries Learning Trends 79

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. Kolibri enables offline access to a curated library of educational content, supports customized curricula creation and facilitates self-paced, differentiated and project-based learning. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Khan Academy 114

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

Academic research libraries are many things: knowledge storehouses, teaching and research partners, technology hubs. That assessment, which won’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention at library conferences, is one of the standout findings of a report released today by the nonprofit group Ithaka S+R. The Andrew W.

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Libraries Report Conference Analysis 69

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

We’ve done surveys, and 3 percent of our students — about 300 kids — don’t have internet access at home. Technology can make a difference , and in this case it’s a good fit. We also work with our community library to make sure they are a resource. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.

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Digital Divide Broadband EdTech Chromebook 186

Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

In an age of digital formats, quick texts (and the associated degradation of spelling and grammar), online content, blogs and posts, many in the education, publishing and library sectors — as well as broader cultural institutions — are wondering and worrying about the future of literature. By 2018 the NEA had much better news.

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Trends Libraries Social Media Report 327

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

To inform the Federal Communications Commission in evaluating and refreshing the vitality of the $4 billion program, Funds For Learning announces its eighth annual E-rate Applicant Survey. This survey is specifically designed to gather your responses and inform important decision makers in Washington D.C.,” EDMOND, OKLA.

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E-rate Survey Broadband Learning 40

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Did you know that according to a United States Department of Education survey, 94% of public school educators buy supplies with their own money ? Offer to help with technology. Other schools might simply lack the expertise of a full-time team dedicated to improving teaching with the help of technology. Be a volunteer.

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Education Digital Divide Laptops Trends 363

ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

The Consortium for School Networking reveals the extent of these gaps in its 2018-2019 annual infrastructure survey. At home, the survey found, there were no gains in students access to computing devices. How would these teachers add instruction previously covered by a technology specialist or computer teacher? Learning lab.

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Laptops Libraries STEM Chromebook 179