eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. CoderZ is an innovative and engaging online learning environment. About CoderZ.

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Robotics Tools STEM Advocacy 102

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

We are often reluctant to label anything facilitated through technology as a failure. Technology has become so pervasive in our lives that we have grown reticent to question its value when its use may not support evidence-based practices. Technology should support rather than replace human interactions. Let’s start a movement.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., Learn more about StartEd’s private events and upcoming Festival here.

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Industry Technology Advocacy Software 42

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Technology is enabling learning like never before, with millions of students attending school remotely for some or all of their regular instruction this fall. With this skyrocketing growth in technology use, however, comes greater concerns around student privacy. Which technologies are collecting student data?

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Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 135

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.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Through advocacy on campuses and in communities and ongoing state and federal investment in the real cost of higher education—including housing, food and other supports—we can and should make a firm commitment to students who are doing everything they can to become economically self-sufficient. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Advocacy Survey System Industry 180

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But because schools don’t have enough staff with the expertise to properly vet safety risks associated with educational technology, he said, the increased use of that tech is putting students at risk. School districts that have been hit say they are taking new safety precautions.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2023

That’s the goal of a new effort that aims to create a shared digital platform for historically Black colleges and universities, one they can use to deliver online learning and social experiences that reflect the communities they serve. The platform will use a learning management system that’s already on the market, Hossain says.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Tamiko Hatcher, a dedicated educator and the director of Special Programs at Akron Public Schools in Ohio, displays visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to implementing innovative education technologies to transform the educational experience for the students in his district. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 94

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The survey asked what kinds of approaches the respondents would invest more money in if they could double their learning budget. VR simulation was in the top three, at 51 percent, behind virtual online learning (57 percent) but ahead of social learning (46 percent). And 17 percent say they have spent over $1,000.

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Survey EdTech Tools Training 120

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy. Match available resources to your strategic goals Ensure the resources you consider align with your district’s mission, vision and student learning objectives.

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EdTech Resources Advocacy Data 123

edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

For the last two years, she has served as the assistant superintendent over educational and technology services. Her experience has allowed her to marry the technology and the educational services departments. As a technology leader in California, she has had the honor of receiving several awards. Dr. Ryan has a Ph.D.

Advocacy 89

Advocacy BYOD Accessibility Strategy 89

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. schools is effectively closed. Only, now it doesn’t matter.

Advocacy 132

Advocacy Policies Accessibility Laptops 132

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) aims “to catalyze the transformation of K-12 education policy and practice to advance powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning.” It does this through: Advocacy.

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Report Resources Advocacy Blended Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

Rodrigues had been traveling the country for weeks, meeting with parent advocacy groups in city after city, and working with them to get their grievances heard and addressed by local school boards. But beyond this day-to-day advocacy, critics see an organization with larger aims of discrediting teachers unions and public education.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

“It’s no secret that the pandemic disproportionately and adversely affected women and their ability to succeed in the workforce,” says Carol Juel, executive vice president and chief technology and operating officer at Synchrony, a consumer financial services company that has more than 18,000 employees. “At

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Policies Company Survey Industry 178

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 7, 2016

The move adds about 50 percent more members to that division, the Education Technology Industry Network. While most of the members of the EIA are not large and represent regional tutoring and learning centers, there are also some financial institutions on the list, including BMO Capital Markets, First Analysis Corp.,

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Industry Technology Education Software 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Because the COVID-19 Pandemic has restructured U.S.

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Student Engagement Advocacy Outcomes Report 65

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

It receives funding from the state of Utah to provide online learning to rural children and has launched pilot programs in several states across the country, including Mississippi. Children who lack access to quality preschool “are often the target of these online programs,” according to the statement.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

In an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate and Battelle for Kids , school administrators emphasized pandemic-triggered changes are lessons learned that can frame effective educational practices moving forward. The Role of Technology During COVID. Leveraging technology to support all student learners is essential.

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Learning Data Outcomes Survey 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In our California research, although my co-authors and I found that 97% of school districts reported distributing some learning technologies to students —far fewer reported any further efforts to support families’ usage of the devices. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

Personalized learning is something teachers do, something students do, something teachers do with students, or something students do with one another. Personalized learning is a noun, a verb, and an adjective. It is either impossible without technology or requires no technology at all.

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Personalized Learning Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 86

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

On top of all these challenges, higher education itself is, of course, seeing a variety of potential disrupters emerge, all powered at least in part through online learning. Second, schools could use online learning technologies as a sustaining innovation to improve learning and control costs.

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Competency Based Learning Advocacy Online Learning Training 84

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. RELATED: Hot spots no silver bullet for rural remote learning.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

While access to other technology is limited in the camp, Grosso said many refugee families have access to a cell phone but primarily use only four to five apps, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or YouTube. For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Jamar McKneely (background) tours a science and technology event at Edna Karr High School, one of the schools in his InspireNOLA charter school network. But even with online learning plans, school districts around the country could face an “unprecedented historic academic regression” unless they do more, he said.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 115

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Many apps provided rewards like high scores as an incentive although research shows that the learning itself, and getting to new levels of an app, should be the desired reward for children. Related: Can technology improve preschool?

Report 111

Report Android iPhone Advocacy 111

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country struggle to move their brick-and-mortar classrooms to remote online learning environments. He is always focused on the skills students desperately need to succeed in today’s world, and always places education before technology. About the Host.

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Schoology Advocacy LMS Strategy 54

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Some of Hayden’s homework hadn’t been reaching his teachers due to apparent technological glitches on the school’s online platform, or in some cases because he hadn’t handed it in ? She figures it would come with some of the same challenges, but with fewer technology issues and fewer legal threats.

Policies 141

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 141

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

“There’s plenty of data showing that student performance has been negatively impacted [by the pandemic],” said Phillip Lovell, associate executive director at the education advocacy nonprofit, All4Ed.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 108

Educator Innovator

JULY 12, 2013

Sixteen museums, libraries and nonprofit institutions have been awarded a total of $150,000 to engage young people in the development of apps, badges, curricula and other tools that will make the online experience more civil, safe and empowering. The Competition is supported by the John D. and Catherine T.

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Libraries Online Learning Digital Citizenship Learning 28

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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Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 79

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. By contrast, some districts had been bolstering their use of online learning for several years, including Lindsay Unified in California’s Central Valley, known as a pioneer in digital-learning circles. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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