Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. Starting in fall 2018 , each first-year student will get an iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil, a Smart Keyboard, AppleCare+, a case and a full suite of apps. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

Company 71

Company E-rate iPad Training 71

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making the rounds to promote his new book.

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

eSpark

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At Piedmont City Schools in Alabama, simplicity is key to the success of the district’s 1:1 iPad program. So, why is edtech so slow to catch on in rural education? In a state where less than 60 percent of people have access to high-speed internet, schools tend to shy away from investing in educational technology.

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EdTech Education E-rate iPad 40

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. The Impact.

Digital Learning 92

Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. Unstable Economies Impact E-Learning Market. percent and negative 1.1

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 I didn’t have to convince too many people of that.”

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Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her husband took in at least $59.4

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. I think the latter."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2016

Cross-posted from Digital Education. The SpedApps project , created by the Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University in Ohio, also features a website that reviews apps developed to reach special education students, as well as two apps created by researchers working on the initiative.

Mobility 40

Mobility Technology Classroom E-rate 40

The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 7, 2013

As an avid user of the Kindle app on my iPad, it is always exciting when Amazon releases new versions of their Kindle app with new and improved features. I currently use Kindle for the iPad more than any other app because my reading habits. iPad Apps for Educators Kindle Apps Kindle for iPad Kindle iOS'

E-rate 65

E-rate iPad Facebook Twitter 65

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Immigration and Education. ” That’s Michigan , for what it’s worth.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William County Public Schools found its support when an EducationSuperHighway state partner at the Virginia Department of Education shared our webinar on the K-12 Learning Infrastructure Program (KLIP). GAINING MOMENTUM. PWCPS attended the webinar and developed a plan to implement a successful upgrade. to $1.85.

Case Study 68

Case Study Study Broadband E-rate 68

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Higher Education. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update.

E-rate 48

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

Education Politics. Many in higher education opposed a British exit, or Brexit, from the union, arguing that membership in the E.U. ” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. .” “The U.S.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. “If Apple provided “help” in the form of iPads and other Apple hardware to 114 low-income schools in 29 states. Take Adobe , for example.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

EdTechTeam

JULY 24, 2017

Additionally, many of us are familiar with the Four C’s of Education which are Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. For instance, I prefer Lensoo Create or Explain Everything to other voice-over whiteboard apps because it is available on both iPads and Android. You can do the same at bit.ly/thinkopenletter.

Android 59

Android E-rate Chromebook iPad 59

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William County Public Schools found its support when an EducationSuperHighway state partner at the Virginia Department of Education shared our webinar on the K-12 Learning Infrastructure Program (KLIP). GAINING MOMENTUM. PWCPS attended the webinar and developed a plan to implement a successful upgrade. to $1.85.

Case Study 58

Case Study Study Broadband E-rate 58

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 2, 2018

” With solid Internet connectivity and infrastructure already in place, Ryan concentrated on building a stronger internal network using E-rate Category 2 funds. ” To achieve that success, Ryan set out to apply for E-rate Category 2 funds. .

E-rate 58

E-rate Chromebook Accessibility iPad 58

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 2, 2016

After years of questioning the accessibility of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader , the National Federation of the Blind today announced that it will work with the online retailer to improve reading experiences for blind, low-vision, and deaf-blind students. Students also would be able to rate content.

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Accessibility E-rate Assistive Technology iPad 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Congress, in an effort to limit federal involvement in higher education, has voted to eliminate Obama-era regulations on teacher-preparation programs.” ” Great timing, IRS. Here’s how it could work.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2016

With technology at the forefront of education, classrooms are ever-evolving, and educators have begun to adapt and change their teaching approach to better suit 21st century classrooms filled with 21st century learners. billion increase in E-rate funding over the last 18 months.

E-rate 42

E-rate OER Digital Citizenship Social Media 42

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. King to be the assistant secretary of postsecondary education.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

“[EducationSuperHighway] showed me that there were service providers that were willing to come out here, so I was able to put out my E-rate Form 470 and get feedback. In education, we’re all in this together.” That was really the turning point, because your team put us in contact with people who could make it happen.

E-rate 65

E-rate Broadband iPad STEM 65

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 62

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The key to this, according to the newly-published e-book, “ Choice, Ownership, and Voice through Authentic Learning ,” is to create learning environments and activities that support COVA, which stands for choice, ownership, voice and authentic learning.

Blended Learning 102

Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 102

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Immigration and Education.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Education Politics. Betsy DeVos has been confirmed as the Secretary of Education – the first time that a Vice President has had to break a tie in the Senate for this sort of vote. See also, via Market Watch : “ K12 ’s stock rallies after DeVos confirmed as Secretary of Education.” ” Yet.

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Education Politics. ” The Department of Education press release : “U.S. ” The Department of Education press release : “U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Issues Statement on New Title IX Guidance.” ” Via NPR : “ Trump And Transgender Rights : What Just Happened? .”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” “Not An Advocate for Students or the Public Interest” – historian Sherman Dorn on “ Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.” billion from the Department of Education. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

When the prospect of upgrading their network came into focus several years ago, “it was really teacher-focused and teacher-led, and they chose iPads as the device of choice. During the E-rate window, the district released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for three fiber-based technology options: lit, leased dark, and self-provisioned.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband iPad Accessibility 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S.

iPad 78

iPad Broadband Software Company 78

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Education Politics. Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “Yes, Bill Gates really compared Donald Trump to JFK – and said Trump could help education.” “Edushyster” Jennifer Berkshire has another profile of Betsy DeVos , Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education. More via Inside Higher Ed.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Education Politics. ” Another Department of Education release : an update to the College Scorecard. ” Another Department of Education release : an update to the College Scorecard. “ California vs. Massachusetts education ballot question politics” by Sherman Dorn. Education in the Courts.

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40