The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 5, 2023

Coaching Skills for Library Leaders: Confident Conversations for Staff Development, Improvement, and Change [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 If you’re reluctant to speak with your library staff about work performance or work behavior issues, now is the time to get better at these “conversations that mean something.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From how to form reading groups, how to reach individual children, and how to communicate with parents, Dr. Robb's advice is practical and extensive. I am only in favor of organizing children into a group or working with one child. And so we have groups that meet up three or four times a week for 15 to 20 minutes.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2022

To be precise, the content that shall be filtered or blocked is divided into 3 groups: obscenity, child pornography & content harmful to minors. Needless to say, K-12 schools must be CIPA compliant to use E-Rate discounts, but those schools and libraries that do not receive the fundings do not have this obligation.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

13] Usually, these projects are completed by individual students rather than by a group or class. It could involve digital media as well as offline resources like classroom makerspaces or library books. This means that students can work at a rate that is most comfortable for them, which is useful for all learners.[11].

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GoConqr

MARCH 10, 2017

At the end of February we reached another significant milestone at GoConqr – more than 3 million e-learning members have registered in our platform , actively participating in the creation of a social learning platform. We list the most important contributions e-learning members make every day and how everyone can benefit from them: 1.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The companies also tout their technology as sophisticated enough to tailor access to different user groups and to pick up the context of the content , pinpointing when something is not appropriate. . The law also requires instructing children about safe online practices, or digital citizenship. .

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This likely explains why a quarter of Black teens reported not being able to do their homework due to a lack of reliable internet access — nearly twice the rate of white teens. A quarter of Black teens reported not being able to do their homework for lack of reliable internet access — nearly twice the rate of white teens.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity. Jennifer E. After that, the Superintendent and education institutions will provide devices or WiFi resources accordingly to students in need.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A smaller but still significant group has begun tutoring their Chinese students privately, in clandestine arrangements, setting their own schedules and pay rates, though many find this option to be too risky for the families and won’t consider it. The e-card templates VIPKid created for teachers to tell their Chinese students goodbye.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2023

A closet in the hallway has been transformed into a makeshift library. For young people receiving in-patient psychiatric care, hospital school programs like the one at UNC not only keep them on track academically, but can also be helpful to their recovery, said Marisa E. Kids don’t get better right away, but kids can get better.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. Not so with digital.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

In general, OER was rated ‘considerably better on multiple specific aspects of teaching and learning, such as extending the core knowledge to novel tasks and situations and collaborating with others.’” . Or a history teacher on the opposite side of the country could use your video to personalize learning for a group of students.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate. E-rate is funded by collecting fees that telecommunications companies pass on to customers, and it supports massive discounts on goods and services for schools and libraries.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Through both documentaries and fictional accounts, you can highlight the experiences and perspectives of people from under-represented groups. Keep in mind that these recommendations are aimed at parents and families -- not teachers -- but the age rating and content grid in each review can serve as a useful guide. Grades: 6-12.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission overhauled the E-rate program, which helps subsidize the cost of internet access and other telecommunications services for schools and libraries. . “A multi-pronged approach has generated the surge in school connectivity.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

On the flip side, research by the Annie E. I still remember my excitement to borrow books from the school library so that I could better understand life beyond my poverty-stricken world. Third-grade reading proficiency rates improved across most Universal schools from 10 to 20 percentage points during the five years of the initiative.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. ” Lacey also credited the E-Rate program for helping connect the district to high speed internet. So it should be with E-Rate.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. So why do I still want schools to use them? Unified gets a $3.26-million

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

I was proud to be there to share along with some serious library power: AASL President Leslie Preddy, Mark Ray (WA) Washington, Jennifer Boudrye (D.C.) But it was clear to our little group, that to the larger majority of the participants, we were not even on the OER radar. and Mary Reiman (NE). We made an impact.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 15, 2012

She suggested that Libraries should conserve their traditional roles and that any change that took place should be 'geological'. Goring was essentially arguing that libraries should not be dictated to by technological changes, but in doing so she missed a fundamental point. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories. About the Presenters.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Cayanne Korder, 18, studies in the Red Wing High library before heading to a local hospital for an internship. That’s despite the fact that the overall rural high school graduation rate in the 2015-16 school year was 87.3 percent more likely to go on to top schools than the first-generation students in the control group. “It

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners. Follow them @BalefireLabs.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. His family said that police had picked him up.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 6, 2015

What Good is E-Rate Modernization if Schools Can’t Pay for What’s Connected to Broadband? The dust is starting to settle from the recent changes to the federal E-Rate program. Schools are actively pursuing increases to bandwidth by filing their Form 471s before next week.

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Depending on how far we want to take our data collection, we could potentially collect library records, e-book consumption patterns, social network information, etc. “The predictive analytics revolution” – EDUCAUSE ECAR Working Group Paper. Other systems: provide multiple types of information.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. So we always have to be careful of that because there might not be as much information, inputed from certain groups of people, ethnicities, cultures and things like that. And so I'm looking at this and then you were talking about this on our select group.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

Libraries and museums across the United States are building youth maker spaces and programming in an effort to broaden free, community-embedded educational opportunities. However, the tech enthusiasts who are championing the programming comprise a small percentage of library or museum staff. By K-Fai Steele, first posted at MakerJawn.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

SLIDE), a research project through Antioch University Seattle and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, highlights an ongoing decline in the number of districts nationwide with school librarians. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change. This is the chicken-or-the-egg situation.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed a pilot cybersecurity program, which would run separately, but in tandem, with the FCC’s E-Rate program, which was created in the early 1990s as a way to provide affordable internet for schools and libraries.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2023

To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@learningrevolution.com. SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@learningrevolution.com to arrange) : Multiple individual registrations from the same organization paid together: $149 each for 3+ registrations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2023

To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@learningrevolution.com. SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@learningrevolution.com to arrange) : Multiple individual registrations from the same organization paid together: $149 each for 3+ registrations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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Hapara

JANUARY 6, 2023

You can ask learners to write in a journal, complete a feeling sentence stem, fill out a graphic organizer or rate how they’re feeling at that moment. Partner and group work is crucial for helping students build social awareness, develop positive relationships and make responsible decisions. Get my free e-book.

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