User Generated Education

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Now that I am a teacher of gifted education, I believe it is important for my students, for all students to participate in civics education. The Center on American Progress stated in The State of Civics Education : Civic knowledge and public engagement is at an all-time low.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Between September 2016 and May 2017 the program donated 1,600 computers and 870 4G mobile hotspots to low-income families in Denver, Colorado. Mobile Beacon.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Can Companies like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap? Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap to support students, particularly those most in need. In March of 2016, the FCC modernized the Lifeline Program , in an effort to support unconnected families.

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More Verbs

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Here are notes and useful links related to the DOE MLTI Update for Fall 2016. Each is a Maine native, a veteran educator, and a leader in learning technology. 2016 Apple Refresh and Collection Update. The 2016 Opt In deliveries are nearly complete. New Staff Members. Take Better Care of Devices – Resources.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. Yet how we devised the traditional education system, they can’t be accepted the way they are. Online education opens the door to be inclusive.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. While our understanding of language education is incomplete, we know that most K-12 students in American public schools do not have the opportunity to study an additional language to proficiency. Of the small portion of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2022

That physical activity time can be met through recess, but also through physical education or other forms of movement that don’t offer the benefits kids reap through unstructured, free play. Eventually, she retained a lawyer who helped push for official special education paperwork to give her son more movement opportunities in school.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With experts predicting more extreme weather in 2023, that undoubtedly means schools will suffer more disruptions in a K-12 education era already defined by pandemic-related learning setbacks. Climate Change’s Education Cost Climate change impacts on K-12 education are a problem worldwide. In the U.S.,

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Our work over the past five years convening education innovation ecosystem builders has shown the potential of networks to address our deepest challenges in education. This group developed and workshopped an initial “equity audit” that evolved into our newly published framework, Equity Inquiry for Education Networks.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Now that I am a teacher of gifted education, I believe it is important for my students, for all students to participate in civics education. The Center on American Progress stated in The State of Civics Education : Civic knowledge and public engagement is at an all-time low.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In November 2016, over 250 school district leaders, researchers, thought leaders, and other partners came to Baltimore, Maryland to learn from one of the nation’s most forward-thinking school districts, Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). As BCPS Superintendent Dr. .” ” During a keynote address at the meeting, Dr. Freeman A.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2016

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Here’s a look at back at some of the year’s most impactful and buzzworthy ed tech trends.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The plan was first released to fulfill the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 and last revised in 2016. It’s intensified the long-standing desire to deliver a truly inclusive education system. The plan separates technological divides — barriers that block some students from full participation — into access, design and use.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. Matty Fox (@what2foxsay) June 28, 2016. The ISTE conference isn’t the biggest edtech conference in the world by sheer luck. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.)

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ProfHacker

MAY 19, 2016

Today is the 5th annual Global Awareness Accessibility Day. accessibility and users with different disabilities.” While people may be interested in the topic of making technology accessible and usable by persons with disabilities, the reality is that they often do not know how or where to start. ” Who is GAAD for?

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

2016 is now well underway, but few could say how it will end or what major changes we’ll see as the year unfurls. In 2016, I believe we will see more learners creating, making, programming, coding, producing, innovating, inventing, designing, problem solving and publishing. Savas Savides (Publisher & Former Educator, Greece).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Educational equity is achieved by equipping students with tools to overcome some of the pre-existing barriers that impede their ability to succeed in school and thrive. Achieving educational equity requires multiple strategies and initiatives because the sources of inequity are so numerous and varied.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

tl;dr – In order to be relevant today and in the future, a national open education strategy must (1) know exactly what it is trying to accomplish and (2) deeply integrate generative AI. WICHE is convening a series of conversations this week and next titled, “ Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2021

Dr. Monica Burns is a curriculum and educational technology consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and founder of. Monica visits schools across the country to work with PreK-20 teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

More than just a fad technology that was used for capturing Pokemon in 2016, augmented reality (or AR) is creating incredible possibilities across numerous industries – not least in education. 3D models of organs and cells are making biology lessons amazingly fun, while maintaining the same crucial levels of educational contents.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Today, we’re thrilled to congratulate Matt Akin, Superintendent of Piedmont City School District , and Steve Webb and Tom Hagley, Superintendent and Chief of Staff of Vancouver Public Schools , for being named to Education Week’s list of “Leaders to Learn From” in 2016. Congratulations again to these educators!

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Today, we’re thrilled to congratulate Matt Akin, Superintendent of Piedmont City School District , and Steve Webb and Tom Hagley, Superintendent and Chief of Staff of Vancouver Public Schools , for being named to Education Week’s list of “Leaders to Learn From” in 2016. Congratulations again to these educators!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As an unprecedented back-to-school season rolls out across the United States, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced expanded support and resources for students, educators and the broader education community. This latest offer builds on a series of education initiatives put in place throughout this year.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2023

Baumgartner will draw from his more than two decades of experience as a leader in the education industry to drive a new chapter of strategic growth for BookNook. Before joining BookNook, Baumgartner served in various leadership roles in the education industry.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 18, 2017

This post discusses my Cardboard Creations Maker Education Camp that was taught to fifteen 5 to 12 year old learners for five days, 2.5 Summer Maker Education Camp Project. Cardboard Creations Maker Education Camp utilized no technology (except for projecting images of example projects on the whiteboard) and low/no cost materials.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

PBS KIDS recently launched You Choose 2016 , a kid-friendly website for ages 6-8 providing kids with relevant, non-partisan democracy-related information through interactive exploration and video. You Choose 2016 allows kids to: 1. And it is free and accessible to all. Collect trading cards of past presidents and their spouses.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 30, 2019

In 2016, EducationSuperHighway worked with the Virginia Department Of Education (VDOE) to hire an E-rate and school technology specialist. She’s a big advocate for expanding broadband access and digital equity, and she has become a key strategic planner for school Internet in Virginia. ESH was the spark that lit the flame.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Nearly 200 colleges face federal civil rights investigations opened in 2019 about whether they are accessible and communicate effectively to people with disabilities. Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Each of the satellites will offer more than one terabyte per second of total network output, a thousand times the capacity of the company's first generation satellites, which the company says will allow educators and students across the country to connect “significantly” better. And access for rural areas is less built out than urban ones.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2018

FETC 2018: Maximizing Microsoft Azure Boosted Education in Tennessee. When Tennessee Department of Education CIO Cliff Lloyd took office in 2014, the state’s schools were among the worst in the nation. Lloyd and other state officials turned to digital tools and the backbone of Microsoft Azure to help turn the state’s education around.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 (Geneva CUSD 304) today announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5 through the year 2026. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. These tools could also help educational institutions who have found themselves in legal trouble.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Every year has its fair share of surprises, but this seems especially true for 2016. What’s in store for education in 2017? Here’s a chronological roundup of stories that made the biggest bang on the edtech industry (and to a similar extent, our web traffic) in 2016. Let history be the guide. Teachscape’s Tangled Tale.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec. The plan that the U.S.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

The infusion of innovative learning systems and computerization into educational settings promises to create significant change in the near future. One current trend appears likely to continue during 2016: an increasing number of classrooms will rely on computers and the Internet to assist in the delivery of education materials.

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