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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

Good teaching is good teaching, regardless of whether it happens in a classroom, on Zoom or any other delivery modality. Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom ,” by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt (book), provides case studies about building community in online environments.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study. Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students.

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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

Well, that was at the Federal Communications Commission’s 2014-15 short-term target of 100 Kbps per student for using tech in the classroom. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. IXL says its program is “proven effective” and that research “has shown over and over that IXL produces real results.”

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). ” How would the program operate?

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

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

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OER and you. The curation mandate

NeverEndingSearch

Among the featured platforms and developments: Microsoft is planning an app to help teachers and students find rated OER from within any learning management system. New features in Microsoft Office 365’s Docs.com will allow users to create, discover, rate and share openly licensed materials. and Mary Reiman (NE).

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