The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Elearning design needs to engage and persuade the learner to know how to engage with the content and learning. Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. It takes the stress away from their learning environment.

Strategy 173

Strategy Learning E-rate Course 173

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

Digital Divide 268

Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 268

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

EdTech 130

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 130

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.

Report 70

Report E-rate OER LMS 70

EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2019

It will be more like travel planning for the learning journey and less like teaching in the traditional sense. Leveraging Technology without Gating. All new digital learning objects are expected to be validated the same way because of the past way of doing things. Where favorable, that product rises in purchase and use.

Learning 100

Learning Software E-rate Industry 100

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. percent to 76.6

Data 60

Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In recent years, Simon’s ideas have found new traction, thanks to new computing technologies that would have seemed alien in the ’60s. Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 216

Education Learning Software Knewton 216

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how.

E-rate 50

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 50

Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Utilizing the combined power of several anchor institutions, the Nevada Connect Kids Initiative has been instrumental in upgrading K-12 schools so that students can take advantage of digital learning in the classroom. Through the federal funding mechanism called E-rate we are closing the connectivity gap.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Social Media Survey 40

Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. Fiber is the only network infrastructure technology that can scale cost-effectively to meet growing bandwidth needs. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Comparison Digital Learning 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / Then, Lopez got more programing for the tablets from American Prison Data Systems, a for-profit company that charges facilities , not inmates or their families, for the tools.

Tablets 162

Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 162

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. billion by 2022.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Lawmakers voted 105-0 for the bill, often called the Wired Act, that aims to fix a convoluted problem that, Chesteen says, has held some schools back where information technology is concerned. To get E-rate money, though, local systems have to pitch in matching funds. Next page: What educators are saying.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Company System 40

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. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

.” I mean, yes, I’m totally making up the framing of the “trends” angle here (in the hopes, I confess, to defanging all those ridiculous clickbait articles that just list a bunch of shiny new consumer technology products and predict that they’re poised to “revolutionize school”).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. billion by 2022.

EdTech 110

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 110

ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

Visit EducationSuperHighway.org to learn how your state can upgrade internet access in every public school classroom to empower more students to take advantage of the promise of digital learning. ” USED Office of Educational Technology , Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning. .

Accessibility 28

Accessibility E-rate Broadband Libraries 28

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? Following the district vision, and in search for a free curriculum, Theresa found Common Sense’s Digital Citizenship Curriculum and began from there. Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 14, 2016

Many companies trying to find a market in K-12 schools face a question that fills them with anxiety, if not outright dread: How much technology can teachers handle? If technology is seamless and easy for educators to manage, it can clear the path for a digital provider. But how are teachers actually using technology?

Survey 40

Survey E-rate Company Exercises 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

(Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). Mike Fisher, associate director of education technology at Futuresource, said that the U.S. educational devices sold run on the company’s operating system, up from 51 percent during the third quarter last year.

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones.

Tools 88

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 88

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.

E-rate 40

E-rate Survey Policies Technology Support 40

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For districts like San Marcos USD in California, technology is providing the opportunity to augment staff resources and allow teams to develop collaborative solutions to better identify and support students. My name is June Kim, I’m the Director of Technology for more public schools in Moore, Oklahoma. 2:09 Well and June.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Pulls Plug on ‘ Learning Registry ,’ an Obama-Era Tech Initiative.” the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.” PlayVS has raised $30.5

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

Learn how this approach improved staff efficiency, freeing up time so they can focus on what matters most—student wellbeing and engagement during digital learning. My name is June Kim, I’m the Director of Technology for more public schools in Moore, Oklahoma. 2:03 Hi, I’m Mark McClellan. 2:09 Well and June.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

IT Leaders & Decision Makers, Digital Learning and Instructional Technologists, IT Admins, Network Admins, IT Security, IT Infrastructure roles, School Counselors, Safety leaders, and SROs. My name is June Kim, I’m the Director of Technology for more public schools in Moore, Oklahoma. 2:09 Well and June. 3:48 Great.

EdTech 52

EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

“Before we start handing out devices, we want to make sure that all of students are on an even playing field; our board was very intent on this,” said Leeann Dooley, K-12 assistant principal and technology coordinator at the district. Giving students devices isn’t a good move if they can’t use them when they’re not at school.”.

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Accessibility Flipped Classroom 40

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. The 3D modeling company has raised $2.8 3DBear has raised $1.5

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 28, 2015

School may just be getting back into session, but EducationSuperHighway has been working this summer to help school districts upgrade their networks so that their students can take advantage of digital learning when they return to the classroom.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Analysis 40

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For districts like San Marcos USD in California, technology is providing the opportunity to augment staff resources and allow teams to develop collaborative solutions to better identify and support students. My name is June Kim, I’m the Director of Technology for more public schools in Moore, Oklahoma. 2:09 Well and June.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” Jackso n, acting assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. for-profits? ” Immigration and Education.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” SoFi is the ed-tech company that has raised the most venture capital. And more on who’s buying student loan companies in the “business of ed-tech” section below. . ” More via Buzzfeed. Pay attention.).

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Another Duke story – The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the school’s Technology Scholars Project: “ Steering More Women to Silicon Valley.” Via Getting Smart : “ Competency-Based Micro-credentials are Transforming Professional Learning.” ” asks MIT Technology Review.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? Via Masslive.com : “ Massachusetts state government announced a new partnership with an online education company on Thursday to help public employees and the state’s public universities take advantage of online classes.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40