The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. So, that’s kind of cool.

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Chromebook Study Company Assessment 281

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. School districts developed IT departments, even creating and hiring for the title “CTO/CIO.”

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 166

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

CAE), a leading provider of performance-based educational assessments measuring 21 st century skills, as well as custom assessments, today announced the appointment of Stacey Sparks to senior director of content design and development. Council for Aid to Education, Inc.

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Assessment Secondary Meeting Groups 92

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

million students access its digital course materials, including those at 750 of the top 1,000 higher education institutions in North America. Fountainhead was founded in 2002 and is based in Southlake, Texas. Last year, the company ceased sales of individual assessment tools to instead offer a bundle of its products.

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Company Pearson Course Software 135

Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

see this 2002 Education Week report ). Studies now find that performance assessments “can more authentically evaluate candidates’ readiness for teaching” while lowering the “barriers to entry,” particularly for teachers of color who are in high demand. Good assessments of learning, for students as well as teachers, cost something.

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Policies Assessment Training Professional Learning 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

It was a crazy idea: Take the bulk of the world’s books, scan them, and create a monumental digital library for all to access. That’s what Google dreamed of doing when it embarked on its ambitious book-digitizing project in 2002. As Paul Courant points out, “the big problem is not further digitization” but access.

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Libraries Google Analysis Data 167

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

The state safety proposal notes that current social media surveillance activities, outside of fusion centers, cannot access private content. EdSurge reached out to law enforcement in Texas to confirm whether or not officials could access private messages at fusion centers, but in response, officials did not address the question directly.

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Social Media Policies Data Report 140

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

CAE), a leading provider of performance-based, authentic assessments measuring essential college and career readiness skills, announced it joined the Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI). Council for Aid to Education, Inc.

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Secondary Education Assessment Data 78

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2024

With access to programs designed to help them transition beyond high school, more neurodivergent students will have the skills they need to succeed when they get there, Elliot said. In 2020, an estimated 1 in 36 eight-year-olds had an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Some experts argue that the rise is the result of overdiagnosis.

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Report Training System Accessibility 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said. Some universities and some K-12 school systems have developed media literacy courses and standards to help.

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Social Media Data Course Report 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. A robust, district-wide writing initiative requires an enormous investment.

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Broadband Technology Assessment iPad 131

Digital Promise

JULY 14, 2016

Preferences can be assessed and individuals can be taught to make choices related to their preferences, thereby minimizing the frustration of seldom being able to choose what is meaningful. A support model mirrors the field of general medicine in which many chronic conditions are also not curable at present. Carr, E.G., Dunlap, G.,

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. Accessibility: The iPad includes built-in features like text-to speech, dictation, and word prediction.

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 113

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Jo Boaler, author of “ Mathematical Mindsets ,” reminds us that the federal government’s 2002 No Child Left Behind Act put pressure on teachers to follow “scripted” curriculum and strict pacing guides. Once their interest is piqued, students will want access to the entire text.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2016

Ensuring equal access to resources can help improve educational outcomes and close achievement gaps for children from low-income families, according to a new study. The study from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) notes that improving state finance systems can go a long way to support equitable funding and increased resource access.

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Resources Outcomes Report Study 75

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2013

His most recent books are Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, 6th Ed. In 1968, Dr. Popham established IOX Assessment Associates, an R&D group that formerly created statewide student achievement tests for a dozen states. In 2009, he was appointed to be a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board.

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Blackboard Assessment Analysis Study 68

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 15, 2020

Arguably one of children's most important needs is to know how well they are doing (Gardner, 2012) and this is where assessment for learning can play a key role. Being able to access complete and up-to-date records of individual students is vital, especially within large cohorts. References Blatchford, P. Gardner, J. (Ed:

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Assessment System Groups Accessibility 47

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

Wikipedia notes that a 2002 Review of General Psychology survey ranked Thorndike as the ninth most cited psychologist of the 20th century.]. But when you realize that that mythical ‘average’ person doesn't exist, then [that basis for] equality of access really doesn't work. I can name the person: It was. Not really. Who benefits?

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System Analysis Personalized Learning Examples 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2023

Families in Boston get to select their preferred schools, but if students need English language or special education services, their registrations are routed through the Newcomers Assessment and Counseling Center or the Special Education department. I don’t see the urgency for them to serve these kids.”

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Elementary Report Groups Data 124

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Like traditional schools, Hellerup’s student body is divvied up into grades; students are assessed based on projects, portfolios, and standardized tests; and teachers follow the national curriculum. When the school opened in 2002, it made headlines not only in Denmark but across Europe for its daring design and pedagogy.

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Personalized Learning Groups Report Study 108

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 8, 2024

Benefits of Moodle Integration with KITABOO White-Label Customization 24/7 Accessibility Personalized Learning Real-Time Monitoring Assessments Additional Features Control Over IPR V. It is a cloud-based system that allows users to register, authenticate, and access courses and materials from any location. How to Use Moodle?

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Moodle eBook LMS Sakai 52

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 16, 2018

.” After leaving a corporate technology management position in 2002, Girolimon wanted to put his master’s degree to work. In doing so, he learned about E-rate and its importance in funding a school district’s Internet access. To prepare for interviewing for a K-12 technology position, Gary spoke with several local tech directors.

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E-rate Broadband Industry Technology 65

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Since arriving from Mexico at age 18 in 2002, Abraham Cachu has dabbled in technology, starting with music software. As part of the application process, prospective students take an assessment created by the UCSD Extension program manager to see if the chosen program is a fit for their career goals.

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Training Company Analysis E-rate 147

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Information becomes content when there is a situation to apply it (Nonaka, 1999, Yaklief, 2010), but does not require a depth of understanding to access or transfer. Once created, individual, groups, departments, or the organization can control the dissemination and access to a larger number of people.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2019

One result of this is that the share of federal loans going to graduate students rose from 32 percent in 2002 to 40 percent last year, while undergraduate borrowing — which gets most of the attention — has actually been falling since 2012, according to the College Board. The students won a slight bump in pay, and reduced fees.

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Report Accessibility Technology Assessment 109

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

I urged universities to develop new strategies that were based upon digital technologies to widen access, increase quality and generally subscribe to the idea that students need no longer attend traditional lectures to achieve quality learning outcomes (Wheeler, 2004). Continued tomorrow References Bach, S., and Lewis-Smith, J. and Moonen, J.

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Education Conference Technology Online Learning 61

EdTechTeam

APRIL 28, 2017

This year, my college anatomy class is lucky enough to have access to chromebooks in the classroom daily. Jennifer Cauthers Mahopac High School Mahopac, NY Twitter: @cauthersj Jennifer has taught science since 1999 and has been a district technology leader since 2002. Enter digital portfolios to the rescue.

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Google Chromebook Video Twitter 64

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 7, 2024

Access Control Encryption Licensing Watermarking IV. Benefits of DRM-Protected Digital Publishing Enables Customization of Access Tracks eLearning Content Usage Prevents IP Theft Ensures Regulatory Compliance Facilitates Secure Global Distribution V. Licensing This DRM-protection measure helps manage access to digital content.

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Moodle eBook LMS Guidelines 52

Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 25, 2022

Developed by Martin Dougiamas in 2002, Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. You can create classes and attendance lists, deliver learning modules, give assessments and provide feedback, and much more. Benefit from blended learning: Both KITABOO and Moodle enable a blended approach to education.

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Moodle LMS eBook Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide access and opportunity they might not otherwise have.”. That’s a sharp increase from the 2002-03 school year, when, according to the U.S. million online courses in 2014-15; in 2002-03, students took 317,000 online courses to the U.S. million students took about 4.5

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Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 85

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

I’ll be writing a range of essays this year reflecting on two decades of work toward opening the core intellectual infrastructure of education (textbooks and other educational materials, assessments, and outcomes / objectives / competency statements) in order to increase access to and improve the effectiveness of education.

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OER Software Company Microsoft 124

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 22, 2012

I urged universities to develop new strategies that were based upon digital technologies to widen access, increase quality of provision and generally subscribe to the idea that students need no longer attend traditional lectures to achieve quality learning outcomes (Wheeler, 2004). and Lewis-Smith, J. and Lewis-Smith, J. and Moonen, J.

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Conference Technology Online Learning Strategy 51

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

We use our own internal data as formative assessments at regular intervals to prepare for those state tests. The data reflected in the article comes solely from the state and is easily accessible on ncpublicschools.org (click on School Report Cards). I am still not yet to the salary I was making in 2002 when I became a teacher).

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Technology Laptops Report Assessment 70

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Rodriguez was forced into remedial math by the community college’s placement test, which assesses a student’s ability to succeed in for-credit, higher education classes. Diana Solares was aiming for a bachelor’s degree when she graduated from high school in San Diego in 2002. Photo: Brandon Quester/inewsource.

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Report Course System Data 111

techlearning

AUGUST 29, 2018

30, 2018 by visiting [link] The School Online Safety Grant is designed to help schools and districts meet the new recommendations on assessing threat and defining behaviors as outlined in the Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model and K-12 School Security safety guide from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Meeting Software Digital Citizenship Assessment 40

techlearning

MARCH 21, 2018

(Morgan Hill, CA) March 21, 2018 — LocateMySchool™ , a web-based, interactive, software-as-a-service developed by Planware, a division of Educational Data Systems , now provides 24/7 access to important school boundary information, directions from an entered address, and contact info in one application.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 30, 2024

Moodle means Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment and it is a prominent LMS that was developed in 2002 by Martin Dougiamas. Moodle Integration with KITABOO enhances LMS integration , provides enhanced security, simplifies access, and offers a rich, interactive content experience for educators and learners.

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