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

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2003 $700,500,000. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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America’s colleges struggle to envision the future of diversity on campus

The Hechinger Report

It just feels like we are in some kind of storm,” said Joyce E. Krislov was vice president and general counsel at the University of Michigan in 2003 when the Supreme Court ruled in Gratz v. Related: OPINION: 3 ways that colleges can support underrepresented students after the Harvard case. “It

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

Considering that community college students oftentimes have access to fewer resources, it seems at first that this would be counter-intuitive. However, when you consider that the smartphone may be the main source of Internet access, it begins to make more sense. Such media can be submitted to an e-portfolio or blog (e.g.

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The Complete Cognitive Science Behind Brainscape

Brainscape

These flashcards can be studied in a web browser or smartphone, and come equipped with an engaging user experience that  repeats concepts within a specific personalized interval of time, based on the user's self-rated confidence of each flashcard.

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Lesson Planning for Multimedia Learning: 5 Practical Steps

ViewSonic Education

months of additional learning progress compared to those without access. But when multimedia is used poorly, it can backfire, leading to cognitive overload and potentially lowering retention rates. Does it offer accessibility features like captions, transcripts, or adjustable pacing? So, how do you plan for Multimedia Learning?

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The History of the Future of E-rate

Hack Education

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump. .”

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Truth, truthiness, triangulation and the librarian way: A news literacy toolkit for a “post-truth” world

NeverEndingSearch

Project CORA : Community of Online Research Assignments an open access resource for faculty and librarians. Check out the post That Chain E-Mail Your Friend Sent to You is (Likely) Bogus. Hoax-Slayer : Australian Brett Christensen has been debunking email and social media hoaxes and spam since 2003.