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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. If students have access, is technology being used for transformative instruction and having a real impact on how students think, communicate, and connect with the world?

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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

For example, students can use laptops to access online resources, collaborate with classmates, and create multimedia projects. Additionally, a study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that students who used laptops in the classroom were more likely to say that they enjoyed school and that they were motivated to learn.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Will the cloud continue to reign? 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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How Lifelong Readers Are Helping Communities Thrive

Digital Promise

Studies have indicated that access to books reverses the impact on reading scores associated with poverty. (5, Independence and access matters, too. Children of poverty typically have little access to books (8) , yet current trends in literacy education focus on other issues such as digital literacy and early childhood learning styles.

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Feeding a Science Education Revolution: Micro-credentials for OpenSciEd Facilitators

Digital Promise

That was 2010, and A Framework for K-12 Science Education was out for public review. licensed, any teacher anywhere could access them for free and districts could repurpose their funds to bring transformative professional learning to their teachers. Naiveté is what gets us to start trying, right?

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Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses

EdTech Magazine

with high-speed internet to help bridge the “homework gap” that many rural students face because of lack of internet access at home. And without this access, many students fall behind. Superintendent Tom Phillips added: “Equitable access is a huge issue that affects not just school success but college and career readiness.

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Are Students Off-Task in Class on Phones? There's an App for That!

A Principal's Reflections

As the principal, I decided to implement Bring Your Own Device back in 2010 as a way to not only take advantage of student-owned devices but to also improve the learning culture through more empowerment and ownership. Mobile technology is more accessible than it has ever been. More on this in a little bit.

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