eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As educators, we are fortunate to have access to amazing technology like interactive whiteboards, which help transform the classroom into an engaging, focused, and playful environment where everyone can learn through this technological device. Incorporating technology into your morning meetings can be simple; you do not need to be tech-savvy.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As access to technology becomes increasingly commonplace in schools, discrepancies continue to emerge concerning not whether technology is being used, but how it is being used. The Rubric provides illustrative—but not exhaustive—example skills for each indicator. Indicators of impactful technology use. References. Hixson, N.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

At the same time, smartphones, tablets and laptops can be used to access the school LMS , with the corresponding courses and learning materials, conduct research online for a school paper, check facts fast, make use of productivity tools, and even access educational apps. Closing thoughts.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Dotlearn has found a way to compress online videos, with a specific view to making online tutorials accessible in countries with very low bandwidth. This free web service makes accessing high-quality video e-learning content possible for millions of students in low-income countries.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Julie: Well, I am very passionate about the fact that I think that all children should have equal access to education. All Children Should Have Equal Access To Education. Some children have access to quality education, and some children don’t. I have had a Books to Africa program going since 2012.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

To ensure access to high-quality educational experiences at the high school level, students enrolled in Grades 9-12 were provided tuition to attend one of two neighboring high schools. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit. Are you looking to start or expand a maker learning program for your learners?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 7, 2017

Relationship building is a never-ending process, and in education it is not a part of a “sales cycle” (Connick, 2012) but is instead a part of an “awareness cycle.” The work involved in brandED development relies on building welcoming access in real time and online so that people feel connected and happy in their work. Connick, W.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

We are constantly thinking of ways to bring out the grit, passion and intelligence inherent in our students by providing them with equitable access to education. What we did: In 2012, we went one-to-one for 2,200 freshman students, leaving us the question of who would troubleshoot and fix those devices.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2012

These multiple choice questions were accessed through the website Polleverywhere.com to assess student understanding via an instant audience feedback system. Administrators in 2012 must understand how to implement new technologies, not just “infuse” technology the easy way.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Hall, an online professor with the University of Wyoming since 2012 says: “Early in my online career, I marched students, expeditiously, from one weekly deadline to the next. Losing access to social media might be all it takes for students to follow the rules. They do have to be done by the time the class closes).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Furthermore, those pictures can be stored and accessed later when needed. Memorization may become even more irrelevant as facts become more accessible. Interestingly, Scott was cited amidst concerns that Oscar Pistorius’ gave him an unfair advantage in the 2012 summer Olympics. (A fact yet to be proven.).

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Putting a finer point on the problem is Nathan Harden , American education commentator, who in 2012 claimed, “In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

In the days following December 14th, 2012 school administrators, educators, law enforcement personnel and parents have undertaken the most comprehensive look at school safety since the Columbine massacre of 1999. Anyone with access to the building can carry an arsenal of weapons or explosives into the school and unleash an attack from inside.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

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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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. And, I’ve worked to shed light on some of the thornier issues of practice associated with the increased use of digital, open content in the U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Of all the learners that ever registered on a MOOC platform, one third did so in 2020 , making 2020 MOOCs’ most consequential year since 2012, which has been dubbed “ Year of the MOOC ”. 2012, the “ Year of the MOOC ” was characterized by media hype. In one day we received more traffic than the entire month of February.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Over the 10 years of the Read on myON collaboration, hundreds of thousands of children from birth through 8th grade have had free access to the myON platform.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Low-income students are most likely to use screen time excessively, in part because their families may not have access to non-digital educational resources.[6] On average, children have regular access to at least five different screens at home.[1] Make rules with your child about which sites they can access and how to stay safe online.[18].

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

Open educational resources have gone global and may help make learning more accessible, equitable and inclusive around the world. For example, students in Egypt generally lack access to high-quality textbooks, and those that are available are usually expensive and written in English, not Arabic. In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

But only if we innovate on issues of access. When schools closed their doors in March, they did so leaving as many as 12 million students without access to Wi-Fi. And that’s exactly what we’re doing at Girls Who Code, the nonprofit I founded in 2012 to close the gender gap in tech. Little consideration had been given to the 1.4

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. 2012 – The iPad brings tablets into public perception. These tend to be the challenges for any new technology, however, and as interactive whiteboards become more accessible they will continue to grow in popularity. . Leads to tech disparity.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. That meant using online learning to serve people who would otherwise have no access to higher education.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2021

Clever, a private, California-based company founded in 2012, claims to have served half of all U.S. It sounds technical, but from the perspective of students and families, “fragmentation” really just amounts to the maddening experience of trying, often futilely, to access different systems used by their schools. Integrate or Bundle?

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

This year marks the first time since 2012 that a majority of undocumented high schoolers who are graduating won’t be able to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known simply as DACA, according to a new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2019

The principles of powerful learning guide educators to design learning experiences that are personal and accessible ; authentic and challenging ; connected and collaborative ; and inquisitive and reflective. Foster students’ skills in regulation of cognition with Student Agency: Metacognition from Agentic Learning. Immordino-Yang, M.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The course will cost $49 per month and will be hosted on Coursera, a platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that Ng co-founded in 2012. (He In 2011, he founded the Google Brain Deep Learning project and later went on to start Coursera with fellow Stanford professor, Daphne Koller in 2012. He left the company in 2014.)

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In 2012, Chromebooks accounted for only 1% of the devices sold to US classrooms; now, they make up more than half of the edtech market. “Teachers will have access to expanded professional development programs.” While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Although some people were able to write and read, not everybody had access to printed materials for much of written language’s history. They offer safe places for people to read, study, socialize, and more, with equal access for everyone. Plus, use this lesson plan to explore the impact writing had on civilization for middle graders.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

And if you click www.coolcatteacher.com/edpuzzle , Edpuzzle will give your school access to the 50,000 best lessons from Edpuzzle, organized in folders and ready to be used by teachers. However, if you want to sign up for Edpuzzle, use this link as it will give your school access to the 50,000 curated video library on Edpuzzle.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Email is also an option accessible to most. Schools can enact strategies to help families overcome systemic barriers like lack of transportation, long or irregular work hours, lack of access to childcare, so they can become more involved. These surveys encourage involvement by showing that you value your families’ opinions.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 24, 2016

In 2012, the White House chose me to be a Presidential Innovation Fellow. We want to encourage life-long learning to ensure the middle class has access to knowledge throughout their lives. We want to offer open access to knowledge and engagement to ensure life-long learning is available in private and public spaces.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

In 2012, First Book , a nonprofit that provides affordable learning materials to kids in need, approached the publishers of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and asked: Can you make a bilingual version of the popular children’s book? In 2012, the Center received a $1.5 Who’s going to use it?”

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

The report, “ Does the digital world open up an increasing divide in access to print books? ” Simultaneously, reading performance around the world, which had been slowly improving up until 2012, declined between 2012 and 2018. Low-income students made huge strides in access to digital technology well before the pandemic.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. schools had gained high-speed internet access, per the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum connectivity standard of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

What would it look like if the 2012 craze around massive open online courses were rekindled in service of hybrid colleges? In turn, this radical transparency will give students—and those who finance their education—access to trustworthy information and allow them to make informed enrollment and financial decisions. Working adults.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2018

More children than ever have easy access to mobile devices at home and in school, making it critical to impart strong digital citizenship lessons to students. Teenagers’ social media use has doubled in recent years , from 34 percent who reported using social media multiple times a day in 2012 to 70 percent reporting the same today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Report results are based on an assessment in 2012 that tracked students in more than 40 countries and surveyed them on computer habits and conducted both written and digital tests. In some countries, like Turkey and Mexico, about half of the students don’t have access to a computer at home. No Technology Access = No Improvement.

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