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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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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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. Let’s connect.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

My nominations for the 2012 EduBlogs Awards are all about being inspired and helped throughout this year. Best library / librarian blog - A Media Specialist''s Guide to the Internet. I access it via paper.li. I highly recommend and nominate: Best group blog - Hawaii Book Blog (soon to be Hawaii Reads). Her tweets are so useful!

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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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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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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 2, 2012

What does the future hold for our university libraries? The library has long been seen by many as a very traditional, conservative institution, and is often portrayed as a place where rows upon rows of antiquated book shelves slowly gather dust. Just how are libraries adapting to the digital age and all it brings? social media.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 13, 2021

We’re exited to launch SchoolLibraryNJ , a evolving project designed to address inequitable access to resources for K12 schools and libraries and to present the value of librarians in digitally curating resources for teaching and learning. Not every library has a realistic budget. But must we all begin from scratch?

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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. Read on myON continues to cultivate a love of literacy for thousands of students in Hillsborough County Public Schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2020

In an interview with EdSurge, Maggioncalda said the fundraising process started in May, a couple months after it made its library of online courses available for free, through September 30, to any higher-ed institution closed by the pandemic. To date, Coursera has raised $464 million, according to CEO Jeff Maggioncalda.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

When two Stanford University professors started Coursera in 2012, the focus was on building free online courses to bring teaching from elite colleges out to the world. EdX, a nonprofit started by MIT and Harvard University to compete with Coursera, offered a similar free program starting in March that made its library free to any college.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

To continue encouraging teachers to find tools while still keeping tabs on what they’re using, Racine has asked them to turn to another destination: the Clever Library. Provisioning apps quickly and securely has been core to Clever’s business since it was founded in 2012. So far, that includes educators in more than 60,000 U.S.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

.” This rarely noticed charge helps fund a variety of programs that enable families, libraries, and schools to stay connected. One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate. billion annually.

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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. CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

Unfortunately, YouTube does come with a number of distracting and sometimes outright inappropriate elements that make several school districts restrict its access. Since its introduction around the year 2012 TED Ed has grown in popularity and content and now boasts a network of over 650.000 teachers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The company has been turning a profit since 2012, according to Grauer. Users who upload class materials can access the full library for free. These quizzes can then direct users to study materials from Course Hero’s resource libraries. But, he cautions, “let’s not rest on our laurels.” The Redwood City, Calif.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Since acquiring Deltak in 2012, the company is now a major player in the online program management (OPM) business, which helps higher-ed institutions run online educational programs. Combined, the two companies say they will have 44,000 textbook titles, many of which are expected to be added to the Unlimited library.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5 He co-founded eSped, a K-12 software suite to help districts serve special-needs students, which sold to Frontline Education in 2016, and has operated Blindfold Games since 2013 to offer accessible games to adults with visual impairments. million across 71 deals in 2017.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2018

Founded in 2012, Kiddom’s initial offering was a competency-based gradebook that simply recorded data about how students performed on content from third-party content providers. Students can see their assignments and due dates for each class, as well as their grades and feedback from the teacher.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 29, 2012

19, 2012 at Southfield Christian School in Southfield, Michigan. A Chromebook "lending library" that will allow you to use a Chromebook for the day. Circle" the miGoogle Google+ Page for conference updates and access to our live-stream Thanks for subscribing to my blog. This one-day conference will be held on Oct.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

While some boycott YouTube for their own reasons, a number of people can not access YouTube because of institutional or workplace restrictions. Regardless of the reason why you can't access YouTube, the option below are good alternatives to YouTube. However, not everybody is a fan of YouTube.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

At a practical level, he adds, “we wanted access to a larger sales team for distribution.” Actively Learn’s library includes 30,000 digital texts on subjects covering topics across English language arts, science and social studies subjects. Through this deal, we’ll make a bigger impact,” says Goyal.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Coursera started with a mission to give the general public free access to courses from expensive colleges. The company, which was started by two Stanford University professors in 2012 and is now one of the most well-funded in the education industry , has always been highly picky about which colleges it works with to develop courses.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 10, 2016

In 2012, I visited the British Library with Terry Freedman. Click to access that resource! “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”- ”- Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Field Trips , by shellyterrell. Enjoyed this post?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

What Neeru saw at the private schools her children attended were that those students had access to great resources that didn’t just drill facts but, with strong teachers, helped inspire students to see how concepts fit together. She was shaken in 2012 when her co-founder, Pal, passed away from ALS.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Ivies are all risk-averse,” says Peggy McCready, former associate vice provost for technology and digital initiatives at UPenn Libraries. Ivies were also late to admit Blacks , late to admit women , and now they are late to fulfilling the needs of working students by denying them online access to degrees.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Department of Education data, out of the thousands of institutions operating online programs, the 100 colleges and universities with the greatest online enrollment accounted for 47 percent of all online students in 2016, up from a 43 percent share in 2012.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

PsycINFO Database Record 2012 APA, The play of children is not recreation; it means earnest work. Everyone with an internet connection has access now to the world’s biggest library — the web — and the ability to capture more learning than ever possible. Friedrich Froebel.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

It’s the percentage of students around the whole who lack consistent internet connectivity—and access to many of the tools and online courseware that some have hailed as the solution to education gaps. Some, like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, have taken on the monstrous task of bringing internet access to billions of people around the world.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The education department said the funding will be focused on: Increasing access to a wide range of literacy sources that prepare young children to read. Offering appropriate educational interventions for all readers with support from school libraries or national not-for-profit organizations. Sacramento City schools.

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