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CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development. Fri, 03/16/2018 - 16:13. Meghan Cortez (@megbcortez) March 16, 2018. Keep track of EdTech 's coverage of Spring CUE 2018 by bookmarking our conference page. meghan.bogardu…. When Tulare Joint Union High School District (Calif.)

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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. Foundry10’s 2018 study focused on technology usage in U.S. middle and high schools for 1,700 students across 22 schools.

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Meet the New 2018-2019 Cohort of the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

From dense urban centers to expansive rural regions, our 2018-2019 cohort is challenging the status quo to improve learning for students. To ensure equity and access for all, these districts meet students where they are with real-world, personalized, and locally relevant lessons. Demonstration of scaling access for all.

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ISTE 2018: Everything You Need to Know Before the Show Begins

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2018: Everything You Need to Know Before the Show Begins. Fri, 06/15/2018 - 16:54. Education and technology leaders will soon be making their way to Chicago for the ISTE 2018 Conference & Expo , one of the year’s largest events to highlight the latest innovations in K–12 educational technology. jena.passut_7651.

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ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws. Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information and stay compliant with those laws Tuesday at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. .

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Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. More than that – federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States.

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Bringing STEM to Students with Mobile Technology

EdTech Magazine

As of 2018, students did not have access to Algebra II lessons in a quarter of high schools that primarily serve Black and Hispanic students, according to an article in Forbes. The lack of access to higher-level science, technology, engineering and math classes in K–12 education shows.

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