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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. was preparing to deploy one-to-one Chromebooks a few years ago, the amount of professional development and training needed for educators was overwhelming. Meghan Cortez (@megbcortez) March 16, 2018.

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FETC 2018: Maximizing Microsoft Azure Boosted Education in Tennessee

EdTech Magazine

FETC 2018: Maximizing Microsoft Azure Boosted Education in Tennessee. Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:41. When Tennessee Department of Education CIO Cliff Lloyd took office in 2014, the state’s schools were among the worst in the nation. 25 at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Fla. meghan.bogardu….

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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.

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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. Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome.

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

Digital Promise

Across 102 districts and 33 states, administrators and educators are testing new programs, technologies, and strategies in an effort to provide equitable and excellent education for all students. From dense urban centers to expansive rural regions, our 2018-2019 cohort is challenging the status quo to improve learning for students.

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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.