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Rolling Out Across Verizon Innovative Learning Schools with Cohort 10

Digital Promise

My hopes are that we change the lives of kids and we provide access to some of our students who traditionally don’t have it so they can experience some success and maybe move on and achieve whatever their dreams are,” Jasper County High School principal Jim Strength told WGXA News. AppleEDU @DigitalPromise @Verizon @kcpublicschools ?

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5 Recent Advances in Educational Technology - guest post

Educational Technology Guy

Classroom Management Software Course management systems (CMS) are designed to provide a platform for teachers to reach thousands of students all at one time in one course. classroom management cms edtech guest post lms' Educational technology seems to be progressing at warp speed, with new advances emerging every single day.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

Nearly 200 colleges face federal civil rights investigations opened in 2019 about whether they are accessible and communicate effectively to people with disabilities. Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards.

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K12 Technology Company Edlio Acquires SchoolInfo, Launches Edlio Access App

eSchool News

As a result of the acquisition, Edlio will offer the Access app to their clients, featuring two-way communication, security features, and direct access to school information on mobile devices.

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Breaking the cycle of educational inequity

eSchool News

While gaps in technology access were highlighted during the pandemic, many school and district leaders are trying to make strides with an even older issue: battling educational inequity for children of all races and economic backgrounds. The equity initiative for CMS is based on its report, Breaking the Link.

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How our district navigated ADA website compliance

eSchool News

We don’t have a dedicated webmaster, so we dove into educating ourselves on web accessibility and compliance, including asking OCR exactly what they needed from us and bringing our school board attorney into the process to make sure we were following the law. Related content: 5 steps to ensure accessibility. AA accessibility.

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Some ideas for Course Management Systems and Apps

Educational Technology Guy

Edmodo is a free social learning network for teachers, students and schools, providing a way to connect and collaborate, share content, access homework and grades, and much more. Edmodo - Edmodo is a tool that many teachers already use and more are discovering every day. There is a resource library with videos, web sites, wiki’s and more.

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