Doug Levin

MAY 19, 2018

Among the places where our ‘rules of the road’ seem lacking, I’d count the following: Access and use , which I define to include the myriad issues of equity of access, but also of our orientation toward student use of devices (i.e., Who owns student and teacher data? Intellectual property.

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EdTech Software Equity of Access Report 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest data shows that the number of public school students who miss at least 10 percent of their school days–whether excused or unexcused–has nearly doubled. Students who miss school also miss important social interaction with their peers, access to regular meals and special services such as speech therapy or counseling.

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Data Assessment Equity of Access System 118

eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. Otherwise, equity and inclusion are still just a dream. These questions are around the accessibility, flexibility, lack of bias, validity, and reliability of our learning activities. Opening doors to all students is an obvious move.

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UDL Education Digital Divide Equity of Access 123

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

“Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?” We also know that prioritizing underserved students means better literacy tools that support ELL students, which requires more internet access for students.”.

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Digital Citizenship 146

SETDA Says

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The post Understanding Equitable Access Data appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA. What was once merely digital opportunities for students have shifted to digital […].

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

There was wide agreement that upcoming changes to net neutrality open the doors to potential discrimination of internet access. The consensus was that those who are most vulnerable are students, particularly those who may already have limited access to higher education. So which institutions should be most concerned?

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Education Equity of Access Accessibility Digital Learning 87

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Generative AI takes artificial intelligence one step further by using “algorithms to produce new data, often in the form of image or text.” Privacy and Security Measures: Review your student data privacy policy and practices and how they relate when using AI tools. Just explained that the operative word is “new.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

We certainly collect data, but it also has a qualitative side to it. Now we're at a time where for the first time in human history, we've really achieved a very low cost of information, and students have access to all sorts of resources people never had before. That's when our schools were built, that's when our schools were created.

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Study Equity of Access System Classroom 156

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration. Looking at K-12 tech innovation news, perhaps the biggest positive impact of technology on education is that of equity of access.

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Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 95

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Joyce : What’s different about this study and why is sharing these data so important? We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity. Our data is the most recently published NCES data available at the time.

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Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. For example, survey data showed: Student and teacher texting increased significantly during the sudden shift to digital learning because of COVID-19 school closures.

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 83

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process. When acquiring digital instructional materials, the cost associated with access to broadband and devices is a pivotal factor.

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Instructional Materials Report OER Policies 40

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

In addition, all K-12 classrooms across the district will have access to Discovery Education Streaming Plus, a comprehensive digital service supplementing instruction across all K-12 curricular areas. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools.

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Digital Learning Learning Equity of Access Social Media 40

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. Now, students always have access to current materials. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And while assessments are the focus of this blog post, replacement thinking can be applied across the curriculum: in instructional strategies, classroom activities, or in formative data collection using tools such as Kahoot, Socrative, or Google Forms. Action Step 4: Provide always-on, asynchronous access to that which is being assessed.

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Assessment How To Equity of Access Strategy 40

SETDA Says

JUNE 25, 2020

This guest blog post was written by SETDA partner, Monica Cougan, Product Marketing Manager, ENA Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic looks like it will continue disrupting education this fall. Schools nationwide must therefore prepare by developing remote and blended learning strategies that meet the diverse needs of the communities they serve.

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Digital Learning Blended Learning Data Learning 28

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering. Dolan’s 2016 research “ Splicing the Divide ” tackled this equity piece with data way before COVID-19 reached U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 172

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

It can bridge language-learning gaps and increase access with automation so fine that it can literally speak to a student and correct pronunciation and context, while removing any sense of embarrassment because it can be done privately anywhere. When books were the distribution of knowledge, equity meant everyone had the book.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203