eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For the last seven months of 2020, school districts have gone through extreme changes regarding how learning is happening in pandemic-induced hybrid and digital learning environments. Digital learning during the pandemic. Related content: Keeping COVID innovations even after the pandemic passes.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

There are many things to consider when deciding which digital education solution will best suit your needs, but having a clear idea of the purpose and functionality of these EdTech resources will help make these purchasing decisions easier. . Students can also work on tablets linked to the front-of-classroom display.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with. This is the basis of immersive learning as a concept. For instance, imagine a class trip to study mountain ranges.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 19, 2024

EdTech has enabled the delivery of quality educational content through digital learning to learners from all corners of the world. It has made learning mobile, engaging, and interactive, encouraging students to take an interest in digital learning and retain it. What Is Digital Learning?

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In general, education in the metaverse relies on the use of avatars, digital representations of users, which students can use to interact with one another. Educators can also interact within these digital learning spaces using their own avatars, resulting in a classroom situation within a virtual learning environment.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports. Witnessing how many students lacked access to the most basic components of online learning—devices and internet access—LEANLAB and their partners across the metro region took immediate action.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Forty-six Verizon Innovative Learning schools have successfully rolled out tablets equipped with 4G data plans, providing every student and teacher with always-available access to powerful tools and resources, both in the classroom and at home. has leveraged this access with her students.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Some accessed sensitive information, such as students’ GPAs and SAT scores. But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. And those are just a few examples from recent months. Such misbehavior is not new.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some accessed sensitive information, such as students’ GPAs and SAT scores. But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. And those are just a few examples from recent months. Such misbehavior is not new.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Some accessed sensitive information, such as students’ GPAs and SAT scores. But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. And those are just a few examples from recent months. Such misbehavior is not new.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Effective file management is pivotal for educators and pupils in digital learning environments. As instructional resources increasingly rely on digital formats, the ability to rapidly and efficiently share PDF documents has become integral. Compacting digitised lessons expedites dissemination while retaining intricate specifics.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. Students are particularly excited about all of the new possibilities digital learning can offer.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks).

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Tablets- It''s going to be tough to find anyone who would argue that Tablet did not increase in use in education this year. Even in my district we began a tablet roll out with Galaxy Tabs for our Administrators. This idea of access to education is only going to grow, I believe, into something pretty amazing.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks).

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Tom Murray

MAY 6, 2015

With the explosion of digital learning over the past decade, school districts are starting to tackle access and connectivity issues, as well as providing anytime, anywhere learning experiences for kids. In today’s digital, interconnected world, it’s imperative that schools view learning as something that

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

The initiative, called Verizon Innovative Learning, gives a tablet with data plan to every student and teacher in under-resourced middle schools. Now, she says, students have access to the internet on their tablets 24/7, so they can take their time to fuel their creative sides. But this year we got two accepted!”

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Doug Levin

APRIL 10, 2018

My interests are primarily about the impact of access to and use of computers and the internet on student performance. whether experience taking exams on a computer yields different estimates of student performance than on paper, based primarily on prior student exposure to and comfort with digital learning technologies).

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Doug Levin

APRIL 10, 2018

My interests are primarily about the impact of access to and use of computers and the internet on student performance. whether experience taking exams on a computer yields different estimates of student performance than on paper, based primarily on prior student exposure to and comfort with digital learning technologies).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 18, 2019

In this age of digital content consumption, students are likely to get easily distracted if they do not find their curriculum interesting enough. Educators have noticed that when technology is integrated into the curriculum, students tend to demonstrate an eagerness to learn. How to improve your students’ learning outcomes?

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More Verbs

MARCH 18, 2016

The true value of laptops and tablets in schools is not learning to use the technology, but rather using the technology to learn. The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI ) have been in place since 2002 and has certainly helped close the Digital Access Divide in Maine.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We’re providing flexible, learner-centered, blended learning environments, including access to inter­active curriculum for teachers, students, and parents. We were more interested in testing tablets than laptops and decided to focus more on the devices’ features than brand names. The purpose of Blueprint 2.0

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Since 2014, the VILs initiative —made possible by a partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning—has worked to bridge the Digital Learning Gap by equipping every student and teacher at these select middle schools with tablets and up to a four-year data plan.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Earlier this week, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center released a study summarizing their findings around how lower-income families access and use the Internet. This study takes a deep dive into digital inequality and helps us understand how many families are engaging with technology. " Kari Safieddine, music teacher.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When colleges in the California State University system sent students home from campus in spring 2020, it quickly became clear that some students lacked reliable access to the internet or computers through which to participate in their pandemic-era emergency remote courses.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. About Codelicious.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

These one-time gifts from billionaires and multinational corporations are welcomed by most schools, but they are not enough to close gaps in access to learning technologies nor ultimately a sustainable financing solution for technology infrastructure. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Students were excited about learning. Something else that was immediate and dramatic: the gap between students who had Internet access at home, and those who didn’t.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2023

Students who come to Morehouse College are already connected to 5 devices” including their TVs streaming, game systems, laptops, desktops, tablets, Apple watches, and cell phones, said Dr. Muhsinah Morris, Metaversity director and professor at Morehouse College. I always say we live in the age of the connected students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. 00:04:34:18 – 00:04:39:18 Vicki Davis Icon Bingo.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

It’s considered by pundits that the shift in access via smartphones has caused a mutation in content consumption away from only books and long-form reading. Yet there is something to the immediacy of access from smartphones that holds promise. Audiobooks, social media and smartphone newsfeeds are what Americans are doing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

They're using tablets. People that can't normally get access to this kind of information will get access to it. Voice is the most accessible form you can think of when you think about any interface. Voice is the most accessible form you can think of when you think about any interface. They're using computers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. Moving forward, educators need better training and support for evaluating digital tools, online resources, and apps for educational purposes.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 26, 2016

Students now have access to a multitude of new tools and resources, from an online Hawaiian dictionary to apps that allow them to create interactive projects to showcase their culture. With always available access, students’ families and the entire community can benefit from these tools and resources.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2020

As districts focus on closing the homework gap, IT leaders have another dot to connect–home access,” according to the survey. It features strategies to help K-12 IT leaders work with school administrators and teachers to prioritize IT solutions that support innovative digital learning in classrooms.

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techieMusings

AUGUST 30, 2022

I had a chance to join FOX Baltimore to talk about the importance of continuing to use digital tools even though most students are now in-person as well as some tech tools that can help students as we gear up for a new school year. You can watch the clip here: FOX Baltimore – Back to School | Navigating digital learning.

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