eSchool News

MAY 31, 2024

Equity of access is often one of the biggest problems when discussing advantages and disadvantages of AR and VR. The two technologies are immersive and engaging, but access to devices through which to experience immersive and augmented learning experiences can be limited. What is the main problem with VR and AR?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Charlotte, NC — The STEM Careers Coalition – an alliance of industries and non-profit organizations partnering with Discovery Education to create equitable access to free STEM content and career connections – today announced it has surpassed the goal of reaching 10 million students by the end of 2025 ahead of schedule. Discovery, Inc.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

Establish a statewide work-based learning hub: One of the first steps toward providing accessible, high-quality work-based learning opportunities is for states to better coordinate work-based learning efforts. The report also includes strategies to help states strengthen their work-oriented learning infrastructure: 1.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

As technology users, students access technology for entertainment, communication, and learning. For Wautoma High School in rural Wautoma, Wisconsin, adding technology courses to the high school offering afforded equity of access to an online solution that would otherwise be prohibitive to a smaller district.

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) was not designed to be primarily an equity of access to technology program (although that was part of it). Over the years, MLTI has drifted to emphasizing the equity of access to technology. MLTI was designed to be primarily a learning initiative.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Frank Smith Next year's budget proposal for education is all about equity of access — but to get there, some educational technology items need to be funded.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts across the country have seen an influx of funding for student devices, internet access, and a variety of edtech tools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The problems we’ve experienced educating students who are learning at home, either full time or in a part time model, spotlight needed improvements (particularly with equity of access) and spark new ways of thinking. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. This ensures that every student has access to individualized support that suits their unique needs.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Despite the promise of technology to improve access to learning opportunities for underserved adult learners, the adoption and use of technology for and by these learners is nascent. Our goal was to be sure the issues of technology adoption and use by this population were critical components of the Agenda.

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More Verbs

MARCH 21, 2016

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) was not designed to be primarily an equity of access to technology program (although that was part of it). Over the years, MLTI has drifted to emphasizing the equity of access to technology. MLTI was designed to be primarily a learning initiative.

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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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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2022

To dig deeper and reflect, we asked ourselves: Who represents the populations historically underserved and denied access to making experiences? In what ways can we be more intentional about addressing equity of access to our programs? Our reflections helped us realize we were moving too quickly.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2021

As technology users, students access technology for entertainment, communication, and learning. For Wautoma High School in rural Wautoma, Wisconsin, adding technology courses to the high school offering afforded equity of access to an online solution that would otherwise be prohibitive to a smaller district.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

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. 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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Key points: In today’s schools, leaders must be prepared for continuous learning See article: For school leaders, routine decisions aren’t so routine See article: How to work for equity of access in classrooms For more news on school leadership, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page There was a time when we believed that once you knew (..)

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Read blogs on other roundtables hosted by Digital Promise, SETDA, and CoSN: SETDA: Equity of Access. The pandemic amplified an opportunity for school districts to truly enable students to participate in the design of their own learning. Roundtable Participants. Joel Coleman, Superintendent, Utah School for the Deaf and Blind.

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techlearning

JULY 26, 2018

Equity of access and the opportunity for deep personalization are founding principles of many 1:1 programs. The promise of educational technology is that it allows every student to experience instruction tailored to his or her learning style and specific learning needs.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

The plan, which can be accessed in multiple formats, includes the following components: (1) Introduction , (2) Learning , (3) Teaching , (4) Leadership , (5) Assessment , and (6) Infrastructure.

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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.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2021

The Social-Emotional Learning Center is the first initiative of the Social-Emotional Learning Coalition, a partnership between Discovery Education and leaders across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to drive access and innovation in embedding SEL in the student experience. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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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. These new amendments require the State Superintendent to survey education institutions to understand students' access to computing devices and broadband connections.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2019

The push for computer science education and computational thinking in K-12 schools is spreading across the nation, but many districts struggle with equity issues as they ensure economically disadvantaged students and students with special needs have access to the same resources.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. Through one of our internet providers, families can also get internet access for $10 per month. Technically, access has to happen first. Without question.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It takes all of us working together to ensure equity of access in education so students can reach their full potential.”. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 140 countries and territories. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ethics and Etiquette: Digital Citizenship and Equity of Access Fact-checking, proofreading, and discernment are necessary for addressing limitations in generative AI, but May-Vollmar believes that teaching students how to be good digital citizens is essential.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These barriers are impacting schools—which are growing their own competitive esports programs—through a particularly important metric: access to college scholarships. These types of funds are difficult to track and are even harder to analyze in terms of equity of access. Schools are just as vulnerable to this access gap as well.

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. And, I’ve worked to shed light on some of the thornier issues of practice associated with the increased use of digital, open content in the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. States, districts and schools are also uniquely positioned to share reduce cost or no cost out-of-school access options for families. Out-of-School Access Chart.

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SETDA Says

DECEMBER 18, 2014

ConnectED Digital Content E-Rate Equity of Access FCC In the News OER Policy Professional Learning' As the calendar year draws to a close and we take time to celebrate family and the holiday season, all of us at SETDA.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

These resources are available at no-cost to all educators until June 2022 and educators who have access to Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 platform will find these resources pre-populated in the service’s Activity Center. STEM Activities for Hands-On Learning. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The 2016 Plan, Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education , articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible, according to the plan’s website.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The 2016 Plan, Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education , articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible, according to the plan’s website.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. The idea of students having access to high-quality, safe, and appropriate technology to empower meaningful remote learning was a big awakening for many folks around the country,” she said.

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SETDA Says

MARCH 17, 2015

E-Rate ED EETT Equity of Access FCC In the News Interoperability Online Assessment Privacy State boards' February may have buried many in the Northeastern part of the United States in snow, but here in Washington, DC, there was lots of. read more.

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