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Friday 5: AR and VR

eSchool News

AR and VR examples can be found everywhere–not just the classroom. What is an example of augmented reality? There are many augmented reality examples in education settings. What are VR examples? In looking at virtual reality examples, innovative immersive experiences are among the most popular.

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5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

eSchool News

Much as the problems in our medical systems, for example, have given rise to better and more efficient care, so can education benefit from rethinking its model.

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Bring Powerful Maker Learning Experiences to Learners

Digital Promise

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? Explore project guide examples for making at home.

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

The webinar conversation included the purpose, key areas and themes, practical examples of districts leading the way, and advice on how school leaders can best take advantage of the nationwide guidance provided in the NETP.

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

“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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Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

eSchool News

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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New Book Looks for 'Timeless' Approach to Rethinking Schools

Edsurge

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. And we have to imagine a future.

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