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Silicon Valley aims its tech at helping low-income kids get beyond high school

The Hechinger Report

“Last year I thought about it a lot because as a junior you start to realize how fast things are going,” she said in the library, otherwise empty but for students playing cards. No one in her family has ever gotten a degree. She never took the ACT or SAT. “I didn’t know better, and it was too late.

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Can the Right Nudge Help Low-income Kids Go Beyond High School?

MindShift

“Last year I thought about it a lot because as a junior you start to realize how fast things are going,” she said in the library, otherwise empty but for students playing cards. No one in her family has ever gotten a degree. She never took the ACT or SAT. “I didn’t know better, and it was too late.

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From here to there: Musings about the path to having good OER for every course on campus

Iterating Toward Openness

To try to answer this question, I did a quick count of the titles listed in the Open Textbook Library , which is the biggest referatory of “whole course OER” that I’m aware of. The Linux operating system is one of the most incredible success stories of the open source software movement. Let’s keep chasing this. Second point.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

Apps and software are a boon for special needs students, but teachers shouldn’t download whatever they feel like. All software—and hardware—should be vetted by a team of faculty and IT staff. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

edWeb.net

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. Are they prepared to adapt to other systems?

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

edWeb.net

She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Frankie Jackson. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud

edWeb.net

But, they also saw a large number of resources being recommitted to just this one aspect of education: space for server farms, money for hardware and software upgrades, overworked personnel, etc. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

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