Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

an interactive collage in Scratch, a website, a mobile app, a physical computing project). See a sample letter to principal, advocacy slide deck , and additional resources. Include CS projects in your menu of product options (e.g., Incorporate books to teach CS concepts, explore impacts of computing, and/or highlight diversity.

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Waterford

JULY 9, 2020

In addition to informing students about your local chapter , share this speech Isra gave at TedxWakeForestU on climate advocacy, racial justice, and intersectionality. When he was just 16 years old, he created the Algae Mobile —a device that can convert carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles into oxygen. Sophie Cruz. like her parents.

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Advocacy Mobility Conference Twitter 299

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Chile has more mobile cellular subscriptions (127 per 100 people) than the U.S.

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Technology EdTech Education Mobility 164

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

Education 218

Education Advocacy Learning Broadband 218

Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Mobile devices provide new options for students to create as they make a movie, record a song, or publish a blog post to capture understanding. In today’s innovative schools, there is a shift in mindset as students, teachers, coaches, and administrators learn and grow together.

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Future Ready Classroom Advocacy Learning 167

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This $50 million initiative could connect up to 130,000 households to high-speed internet an endeavor that EducationSuperHighway is proud to have helped shape through our technical expertise and advocacy. This partnership began with our response to an RFI issued in 2022.

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Digital Divide Broadband Advocacy Strategy 52

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Student agency (voice, choice, advocacy) – Are students empowered to own their learning (blended/personalized/virtual learning options, they select tool to be used, etc.) Active (creating, applying, collaborating, synthesizing, etc.)

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Learning Outcomes Assessment Advocacy 256

Kevin Corbett

JULY 26, 2014

Nor, it seems, do a number of advocacy groups that want it pulled off the market because they think iPads and babies are a dangerous combination. The post Babies and Mobile Devices. appeared first on | elearning, mobile learning, gamification and more. But I do not. Source: [link]. Baby Brain Rules. What do YOU Think?

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

I got this compelling email from good friend and LJ/SLJ/The Horn Book publisher Ian Singer who forwarded a passionate plea to several of us to mobilize, sign the petition to Ensure all school libraries are properly staffed, open, and available for children every day and to get out the word via Twitter. we can do it, together!

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Advocacy Libraries Mobility Social Media 49

Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The post Broaden the E-Rate Program to Help Students Connect at Home, Says Advocacy Group appeared first on Market Brief. The Aurora Institute identified several initiatives that national policymakers can take to close the homework gap as remote learning continues to be prominent in the K-12 space.

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E-rate Advocacy Groups Learning 57

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).

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Mobility Advocacy Course Examples 125

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Through the mobile experience, students are rewarded for completing these tasks and earn points to redeem for gift cards to their favorite retail, restaurant, and/or entertainment brands. They can also track their progress and accomplishments through fun and dynamic visuals within the platform.

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Mobility Advocacy Smartphone Accessibility 122

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

And for Williams, a higher education senior policy analyst at the advocacy group Education Trust, the personal is also professional. We see these degrees to be vehicles of upward mobility. That mobility piece is not there.”. And then the stark realization is we get these degrees and the car is broken,” Williams said.

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Report Policies Advocacy Mobility 144

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While legislative discussions have recently stalled , advocacy efforts continue to mobilize toward an ambitious policy package that would impact millions of little learners and families. Congress had been working on a historic investment in the early years.

Education 207

Education Survey Outcomes Advocacy 207

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

More than 40 colleges have said they do not use facial recognition technology on campus and stated they have no plans to do so, according to a new “ scorecard ” published Tuesday by an advocacy campaign titled Ban Facial Recognition on Campus.

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Groups Advocacy Company Mobility 93

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

Whether it be through acquiring an IP address, exposed locations on a mobile device, or tapping into a browser history, cybercriminals will stop at no end to obtain necessary information used to commit identity theft, and here’s the scary part: they might not have to look very hard if information has been left unprotected. Conclusion.

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Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Much smaller than the in-person mobilization to register the same number of people. Get PTA and booster clubs to mobilize. Teachers need to be professionally developed as well to equip staff to move towards this. Strama: Developed the first technology to help people register to vote over the Internet. 700,000 people registered in 2000.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

Student mobility within and across states is a big issue. Five , given the fact that public policy regimes (regulations and laws) are routinely challenged by the introduction of new technologies, some will be interested in tracking the development and implementation of blockchain-related policy in DC and the states (and around the world).

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Education Industry Sony Policies 281

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

It is especially abhorrent that a government program intended to create equitable opportunities for all students instead perpetuates racial and economic gaps in financial stability and mobility. Michele Streeter is the associate director of Policy and Advocacy at The Institute for College Access & Success.

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System Advocacy Accessibility Policies 145

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

Better mobile platforms. To get more students to partake in the people and resources available to them, Insalaco-Egan says the tools her campus uses, such as Starfish, could improve upon some of its mobile capabilities. It just needs more fine-tuning… and enhancements for students mobile devices.”. Leslie Tod.

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Tools Mobility Data System 127

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Widespread improvements in educational equity and economic mobility will happen only when minority-serving and broad-access institutions receive our respect and support. Supporting and expanding these initiatives through advocacy and philanthropy would directly benefit the completion rates of historically marginalized students.

Education 118

Education Advocacy Mobility Report 118

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

The program operates in what she calls a “mobile-first environment,” meaning 90 percent of the program is taught on a phone, even though classes are in-person. For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling.

Learning 145

Learning Advocacy Report Google 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. Sometimes we had to go to school late, because we had to wait for the bathroom. But at school, she was labeled truant. “I

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Policies Report Secondary 111

eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

It is crucial to secure endpoints, including laptops, tablets, and mobile devices, with comprehensive protection solutions that provide real-time monitoring and threat detection. This shift to digital learning environments has expanded the attack surface, making every connected device a potential entry point for cyber threats.

Education 122

Education Policies Libraries Broadband 122

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

New Orleans parent-advocacy group Our Voice Nuestra Voz mobilized, producing videos and petitions to challenge the rule. Later that month, the ACLU of Louisiana and a Kenner, La.-based based law firm demanded that the state overturn its policy or risk suit.

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Policies Advocacy Report Mobility 109

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Coaches help students develop the noncognitive abilities required to address these challenges — skills such as self-advocacy, time management, critical thinking, and communication. Or even mobile apps? Challenge Existing Assumptions. Most institutions are comfortable supporting students face-to-face, over the phone, and via email.

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Outcomes Course Analysis Training 0

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

NEW YORK — Countless ideas about getting students to and through college have come from policymakers, lawmakers and any number of advocacy groups. But what if a solution comes from students themselves?

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Social Media Advocacy Conference Report 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“One of the great paradigm shifts that has occurred with colleges that are really making headway is they no longer consider the students to be broken who come to them,” said Sugar, who was a co-founder of the advocacy group Complete College America. We’re doing this because mobility is the American dream.”. Why are we doing this work?”

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Advocacy Policies Training Accessibility 122

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2024

The lawsuit , which was brought on behalf of current and former students by the nonprofit legal and advocacy organization Student Defense, accused La’ James of delaying financial aid payments and causing them financial hardship in violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.

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Advocacy Report Analysis Training 115

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Their website includes contact information, AASA’s governance activities, advocacy initiatives, membership, conferences and meetings, program and resource development, and more. . We mobilize communities by providing education, training, and tools to families, friends, media, and others. About The Jed Foundation.

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Advocacy Policies Meeting Resources 103

eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2022

About Panasonic Corporation of North America Newark, NJ-based Panasonic Corporation of North America is committed to creating a better life and a better world by enabling its business-to-business customers through innovations in Sustainable Energy, Immersive Entertainment, Integrated Supply Chains and Mobility Solutions.

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Panasonic STEM Technology Advocacy 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2022

This is the first time in two decades that the total number of HSIs has fallen, according to the advocacy group Excelencia in Education, which tracks colleges that are at and around the HSI threshold. At the same time, 32 new HSIs were added, leaving the list of schools with this designation 10 shorter than it was the year before.

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Advocacy Groups Report Trends 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Related: Simpler FAFSA complicates college plans for students and families “As much staff as government has, it’s not enough for students right now,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the national advocacy group Complete College America. She wants colleges to do more to directly help applicants still struggling to fill out the forms.

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Advocacy Report Survey Libraries 143

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This is why, a few posts ago, I stated that “the question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” ” Our advocacy. There’s no advocacy here for a specific pedagogy. Not ‘what do you believe the “real goal” of the global OER movement should be?’

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Launchpad is a new initiative from Building 21 that will directly connect young people to living-wage paying jobs that offer upwardly mobile career opportunities while providing them with the credentials, skills, mindsets and experience to thrive in these roles. They also provide career navigation support that ensures economic mobility.

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Classroom Social Media Mobility Advocacy 103