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Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ School leaders from around the nation will convene this week at FETC as well as at upcoming events to continue working in these areas. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.
If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.
Keys to the OER shift: – Community buy-in: The community wasn’t satisfied with the achievement levels and graduation rates. – Vetted OER materials: For every subject, K-12 teachers have a stockbook of vetted OER lessons. The post Navigating the Shift to OER appeared first on edWeb.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. Please also join this Library 2.0
We already have over 1,000 people registered for this event, and our mini-conferences almost always reache over 5,000 by the start date! This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK , and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University.
Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. Please also join this Library 2.0
There are over 3,100 people already registered for this event. This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK , and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
We have over 1,800 people already registered for this event. This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK , and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
There are over 3,400 people alreay registered for this event. This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK , and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
There are over 2,600 people already registered for this event. This event is being organized in partnership with Don Means, Director of the GIGABIT LIBRARIES NETWORK , and Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Professor in the School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
But with the rise of OER, growing use of supplemental resources over core textbooks, and the increasing flexibility of state funding, more purchasing decisions have moved to the school and district level. In addition, there is a separate section on vetting OER. A change in policy to allow recommended programs to include OER.
She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. In addition, she manages many of SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication.
She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. In addition, she manages many of SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication.
Reimers , Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Baroness Biben Kidron , Filmmaker and Founder of 5 Rights, Member of UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Moderator, Gus Schmedlen , Vice President, World Education, HP 9:00 am – 10:15 a.m.
She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. In addition, she manages many of SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication.
She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. In addition, she manages many of SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication.
network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events. The School of Information at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor, and this event is being held in collaboration with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.
network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events. Participants are encouraged to use #library2016 and #librariesofthefuture on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0
This free event is for everyone interested in helping students to learn, because we're having what may be one of the most important conversations about learning in the history of the world. Open Source and OER ? Libraries and Librarians ? Managing Stress ? Math Education ? Microschools ? Mindful Teaching and Learning ? Pandemic Pods ?
Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. A Wi-Fi system.
Brechner is not ignorant of the fact that broadband provision is a necessity for such projects to succeed, indeed he even declared that 'broadband is a human right'. To help achieve this vision, Mackintosh is setting up the OER University and is evangelistic in his elucidation of this concept. Conrad Wolfram.
Its website touts the “Highlights from Apple’s keynote event.” IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. Via Brookings : “Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods.”
” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” ” “ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. Via Buzzfeed : “How Betsy DeVos Could Break Up The Charter School Coalition.” ” “Whither Moodle ?
The NAACP endorses OER. Via KIRO7 : “Charges filed after University of Washington shooting outside Milo Yiannopoulos event.” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” (In Cleveland.).
” Conferences and Events. Edsurge on the business of OER. ” Via CItyLab : “The Problem With America’s New National Broadband Map.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Why an Honors Student Wants to Skip College and Go to Trade School.” Edsurge on mindfulness in public schools.
Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” Via the Bleacher Report : “ Georgia Law Will Allow Carry of Handguns at Public University Tailgate Events.” More on DeVos’s ed-tech investments in the research section below.
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