EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

Anything they do on the internet is recorded: the videos that they’re watching, their queries on Google or Bing, the sites they tried to see but couldn’t because they were stopped,” he says. CIPA mandates that schools participating in the federal E-rate program have internet safety policies that include filtering and monitoring technologies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Google Masters for Kids of All Ages. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools?

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering expanding Internet access in schools and we need your help telling them to vote “YES” to expanding E-rate in order to provide the nation’s students with the tools they need. I made the video above quickly using Instagram.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

senators introduced a bill , currently under committee review, to reimburse school districts who incorporate Wi-Fi access on school buses through the Federal Communications Commission’s E-Rate program. In March, a bipartisan group of U.S. by Erin Brereton.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2019

Two years ago, Google and the Consortium for School Networking launched a pilot connected school bus program, Rolling Study Halls , after districts voiced interest in helping rural students use their long bus rides effectively toward their education. Currently, E-Rate does not cover connected bus programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Special Ed Treasure #1: Google Keep. My new favorite right now is Google Keep. Listen Now.

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Digital Promise

JULY 20, 2020

What do you think could be the reason they rate it lower than peers and instinct? Yet, for most teachers, research is not very accessible and they don’t have time to comb through Google Scholar when they have a stack of papers waiting to be graded. Jessica : It really comes down to context and accessibility.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Soon after Putnam County School District adopted GoGuardian internet content monitoring, it detected four troubled students making Google searches that were variations on the query “how to kill yourself.” Some schools even rely on ­software to save lives.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

Top Tool #1: PowerPoint Subtitles (Mentioned) Google slides with Captions 00;05;02;07 – 00;05;15;29 Teresa Magpayo Castro Absolutely. So, you know, I've seen a lot of teachers use Google slides and use the caption componen t for students to be able to follow along in English. Can you do these things in Google?

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Neo LMS

APRIL 8, 2021

If you invoke the five values of academic integrity and work to create a class or campus-wide honor code — that students help create — the academic dishonesty and plagiarism rates will be far lower. This is where e-learning and edtech solutions come in. Bolstering academic integrity with e-learning solutions.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 13, 2015

The Authorized Google for Education summit is set for this June 13 and 14 in West Hartford, CT. This is a great opportunity to learn about ways to use Google for Education in your schools and classes and to meet and connect with other educators. They are offering early bird rates as low as $250 for the two-day event (meals included).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Our various IT classes cover a wide range of topics with web development, e-commerce and SEO all being covered to some degree. Google uses a series of different algorithms which are frequently updated including Panda and Penguin, although at this stage never are irrelevant. The objective is to enhance the users’ experience.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In the upcoming decade, STEM jobs will grow at almost double the rate of all other jobs. Here are some of our favorite online learning technologies, tools, and e-learning resources for teaching STEM skills to children: Science. Technology & Engineering.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2018

Small districts also can resell equipment, take advantage of E-rate funds and evaluate systems yearly for redundancies or other unnecessary spending. Battaglia said she often visits schools and offers tips on Google Chrome or Microsoft Word while chatting with staff or teachers. “ Be Stealthy About Tech Training.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 7, 2018

The Virginia Department of Education’s Learning Infrastructure Coordinator, Susan Clair, spearheads the effort to ensure school leaders are aware of the E-rate program, funding, tools and resources needed for a successful broadband upgrade. We recently went Google two years ago and see a big increase in bandwidth from that.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

CIPA requires schools or libraries eligible to receive discounts through the E-rate program to adopt and implement an internet safety policy. It blocks ads and tracking and also anonymizes learners’ Google searches. This is increasingly important as school 1:1 device use becomes more common in classrooms with younger learners.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. Companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google regularly supply schools with discounted technology that districts could not otherwise afford themselves.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

E-rate is complicated. But complying with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) -- a requirement of E-rate -- doesn't have to be. It also provides an overview of E-rate, with answers to commonly asked questions about eligibility, services supported, and audits. What is E-rate?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. Tap into the power of cloud productivity tools Good examples would be Google Drive, Office 365 and Dropbox.

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Educate AI Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

“It’s as if design thinking + Google docs on steroids + constructivism and human agency found in escape-roomshad a baby,” said Biasi. Post-event, all participants rated themselves as empowered, shifting from basic awareness to proactive AI implementation. About the author Kristina E.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | New York Times → Could it be that Google has become a natural monopoly by supplying an entire market’s demand for a service, at a price lower than what would be offered by two competing firms? Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 6, 2015

What Good is E-Rate Modernization if Schools Can’t Pay for What’s Connected to Broadband? The dust is starting to settle from the recent changes to the federal E-Rate program. Schools are actively pursuing increases to bandwidth by filing their Form 471s before next week. ” Exactly, Sarah.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Whether students type keywords into a Google search box or enter a URL (uniform resource locator) into the search engine address bar, your web filter should block unwanted content from reaching learners. . There are some websites that many web filters don’t detect as games, such as those on Google Sites. But because H?para

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2023

It is particularly common for struggles between organizations that utilize the Google Suite verse those that use a Microsoft Suite. Most of us have had a situation where a Zoom, Teams, or Google call was complicated or failed due to one or both institutions involved having too tight of security.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2021

Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey finds homeschooling rates have more than doubled during the pandemic. For more evidence of increased pandemic appeal, the Census Bureau notes that while national homeschooling rates grew rapidly from 1999 to 2012, since then they’d held steady at about 3.3 Two surveys make it look that way.

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Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

If a school receives E-rate program discounts for Internet access, they need to follow CIPA guidelines, including implementing a web filter. Google SafeSearch is an example of a search engine filter. It works by restricting explicit results in Google searches.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | New York Times → Could it be that Google has become a natural monopoly by supplying an entire market’s demand for a service, at a price lower than what would be offered by two competing firms? Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete.

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Neo LMS

JULY 4, 2017

A good LMS will accept videos, pictures, Office and Google docs. As you know, students all learn in different ways and at different rates; learning paths mean that you can design different routes for students, yet still get them all to the same point of mastery. Yes, another weird acronym, however this one is useful and important.

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EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 10, 2022

According to studies over the years, STEM jobs are growing at a rate twice that of non-STEM jobs. citizens who obtain doctoral degrees in science and engineering (S&E) disciplines. The Google Lime Scholarship. The American Association of University Women International Fellowship.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program. Along with Chromebooks came Google Apps for Education – a suite of free, cloud-based productivity tools that allow for easy collaboration and engagement on any device.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. At the time, Benjamin Johnson, the university’s director of media and public relations, said the retail value of each iPad and associated technology was more than $1,000, but the university will pay a discounted rate. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 7, 2015

Google Apps, Evernote, Edmodo, and more are all web based. E-rate no longer pays for servers either. We use Backupify to backup and archive all of our Google Apps data and the other vendors backup the data to multiple locations. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. data internet technology'

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It either has to increase the rate of how I can accomplish something, or it has to be something that is benefiting the student in how they’re gaining knowledge and skills. They use Chromebooks for webquests, district assessments, Google Slides presentations or Canva projects. Is it the best tool for the job right now?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

There are many free online tools such as SurveyMonkey or Google Forms and you can send the survey to everyone through email. This way teachers will improve their activities, which will lead to higher productivity rates and better results. This can easily be done through a Google form sent to everyone’s email. Plan the training.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2022

Download the Royelles app on Google Play and iOS , and join the global community of gamer girls who are powering the Royelles Revolution. Royelles (rated E for Everyone), is a global educational gaming (ed-gaming) platform re-imagining how girls and non-binary individuals create, connect, and learn. About Royelles.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books. Groff’s history classes utilized Paperlet , a participatory technology platform where students created digital stories that incorporated various multimedia elements including video, sound, and image files.

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