eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools, the United States’ first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools, developed Best Practices for Low RFR classrooms in 2014 and the interdisciplinary Maryland State Children’s Environmental Health And Protection Advisory Council also recommended safer classroom technology in 2017.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom #mlearning #ipaded #edtech Click To Tweet. Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. Kathy Schrock’s iPads 4 Teaching. iPad Educators. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School. Google Expeditions on the iPad. I have the e-course you have been waiting for!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Most had the lecture slides up on their laptops or iPads, or were using paper notebooks and pens. One student, Andrea Thomas, had three devices on her desk during class—a smartphone she used to take pictures of the Top Hat questions, an iPad she took notes with and a laptop to look up information if needed.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The key to this, according to the newly-published e-book, “ Choice, Ownership, and Voice through Authentic Learning ,” is to create learning environments and activities that support COVA, which stands for choice, ownership, voice and authentic learning.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 7, 2013

As an avid user of the Kindle app on my iPad, it is always exciting when Amazon releases new versions of their Kindle app with new and improved features. I currently use Kindle for the iPad more than any other app because my reading habits. iPad Apps for Educators Kindle Apps Kindle for iPad Kindle iOS'

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. So why do I still want schools to use them? Unified gets a $3.26-million

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. The Impact.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. Unstable Economies Impact E-Learning Market. percent and negative 1.1

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 Still, the tool isn’t for everybody.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2016

billion increase in E-rate funding over the last 18 months. The digital-first district where OER meets iPads. Students continue to benefit from enhanced connectivity throughout the formal school day thanks to a $1.5 Teachers and students at one district are replacing print with digital.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Utilizing EducationSuperHighway as a sounding board, AJ and her team created a strong E-rate Form 470, strengthening their positioning for service provider bids. The district was able to enhance their “bring-your-own-device” policy, which will help them save on overall device costs. to $1.85.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Many of the discounts uncovered by the Hechinger analysis came on iPad Airs in the year before Apple discontinued them. First target: The iPad. Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 24, 2017

Even if your school has bought iPads or Android tablets for every single student, and you have a true 1:1 take home initiative, you still cannot forget other factors concerning your school and community. Please share with tag #thinkopen Be sure to check out my e list of recommended creative apps at edutechserve.com/thinkopen.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

So Elliott petitioned the school board to give each high schooler an iPad and improve the school’s infrastructure to support increased internet use. The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Perfect Storm In 2014, Beaverson PS passed a bond with significant amount dedicated to technology and by 2016, Beaverton had 32,000 Chromebooks and 10,000 iPads being used in the district. Nebraska’s two historical bonds, one in 2014 and another in 2017 that positioned Omaha PS to take total advantage of the modernization of E-Rate.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Utilizing EducationSuperHighway as a sounding board, AJ and her team created a strong E-rate Form 470, strengthening their positioning for service provider bids. The district was able to enhance their “bring-your-own-device” policy, which will help them save on overall device costs. to $1.85.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 30, 2012

You can also share files to e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook from the Library. E-mail is fine, but it makes me nervous with HIPAA that I might accidentally press the wrong button and load a confidential file to Facebook or Twitter. He or she can also rate himself or herself and the therapist can keep track of his or her ratings.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

According to the fact sheet that the White House recently released, here’s what we know: Adobe has delivered creativity and e-learning software to over 950,000 students and teachers at more than 1,450 schools and launched more than 20 district-wide Adobe & ConnectED programs. 17), he can count securing a $1.5

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 2, 2018

” With solid Internet connectivity and infrastructure already in place, Ryan concentrated on building a stronger internal network using E-rate Category 2 funds. ” To achieve that success, Ryan set out to apply for E-rate Category 2 funds. .

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

“[EducationSuperHighway] showed me that there were service providers that were willing to come out here, so I was able to put out my E-rate Form 470 and get feedback. After being introduced to EducationSuperHighway by Virginia’s K-12 Learning Infrastructure Program coordinator Susan Clair, Robin began to see a path forward.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 2, 2016

After years of questioning the accessibility of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader , the National Federation of the Blind today announced that it will work with the online retailer to improve reading experiences for blind, low-vision, and deaf-blind students. Students also would be able to rate content. Schools’ e-Book ‘Marketplace’.

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eSpark

APRIL 13, 2022

At Piedmont City Schools in Alabama, simplicity is key to the success of the district’s 1:1 iPad program. Piedmont City Schools addressed this challenge by using e-rate funding to provide free internet access to all Piedmont families within the city limits.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

If you look at Connections Academy, the schools are incredibly popular with parents…[We measure the extent to which parents recommended our online programs among each other] and it receives an incredibly high rating.” The company recently agreed to pay more than $6 million to the district. And it takes time.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. And fourth graders collaborate on an annual ecosystem project using iPads, taking pictures and annotating their work as they go. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 25, 2018

Apple CLIPS is a free iOS 11 App for iPhones and iPads that makes capturing and sharing those moments of learning easier than ever. What makes this cool is that they appear at the same rate as your speech – pause and they will appear on a new line. What is Clips? And, since its release, and my first blog so much has changed.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

When the prospect of upgrading their network came into focus several years ago, “it was really teacher-focused and teacher-led, and they chose iPads as the device of choice. During the E-rate window, the district released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for three fiber-based technology options: lit, leased dark, and self-provisioned.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At Piedmont City Schools in Alabama, simplicity is key to the success of the district’s 1:1 iPad program. Piedmont City Schools addressed this challenge by using e-rate funding to provide free internet access to all Piedmont families within the city limits. Want to learn more Piedmont’s 1:1 iPad program?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. A list of the most innovative games that have teaching and/or learning potential, for mobile (iPad & Android), console, or PC. Follow List. Embed List. E3 2008 - Fallout 3 Trailer.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2016

Mobile technologies in particular have the ability to resonate with and support the instruction of special education students, said Richard E. It features user ratings, editors’ notes about each app, and an overview of its objectives. E-Learning Expand for Special-Needs Students. . ” More Than 400 Apps Reviewed. .

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners. Follow her @TammyWorcester.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. And fourth graders collaborate on an annual ecosystem project using iPads, taking pictures and annotating their work as they go. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.

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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

School districts can look into E-Rate funding, local and national grants, local company contributions and help from their PTO. Many schools go to device is the iPad, but it is important to look at all options and functionality. It is important to be creative when thinking about funding.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The free, digital and happily diverse anthology curates and shares e-books, authors, and reader’s guides. Users can set up shelves, print and rate and comment on their readings. At the same time, we’ve seen the rise of tablet-style learning and iPad schools. We see LitWeaver as a transition from print to e-reading.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 30, 2014

While a majority of children have access to a tablet or e-reader, only about half of those children have read e-books. ” To give parents alternatives, West Ridge subscribes to ixl.com , especially for its math practice, and Raz-Kids , an e-book website. The print book is still alive and kicking.

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E-rate Education Survey Mobility 36

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2018

If we don’t get the instructional design right, we just speed up the rate of failure. His district was the first in the nation to provide an iPad for all his 20,000 students and 24/7 internet access via his Wifi-on-Wheels bus initiative! Technology shouldn’t be separate from good pedagogy. D elegate. Have a PLN!

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 30, 2014

While a majority of children have access to a tablet or e-reader, only about half of those children have read e-books. ” To give parents alternatives, West Ridge subscribes to ixl.com , especially for its math practice, and Raz-Kids , an e-book website. The print book is still alive and kicking.

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E-rate Education Survey Mobility 31

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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