EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . Digital transformation in schools is already happening at a rapid rate, and there seems to be no sign of slowing down.

Trends 419

Trends E-rate Analysis Education 419

Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Students need to be able to learn at their own pace to better grasp and retain information Self-paced, personalized learning allows them to gradually accumulate knowledge and competencies according to their needs and level. . Read more: How to write SMART learning objectives in your LMS. Personalized learning paths .

LMS 403

LMS Classroom Competency Based Learning E-rate 403

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The e-learning industry is constantly evolving. With new learning technologies and techniques always emerging and evolving, it can be hard for anyone involved in creating and delivering learning materials to keep up. E-learning trends come and go. E-learning trends come and go. Micro-learning.

Industry 274

Industry Trends E-rate Gamification 274

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students have fewer barriers to learning when they can use their tablets or laptops not only to find homework instructions, read e-books, and share important information with their families, but to create and work on independent projects, research topics that interest them, and connect with subject experts.

Accessibility 336

Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 336

Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

The event was hosted by Phill Bevan, Community Advisor at VETR , a digital learning community for the Australian vocational education and training sector. Phill and Graham had a wonderful conversation on the topic of e-learning and explored six key digital learning trends that are reshaping the EdTech landscape.

Trends 317

Trends Digital Learning EdTech Gamification 317

EdTech Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 195

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 195

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

After deliberation, they determined their goal was to shift to smaller, more personalized learning. . In Illinois, Cicero Public School District 99 was able to utilize E-rate funding to provide individual Chromebooks to students as part of its one-to-one education program. .

E-rate 344

E-rate Case Study Strategy Report 344

Education Elements

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The new E-Rate program will certainly move us in that direction, and the new Every Student Success Act (ESSA) should provide guidance and accountability. It seems like everyone’s priority in education is to become a 1:1 district with ubiquitous access to technology and internet connectivity both at school and home.

Personalized Learning 100

Personalized Learning E-rate Learning Accessibility 100

EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

In this way, hybrid learning can be considered a subset of blended learning. Why Use Blended and Hybrid Learning? Blended and hybrid classrooms both lead to personalized assignments, a technique that can lead to more effective learning. Personalized learning is better centered around the student’s needs.

Blended Learning 279

Blended Learning Classroom Learning E-rate 279

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the biggest trends in education today is personalized learning where students have some control over how they learn. While there are many types of personalized learning, one factor needed for all models is the ability for students to connect to a high-speed Internet connection from virtually anywhere while at school.

Personalized Learning 53

Personalized Learning E-rate Learning Trends 53

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As such, states can expect to support a great variety of approaches to educational technology in their districts under the program, from those that spend some smaller portion of funds on activities to fill in the gaps in local efforts to those that devote the maximum allowable funds to ambitious personalized learning implementations.

Strategy 231

Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. As the Executive Director of ICWE , Rebecca Stromeyer has been a champion of e-learning for decades, organizing some of the world’s most popular education events: OEB Global and eLearning Africa.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Microsoft Trends 150

Neo LMS

JULY 4, 2017

SCORM stands for Shared Object Reference Model and is a set of technical norms set and governed by the US Department of Defence, and specifically encourages e-learning providers to standardize their learning objects (units of learning content) so they can be shared across different systems. Learn more about SCORM here.

Course 208

Course LMS E-rate System 208

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Students learn at different rates, and from diverse ways. These tools deliver personalized learning and training that can automatically adjust to an individual’s learning competence. Edtech combines educational theory and technological innovation to meet the learning needs of students.

EdTech 120

EdTech Trends E-rate Learning 120

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Could personalized learning and the use of technology fundamentally change rural student outcomes? In rural districts, children and youth face profound obstacles—geographic isolation and long bus rides to school, frustratingly slow internet connections, limited course options, and low college-going rates. How It Could Help.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning E-rate Learning Outcomes 60

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Perhaps the single most significant development in ensuring access was the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) modernization of the E-rate program. Over the past 15 years, the E-rate program has achieved the goal of connecting almost every U.S. school and library to the Internet. Thank you for your support.

E-rate 120

E-rate Libraries Meeting Accessibility 120

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

E-rate 141

E-rate Pearson Company Report 141

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

As with all League meetings, district leaders rolled up their sleeves and committed to bringing actionable steps back to their districts to foster genuine curiosity and a love of learning in all students. They also identified new partnerships they will continue with researchers, companies, and fellow League districts.

Accessibility 120

Accessibility E-rate Dropout Meeting 120

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry. It offers a more experiential learning experience.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry. It offers a more experiential learning experience.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

A critical finding is that school districts that are meeting the 1 Mbps per student goal are also getting access at a much lower rate than those districts not meeting that benchmark,” said Emily Jordan, Vice President of Education Initiatives, CN. “In org website. How does lack of internet access affect students?

Meeting 109

Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 109

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This likely explains why a quarter of Black teens reported not being able to do their homework due to a lack of reliable internet access — nearly twice the rate of white teens. A quarter of Black teens reported not being able to do their homework for lack of reliable internet access — nearly twice the rate of white teens.

Broadband 119

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Accessibility 119

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Teachers may also customize digital textbooks to create a personalized learning experience. Some websites are dedicated to K-12 learning, while others feature textbooks for all learning levels or high school and college. TextBookGo is a website that has free e-textbooks that teachers and students can download.

OER 130

OER E-rate Hapara Libraries 130

Hapara

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Technology has to enhance learning. 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. Is it the best tool for the job right now? she emphasizes. I’m not saying YouTube’s bad.

Classroom 130

Classroom Chromebook Digital Citizenship E-rate 130

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

For teachers, tech tools can make it simpler to manage classrooms and personalize learning to deliver higher-quality education to every student. For students, technology can enhance engagement, improve collaboration, ease communication, and generally make learning fun. Technology has changed education for everyone involved.

Accessibility 112

Accessibility Digital Divide E-rate Tablets 112

eSchool News

JULY 12, 2024

Many tech upgrades such as lighting, cameras, vape detection, or access control are not eligible for E-rate funds, a federal program providing discounts of up to 90 percent to help eligible schools obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access. But the savings that schools may experience is clear.

E-rate 112

E-rate System Data Accessibility 112

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. (Having said that, I have already committed to writing a series of posts specifically on the U.S. ” How would the program operate?

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Since 2014, a primary goal of the E-rate program has been to ensure affordable access to high-speed broadband in the nation’s schools. And these projects seem to be coming under special scrutiny by the organization that administers E-rate for the Federal Communications Commission, the Universal Service Administrative Company.

E-rate 71

E-rate Broadband Laptops Company 71

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

That was one key piece of advice from a national expert on college teaching I talked to, Josh Eyler, director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Mississippi, who has written a book on effective college teaching. A person used to living at elevation takes a vacation to the beach (at sea level).

Laptops 212

Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 212

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Since engagement is something students have to provide, and teachers can not just apply engagement to any lesson, it is important to create a learning experience that is engaging, both in the digital and the physical classroom. One promising development in blended curriculum design that promotes student engagement is the new COVA model.

Blended Learning 146

Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 146