Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Across the country, local networks known as Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are bringing together partners and resources to meet urgent needs and envision a new future for teaching and learning. Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. The result was the adoption of “a learner centered, personalized, competency-based” approach that allows students to meet learning goals on their own terms, Rooney said.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 22, 2020

prepare for online and blended learning, more and more schools are relying on Google Classroom and Google Meet to deliver online lessons and assignments. In this post, I will share how to integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet. What is Google Meet? How to Integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 16, 2018

They have grown up with technology and have somewhat adapted to using it and can learn a lot more easily with it. 7 Reasons online educational tools should be used in your classroom: Technology driven education increases the learning and retention rates of the tech-savvy generation. Technology allows global learning.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

The post 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode with Shake Up Learning Trainer and Community Manager, Pam Hubler, we explore the new updates to Google Meet. Subscribe to Shake Up Learning on YouTube. OR, watch it on TikTok!

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning. and meeting them there,” she says.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Some families may have multiple children sharing one laptop. Setting Expectations for Remote Learning Students. These can cover things like: What they will be learning. Consistency is key, especially at the beginning of a school year or the start of online learning. What tasks to complete. How to submit work.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Compounding the issue this spring was that demand for devices outpaced supply , delaying purchase orders and how quickly districts could send laptops to students.

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Emergency online teaching. Or just plain online learning. There’s just one problem: millions of students in the country don’t have a reliable way to get online. That can make it tough to move to a digital workflow even when classes are meeting as scheduled. Remote delivery of instruction.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the past 18 months, educators across the country learned how to adjust their instruction to online learning environments; many had to completely rethink how they would approach their content to meet the needs of all learners.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

Along the way, we focused on five areas that we felt were necessary to serve our community of young people: Mitigate the Digital and Connectivity Divide Access to computers and a dependable internet connection is critical to delivering any form of online learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Pop-up social media spaces and hashtags, such as #remoteteaching , #CovidCampus , and the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group, feature numerous posts and discussions about digital tools, resources, and apps for remote teaching. Some schools rushed to get laptops and tablets to students in need.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

We’re saying it’s hard for teachers to meet the needs of students.”. Then I have my [school] laptop to monitor anything if students email me during class that they’re having technical difficulties. And then I have my personal laptop on so the students can see me with Microsoft Teams.”. So I cut out a lot of stuff.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. That's a lot of computers.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Instead of huddling with my students, smiling and giving fist bumps, I sat in my corner of the room, providing feedback on their Google Docs from behind my laptop. Online learning platforms varied by teacher and class. During one social studies class, I was off in my corner with my laptop when a student approached me.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Nearly half of colleges are holding classes online or using a hybrid model this semester. Online learning is both a blessing and a curse for student parents. For some, increased access to online learning and student support options helps as they struggle to balance multiple roles. But obstacles must be navigated.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. Lenovo announced new hardware, software and services solutions designed to inspire and enable learning anywhere. The zSpace Inspire is an AR/VR laptop that does not require a head-mounted display or 3D glasses.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In this episode, you hear my older sister Luisa’s story, from her early difficulties in school, to my family’s struggle to ensure that she received proper assistance for her learning disabilities, to the moment in March when Covid-19 forced everything to change. Episode 2: “No laptop and no internet” Titilayo Aluko.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To help schools, parents and caregivers meet the needs of their early learners and further empower their learning journey toward school readiness, Gale, a Cengage company has made major enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy , its award-winning interactive online learning solution for children ages three to six.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2020

have announced transitions to online learning, they can’t definitively answer many of these questions, nor can they say when and if students will return to campus. What about lost wages from jobs many use to help families back home? And more immediately, where would they store all their books, clothing and belongings?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2020

Not only does she need more specialized support than many students, but her vision challenges and other impairments can make online learning difficult. Advocates, educators and parents say that kids with disabilities are particularly vulnerable as schools shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus and turn to remote learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When the district’s schools were forced to transition to online learning in March 2020, access to devices was paramount. All the schools worked together to pool available laptops and iPads. I even received calls directly from middle schoolers who were doing everything they could to get into Google Meet to join their class.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

San Antonio’s district has received $100 million over the past three years, which it used to boost staffing and help combat pandemic-related learning loss. Given that schools were forced into online learning, many districts used those funds to invest in edtech—in hardware like laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots but also in edtech software.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A few weeks before students returned to Biloxi High School in Mississippi, broadcast journalism teacher Olivia Dunwoody joined a virtual faculty meeting to review new safety procedures the administration had set for the new year. Teachers Has Pineda, left, and Adam Stopeck meet with students to preview their new schedule.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Teachers are revered , most families spend about a third of their income on their children’s education, and most students spend at least an hour a day on some kind of online learning. Beijing —China is a different world when it comes to education and tech.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Since the fall of 2016, the communications department at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom — with grade deductions for violations — except for teacher-guided use and “tech breaks” during longer classes such as Eames’s. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

SPICE was meeting all of their learners’ needs except one, rural isolation, and this drove their focus on using technology to strengthen their program. Virtual Learning: A Human-Centered Approach. A virtual learning center is different than distance or online learning. Her answer: Do it virtually.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos, used to texting quickly, was able to do simple assignments online, so at first her schoolwork was very easy.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The shift in mindset involves moving away from a teaching model that is centered on curriculum and meeting benchmarks toward being student-centered in ways that demand differentiated instruction based on a child’s interests, strengths, weaknesses and background. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Even for students who are poor enough to qualify for free tuition, it’s been a turbulent year to submit documents and meet paperwork deadlines to receive financial aid. Tuition worries aside, many don’t have high-speed internet, their own up-to-date laptops or a quiet places to study for online learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

While the pandemic and the sudden shutdown of schools provoked fear, the teachers at this remote refugee camp in northern Iraq weren’t worried about how students would cope: They were confident their students were prepared to take their learning fully online. They had something more important: basic digital literacy.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

And here’s why it’s a problem: When Providence’s teachers meet in teams to discuss student progress, they sit around tables with their laptops, logging into various systems, looking at PDF reports that show student performance data. Berube said teachers have 45 minutes for these team meetings.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

During “ Learning with Google ,” a free online learning event for educators, Google shared a lot of updates to our favorite Google products. We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Learn more: GetGoogleCertified.com. Quick Tip (Mute ALL in Google Meet).

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