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How we increased our graduation rate and student achievement

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Solution: One of the district’s strategies to address student achievement through the use of technology was the implementation of the Digital Convergence initiative. the deployment of mobile devices. Additionally, mobile devices were provided to additional subject areas, including laptops to all elementary schools.

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5 key network steps for supporting educational technology in 2019

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Today’s K-12 students are coming to the classrooms toting three or more mobile devices, from smartphones and laptops to tablets and smart watches. Picture a school district with 160,000 students who each have three mobile devices; that’s almost a half-million devices that need to be supported, regardless of the platform they run on.

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Teaching Generation Z? Start by engaging their parents—here’s how we did it

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A huge body of research shows that parental involvement in a child’s education results in higher student achievement, both academically and behaviorally. Bloomz took the most important parts of those platforms, made them accessible on any mobile device, and refined them in ways to target parents specifically.

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5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025

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In doing so, they will be equipped to make informed, confident decisions to achieve their postsecondary education and career goals. Well see more and more high-quality digital resources, co-created with and for youth, most of which they can access anytime, for free, on their phones or other mobile devices. Starting early.

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Trauma-informed teaching strategies can benefit all students

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By extending your school’s PBIS framework school-wide, your teachers can maintain consistent expectations and reward students for their progress and achievements. For example, some PBIS solutions allow teachers and staff to immediately acknowledge positive student behavior from mobile devices.

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Why federal-education partnerships are critical for cybersecurity

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With cyber threats increasingly targeting the education sector and threats not slowing down any time soon, it is vital that schools prioritize and adopt a strategic approach to maximize the impact of federal collaboration efforts, which focus on immediate, achievable goals.

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Teaching digital citizenship across the whole curriculum

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According to Common Sense Media’s study “ Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America ,” the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device.