eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

We defined digital learning as all these instances where students are learning outside of the time and place constraints that you see in a traditional school in a traditional. What we’re seeing much more commonly is students who are mixing on site and online learning. In their schedule. You’re with and.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

A student walks up and says, “I turned in that worksheet! Situation 2: Mid-Year Changes to a Student’s Educational Program Let’s say a student qualifies for special education services in the middle of the school year. I alphabetize students within each program , creating a mini roster for each group. Store student notes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As schools look ahead to serving not just student needs, but the greater needs of their community and world, service learning becomes an increasingly important part of high school education. In any number of homes and schools across the nation, students are more comfortable with using digital devices than many adults.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2016

The problem was four-fold: students didn’t have the technology foundation to smoothly incorporate digital tools into projects. Too often, the effort to provide evidence of learning suffered as students (and teachers) became mired in efforts to get the technology to work. What happened? How did such a good idea go so wrong?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Gabe Soumakian: With E-rate modernization, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and more taking place at once, what are you looking at in terms of changes to the way you’re funding technology these days? Being able to offer a $10/month discount on service for high speed internet is something we’re pretty excited about.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

. “The importance of having fast, reliable internet access for schools and libraries has never been clearer,” writes John Harrington, CEO of Funds For Learning, in the report’s intro. Off-campus internet is an ascendant issue for schools, communities and parents. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Americans overwhelmingly believe that high-speed internet access is a basic necessity, according to a new survey from Kajeet. Additionally, this need for connectivity is not new, as nearly 75 percent of respondents believed high-speed internet was important even before the pandemic began more than two years ago. For these 14.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

million students, an increase of over 5 million students since 2022. million students, an increase of over 5 million students since 2022. Do all students have access to the internet? How does lack of internet access affect students? Key points: U.S. Key points: U.S. org website.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2024

By prioritizing critical components like best-of-breed communication technology, school leaders can ensure their integrated safety plan will help minimize emergencies and significantly contribute to the academic growth and wellbeing of students and staff. What do they need to feel prepared and equipped to respond?

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

LOS ANGELES – Charter Communications, Inc. The Stay Connected K-12 offering is part of the District’s broader efforts to help close the digital divide in its communities and make it easier for all students to fulfill their academic potential. Charter Communications, Inc. About Charter.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there is good news: That number is steadily shrinking. Yet, even as the number of unconnected students declines, there is another group that, for years, has made virtually no headway.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez has struggled to communicate with the teachers of her five children for years. The teacher told Gonzalez Gutierrez that her daughter had won a student of the month-type award and invited her to come to the school to surprise her daughter when the award was presented. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Today, the award-winning science series NOVA , produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio , a new national program to teach and engage young people through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science communication, digital media literacy, and video production.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Call it what you will, many of the nation’s students are doing it in one form or another now that schools are closed coast to coast over the fast-spreading coronavirus. There’s just one problem: millions of students in the country don’t have a reliable way to get online.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2020

In today’s world, the “mother tongue”—or, better said, the “lingua franca”–is found in coding and basic tech skills needed to communicate with the devices in the Internet of Things. Stress the importance of coding and basic technology application skills.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As more classrooms re-open for in-person instruction, student safety and mental health remain top concerns. Keeping schools and students safe requires constant vigilance and technology necessary for administrators, staff and students to communicate emergencies immediately, and to the right people,” said Vector Solutions CEO Marc Scheipe.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2021

Over time, internet access has shifted from an amenity to a necessity. But for the millions of students and families without internet access at home, adapting to the virtual classroom became extremely challenging, if not impossible. was especially concerned about internet accessibility, and she wasn’t alone.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home. Then, class time is dedicated to practice and application, which has traditionally been assigned as homework for students to complete independently.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2022

The internet has changed writing forever. Have you ever thought of your students alongside Hemingway, Shakespeare, and other well-known writers? Online communication calls the shots, and Gen Z doesn’t perceive informative writing as we did 20 or 30 years ago. Now they write more than speak.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2024

5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers The internet has provided teachers with numerous tools to enhance their students’ learning experience. Common Cyber Threats Facing Educators Every profession has had its fair share of internet-based troubles. However, it’s not without a few downsides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

Teachers no longer lecture from a dais with student learning contained within the schoolhouse walls. Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. Students have become digital citizens. Education has changed.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic forced students into remote learning this past spring, many telecommunications companies stepped up to offer free or deeply discounted home broadband access to families who couldn’t afford it. Related content: What the pandemic has revealed about digital equity.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for many years, but the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 has generated many discussions of how this technology can impact education – both how students learn and how educators teach. To overcome these obstacles, collaboration and communication are key.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The past year has taken a toll on students’ mental health. Teachers and school staff can play a critical role in addressing student mental health and supporting student wellbeing. Rates of anxiety, depression, and stress are up and the CDC reports emergency room visits for adolescent suicide attempts have soared.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined. Blended Learning Increases Student Engagement.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. The federal E-rate program provides discounts to help schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

This article aims to clarify key terms, discuss the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent changes to minimum speed requirements, and explore how school districts can use this information to address the digital divide. Upload speed refers to the rate at which data is sent from a user’s device to the internet.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Before Wi-Fi, students used computers plugged in through ethernet cords in dedicated computer rooms. Controlled experimental studies carried out in a number of countries have found that even very low levels of RFR exposure can disturb biological cell communication, weaken membranes, and impact brain development. human exposure limits.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2019

By the time today’s digital natives enter high school, most of them have already been using devices, computers, the internet, and social media for years. Related: How to craft useful, student-centered social media policies. Step 3: Prepare students to leave the best #digitalfootprint in the digital world.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The company has gathered all the complexities of internet safety and distilled them into engaging, well-tested, curriculum-aligned, and beautifully structured lesson plans (created by teachers) for grades K–8. As critical as it is that children learn about cyber safety early on, teachers often lack the resources to help their students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2022

But while all students felt the impact, certain historically underserved student groups–including English language learners (ELLs)–were disproportionately affected. Creating and maintaining consistent and effective parent-teacher communication.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2018

Now more than ever before, educators have the opportunity and the imperative to engage students in learning tasks that ask them to think critically and problem-solve. It’s clear that the way we engage students in the learning process needs to change. Understanding the drivers of transformation.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic forced school closures and stay-at-home orders across the country, the internet became a social and academic lifeline for young people. Students are now engaging in distance learning daily. They’re also spending more time on social media as a way to stay connected to friends and family.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Back-to-School Night is the one evening each year when I have the opportunity to connect face-to-face with my students’ parents. I emphasize that the way students communicate is changing and that directly impacts how I approach the design of our class. Animoto Video Featuring Their Students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

In the year 2020, amid a global pandemic, millions of American students are struggling to get online to do their schoolwork and communicate with others. There was already plenty of pressure on these students to perform well in school, and now there is extra anxiety because of COVID-19. Our students and communities deserve it.

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