eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

This past August, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which serves state and local governments, reported that it expects an increase of as much as 86 percent in cybersecurity incidents aimed at K-12 school systems over the course of the current school year.

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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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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

These hallowed halls of knowledge host sellable information, from Social Security numbers and medical histories to mental health records and bus routes on outdated systems, making them tempting targets for attackers. Of course, digital learning also depends heavily on internet access. However, open access can lead to unsafe browsing.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

History, and speech and debate classes, I’ve found that ChatGPT provides opportunities to engage the students in class activities. Lack of regulation: The SEC failed to adjust its regulations to the new realities of the internet and the stock market.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Just as the internet revolutionized education, AI will be the next game-changer. Just like the internet, AI isn’t going anywhere–so let’s teach our kids to work with AI, not against it. AI allows students to learn history by having life-like conversations with tech-powered versions of Socrates, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2023

These natural tendencies, exacerbated by the pervasiveness of social media and the limitless access to information on the internet, leave us vulnerable to being duped by disinformation. Whatever you read comes from someone with a particular history, perspective, and set of interests. But we are not defenseless. Explore context.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2021

Thus began the most disruptive period in the history of American education. Unlike Matt and too many other children, he had a quiet place to work, parents able to help him, and reliable internet service. Two hundred miles south of Hinesburg, Matt was a ninth grader when COVID-19 struck in Boston. Keller was one of the lucky ones.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

Teachers can integrate maps into lessons related to history, cultural studies, and geopolitics. It saves hours of scouring the internet to find resources because there is such an abundance of quality supplemental materials found on Discovery Education.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I have seen this transformation firsthand. Related content: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I have seen this transformation firsthand. Related content: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2020

There is a caveat: They all hinge on internet connectivity, a challenge that both public and private efforts are moving quickly to try to solve. Scott Nolt, a high school history teacher in North Carolina, has been using blended learning for years as a way to teach his students without daily direct instruction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

But researchers at the Internet Archive and Tulane University say they’ve found a legal way to scan and make available many in-copyright works published between 1923 and 1941, which will come as welcome news to those who want to dive into a digital copy of a book like In Love With a T-Man , a 1937 pulp novel by Rob Eden. “We Public Domain.”)

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2024

88% of respondents acknowledged that the E-rate program facilitated faster Internet connections in education sites, with 86% reporting increased connectivity for students and library patrons. Insufficient internet access in the homes of students or library patrons is a significant issue in the communities of 74% of respondents.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access. In Oakland, 98 percent of all students now have a computer and internet service. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S. We can’t expect students to succeed if they don’t have the tools to do it. It’s one thing to learn about U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Not only are these students growing up with widespread access to computers and the internet, they are surrounded by smartphones and other mobile devices with impressive computing power. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I have seen this transformation firsthand. Related content: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Staff at Cedar Rapids, Iowa schools saw their personal information stolen this summer, including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers, and even medical history information. Elsewhere, a school district in Texas was forced to hold classes without access to the internet, following a ransomware attack.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2020

Today’s tip: Check History in Your Browser. Category: Internet. A: Go to what’s called ‘history’–a list of all the websites whoever logged in under a particular user name went. Q: How do I see where my kids/students have gone online?

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2015

will provide children and their parents with a wealth of information across core educational topics, from science and mathematics to geography and history. is a safe, age-appropriate online environment for children that brings DK’s visual approach to the internet. Key features of DKfindout!

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2023

In addition, the collaboration supports the state’s workforce readiness, rural education, Native American tribal history and culture, and parent and family engagement initiatives. The partnership–which is funded through ESSER–supports core instruction across Montana.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The largest difference was in AP® World History with 93% of VHS Learning students passing their exam, compared to the national average of 62%. All students need is internet access and the motivation to succeed. In AP® Environmental Science, 76% of VHS Learning students passed, compared to the national average of only 54%.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 2, 2016

By Ricky Ribeiro New and emerging tech tools are helping educators make art and art history a richer, more immersive learning experience.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Technological advances in recent decades mean that we don’t have to let history repeat itself, even as segregation persists. After all, their findings highlighted the outsized role of social capital amidst the rise of the internet. In other words, hope is not a strategy. But it doesn’t have to be.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

public education system has evolved throughout its history, school libraries have also developed with a consistent central goal: to give students the best opportunity to succeed academically. Workshops on internet and information literacy. As the U.S. The Evolution of the School Library. Access to audiobooks and online tutorials.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2015

Recently, KTVB evening news reported a denial-of-service (DoS) attack occurring on and off for over a week on Idaho’s largest school district Internet connection. This is about personal health information (PHI), family health history, personally identifiable information (PII) and very likely financial data.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

There is a caveat: They all hinge on internet connectivity, a challenge that both public and private efforts are moving quickly to try to solve. Scott Nolt, a high school history teacher in North Carolina, has been using blended learning for years as a way to teach his students without daily direct instruction.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

He has been diving into the past to see where our dreams about the internet have come from, and he has a warning for what he thinks is going wrong in how things have evolved in recent years—and what it might be doing to us as learners and thinkers. We connected with Smith for this week’s EdSurge Podcast.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2017

Much like the introduction of PCs and internet connectivity into classrooms, these technologies are helping institutions do more with less, and are accelerating and improving the learning experience. A tour of Ellis Island, for example, comes to life by “observing” immigrants who have just completed the journey across the Atlantic.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2018

Have you ever wondered about the source or history behind an image? Whether you’re doing research or just curious, reverse image search offers a digital paper trail of where an image has appeared on the internet. How to Fact-Check Images with Google. Google image search can help provide answers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Within Sandbox AR, users can create virtual worlds and populate them with some of the hundreds of unique objects from history, the built world, science and nature, and more. The app empowers students and teachers to create, share, and even inhabit virtual environments. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

For the assessment, I simulate a conversation in which I play the role of the doctor, asking questions related to their symptoms and medical history using the audio recorder in Classkick. Technical issues such as internet connectivity can disrupt the flow of lessons.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Alex was an enthusiastic 9th grader in my World History course and had just been issued a Chromebook as part of our district’s 1:1 implementation. After three months, Alex finally told me that he did not have internet access at home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: The Future of Online Learning: Benefits and Strategies for Educators How to Teach Financial Literacy Using Real-World Examples How Virtual Information Sessions Are Changing K-12 Education Incorporating Monthly Giving Projects into STEM Curriculum: Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropists How (..)

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

So maybe you thought internet connectivity to schools was a done deal. On the home front, three organizations have released a “guidebook” to help schools and states close the internet access and device gap. households that have no internet connection or lack a decent device for remote learning. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The internet itself was developed on college campuses , and Facebook famously began as a platform for Harvard university students to plug in personal details before becoming a behemoth that dominates the country’s political discourse. Universities have a long history of innovating and then giving away the value they create.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Born in the era of VHS a generation before the Internet became mainstream, Blockbuster built its business catering to customers who liked being able to drop by one of its retail stores on a whim to pick out a new release or a well-known classic. Consider the example of Blockbuster Video.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2018

For example, the If-Then Adventure Story unit fits easily into a creative writing class, but would also be a good project for a history class where students use real events to envision alternative histories. Cons : Reliance on Google tools and uninterrupted internet connection may not work for everyone. Grades : 7-12.

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