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. Related content: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike. Many students across the U.S.

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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. Related content: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Smartphones, wearable technology, always-on mobile devices–now, school buses are following suit, offering wi-fi connectivity and real-time monitoring to extend learning and create safe environments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device. A whopping 98 percent of U.S. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP. Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlotte, N.C.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Across the nation, school districts are investing in one-to-one computing programs and supplying digital devices for their students to use as learning tools. While these tools can be very empowering, giving each child a device isn’t enough to close the digital opportunity gap that exists between students of varying economic means.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2015

How are students using mobile devices for educational purposes? Everything around them is related to the use of the Internet, so I’m using to my advantage that they like to be connected, they like to be online.”. Googling, tweeting and texting are an integral part of Professor Andres Caiaffa’s classroom’s culture. “As

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

According to a recent Common Sense Media’s study , 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. And about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device. But that isn’t happening in many school districts.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Perhaps you’re taking your lunch break in your car that has satellite radio and reading this article on a mobile device. Students must learn technical skills to navigate life and work in the 4IR successfully. Evidence that we’re in the middle of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is all around us. Teach the Right Skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

the deployment of mobile devices. In deploying the devices, the district targeted grade levels and courses such as 7th-grade civics, 9th- and 10th-grade English, and middle school math. Additionally, mobile devices were provided to additional subject areas, including laptops to all elementary schools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

London, ON – Cyber Legends, the fun, free game that empowers kids to learn online safety through play, today announced the launch of the Cyber Legends Gaming platform and its availability to schools across North America. This has become more critical as students use laptops, mobile devices, and home computers routinely.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Providing added safety measures and control of K12 distance and hybrid learning instructional models, Silicon Valley based-Deledao ( www.deledao.com ), has announced a powerful new feature to its industry-recognized AI filtering capabilities. I have a young daughter that’s in distance learning right now. About Deledao .

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2015

Today, educators are implementing exciting technological advances in teaching and learning. e-learning and a broadening acceptance of social media, online collaboration, and other forms of technological engagement are shaping how we view education, and what it will look like going forward. Allow, but monitor.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Counties across the state have worked to increase their broadband capacity as online assessments, video resources, and mobile devices have become more prevalent in schools. So, I’m glad we were able to meet the need and do what is best for student learning.”.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2015

LEARNstyle – trains those with learning barriers on using assistive technologies. Qustodio – allows parents and educators to set controls over kids’ internet usage, and track it using a dashboard. Nureva – online portfolio platform that aligns to curriculum and uses ready-made rubrics.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2021

Spaces4Learning’s New Product Award program honors the outstanding product development achievements of manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are particularly noteworthy in their ability to enhance the learning environment. To learn more about Galaxy Next Generation or G2 Visual Alerts, please visit [link].

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

It involves far more than picking up the latest mobile device and downloading one or two educational apps. There are thousands of edtech options, as well as other applications, IoT devices, and infrastructure needs to consider. Automated Wi-Fi monitoring should make it easier for IT professionals to work smarter, not harder.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s late 2015, we’re still overblocking the Internet, and the blame is on us as administrators… I read a post recently that stressed yet again how access to the wide range of the Internet is an equity issue. There are numerous reasons why we overblock the Internet. Administrator mindset and leadership are critical here.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

They’ve always lived in a world with mobile devices and the Internet. Some of the core competencies of 21 st Century Learning are critical thinking, understanding and communicating ideas, and producing high quality work. Your students are digital natives. Comprehension & reading supports.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

It is crucial to secure endpoints, including laptops, tablets, and mobile devices, with comprehensive protection solutions that provide real-time monitoring and threat detection. This shift to digital learning environments has expanded the attack surface, making every connected device a potential entry point for cyber threats.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2016

foreign language learning could have negative impacts on the U.S. workforce, but new forecasts indicate the demand for online language learning tools could increase thanks to the prevalence of mobile devices. Technavio analysts forecast the online language learning market in the U.S. for 2017-2021.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

Since education has been focusing more on adapting itself to its students, rather than students learning to adapt to its educators, there’s never been a better time to re-examine strategies ranging from classroom pedagogy to campus-wide technology initiatives. Digital is King.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. Dating back to 1986, Renaissance Learning has established its name in the education market largely through its STAR assessments and Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math programs.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s important to understand the challenges more closely and how an integrated, interoperable, and effective educational technology ecosystem can meet the evolving landscape of learning for more efficient, impactful, and secure learning experiences. First is the permanence of a remote and/or hybrid learning structure.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The increasing digitalization of education has put even more emphasis on internet access in K–12 schools , leading more school districts, nonprofits and government agencies to invest in programs and services to ensure each student is connected. . It depends on your learning goals, according to EducationSuperHighway.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2021

Cablecast’s flexible online VOD capabilities have delivered many advantages over the limited video support in the district’s online learning platform and have proven particularly valuable as the medium takes on increasing importance in CPS’ internal and external communications. For more information, visit www.cablecast.tv

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. So maybe you thought internet connectivity to schools was a done deal. But when kids and their devices return to classrooms, school bandwidth will again be in the spotlight. households that have no internet connection or lack a decent device for remote learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Add concepts like blended and flipped learning to the equation and you come up with yet another to-do list item: Make sure students can actually use their devices when they aren’t physically on campus and within wi-fi range. In some cases, a lack of internet access at home is financial in nature. The root problem.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

As Director of Growth at Zaya, Parida is learning how developing edtech for low-income India slums is quite different than working with American schools. Never mind the shortage of internet bandwidth and devices; some schools lack even basic school supplies and reliable electricity. In India, the rate is 40 percent.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2017

Even social media channels have become learning tools for the creative classroom. Even social media channels have become learning tools for the creative classroom. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) : As mobile device ownership becomes more pervasive, students and teachers want to bring their own devices into classrooms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people. What is the impact of all of this new technology on child development and SEL (social-emotional learning)—and what can parents do? Devices and SEL in a Documentary.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2016

At the Association for Computing Machinery’s Learning at Scale conference, they presented the results of the first three deployments of their system. But there’s relatively little innovation happening with the early-childhood-learning age group, and there’s a ton of science saying that that’s where you get tremendous bang for your buck.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2016

The National Association for the Education of Young Children’s research on Family Engagement and Early Childhood Education notes that: “When children’s progress can be tied to classroom activities and home activities, development and learning are strongly reinforced and further family involvement is inspired. Digital portfolios.

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