Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The crisis also revealed that access to devices and the internet remained uneven in many places. Taking on Textbooks Like its peers in the digital curriculum market, Newsela has its sights set on beating textbooks; in fact, the press release devotes a paragraph pointing out their shortcomings. That traction is paying off.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

During the second semester of his first year as an undergraduate, Olivier Mercier was looking for the cheapest way to get the textbooks he needed for his classes. Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. Non-textbook publishers it works with include Atlantic Books and Greenleaf Book Group.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Earlier this year Ferreira stepped aside as CEO, replaced by Brian Kibby , a veteran of major textbook companies including Pearson and McGraw-Hill.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2022

It shouldn’t rely on home internet access, a community hotspot or a ride to the library. It shouldn’t be exclusive to kids who attend schools stocked with new textbooks and state-of-the-art laboratories. In some districts, that might mean building internet service contracts into every device. Rather, U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Enhanced internet connectivity In today’s digital age, robust internet connectivity is essential for effective learning. Smart campuses leverage high-speed internet to support a range of educational tools and resources. To support these advancements, the E-Rate program plays a crucial role.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Georgia’s Liberty County School System to outfit its school bus fleet with wi-fi in an effort to extend the school day — the first school district in Georgia to provide students free internet access through mobile wi-fi units. to 11:30 p.m.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. First, OpenStax came for textbooks. OpenStax textbooks are display in a room named for the author of one the nonprofit's economics books. /

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2018

A majority of school principals say instruction in their classrooms regularly includes digital games, online textbooks, and online videos, animations and simulations.

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Textbooks Internet Assignments Accessibility 278

eSchool News

JULY 9, 2021

Whether they’re talking about one-to-one computing initiatives, digital textbooks, using “smart” interactive whiteboards and 3D printers in classrooms, or moving to full-scale “flipped” instructional models, educators are excited about technology’s potential.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Had things gone according to plan, every public school student in Los Angeles would be working on his or her own iPad by now and textbooks would be largely a thing of the past. The Pearson content was used mostly for elementary math instruction; those teachers already were familiar with Pearson math textbooks at those grade levels.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. Taking Textbooks Online: Rowan Cabarrus Community College. The digital textbooks are available at a discounted price through. percent to 76.6

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 22, 2022

Today, interactive textbooks, digital whiteboards and other tech-focused learning tools are in heavy rotation in K–12 schools, making continuous connectivity in the classroom a must.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

To many students, these subjects mean reading long-winded textbooks and memorizing incessant facts. Thanks to the internet, there are so many ways for students to experience the past. They don’t necessarily see the importance of studying something that happened hundreds or thousands of years ago.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2018

We started with Chromebooks for 9th graders, then added tablets and at-home internet access for 6th and 7th graders. Four years ago, our schools in Pickens County , South Carolina had funding approved for a 1:1 initiative that we called Tech It Home.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Mike Green, the president of the state Board of Education, who also said Monday that Wi-Fi Internet access could be added to school buses at under $200 per bus per year, asked for the business community’s help in expanding technology access for kids. Doesn’t it bother you that a lot of kids don’t have the infrastructure at home?”

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2015

Seven in 10 teachers assign homework that requires high-speed internet access, and yet, on average, only 30 percent of students can access the internet at home, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Next page: District estimates about the number of students without home internet.

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Internet Textbooks Assignments Communication 174

eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

It saves hours of scouring the internet to find resources because there is such an abundance of quality supplemental materials found on Discovery Education. These tools are a wonderful way to make history come alive for students who may struggle with traditional textbooks or lectures.

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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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Learning History Internet Textbooks 363

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. Online resources, educational websites, and digital libraries have expanded the scope of learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

I teach sixth-grade reading to four classes of 20 students, most of whom have no internet access at home. Students today are so accustomed to videos, animation, and gaming that we need to look beyond our traditional tools—textbooks and lectures—to the true promise of what technology can offer in the classroom.

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Textbooks Lecturing English Internet 229

eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

However, many students are dissuaded from pursuing environmental science due to mundane textbooks and complex diagrams. Why virtual field trips work This upcoming generation of students grew up with internet-connected smart devices. Here’s how to do it. For them, information comes instantaneously.

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Hybrid Learning STEM Textbooks Attention 287

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From accessing educational resources on the internet to running software applications and engaging in online collaboration, personal computers play a central role in modern classrooms.

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Technology Teaching Gamification Textbooks 258

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Many educators who use Vernier probeware in their classroom have noted a deeper engagement and understanding when students watch an event and collect data simultaneously when compared to only reading a table of measurements in a textbook.

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Science Mobile Devices Teaching STEM 305

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The initiative caps two years of efforts to connect classrooms to the internet. Every classroom inside a school building was connected to wireless internet before last school year. The district has also bought digital textbooks in science and social studies classes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The digital divide widens as some students lack access to essential devices and reliable internet connectivity, hindering their ability to fully participate in digital learning environments. One significant negative effect of technology on K-12 education is the exacerbation of educational inequities.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Our resources are unlike any you’ve seen before, and a departure from the traditional basal textbook paradigm. We take a “worktext” approach, combining the very best features of a traditional textbook with the utility of an interactive workbook.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The next game changer, according to education experts, will be digital textbooks. Why spend a year studying information in a print textbook that doesn’t match the thinking or values of the school and its students? RAZ Kids books can’t be read on a Nook and many textbooks require a publisher-provided reader.

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Textbooks Reading Internet Curriculum 86

eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

According to Stillman and his 17 year-old son and co-author Jonah, Millennials can still remember a time before the internet. Here are three things K-12 and higher ed must know about the rising “phigital” student: 1. Digital is King.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Virtual Field Trip In the Internet of Things Virtual Field Trip, students discover how the internet they use in their everyday lives can connect their cities and communities to conserve natural resources, protect ecosystems, and create safer, more sustainable communities of the future.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

At stake is whether it is even possible to tame so-called “large language models” like ChatGPT, which are usually trained with information drawn from the internet and are designed to spit out answers that fit predictable patterns rather than hew strictly to reality. And they’re testing the approach in three online courses this summer.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Teachers should include an AI use chart (like this one from Ditch That Textbook ) with their course descriptions and have clear-cut discussions with parents and students about when AI use is and is not acceptable.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Many students’ families could not afford computers, or even an internet connection. The type of learning and work environments students will experience after they graduate resemble the traditional “sage-on-the-stage,” textbook-driven model of teaching less and less. Provide real-world opportunities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Course development has also been supported by Jinghong Wang, author of more than ten Chinese textbooks, and a well-known Chinese course developer at MOOC, experts in Chinese online learning courses and teacher training. VHS Learning courses are designed from the start to be conducted using online best practices.

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Language Languages Technology Exams 242

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

According to the paper, 37 percent of survey respondents, or 177 students, said that if an exam wasn’t proctored, they assumed they could use the internet and collaborate. Students don’t see exams as part of learning, he added. In the rush to move education online in the spring, schools might not have had time to worry about cheating.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Shambo said students need some type of maze to apply those skills, but a search of the internet revealed little for him to purchase. Most of the suggestions called on teachers to tape off a section of the floor or create mazes using blocks, textbooks or other classroom objects.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Too often, educators feel rushed to get through the myriad of lessons in the textbook or curriculum guide. It’s also become increasingly clear that not all students have the luxury of a device or internet access in their homes. Reliable internet is a basic utility that should be accessible to all regardless of one’s location or income.

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Feedback Schools Internet Testing 218

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Laptops and internet connections are not available in every household , and even students who usually have such resources available may now find themselves competing for them with siblings or parents studying or working from home. And broadband Internet connections aren’t available everywhere, especially in rural parts of the U.S.

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