ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. Mahajan shares, “Rocket Learning’s mission is to make quality education and learning accessible to every child from the earliest stage possible.

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ED Surge

MAY 31, 2023

The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. Chris Bugaj , an assistive technology specialist for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, is quick to advise teachers new to UDL to provide options to their students.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

JULY 2, 2020

Brian and I talk about how to engage students while online with connections, games, fun technology, and more. We also have a great discussion about the importance of providing equal access to education for all students. Brian and I talk about how to engage students while online with connections, games, fun technology, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

The Role of Technology in Personalized Learning Building on the trend of diverse educational approaches, we must also consider the significant impact that technology has on personalized learning. However, it’s important to keep in mind that technology isn’t a magic solution.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They’ve changed into online treasure hubs to help kids access education. The digital library has introduced an approach connecting students to personalized methods to access their courses. As long as you have access to a screen and internet, you can open millions of books and the whole world’s information.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

Lam, who began learning to code six years ago, developed his skills at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Master Trainer Program in Boston, an experience sponsored by his school and supported by CoolThink@JC. CoolThink provides equal access to information and resources for students so that all students can become programmers.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In a world where technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, education stands on the cusp of transformation. Imagine classrooms where teachers are empowered by cutting-edge technology and where students don't just learn from textbooks but co-create their educational journey. But are teachers provided the support to do so?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2022

But as dual enrollment grows across the country, access to the option is not distributed equally, according to a new report produced by nearly two dozen higher ed researchers and experts, with funding from the Joyce Foundation. It’s even popular across the political spectrum.

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ED Surge

JUNE 15, 2022

However, as I’ve navigated K-12 education as a special education teacher for Baltimore City for the last three years, I’ve realized something about the edtech industry: There are too many apps, too many programs, and too much different technology for educators to use in the classroom. But this is not an ideal world.

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ED Surge

MARCH 21, 2024

While it’s true that young people are increasingly struggling with mental health issues at the same time social media usage is ballooning, today’s available research simply hasn’t found one of those to be the driving force behind the other — in sum, correlation does not equal causation. While the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Have students do ten sets of ten different exercises (i.e.,

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I don't have time to use technology with my littles.” In my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. “My students can't use these digital programs.” “I It’s exhausting to get them all logged in.” “Our

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Magic EdTech

JANUARY 21, 2020

More importantly, it is this online sphere that can help transcend barriers to audio, visual and print media, ensuring accessibility for all. In fact, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities states that access to information and communications technologies is a basic human right. Here’s a look.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But what Chalmers and Clark were saying was that the mind extends beyond the head into the rest of our bodies, into our physical surroundings, into our relationships with other people, into the use of our devices, our technologies. They don't have equal access to helpful mentors or really skilled teachers or motivated peers.

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2023

When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. Students and professors affiliated with most colleges have unlimited access to large collections of scholarship such as JSTOR and HeinOnline, because their institutions subscribe to site licenses.

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Magic EdTech

MAY 20, 2021

Today we live in a world where accessibility matters. With the surge in digitalization, there is a dire need for digital technology that doesn’t exclude users with disabilities. Here, inclusion in accessibility becomes a pivotal factor of interest and talk point of the hour. Digital Accessibility. Introduction.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Department of Education is ready to give schools $280 million through two grant programs to help young people access mental health care. It’s important to note that kids don’t have equal opportunities to receive the kind of care doctors recommend. One signal of just how severe a crisis: The U.S. The Annie E.

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ED Surge

JULY 17, 2023

As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, schools are recognizing the importance of equipping every student with a personal device to facilitate digital learning. We scouted kids who we knew represented our school population and who had room to grow in technology skills.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Students should be equal participants in their learning,” says Phipps. The makers of these AI tools believe that technology can help stem the tide out of the profession. All teachers should have equal access to tools that can improve their teaching. Evolving AI technology has made this feedback sharper.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

As an experienced educator who has been in the forefront of technology integration, this past year seemed like a tidal wave. Most of the training was put together to assist teachers with the basics of integrating technology such as using Google Classroom or Canvas. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Still, our students deserve a curriculum that gives them access to unpacking the injustices of being a young person in a world that still abuses and discriminates against women. As a teacher, I can equip my students with the knowledge to transform our society into one that values the inherent dignity of women.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Technology enables it to differentiate authentically for the diverse group of learners that walk across your threshold daily. Until the day of, the technology that is its foundation fails. But if fear of failure is a reason NOT to use technology, no one would ever cross that digital threshold. Everyone who previewed it is wowed.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Holding learning technologies accountable. With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Have students do ten sets of ten different exercises (i.e.,

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Source: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics Technology was not designed by or for those with disabilities. Is accessibility baked into to the development process? Who wouldn't want content to be accessed by people who are visually impaired? Facebook Facebook is a bit better.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Many depend on accessing course resources and lessons seamlessly from online textbooks or other digital resources. An almost equal fraction of online officers hesitate, saying that their colleges need time to do the right thing. Surveys of remote college students show that their top priorities are convenience and flexibility.

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Magic EdTech

MARCH 31, 2020

In this rush to go online, let’s not ignore Accessibility. Technology has made it easy for us to impart and deliver teaching in a manner that could be grasped and understood by students of all backgrounds and abilities. What is Web Accessibility. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the web.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Have students do ten sets of ten different exercises (i.e., Vocabulary.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2023

The biggest concern discussed at the event was making sure students around the world have equal access to new AI tools — and that educators have access to training to use them effectively and ethically. Having access to these tools is going to be very essential.”

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I believed that the progress toward women’s equality was because of white women, when in truth, the Haudenosaunee were the original feminists. My students and I were ignited with a new sense of purpose and realization that our struggle toward justice and equality actually needed to include all women.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Instead, they believe that education excellence should be accessible and inclusive. The UC system operates on a level of formal equality between the campuses. The UC has effectively nine equal campuses. That’s easier said than done, however. Not compromising the research but also remaking what it means to be prestigious.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Below is a short curation of the most useful articles, links, resources, and webinars to help you through this challenging environment: Online articles: Resources, tips and more for remote and e-learning (teaching online) — from Educational Technology Guy. Many students don’t have a home computer or access to the internet.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Dozens of companies raised venture funding at equal or lesser values —“down rounds”— compared to rounds raised during the pandemic-induced edtech boom of 2020 and 2021. Hypothesis 2: Tech-Infused Schools Every classroom and workplace now has reliable access to the internet. These decisions were hard for every stakeholder involved.

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STEM Sport

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It refers to creating an environment where every student, regardless of their background, has a fair and equal chance of succeeding. Educational equity, the cornerstone of this concept, is about providing equal access to learning opportunities and resources, tailored to meet the diverse needs of all learners.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Similarly in schools, we put a lot of focus on giving all students the same thing (equality), and perhaps not enough on giving each student what they need (equity). In Avashia’s’s class, the focus was equally on what those enterprising entrepreneurs built, on what was created and what was lost. Again, these are not perfect teachers.

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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Accessible educational content isn’t just a good idea—in many cases, it’s a legal requirement. In the UK, new accessibility laws were passed that require a wide range of customizable features for learners with both physical and cognitive challenges. Lisa Jo Rudy.

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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Accessible educational content isn’t just a good idea—in many cases, it’s a legal requirement. In the UK, new accessibility laws were passed that require a wide range of customizable features for learners with both physical and cognitive challenges. Lisa Jo Rudy.

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