Online Learning: Page 7
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AmeriCorps, discipline and diversity: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on a Colorado district's efforts to provide affordable housing to teachers and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Pilot networks help Chicago school identify promising ed tech tools
Wendell Smith Elementary is participating in a pilot network through LEAP Innovations and Chicago Public Schools in search of tools to create exciting learning experiences.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Paperless science and social studies classroom aims to get students real-world ready
Anthony Johnson operates his fifth- and sixth-grade classroom as a small city and immerses students in project-based learning to get them acting like adults.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Study: Virtual schools tend to attract and harm lowest-performing students
A RAND Corporation and New York University study published last week found that students with low test scores who enroll in virtual schools tend to do even worse.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Early planning can help make use of snow days — even without devices
After St. Mary’s Academy had its fifth snow day of the school year, toward the end of the first semester, teachers and administrators created a Digital Learning Day Protocol.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging
The eSchool Media and Xirrus Innovate to Educate awards program recognized the school's work helping elementary students succeed online, but is the model for everyone?
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 16, 2017 -
New Jersey school taps blended learning to increase equity
The Morris School District has 35% of its students enrolled in the free or reduced-price lunch program, and low-income students tend to have limited success.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 15, 2017 -
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Gaming, blended models and cloud apps can bring learning home
A 2016 Deloitte survey of K-12 educators, parents and students found most respondents from all three groups wanted more opportunities for at-home learning and technology can help.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Deep DiveThese 7 trends are shaping personalized learning
Schools nationwide are experimenting with personalized learning strategies to better serve students.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017 -
E-Rate Trends Report highlights school bandwidth needs
The 2016 E-Rate Trends Report, prepared by consulting group Funds for Learning, found more than 24,000 applicants applied for $2.3 billion to support data and internet service.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017 -
DeVos, Foxx and administrator tech: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on the cost of remedial courses and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Study finds online algebra credit recovery outcomes lacking
Online credit recovery courses studied focus exclusively on second-semester algebra and the content follows a more conventional sequence, but students don’t perform as well.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Teaching digital citizenship to students with autism spectrum disorders
Instruction on online etiquette has become a standard element of school curricula as students spend more time on the web, and lessons can be especially useful for students on the autism spectrum.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Music ed, DeVos and ransomware: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on how colleges are looking to boost their bottom lines and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 20, 2017 -
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Personalized learning can better serve an increasingly diverse student body
The Vista Unified School District in California embraced the model as a way to improve outcomes among a diverse group of students.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 20, 2017 -
Ubiquitous access brings assistive technology mainstream
Devices like iPads and Chromebooks often come with built-in assistive technology or easily accommodate applications that provide it, increasing opportunities for all students.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 20, 2017 -
Districts that take precautions can avoid ransomware attacks and skirt payouts
School districts have become hot targets for cyber criminals, but administrators can take a multi-tiered approach to protecting digital files.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 19, 2017 -
More than $4B in E-Rate funds available for districts in FY 2017
The FCC sets aside $3.9 billion annually, and with $200 million rolling over from 2016, districts will have access to a good deal of money for connectivity upgrades.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 19, 2017 -
Summit Basecamp drives personalized learning adoption in schools
The California-based charter network has shared its platform, grading policy and core strategies to help other schools try to replicate its success.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 18, 2017 -
2-in-1 devices offer flexibility, versatility in the classroom
Sales of devices that combine the features of tablets and notebooks are set to reach 58 million units by 2019, and much of their growing popularity is driven by the education market.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 10, 2017 -
Student penchant for gaming can be SEL tool
Maurice Elias, director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab, writes for Edutopia that educators should connect gaming with social-emotional learning targets.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 10, 2017 -
Maryland public libraries to gain access to virtual maker space
Ed tech company Workbench allows its clients to create online learning communities it calls workbenches and share programs and lessons to expand access to interactive projects.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 10, 2017 -
Districts using E-Rate funds must filter internet access for students
In allowing districts to use public money to upgrade school connectivity, the federal government requires the use of content filters, activity monitoring and safety training for students.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 10, 2017 -
Administrators to watch and fake news: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on fiction's role in social-emotional learning and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 6, 2017 -
Virginia school pilots 'checkology virtual classroom' from The News Literacy Project
Wakefield High School in Arlington teaches students how to assess the validity of viral stories and determine whether they are propaganda, ads or fact using a new digital curriculum.
By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 23, 2016
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