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In 1966, Joan Ganz Cooney presented her vision for the show in a report to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Built on a foundation of research and interviews with cognitive psychologists, educators, and media professionals, “The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education” proposed to harness the power of television, still a relatively new […]
Travis Humble is a distinguished scientist and director of the Quantum Computing Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The institute is a lab-wide organization that brings together all of ORNL’s capabilities to address the development of quantum computers. Humble is also an academic, holding a joint faculty appointment at the University of Tennessee, where he […]
The free availability of online machine translation (OMT) on the Internet via computers, tablets and smartphones makes it convenient for use by language students of all levels. Google Translate has been widely listed as an independent language learning (ILL) resource and we cannot deny its role for ongoing education. We are aware of the fact […]
Remote Learning Recommendations During Covid-19 Emergency This document provides information and clarification to districts, schools, leaders, teachers, students, and parents as they design and implement remote learning in response to the COVID- 19 emergency, which is different from statutory e-learning plans. ISBE acknowledges that all students, families, schools, and districts are diverse, and supports remote […]
This spring, school leaders and educators across the world entered what the superintendent of one major district has called “truly uncharted waters.” The spread of the novel coronavirus—and the subsequent shutdown of many school systems—has created a new reality in K–12 education, one in which many educators and families have had to make a rapid, […]
As schools prepare to offer virtual experiences that approximate what students find in physical classrooms, some parents and teachers fear changes may be too drastic, with too much screen time for kids. Center for digital Education
Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason Pew Research
WorkMerk, veteran-founded workforce management software developer, announced today that its VirusSAFE COVID-19 safety app is now available for use in educational institutions. The app enables schools at all levels to verify that they are performing mandated health and safety compliance measures on schedule and continually communicating with students, parents and other stakeholders about the state […]
This is a work in progress, a largely teacher-written efort to help address the immediate needs of staf who must address the immediate needs of children – at a distance – during a pandemic. This document seeks to help ALL districts improve learning at a distance: those with lots, some, and little technology. It is […]
New survey data show pandemic may be disproportionately influencing women to choose online education over in-person options. Inside Higher Ed
