The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility 00;00;00;04 – 00;00;07;19 John Davis This is the Ten Minute Teacher Podcast with your host Vicki Davis. Extended Episode number 780 – Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility. How do you give them access to what information you're trying to share? Your district.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 11, 2021

However, after months of screen time, a new phenomenon emerged in the educational system, called digital fatigue. In the past year, online schooling has put a strain on vulnerable communities, especially those who have difficulties accessing technology or making the best out of limited resources. Knowledge absorption decrease.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2021

How can school districts create more equitable opportunities and dismantle systemic barriers facing many students, families, and educators? Reviewing district policies and procedures through an equity lens can lead to pushback, and even anger, as longstanding systems of privilege and power are questioned.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process. However, working towards equity and access is of paramount importance. Ensure access to quality curriculum materials.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The school systems and dynamic leaders that embrace change will succeed and create an educational environment that is more equitable and prepares students for their futures. Those districts and systems have successfully implemented changes and innovations since the pandemic started.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Nearly every list of major IT or educational technology issues for 2023 includes the need to further harden educational systems and infrastructure. The evening news commonly reports on cyberattacks against pipelines, government systems, and other vital services. Testing needs to occur with outside systems and partner organizations.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2021

On Friday, March 13, 2020, we shut down, and within the first couple of weeks we were watching the usage patterns of students and educators in our learning management system,” he recalls. “We The Broward County Public Schools CIO vividly remembers the shift. “On We started seeing this weird, huge spike around 10 at night.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Once COVID-19 impacted the education system, teaching without the use of technology was simply no longer an option. Even before the pandemic shifted learning online, schools had been integrating technologies to improve various admin processes, student onboarding, classroom learning experiences and communication methods.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2023

Access to internet is no longer a luxury and thanks to President Biden’s leadership, we are taking action to close the digital divide for everyone in America. The $1 billion Middle Mile program funds construction, improvement, or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure, along with administrative costs associated with running the program.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast The sudden release of ChatGPT to the general public in November of 2022 presented a number of new challenges to educational leaders, forcing them to add consideration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to their to-do lists, which were already too long.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Attendance issues were exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the district shifted to distance learning and students struggled to access technology and actively participate in learning. He noted, “We have a Student Information System (SIS) that provides attendance data, but what are we actually doing with this data?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available That’s why the all-access model is so significant?it

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2023

As expected, though, the new nonprofit will also continue to manage the Open edX platform , the open-source system that hosts edX courses and can also be used by any institution with the tech know-how and the computer servers to run it. So don’t expect any one big flashy initiative, but instead a series of smaller grants and collaborations.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students can access learning materials outside of school. One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. Ensuring internet access outside of school. Here are some examples.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The post Chromebook Accessibility Tools for ALL Learners – SULS0204 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m chatting with Pam Hubler, a valued Shake Up Learning team member , about Chromebook accessibility tools for all learners. Pam also shares her Chromebook Accessibility presentation (embedded below).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cybersecurity is a priority concern for most people accessing the internet. Unfortunately, students aren’t thinking about cyberattacks when they access sites for curriculum, research, and entertainment from their 1:1 devices–devices that are now so prevalent since the pandemic.

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Advancing Equitable Mental Health, Wellness, and Education for Underserved Student Populations Lightspeed Systems has been a frequent collaborator with AWS to provide secure and scalable solutions for K12 education.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

As a school communications professional trained in digital accessibility, I’ve probably seen hundreds of newsletters like the one forwarded to me — and that’s a problem. I know this because the schools I work with rely on me to ensure their communications are accessible. Accessibility isn’t optional.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

Based on the assessment system I use, many of my students were reading at a level between kindergarten and second grade, which is not ideal, given that I teach high schoolers. It’s a systemic learning barrier that makes me feel like I’ve failed my kids every day,but John gave me hope. John no longer had access to a laptop.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 23, 2023

Therefore, strategies for identifying and selecting accessible and inclusive tech should be top of mind. A Model Approach Jenks Public Schools’ action steps are grounded in a framework of practices developed by the Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems (CITES). Use accessibility guidelines (i.e.,

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2023

How to ensure inclusive technology systems so all learners can access learning tools and resources

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

This idea — that parents should pay an average of $10 a day for child care and that public funds should underwrite child care programs — is now a cornerstone of a new national child care system rolling out across the country. In 2021, the country’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

Ultimately, by offering the poorest families insufficient financial assistance to access excellent child care and by denying help to millions more low-income families who can’t afford such care, the federal government is effectively lowering the quality of child care available to a huge segment of the American public. Elizabeth Warren.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In today’s schools, nearly all aspects of student data reside on IT systems in the K-12 ecosystem. From birthdates to medical records, from assessment scores to classroom assignments and everything in between, student data are housed on some type of electronic system.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Achieving digital equity only just begins when students and teachers have sufficient access. A critical condition for an equitable education, digital equity spans a broader context than just access to sufficient devices and high-speed internet. A new report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway found that 28.2 Take action.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. Today, we dig into a university that is making progress on accessibility and compliance.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

In the case of Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), it was narrowing the digital access gap, landing it CoSN’s Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity. Parents can also access the LMS to see what their children are learning. Installing classroom charging cabinets to secure the devices and keep them charged.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. They proactively plan for a diverse customer base and do not treat accessibility as an afterthought. Exploring the intersectionality of DEI and Accessibility.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2022

Are they able to cheer each other on, or is our higher ed system set up so that there are so few slots that each is much better off if they get a high grade and the other gets a lower grade? In other words, is the system set up to encourage one to want to step over the back of the other to get what they both want?

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2022

In an eSchool News webinar , cybersecurity and school district IT experts share tips on how to implement the Microsoft tools and systems to ensure your IT is safe, accessible, and easy to manage. Experts dive into the following tips: Cloud security: monitoring, detection, and protection to secure data.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 10, 2021

After a cyberattack targeting the file transfer service at the UC headquarters, personal employee data was accessed and leaked to the public. The data was accessed through an attack involving vulnerability in a file transfer service. Application security involves securing your systems by identifying and eliminating vulnerabilities.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Accessibility features are an essential part of any operating system. In this YouTube playlist, see what can be found in the operating system on your Chromebook. Watch these videos and explore some of the features that can be set so that all students gain curriculum access. Chromebook Accessibility Settings.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2022

In an eSchool News webinar , cybersecurity and school district IT experts share tips on how to implement the Microsoft tools and systems to ensure your IT is safe, accessible, and easy to manage. Experts dive into the following tips: Cloud security: monitoring, detection, and protection to secure data.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Undoubtedly eye-gaze technology has created the greatest advance in access for people with serious immobility such as those suffering paralysis or ALS. EdTech that transforms access for physically disabled students. Accessible gaming.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 11, 2017

Completely healthy people and people with disabilities are equal in front of the law, they have equal access to education, they can follow any cultural norm they want, and so on, and so forth. Why e-learning accessibility matters: WCAG and Section 508. WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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