Tag Archives: ED Tech

Technology Can Revolutionize Education for College Students with Disabilities

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Samuel Ryan

Having a disability should not stop any student from pursuing higher education. And through a unique program in Montgomery County, Md., high school students are proving that a disability is not an obstacle to a college education. Several students from … Continue reading →

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Duncan Takes to Twitter to Answer Your Questions

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

During the past week, thousands of Twitter users submitted questions to Secretary Duncan for his first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall, and the difficult task of choosing the questions for Arne fell to the event’s moderator, journalist John Merrow. Merrow monitored … Continue reading →

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Ensuring Technology Is Accessible for All Students

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Russlynn Ali

Schools across the country are taking steps to improve their learning models to include emerging technologies that our nation’s young people so heavily use.  The U.S. Department of Education recognizes that this initiative will better prepare students for success in … Continue reading →

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National Online Teacher of the Year Spends a Day at ED

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Guest Blogger

I recently had the rare opportunity to spend a full day shadowing Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education.  It was a day absolutely crammed with meetings but also with deep learning.  … Continue reading →

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Keeping Pace With The 21st Century

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

“Education reform and our global competitiveness depend on all of us embracing innovative ideas and technologies,” said Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller earlier today at the Educational Innovation and Technology Think Tank at Harvard University. Miller highlighted the fact … Continue reading →

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Broadband Availability to U.S. Schools and Colleges

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education is providing a comprehensive picture of where broadband is available in schools and colleges across the country with a new interactive map released last week.  The map extends the National Broadband … Continue reading →

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Answering Questions About ED Tech

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

The National Education Technology Plan seeks to apply the advanced technologies used in our daily personal and professional lives to our entire education system to improve student learning, speed up the adoption of effective practices, and use data for continuous … Continue reading →

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Taking “Boring” Out of the Classroom

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jim Shelton

(ed. note: Asst. Deputy Secretary Jim Shelton was in Austin, Texas last Friday for the South by Southwest (SXSW) music, film, and interactive conference and appeared on the panel: “Asleep in the Classroom: A Wake Up Call from Tomorrow.”) For … Continue reading →

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