California Governor Brown signed AB 644/Chapter 579 on September 26. It takes effect January 1 and will provide that online, synchronous students in grades 9 to 12 will be included in computing average daily attendance beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, if all of the following apply: The certificated employee providing the instruction confirms pupil attendance…
Back to School with Broadband
Watch iNACOL and Internet Innovation’s webinar on how broadband is changing the education landscape. Speakers include Kwawme Simmons, DC’s Kramer Middle School principle, which is one of the lowest performing schools in the city, and David Teeter, director of policy at iNACOL.
1 Oct 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
Five buzzwords you’re likely to hear in education this school year. CNN noted five buzzwords to keep an ear out for this school year to keep ahead of the education conversation happening. The words include Common Core State Standards, flipped classroom, gamification, MOOC, and school choice. Blended learning, but to what end? John Marrow discusses…
28 Sep 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
Meet the $35 Tablet That Could Connect the World. The new Aakash UbiSlate 7Ci is a new $35 tablet that’s goal is to connect every student in India to the Internet. It comes with WiFi, has passed a slew of usability tests, can be solar powered, and in partnership with the tablet manufacturer DataWind will…
26 Sep 2012
Technology Revolution: Carpe Diem and Blended Learning
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25 Sep 2012
Jeb Bush to Discuss Digital Learning at 2012 Education Nation
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Jeb Bush – former governor of Florida, chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education and co-founder of Digital Learning Now! – will participate in an afternoon session on blended learning, the role of technology in education, and charter schools during the 2012 Education Nation Summit at The New York…
24 Sep 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
Nearly 100,000 families qualify for discount Internet service. Cable provider Comcast is offering reduced price on high speed Internet service for low- and moderate-income families. To qualify, the families must have at least one child receiving free or reduced price lunches at school, and the $9.95 per month plan will be locked in for as…
21 Sep 2012