Sentences with phrase «community use of digital technologies»

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ReproMAX is a network of independent digital print service providers (PSPs) designed to provide information, technology and a community where PSPs can use the skills and advice of other like - minded companies to grow their business.

JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not - for - profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

In fact, Millennials» use of technology and their building of online communities where they are always plugged into their friends, often startles previous generations and when Neil Howe and William Strauss coined the term «Millennials,» they predicted the generation's preference for nonstop, digital communication.

Morris became interested in the production of diverse and accessible educational media content, and enrolled in the Technology, Innovation, and Education Program (TIE) to learn how to use technology to narrow the digital and knowledge gap between advantaged and disadvantaged coTechnology, Innovation, and Education Program (TIE) to learn how to use technology to narrow the digital and knowledge gap between advantaged and disadvantaged cotechnology to narrow the digital and knowledge gap between advantaged and disadvantaged communities.

Ito, an expert in young people's use of digital media, shares her research on informal learning in online communities, where students can build technology skills, learn media literacy, and create and share their work.

Ben Stokes, former program director at the MacArthur Foundation, describes this trend as «really looking at how classroom learning is being done today,» and one that was jump started within the higher academic community in 2006 when then Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Henry Jenkins, now at USC, published The Convergence Culture, which documented how today's youth is using digital media.

Often selected through an in - school application process, Digital Leaders are students who want to get involved with increasingly using technology to enhance their own education and those of the whole school community.

JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not - for - profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.

Prior to a university - based workshop, 2 weeks of structured activities using the Model of Digital Storytelling (Figg, 2005) focused on rich language development, oral history, and movie - making technology in a community - based summer enrichment program designed for underachieving student learners.

«Showcasing the initiatives of these educators can help other district leaders identify where there might be opportunities for new approaches in their own communities to address the digital - use divide identified in the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan.

The Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program is intended to increasing the capacity of local educational agencies, schools, and local communities to provide all students with access to a well - rounded education, improve school conditions for student learning, and enhance the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

DENSI boasts numerous hands - on learning experiences for teachers to use the latest technologies to inspire their students to become digital citizens and empower them to become a part of a global community.

Maryland: Dr. S. Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD Dr. Dallas Dance has made meaningful use of technology a priority in his 110,000 district by engaging the community in the creation of a five - year, Blueprint 2.0 strategic plan; leading the Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) initiative to ensure every school has an equitable, effective digital learning environment; and being an avid personal user of social media to connect with the public.

Digital Divide: a gap between those who have ready access to information and communication technology and the skills to make use of those technology and those who do not have the access or skills to use those same technologies within a geographic area, society or community.

In this report, the Center for Digital Literacy examines the effect of school libraries on not only student achievement, but also on students» motivation for learning, students with disabilities, technology use, and families and communities.

«The launch of the Digital Public Library of America is particularly significant for communities — it provides them with the technology and resources to see their local history preserved and use it to build a fresh perspective that will eventually shape their futures,» said Jorge Martinez, vice president and chief technology officer at the Knight Foundation, to Cleveland.

Organised by Age UK Milton Keynes, with the support of Our MK, the collaborations form part of the Smart City initiative that uses digital technologies to support and sustain communities.

NEO is a non-profit community - based blockchain project that utilizes blockchain technology and digital identity to digitize assets, to automate the management of digital assets using smart contracts, and to realize a «smart economy» with a distributed network.