Below is a snapshot of some of the news stories referencing SETDA news and views during the last two months of 2014. Topics included everything from E-rate modernization to interoperability and privacy to the beginnings of the conversation about the educational technology legacy for the Obama Administration. During the month of December, SETDA also launched […]
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SETDA in the News: November/December 2014
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SETDA in 2014: Year in Review
December 18th, 2014 byAs the calendar year draws to a close and we take time to celebrate family and the holiday season, all of us at SETDA want to wish you a happy, healthy, and productive new year. Over the course of 2014, SETDA worked with you to identify and shed light on emerging issues, share best practices […]
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SETDA in the News: October 2014 Round Up
November 18th, 2014 byOctober was a particularly busy month for SETDA as we hosted our annual Leadership Summit and Education Forum from the 26th-29th in the Washington, DC area. Our annual Leadership Summit is a unique event designed by and for state and national education leaders, focused on the full range of policies and practices necessary to advance […]
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SETDA in the News: September 2014 Round Up
October 10th, 2014 bySeptember is always a busy month filled with the excitement of a new school year for students, teachers and parents alike. As another school years kicks off, this is a great opportunity to reflect the newness that surrounds us. This September was particularly exciting because many schools had (and still have) the opportunity to increase […]
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ConnectED Back-to-School Webinar Recap
September 22nd, 2014 byOn September 11, 2014, SETDA hosted a ConnectED Back-to-School Webinar as a follow up to SETDA’s ConnectED Private Sector Showcase in June. During the webinar, Richard Culatta, Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education provided an introduction to the ConnectED program and the companies that have committed $2 billion in educational technology resources […]
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SETDA in the News: August 2014 Round Up
September 15th, 2014 byThe summer months offer a bit of a respite to the education policy and practice world and many of us on the SETDA staff took some time off to recharge our batteries for what promises to be an exciting 2014-15 school year. Nonetheless, in this 24/7 world of new media publishing, SETDA news and views […]
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SETDA in the News: July 2014 Round Up
August 13th, 2014 byThe headline stories for the month of July 2014 predominantly center on e-Rate modernization – and appropriately so. On July 11, 2014 after the FCC Commissioners voted to take the first step to modernizing the e-Rate, Doug Levin, SETDA’s Executive Director issued the following statement: “With today’s vote, the FCC has taken a critical step […]
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SETDA in the News: June 2014 Roundup
July 1st, 2014 byThe headline stories of the month of June 2014 center around President Obama’s ConnectED initiative, which is appropriate as the initiative is marking its one year anniversary. Forward momentum continues for E-rate modernization with our encouragement – and SETDA stepped forward to highlight the first-ever showcase of the $2 billion in donated school technology products […]
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SETDA in the News: May 2014 Roundup
June 2nd, 2014 byThe headline story of the month of May was technology readiness for online testing, no doubt heightened by the media’s coverage of the ongoing field tests being conducted in schools across the country by PARCC and Smarter Balanced. The new SETDA resource, The Guide to Technology Requirements, was featured in a number of these stories, […]
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SETDA in the News: April 2014 Roundup
May 9th, 2014 byApril showers may bring May flowers – but apparently not for inBloom. Issues related to the controversy surrounding and ultimate winding down of the nonprofit were the basis for a large number of stories in April 2014 that cited SETDA research and views about K-12 educational technology policy and practice. Other big stories of the […]