EDUC TECH in US, for viewing only

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6.  98,817 public schools
 33,366 private schools
 6,742 higher education institutions
 More than 82 million students enrolled in
various grades
As of 2010

7.  Major part being public schools
 the government is expected to spend US $ 165.36 billion
on education and training in 2014
 3.2% of the total government spending for the year
 98% of the US schools having internet
 many educational institutions are embracing
technology, and companies are investing in the
educational technology space.

8.  The government is also taking adequate measures to promote
technology–enabled learning.
 President Barack Obama, in June 2013, has called on the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve the
federal E-Rate program — which subsidizes broadband and
wireless connections in schools and libraries across the
US.
 With more than 99% of US schools expected to have high–
speed broadband and wireless Internet by 2018
 The demand for technology–based education in the US is
expected to increase further.

9.  The US education is witnessing several technological
trends, such as
 massive open online courses (MOOCs)
 1:1 ratio
 Mobile Devices
 Online Collaborative Learning

10. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
 is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access
via the web.

11. 1:1 RATIO
 Computer laboratories offers every single student with a single unit
at their own to be use during class hours, with internet access.

12. Mobile devices
 Almost 100% of teens have phones
 Provide computing power
 Bridge Digital Divide
 Opens world of Apps
Allows Mobiles in Classrooms
 "efforts to ensure that all students and educators have 24/7
access to the Internet via devices, including mobile devices,
and that states, districts, and schools adopt technologies and
policies to enable leveraging the technology that students
already have."

13. Online Collaborative Learning/ Forums
 Multiple points of view
 Brainstorm ideas
 Increase efficiency
 Increased engagement
 Integrates independent work
 Whole is larger than the contributions

14. Lower-level uses
 Grade book
 Teacher presentation
 Word processing
 Internet research
 Drill-and-practice software
Higher-level uses
 Data collection / analysis
 Student production / creation
 Discussions /debates

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