eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Meeting with other education technology and instructional leaders affirmed how multi-faceted and critical digital sustainability is for school districts right now. Given our district’s size, we distributed devices to 30 or 40 schools at a time beginning in 2014/2015. In August 2023, I transitioned from teaching and learning to IT.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Despite the influx of capital, employers, schools and policymakers are only just beginning to harness the sector’s advancements in the delivery, accessibility and effectiveness of education technology. In 2014, Starbucks and Arizona State University pioneered a new kind of partnership. Schools spent a decade buying technology.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. At the same time, we knew that technology was nowhere near a silver bullet. Fast forward to 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. To her, it was “heartbreaking.”.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. of technology in practice.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Print textbooks are the eternal punching bag for the things people think technology should render obsolete. Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. spending on PreK-12 instructional technology steadily ticked upwards, from $2.6 billion to $3.3

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. Here are just a few of their stories.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Improving network speed and capacity and increasing competition for broadband services remain significant challenges to districts as well, the survey reveals. The results also detail the impact of changes to the E-rate program, as well as the growing issue of digital equity for technology access outside of the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. In 2014, the program was modernized, raising the overall annual funding cap to nearly $4 billion. 50 per megabit in 2017, he says.)

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

billion more annually) in E-rate funding means that over the next few years, classroom connections will be broadband with robust wi-fi – an essential requirement for 21st century learning. Digital equity increasingly requires that all students have broadband access when they leave the school campus, especially at home.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. Fiber is the only network infrastructure technology that can scale cost-effectively to meet growing bandwidth needs. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. She graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in curriculum and instruction, technology integration.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. In June 2016, the Alliance, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Developed by the University of New Mexico-Taos Education and Career Center and local business partners, Taos HIVE was designed to solve challenges unique to rural communities, such as geographic isolation, education deserts , and lack of access to broadband and other services. Collaborating Organizations. Leveraging Existing Resources.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Tech Enablers. Looking Forward.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2014, the FCC modernized the E-rate program, raising the overall funding cap to about $4 billion, making more money available for schools and libraries. Even more troublesome than the delays are flat-out denials, says Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit that advocates for improved broadband in schools.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Teachers have also been doubly challenged with the quarantine.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. “We The rest of the country is starting to pay attention as well.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

But even during the crisis, they dug in, designing creative digital learning experiences, using technology for enhanced remote engagement, and leveraging local phenomena and investigations for students and their families to do at home. All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet. Technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 10th, 2014 Children want the same things we want. Tuesday, June 17th in Austin, TX CoSN - 2014 Texas CTO Clinic , The Texas CTO Clinic will bring together leaders from around the state (and beyond) to discuss crucial developments in education technology.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This year, the Horizon Report’s Higher Education Edition does include graphics with some historical data, demonstrating how some technologies and topics appear and reappear and how some simply disappear altogether from the horizon. Adaptive Learning Technologies. Click for full-size. Mobile Learning. Two to Three Years.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Zach Leverenz speaking to students at New York City middle school MS 258 during the New York launch of EveryoneOn, in June 2014. Yet, the fact remains that too many students still scrounge for the vital internet access their classmates (and technology-enamored school reformers) take for granted. Photo: Clay Williams.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” “ Stackable Credentials May Not Boost Earnings,” says Campus Technology. National) Education Politics. ” More from The Guardian. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below. . What could go wrong?!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But even without knowing the funding data for the month of December, I can say a lot. You can find stock market data about publicly-traded education companies at funding.hackeducation.com. I maintain a dataset of all education technology investments and all education technology investors. Why, schools of course.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million students in under-connected schools, according to a new report by the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which analyzes data from E-rate applications. The country’s schools are already two years ahead of connectivity benchmarks set by the FCC in 2014, which aimed to get every school connected by 2020.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” VR “comes of age,” says Campus Technology. ” Via Campus Technology : “New Education Think Tank Debuts, Offering Online News and Research.” ” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet. A Brief History of E-rate Fraud. ” Among them: an $8.71

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

“ Andrew Ng Wants a New ‘New Deal’ to Combat Job Automation ,” said MIT Technology Review. And Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng left Baidu , where he’d been since leaving the MOOC startup in 2014. broadband privacy rules.” Udacity’s CMO Shernaz Daver left that company.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. Via the Indianapolis Business Journal : “Legal skirmishes break out over ITT documents, data.” These 11 Cases Show How.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Department of Education this week released new federal loan data showing that 4.6 “ Big data could solve the college-dropout problem ,” says The Washington Post. ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

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