Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

But a staggering number of families lack access to the digital tools required for learning at home. To date, much of the discussion around the digital divide has focused on the lack of devices and internet access: Only 56 percent of U.S. households with less than $30,000 in income have broadband at home.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Software Smartphone 113

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals : a suite of tools that can help you increase opportunities for critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, all while supporting the learning objectives that you have for your students.

Google 101

Google Chromebook Android Education 101

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

Fourteen percent of households with school-age children do not have internet access, most of which earn less than $50,000 a year. But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. Access doesn’t necessarily mean handing students devices. Hiefield : Yes.

Technology 217

Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 217

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Teachers themselves report a lack of confidence using technology tools in the classroom. With 99 percent of U.S. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

Technology 106

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 106

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. These tools can amplify feelings of loneliness and serve as a platform for cyberbullying. hours on social media.

Trends 173

Trends EdTech Education Company 173

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The access to technology that students have is just as varied as the students and schools themselves. After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices.

Technology 146

Technology Blended Learning Chromebook Education 146

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

will offer all of the features included in the beta version as well as new additions such as dynamically linked representations, additional types of graphing interactions, improved authoring tools, and more. Teacher’s also have access to tutorials and other free class resources via Education.Minecraft.net.

Tools 48

Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 48

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. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

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. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. Developing a content strategy moving forward is imperative and begins by prioritizing which tools and resources are currently being used well and which the district should remove. Analyze, narrow down, ensure compatibility, and plan for scale.

Chromebook 100

Chromebook Tablets Broadband Assessment 100

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Government Websites | ITIF → The public relies on federal websites to access information and services from the U.S.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. Thankfully, increasingly accessible technology is allowing teachers to look beyond textbooks, worksheets, and five paragraph essays.

Technology 118

Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 118

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The software provides a combination of simple classroom control tools, student safety features and network administration tools to help New York schools deliver effective digital learning environments. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5 million devices in over 90 countries.

Software 42

Software Broadband Libraries Future Ready 42

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers. The school district, NOLA Public Schools, provided some Chromebooks and hotspots that the school operator distributed to families.

Digital Divide 118

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 118

Edthena

JANUARY 23, 2018

The new video tool runs inside the web browser many teachers use and on the devices they already have. We wanted to build a video recording and upload tool that felt as streamlined as watching video is today for our users, many of whom have not uploaded lengthy videos to the internet.”. Designing for ease of use and equity of access.

Video 56

Video Google Broadband Android 56

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” . School libraries have become tech hubs for educators teaching from home, while public libraries have worked to expand access to the internet, with many keeping their building’s WiFi on even when buildings were closed, so patrons can get internet access from the parking lot.

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven.

iPad 82

iPad Broadband Software Company 82

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. This emphasizes the need for tools and programs to support their well-being.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Amanda Bushwood, a Capehart resident with two daughters attending Downeast School in the neighborhood, said she doesn’t have internet access at home and is concerned about what that might mean for her daughters in the future. “I I can’t afford it,” she said during a lunch for local kids at the Bangor Housing Authority community center.

Laptops 46

Laptops Chromebook Tablets Accessibility 46

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. Just 68 percent of grades 4-12 students in a recent survey said they have wi-fi access at school, though 96 percent of those same students have wi-fi access at home. With increased ownership comes increased use.

Mobility 40

Mobility Pearson Tablets Smartphone 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” Via CJR : “‘This is unprecedented’: Public colleges limiting journalist access.” Chromebooks. Illuminate Education has acquired visualization tool eduCLIMBER. ” Yay.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. ” Via The MIT Technology Review : “Big Questions Around Facebook’s Suicide-Prevention Tools.” ” More via The New York Times. Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. The broadband speed is supposed to be up to 300 gigabytes — considered moderate usage for an American household — but it can run slow because everyone is using it, Tang says. Those resources seem to work.

Broadband 108

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 108

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Teach for America but for Afghanistan.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

And their cash-strapped school district has struggled to provide them with even the most basic digital tools. Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. She says she is deeply committed to computer-assisted teaching because it gives students with limited tech experience exposure to digital tools.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40