Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Department of Education 2024 National Educational Technology Plan really sets forth an aspirational vision for how technology could transform learning, says Keith Krueger, CEO of the nonprofit the Consortium for School Networking. There are some attempts to plug the cavernous hole that would leave in funding broadband advances.

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Digital Divide EdTech Broadband E-rate 154

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

We don’t know how many of [our students] have internet or how to connect them.” EducationSuperHighway created a tool to help schools identify students without internet access at home and, in the process, learned a lot more about the digital divide. They were saying the same thing,” Marwell recalls. “We million U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Report 108

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Some of the ideas they explore include homework hotspots, school bus wi-fi and the ambitious project of rolling out the community’s own LTE infrastructure.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

Building out the infrastructure to support high-speed Internet access requires multi-layered collaboration between state and district leaders, school administrators, and service providers. students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. HOW TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR RURAL AMERICA.

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Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 58

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 20, 2018

How to Embrace Unconventional Classroom Designs. Each collaborative area must have access to a digital display. Ensure the new space has reliable broadband and ample outlets for powering equipment and recharging mobile devices. jena.passut_7651. Fri, 04/20/2018 - 15:10. Each collaborative area must have a writable surface.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

What learning looks like and how it is delivered has changed forever. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the inequitable access to technology and broadband, particularly for students who have been traditionally marginalized. A clear, inclusive, and easily accessible transformation plan. Support for parents and caregivers.

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Broadband Technology Learning Professional Learning 215

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As we discovered in the spring, some families still lack the devices or broadband connectivity they need for remote learning, despite mobile computing being a ubiquitous facet of our lives. That sad reality had school districts scrambling to provide devices and broadband access to students when the pandemic originally closed schools.

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EdTech Broadband How To Tools 112

Education Superhighway

APRIL 1, 2019

MODERATE BANDWIDTH: 1 Access Point per 1.5 Access Points per classrooms. Access Points per classrooms. Our research has shown that school districts across the country pay vastly different prices for similar broadband services. Instruction would not be productive if the Internet were unavailable for a day. classrooms.

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Broadband Digital Learning Survey Data 76

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

Building out the infrastructure to support high-speed Internet access requires multi-layered collaboration between state and district leaders, school administrators, and service providers. students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. HOW TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR RURAL AMERICA.

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Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes. “I

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 88

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Debate about the fairness of online learning tends to revolve around technology access. And there are indeed sharp disparities in home access to computers and reliable broadband service. We also know how to deliver high-quality online instruction to overcome these barriers. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Online Learning Accessibility Technology Learning 123

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP. However, 82.4

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Digital Divide Broadband Social Media Survey 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The nation must act with urgency and purpose to ensure all students have access to high quality online learning opportunities,” they write. Ensuring that all students have high-speed internet access and functioning devices is a baseline requirement for virtual learning. The report also includes a foreword co-written by five former U.S.

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Digital Divide How To Learning Broadband 218

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Teachers and students are well on their way to fulfilling the mission of seeing 99 percent of all schools connected to next-generation broadband, according to the “2018 State of States Report” from EducationSuperHighway. According to the agency’s 2018 Broadband Deployment Report , 88 percent of U.S. That’s the good news. by Karen J.

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E-rate Broadband Advocacy Report 254

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In today’s digital age, access to the internet is more critical than ever. Regardless of how you reach us, you’ll always connect with a real person who will help in the most convenient way. Accessible We offer multilingual support, ensuring language barriers do not hinder enrollment. million U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Training 98

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

More off-campus broadband access. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, about half of districts provided some off-campus broadband services to their students, helping connect them to the internet from their homes—most often through the use of mobile hotspots. Just 6 percent said that all of their students have home internet access.

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Broadband Technology Survey Learning 176

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. Once COVID broke out, it was very clear how much the achievement gap is exacerbated by inequitable access to good learning at home,” says Nick Simmons, the director of strategic initiatives for Gov.

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 206

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The increasing digitalization of education has put even more emphasis on internet access in K–12 schools , leading more school districts, nonprofits and government agencies to invest in programs and services to ensure each student is connected. . How much speed do you need? How much speed do you need? eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Broadband Survey Mobility EdTech 319

Education Superhighway

MAY 30, 2019

She’s a big advocate for expanding broadband access and digital equity, and she has become a key strategic planner for school Internet in Virginia. Tell us about how the K-12 Learning Infrastructure Program (KLIP) began and your role in the program. What were the biggest challenges to expanding broadband in Virginia?

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Accessibility E-rate Broadband Meeting 75

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 31, 2018

Organized by AMERIND Critical Infrastructure Manager Kimball Sekaquaptewa, this fiber build project will ultimately help Native American students in these Pueblos access high-speed broadband and gain essential skills through the power of technology. The Vision: A high-speed broadband network for pueblo schools and libraries.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Accessibility 61

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What’s more, only 22 percent of educators surveyed strongly agree that administrators in their school districts are equipped with the necessary information to communicate options for high-speed internet access at home. They can also learn about which schools have the lowest broadband adoption rates in their area.

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Digital Divide Broadband Survey Outcomes 71

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Nilson, a participant in the program and a former educator in his native Brazil, put it simply: “How can you know you have to learn if you don’t know what’s there to learn?” But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle. At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students.

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 209

EdTech Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

Across the country, many school districts are still weighing their options for how to reopen schools amid continuing coronavirus concerns. The return to school won’t be business as usual this year. That said, there’s certainly a lot for school leaders to think about.

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Broadband Guidelines Survey Accessibility 195

EdTech Magazine

JULY 8, 2020

Across the country, many school districts are still weighing their options for how to reopen schools amid continuing coronavirus concerns. The return to school won’t be business as usual this year. That said, there’s certainly a lot for school leaders to think about.

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Broadband Guidelines Survey Accessibility 195

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 141

ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Teaching large classes and distracted students can be challenging at the best of times, which is why you need fluid, accessible software that makes your job much easier.

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How To Software Education Tablets 252

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

We are thankful for those who broadcast the news and the broadband providers that have opened their networks, lifted data caps and fees, and promised not to discontinue service. Broadband providers are facing unprecedented pressure to deliver reliable connectivity as more of our economy shifts online. These are positive things.

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Broadband E-rate Data Accessibility 173

Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

It has a vital role in providing access to quality education on a more permanent basis. While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools.

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Strategy Tools Digital Divide Exercises 368

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Hayes Experts offer tips on how to maximize funds for robust broadband and wireless networks. By Heather B.

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E-rate Broadband How To Accessibility 323

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Back in April, as schools across the country shifted to online instruction to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Scott Muri saw firsthand just how damaging lack of internet access can be for students and families. They said these are the only students that have access to the internet from their homes,” Muri said. “So,

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Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 143

EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Across the country, many school districts are still weighing their options for how to reopen schools amid continuing coronavirus concerns. The return to school won’t be business as usual this year. That said, there’s certainly a lot for school leaders to think about.

Broadband 150

Broadband Guidelines Survey Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

Across the country, many school districts are still weighing their options for how to reopen schools amid continuing coronavirus concerns. The return to school won’t be business as usual this year. That said, there’s certainly a lot for school leaders to think about.

Broadband 150

Broadband Guidelines Survey Accessibility 150

Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

One of the biggest challenges they face is that an estimated 5 million families with school-aged children don’t have access to the Internet at home. Offering two months of free service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. $5/mo You can find Part 2 (Mobile Offers) here and Part 3 (Additional Low-Cost Offers) here.

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Broadband Resources Data Accessibility 98

Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It typically goes something like this… “Kids today are entitled…” “Kids today are addicted to their phones…” “Kids today don’t know how to socialize…” “Kids today are so disrespectful…” “Kids today are pampered…” But let’s face it.

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Broadband Accessibility Future Ready How To 255

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

He started The Ayers Foundation in 1999, and through it has been quietly changing how people in some rural communities think about postsecondary education. Given the educational and economic divide between rural and nonrural America, this may be the most important college access program you’ve never heard of.

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How To Education Report Accessibility 140

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” Access the required site through mobile devices.

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Khan Academy LMS Broadband Digital Citizenship 246

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural districts and schools. Related content: How to boost student resilience during COVID-19. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access.

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Broadband Libraries Accessibility Technology 102