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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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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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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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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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Key activities have included: Mobile hot-spot and Chromebook check-outs include our GetACP.org postcards along with information on how to access help directly from a representative of the Library. The System has found that many users have at least a mobile device to facilitate scanning QR codes, leading to enrollment assistance.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

When Americans see crisis we mobilize. 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. We need to start thinking now about how to fix that if we want our networks to stay up and running.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device.

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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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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

This shift to technology-mediated teaching and learning puts a spotlight on the homework gap -- the divide between students who have home broadband access and those who do not. Here are five things you can do to ensure your students get the access they need: 1. Getting all students online will take some elbow grease.

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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. You can find Part 2 (Mobile Offers) here and Part 3 (Additional Low-Cost Offers) here. Offering two months of free service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. $5/mo

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. Here are three alternative ideas for how to ensure students can learn from home when necessary. Tapping Cell Signal Remote learning depends not only on tools, but also on signals.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

A growing number of teachers, meanwhile, are hungry for PD on how to integrate games in their classrooms. Are easy to find and easy to access on mobile devices (53 percent). Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach. CoSN Calls Broadband Access Outside School a ‘Civil Right’ for Students.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. All their work is on that computer,” said Caine, “and they need that access.”. That’s why district leaders are eager to pilot an ambitious, statewide broadband initiative.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

This is especially true for K-12 and higher education as schools, colleges, and universities have been forced to close in order to slow the spread of the virus and find alternative, but technologically accessible, ways to reach students–literally. Private LTE is a mobile broadband network deployed to serve a specific organization.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We We need to change that.”. We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). Digital Divides While some may end up with too much of the latest media, others are completely cut off, due to persistent lack of broadband. These divides, in turn, can lead to unequal educational access. This is part 5.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 9, 2020

Many students lack internet and technology access at home. And teachers, administrators, and families of students with special needs are questioning whether it will be possible to provide students with disabilities equal access to a high-quality education under these circumstances. Are your students connected?

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

An initial needs assessment by CCSD found that 70,000 respondents did not have a device, 18,000 did not have Internet access, and 120,000 did not respond at all. The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. This program was called Connect2Compete.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The series aims to educate young people about the dangers of misinformation, reporting not only how to identify it but also how to debunk misinformation it’s encountered online. As a leader in educational multimedia for the classroom, WGBH supplies content to PBS LearningMedia, a national broadband service for teachers and students.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Improve Product Accessibility. External factors that affect a product’s accessibility should also be considered. The Americas with Disability Act (ADA) has certain standards put in place to ensure accessibility for people with visual impairments and those with limited motor function. Define the Purpose of the Product.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

When we started thinking about how to support schools working to close the Digital Learning Gap , we knew we wanted school leaders to feel just as confident and prepared as athletes ready for a race. Always Available Access. The digital divide has been bridged, and every learner now has access — at school and at home.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. Role models give our students an important internal map on who they might be, how to do it and what success looks like. Recall that the first iPhones weren’t released until 2007.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

As the world undergoes a digital transformation—with connectivity and access to computers and mobile devices playing an increasingly prominent role in everyone’s lives—elementary schools know they need to incorporate technology in the educational process to prepare their students for future success. billion in 2017.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It will provide more support for students who are struggling in the online environment, it will take some of the burden off of the teachers, and it will help schools support educational equity by creating greater access to services that previously were only available to families that could afford it. – Adam Geller, Founder and CEO, Edthena.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The problem is that many schools haven’t figured out how to leverage technology to accelerate and enrich learning. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. For many schools, this isn’t for lack of technology.

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Buncee

MARCH 29, 2022

The purpose is to highlight libraries and how important it is for people to continue to build their literacy skills especially when it comes to changing technologies and access to more information than ever before. But more importantly, librarians teach students how to discover and discern credible information for themselves.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020.

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 21 million Americans lack broadband access, with an independent research group indicating the actual number is twice as high.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

And now you know how to meet me in the morning.” We have managed to troubleshoot the mobilization of meal programs, lack of technology equipment, online teacher training, and a whole host of issues that come with a change of this magnitude. Just three days to mobilize a community of partners and volunteers to assist our schools.”

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 5, 2012

Never before has gaining access to information been so easy. The imminent arrival of widespread 4G broadband and LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) will usher in wider availability to information and push even more data to our mobile devices over the same amount of radio spectrum. Access to information is one thing.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes. The answer is: not yet!

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes. The answer is: not yet!

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Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Ensuring wi-fi access at home or on the school bus is a top priority for a district still planning its one-to-one. Put simply, asking a fifth-grade student to watch an instructional video before the next day’s flipped classroom science lesson will fall on deaf ears if the child doesn’t have access to the internet at home.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Webinars are free, but when you purchase the "Mattering IS the Agenda" toolkit you get exclusive access to the recordings. Get ideas on how to participate! What matters most, though, is timeless, and how this complements the constantly new can be both challenging and inspiring for us. More information. More information.

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