The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

Broadband 92

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 92

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

Adobe 60

Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. I think the latter."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

Broadband 41

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. This means lower costs up-front and lower costs overall when compared to the combined costs of cellular and monthly broadband Internet service to the home. becomes a simple and familiar process.

Smartphone 28

Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to a CoSN report , more than half of school districts and about one-third of public schools in the United States are in rural areas. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Challenges. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

That’s how much Nome Public Schools in Alaska is charged for its 700 students, according E-rate data gathered by nonprofit EducationSuperHighway. GCI, a broadband provider in the state, is slated for purchase by Colorado-based Liberty Interactive in a deal that could amount to nearly $1 billion. “The

Accessibility 69

Accessibility E-rate Broadband Report 69

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. Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “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 from Quartz.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” asks WaPo’s Valerie Strauss, before reprinting an article by UVA professor Dan Willingham.).

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. " I will do that in a separate article at the end of the year. These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.).

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For its part, Udacity has fully rebranded itself as a high-tech job training company, a topic I’ll cover in more detail in a forthcoming article in this series. ” In one of the many articles it published on MOOCs this year, Edsurge asked the peak-Edsurge question : “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” This reporting treats “ed-tech” as a product built in and by Silicon Valley, not as something built in and by public institutions around the world.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” Via The Hechinger Report : “Why Betsy DeVos ’ vision of education does little to ensure equity.” So, no doubt, were several articles by and about Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein and his defense of Trump and DeVos. .”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40