The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

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. Inside Castlemont’s media center in May 2021, Chromebook carts are completely empty. The homework gap isn’t new. Nothing was coordinated,” Thomas said.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. The survey, released by Pearson and conducted on its behalf by Harris Poll, finds that while student ownership of mobile devices continues to increase, wi-fi connectivity at school lags behind home access.

Mobility 40

Mobility Pearson Tablets Smartphone 40

Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Work collaboratively to answer the question, “What do we want teaching and learning to look like in our classrooms in three to five years?”. Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. Organize and map the core curriculum, resources, and assessments the district is currently utilizing.

Chromebook 100

Chromebook Tablets Broadband Assessment 100

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. Apps aren’t designed for the whole classroom. Let’s use that to our advantage.

Technology 116

Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 116

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for instance, sent home about 80,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

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. The ubiquitous nature of the K-12 classroom has created some significant equity issues.

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Accessibility Flipped Classroom 40

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Google just made some HUGE announcements about your favorite Google products, including Google Classroom and officially renaming G Suite as Google Workspace for Education. We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Google Classroom Updates. Learn more about storage here.

Google 101

Google Chromebook Android Education 101

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Empowering Learning Anywhere by combining Kajeet’s public & private wireless networks with Google’s Chromebook and Classroom EDU solutions. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

Digital Divide 98

Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 98

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. This means they know a K-12 where the promise of mobile 1:1 school computing is becoming a reality. Yes, teens.

Analysis 154

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 154

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

With its filtering system in place, Tustin USD monitors the filters at both the grade and classroom level, particularly for high school. To overcome this problem, Schwab said districts need to put time and effort into training educators on how to effectively integrate the iPads, Chromebooks, or laptops into their instructional flow.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Laptops Training System 40

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

COMCAST INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM ( www.internetessentials.com/apply ) Comcast announced it has now connected over six million Americans to the Internet through its Internet Essentials program, a comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families in the U.S. released several upgrades for the 2018 - 2019 school year.

Tools 45

Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” Via The AP : “Police in Vermont say a 15-year-old student was cited after approaching a classroom wearing a clown mask and banging on the windows as clown sightings are viewed as potential public safety threats throughout the country.” From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.”

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. It also allows her to teach students who arrive in her classroom with vastly different skill levels. The foundation has already raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for classroom iPads, digital audiobooks, and high-tech wiring.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. ” (In Cleveland.).

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150