Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“When we went into shelter-in-place on March 17, we were clearing out Chromebook carts [not only] for students but also for our own employees. Steven Langford, chief information officer of Beaverton School District in Beaverton, Ore., had 24 hours to transition 5,000 staff members into remote work when the district closed in March.

Chromebook 189

Chromebook Laptops Broadband Accessibility 189

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

Broadband 83

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Program limitations and eligibility information can be found on the application website. In addition to free wireless internet access and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, some awardees may also receive a new or refurbished laptop, Chromebook, or tablet learning device (based on need and subject to availability).

Mobility 53

Mobility Broadband Chromebook Laptops 53

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow. For more information, check out how to ‘ Equip Your School for the 21st-Century with a Solid Foundation.

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. This includes both teacher and student input and formal and informal feedback cycles should be in place. Purchasing devices without thorough feedback from students and teachers is negligence. Analyze, narrow down, ensure compatibility, and plan for scale.

Chromebook 100

Chromebook Tablets Broadband Assessment 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

billion was spent on devices by K-12 schools in 2015, and the Software and Information Industry Association estimates that nearly $8.4 Although purchasing information is technically public, it is not widely disseminated and is rarely available online. The market research firm IDC estimates that $4.9 billion was spent on software.

iPad 80

iPad Broadband Software Company 80

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 62

techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Multi-device monitoring, including the ability to remotely view, manage and control devices such as Chromebooks, Windows, Mac and iOS, supports schools with one-to-one programs. For more information visit: www.imperosoftware.com. For more information, please visit www.ena.com , call 866-615-1101, or e-mail info@ena.com.

Software 42

Software Broadband Libraries Future Ready 42

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. For many schools, this isn’t for lack of technology.

Technology 117

Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 117

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

In the weeks that followed, the district surveyed parents about their technology needs, took an inventory of devices such as Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, and assembled digital learning content under one portal that teachers and students could access easily.

Digital Divide 115

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 115

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

And during tumultuous times, the need for information, access to literacy, and digital access have become even greater. . Families can pick up a Chromebook and hot spot from the library. One of the library’s key missions is to provide services to entire communities, regardless of background or socioeconomic status.

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. John Kraman, chief information officer at the MDE who has overseen the purchasing of thousands of devices over the years, says, “Getting districts the technology is the easy part.”

Broadband 126

Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 126

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. When we first went out, and we were distributing all these Chromebooks on the fly, we thought about just having it be optional, extended learning,” said Pamela Swanson, superintendent of Westminster Public Schools outside Denver.

Learning 68

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 68

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Later this year, admins using Education Plus will be able to create classes and populate and sync rosters directly to Classroom from their Student Information System (SIS). By the way, they are also improving how Zoom works on Chromebooks.).

Google 101

Google Chromebook Android Education 101

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

It also informs parents of the potential issue and what’s being done to mitigate it. Using active directory or its student information system (SIS) to automatically generate the accounts, the district hit a roadblock when Apple sent the parent sign-offs out for approval.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Laptops Training System 40

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. In 2017—the last full year for which it publicly released numbers— Futuresource Consulting estimated that Chromebooks had 58.3 Source: Futuresource Consulting 1.

Analysis 156

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 156

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. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

Technology 105

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 105

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.

Broadband 106

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 106

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home. We need to start by asking, what information do I need about my students to know we’re being successful?

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Hopi Junior Senior High School handed out Chromebooks and hotspots for students who needed them, but that hardly constituted a cure-all. On the Navajo Nation, which surrounds Hopi, less than 4 percent of the population has access to even the most basic wireline broadband, according to federal data. Many of her neighbors do not.

Report 123

Report Elementary Online Learning System 123

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 8, 2017 Benchmarking U.S.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising. Many now have a laptop for every student. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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.” So no surprise, Techcrunch informs us that “ Scrumpt now offers fresh, healthy lunches for kids.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “The National Women’s Law Center filed suit Monday against the Education Department in an effort to force the release of information about federal enforcement of Title IX , a law that governs how schools handle campus sexual harassment and assault.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Via The Chicago Sun Times : “ CPS privacy breach bared confidential student information.” ” More via The New York Times.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

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

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. It’s bad news.

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Chromebooks. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Via The 74 : “ Middle Schoolers Without Broadband Access Feel Set Up for Failure, New Survey Finds.” ” Yay.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50