Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. We are happy to share that Darby students are now connected to digitally-rich classrooms. Leveraged E-rate modernization. Congratulations, Darby!

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Broadband E-rate Analysis Facebook 40

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Most instructors who’ve never taught online can find live video to be a closer analog to their classroom practice than asynchronous tools. Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. Worst, not everyone has sufficient bandwidth.

Blackboard 141

Blackboard Education Microsoft Adobe 141

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The classes are a product of RIFLI’s plan to create a 1:1 classroom computing model that, according to RIFLI’s Director Karisa Tashjian, “blurs the lines between language/content learning and using technology.” At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students.

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 205

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Now, teachers create their own curriculum in iTunes U, and the majority of classrooms are paperless.

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Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

“Schools need to get better at telling the story of the good things happening in classrooms,” said Steven Anderson, a former teacher and instructional technology director who now consults with districts about venturing into social media.

Social Media 40

Social Media Broadband Twitter Facebook 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

In late 2015, Education SuperHighway received a $20 million grant from the Chan-Zuckerberg Foundation, the charitable group of the chief executive of Facebook and his wife, a pediatrician. We hope the next administration recognizes how critically important it is to connect all students to high-speed broadband.

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Meeting E-rate Broadband Blended Learning 40

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Most instructors who’ve never taught online can find live video to be a closer analog to their classroom practice than asynchronous tools. Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. Worst, not everyone has sufficient bandwidth.

Blackboard 52

Blackboard Microsoft Education Adobe 52

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Technology like tablets PCs, apps, and access to broadband internet are lubricating the shift to mobile learning, but a truly immersive mobile learning environment goes beyond the tools for learning to the lives and communities valued by each individual learner. They also ultimately converge to enable experiences that are truly personalized.

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Mobile Learning Mobility Learning Edmodo 40

Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Technology for me in the 1980s was a dodgy microfiche in the university library and then my trusty and often dusty overhead projector in my classroom. Some of them initially had a foot in each camp when asked about integrating technology into the classroom. I’m a Gen X baby. I’d like to focus on the so-called Generation Z.

Social Media 40

Social Media Learning Broadband Smartphone 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Classroom 2.0 The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. The average time students spent on Facebook was 106 minutes per day.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. ” He advocates instead a pattern sometimes known as “hybrid,” “blended learning” or a “flipped classroom.”

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2016

Key features and benefits: High-Performance Networking – A comprehensive portfolio of high-performance indoor and outdoor wireless access points provides speed, range and reliability in classrooms and throughout the campus to maximize the performance of mobile devices in high-density environments.

Facebook 40

Facebook Software Mobility Accessibility 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. She’d created a Facebook group at the start of the school year for families of the children she taught. Their family does not have a computer or broadband internet at home, so the siblings have to take turns sharing their mom’s phone to access online lessons.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We're having what may be one of the most important conversations about learning in the history of the world, and understanding when, where, and how learning takes place has never been more important.

Learning 36

Learning Conference Libraries Broadband 36

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. They created a sort of how-to manual for outdoor learning, detailing everything from campus site assessments and classroom infrastructure to case studies and curriculum. And in the Chicago one, too.

Learning 216

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 216

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Nieraeth recalled how she often received information about students who needed to quarantine: “I would get a Facebook message [from a parent] at eight o’clock at night going, what do I do?” Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families.

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Libraries Data Broadband Report 106

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Looking Forward. Dr. Donna Wright.

Learning 91

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 91

Nik Peachey

JULY 16, 2008

You can embed videos or your call messages into blogs websites and a whole range of social media sites including Facebook and Blogger. This would be a good way to carry out classroom research, decide on learning goals and make sure that all students had a means to feedback to you in private and on an individual basis.

Video 40

Video Broadband Survey Report 40

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Straight Up Conversation: Teach to One CEO Joel Rose | AEI → Rick Hess interviews Joel Rose, the co-founder and CEO of Teach to One (nee School of One), a venture that helps schools redesign classrooms and curricula in order to customize teaching and learning.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Straight Up Conversation: Teach to One CEO Joel Rose | AEI → Rick Hess interviews Joel Rose, the co-founder and CEO of Teach to One (nee School of One), a venture that helps schools redesign classrooms and curricula in order to customize teaching and learning.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Pew research suggests just 24 percent of US adults with less than a high-school diploma have home broadband access, while further Pew research indicates 95 percent of U.S. As aligns with our mission to promote and make more accessible free and open education resources, most of the tools needed to develop learner resilience are free.

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Software Smartphone Mobility Robotics 250

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

And a federal government plan for reopening, according to The Washington Post , says that getting kids back in classrooms or other group care is the first priority for getting back to normal. There are only 10 students to a classroom, with just one teacher. But there are still many more unknowns than guarantees.

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Digital Divide Broadband Groups Policies 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Please consider liking our Learning Revolution Facebook page (it''s not our primary method of communicating or organizing, but we think it will help bring awareness to what we and our partners are doing). Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. For more information, click here.

Google 54

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

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

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” Via Edsurge : “The Possibilities for Tech (and Screentime ) in the Preschool Classroom.”

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” ” Among its cargo: a Facebook / Internet.org satellite that was supposed to provide Internet access Facebook to African countries. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.”

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Tagged on: March 8, 2017 Nevada bill puts cameras in all special education classrooms | Reno-Gazette Journal → A bill proposed by state Sen.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Vox on segregation in US public schools : “We can draw school zones to make classrooms less segregated. ” The school: the Electronic Classroom of the Future. .” The Department of Education’s press release has more.

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “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 on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

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Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). " Tagged on: September 13, 2017 Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ | ProPublica → After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring. But not in the case of our software."

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). " Tagged on: September 13, 2017 Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ | ProPublica → After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring. But not in the case of our software."

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Last year, Mark Zuckerberg made headlines when he announced he would donate 99% of his Facebook shares to his philanthropic LLC, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. ” The “war” extends beyond the productivity suite of tech tools and it extends beyond operating system in the classroom. The Procurement Problem.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Eric Holcomb says Indiana ’s low-rated online charter schools need ‘immediate attention and action’ ” Via Motherboard : “Half of West Virginia has Applied for Broadband Assistance.” “ Silicon Valley Takes Over Classrooms : Yes and No (Part 1)” by Stanford University’s Larry Cuban.

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” “ Apple ’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms,” according to The New York Times. ” Via The MIT Technology Review : “Big Questions Around Facebook’s Suicide-Prevention Tools.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

What Happens in My Classroom During a Lockdown Drill Should Horrify Americans,” writes K. Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” Wikispaces Classroom (and free wikis from the company, now owned by TES ) joins the ed-tech dead pool. Katzmann in The Trace.

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46