eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The data shows that, nationally, more than 1 in 4 low-income survey respondents do not subscribe to home internet service. The findings are the culmination of quantitative and qualitative research from households in five select markets: San Francisco, Calif; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Milwaukee, Wis.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlotte, N.C.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Social Media Survey 109

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. Mobile Beacon. Some studies have shown that enabling such households with mobile, rather than broadband, internet creates a more flexible solution, as these types of households tend to relocate more frequently.

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Examples Accessibility Broadband Mobility 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

“Providing a more equitable future for students everywhere is a top priority at Kajeet and we are thrilled to once again offer a grant opportunity that will help schools and libraries provide critical resources.”. and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage.

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Libraries Digital Divide Broadband Software 89

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. Kill Data Caps and Overage Fees: The FCC should work with providers to eliminate data caps and overage fees.

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Broadband E-rate Data Accessibility 169

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. Howard-Suamico ’s situation is not unique.

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Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We billion Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that helps 96 percent of schools get more affordable broadband.

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Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Laptops and internet connections are not available in every household , and even students who usually have such resources available may now find themselves competing for them with siblings or parents studying or working from home. And broadband Internet connections aren’t available everywhere, especially in rural parts of the U.S.

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Laptops Tablets Smartphone Mobility 182

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.

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Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 88

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mini immediately organized our scattered data and got to work pushing critical information about attendance to families by sending positive “nudges” via text messages, offering empathetic support and guidance. We simply didn’t have the human resources to do the same for the 10,000 families in our district.

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Tools Broadband Strategy Mobility 154

Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

School districts can leverage this resource by sharing with families the low-cost Internet options that are available in their community. In this Lifeline Modernization Order , the Commission included broadband as a support service in the Lifeline program for those in need. Partner with Companies Such as Kajeet for Mobile Broadband.

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Accessibility Broadband Future Ready Facebook 239

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. As mobile learning is a blend of the digital and physical, diverse metrics (i.e., by Terry Heick. Transparent. Asynchronous .

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Mobile Learning Mobility Learning Edmodo 40

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. The Task Force leveraged the influence and networks of its members to bring resources and expertise to bear. . This triage approach allowed for more efficient use of calling resources. . 3 | OUTREACH STRATEGY.

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Case Study Study Broadband Data 52

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. 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.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We 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.

Digital Divide 107

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 107

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

This will create a new demand for online tutoring services and I anticipate and hope that more federal resources are allocated to school districts to offer this 1:1 tutoring to students. There is also a growing need for quality SEL data to ensure that educators are serving students’ SEL needs. Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

To support powerful use of technology in classrooms, you need powerful infrastructure, includingadequate broadband and wireless, a mobile device management system (MDM), and a clear device incident workflow. As the journey continues, school leaders and educators use meaningful data to make course corrections and informed decisions.

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Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Mobility 96

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2016

CFISD is building a 100G network with the vision of providing students and staff ‘Anytime, Anywhere’ broadband access so they can easily interact and collaborate with peers and engage in distance learning initiatives.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Smartphone Mobility 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

But our data gets people to continue to use it.” Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019. Educators see how much of a video parents watched and how that video connects back to lessons from the day.

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Video Strategy Company Smartphone 113

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 1, 2016

We were starting to [exceed] our bandwidth capacity… With our goals as a district to move towards mobile technology and online curriculum, we needed to begin focusing on [increasing bandwidth].”. Hering knew he needed help, but wasn’t sure where to start, so he began doing research.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Mobility Data 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. Curate the right resources for your students. We need to get choosier about the resources we use. Think beyond individual resources, apps, and games when building a digital curriculum.

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Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 101

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In a sneak peek of the results from the forthcoming CoSN third annual E-Rate & Broadband Survey, which will be available by mid-October, the vast majority of U.S. Grundy Center Community Schools in Iowa is a great example of a district that has visualized its data around home infrastructure and access.

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Broadband Mobility E-rate Survey 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

They’re charged with considerations like scale, compliance, and student data privacy. Many products, digital resources and tools weren’t designed for teacher-level purchase and use. In most cases, district hardware and broadband infrastructure don’t support site-level decision-making or deployment.

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Broadband Student Data Privacy Survey Assessment 59

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. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Undergraduate Smartphone Ownership. Smartphones are great for watching short videos or listing to music.

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Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

“Nobody knows the right path forward,” said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education , a nonpartisan education research center in Seattle that has compiled an online database of coronavirus response plans provided by scores of districts across the country as a resource for other educators. Inequity looms large.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 68

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Developed by the University of New Mexico-Taos Education and Career Center and local business partners, Taos HIVE was designed to solve challenges unique to rural communities, such as geographic isolation, education deserts , and lack of access to broadband and other services. Leveraging Existing Resources.

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Data Industry Outcomes Analysis 296

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. The CreateBoard course will be followed by additional comprehensive training resources released in coordination with a third-party provider.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 129

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. In this series we profile vulnerable children whose education was already precarious and how the disease has exacerbated gaps in opportunities and resources for communities already on the edge. This story also appeared in HuffPost.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students. According to the White House , more than 30 million Americans live in areas where broadband infrastructure is unable to provide minimally acceptable speeds. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 82

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2015

would support pilot initiatives that increase student access to digital resources, increase student, parent, and educator engagement, and improve students’ chances to participate in new learning models. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.),

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Accessibility Digital Learning Student Engagement 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy. This includes video games, mobile games and the like.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

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. 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.

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Software Smartphone Mobility Robotics 250

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

“Teaming with Kajeet builds on our commitment to deliver connectivity services to our education customers and offer additional capabilities that empower them to take greater control of their data” Tweet this. patents in mobile technologies. These funds can be used to fund Kajeet’s education solutions.”. Kajeet holds 39 U.S.

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Education Digital Divide Software Broadband 52

Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E. Kids First Chicago.

Case Study 52

Case Study Study Digital Divide Broadband 52

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Improved grading on mobile (coming later this year) : More teachers are using mobile devices to give feedback on the go. Google is also building a customizable Data Studio template to help admins visualize Classroom data. Visit ShakeUpLearning.com for the latest resources and tips! Google Meet Updates.

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Google Chromebook Android Education 101

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. Examine existing practices, resources, and needs.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Laptops 164

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. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 91

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I’m heartbroken for the impossible situation families have been put in, especially families with no resources, going to schools that don’t have the luxury of fancy online learning or giant schoolyards or under-crowded classrooms,” Latané says. In June, the group mobilized.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 216