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Private wireless is the key to K-20 digital transformation

eSchool News

Educational institutions across the United States are investing in digital technologies that, aside from transforming the learning experience, promise to improve campus operations, security and communications, and open the door to new e-services for students and staff. Wireless connectivity for the digital campus and beyond.

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Kentucky deploys 480 Mbps broadband across state

eSchool News

All state districts will have access to high-speed broadband connections. Counties across the state have worked to increase their broadband capacity as online assessments, video resources, and mobile devices have become more prevalent in schools.

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3 Resources to Help Connect Students and Families

Digital Promise

The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. As learning becomes increasingly connected, many districts are struggling to serve students who are disconnected at home. .” That’s about to change, though.

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What You Need to Know About E-rate

Digital Promise

A recent order to modernize E-rate , the first update to the plan in nearly two decades, doesn’t increase the annual cap, but it does promise extra money for Wi-Fi and broadband access, two priorities of the Obama administration. With approaches like these, digital learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom.'

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Safely getting back to the classroom requires many new precautions, and in 2021, innovations in technology such as digital signage software and content management will play a major role. Unfortunately, both of these trends place a significant strain on school Wi-Fi, beyond the cases of needing to connect the distance-learning students.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

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. From corporate organizations to educational institutions, the increasing number of connected mobile devices introduces security risks to users and networks.

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