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. Learn more about how districts can use network upgrades to grow their digital learning programs.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

But while many districts around the country have moved to remote learning platforms like Google Classroom, Coe was using the school’s copy machine to put together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. GAINING MOMENTUM.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. GAINING MOMENTUM.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Of course, teachers want their students to master content, develop a love of learning and move on to the next grade. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning. If you don’t have a relationship with them, they won’t learn,” said Glick, who has taught many of her students for both seventh and eighth grade. “In

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Schools will inevitably want to invest in edtech that will be both beneficial and effective when it comes to enhancing students’ learning experiences and opportunities. For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

It seems that every day we read about newer and better applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). iPads were introduced when today’s first graders were still in the womb. For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation. billion was spent on software.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 7, 2017

Also, teachers were asking to use more instructional programs to help students with their unique [learning] needs – but they all required the Internet.”. As a result of the fiber upgrade, teachers in Jal are now able to offer their students full access to digital learning.

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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. Asynchronous . Self-Actuated.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

One overused catchphrase in education is that learning should be “student-centered.” They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. One, Bamboo Learning, interactively teaches music theory and math.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. It’s a natural fit for a school community whose mission includes cultivating and cherishing “an environment that supports the academic, social-emotional, creative and civic learning” of all students. By Chloe, Age 6.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2015

Many traditional classrooms and learning spaces have a data projector or TV screen that is used by the teacher or students to present information. Teachers require the ability to move abound the classroom while teaching; to engage with students, monitor learning, provide feedback and so much more.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The school’s internet broadband was upgraded especially for the event, with each classroom fitted with video and audio communication and wifi infrastructure by Cypher Martin. The community of Hong Kong is uniquely placed to share its experience and learnings with its large dense population and limited water resources.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Enter personalized learning (PL)."

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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.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

She turned on an iPad and started talking to her first grade teacher, Robin Nelson. 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. “Are you ready to do this online stuff?”

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

After being introduced to EducationSuperHighway by Virginia’s K-12 Learning Infrastructure Program coordinator Susan Clair, Robin began to see a path forward. Thanks to Robin’s collaborative efforts to upgrade Rappahannock’s network, her students and teachers now have more than enough bandwidth for their digital learning needs.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 A (Electronic) Textbook Case of Disruption | The American Interest → Schools are starting to take advantage of cheap tablets and open-sourced learning materials to give their students touchscreen, on-demand textbooks that—and here’s the kicker—can save school districts millions of dollars every year.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 A (Electronic) Textbook Case of Disruption | The American Interest → Schools are starting to take advantage of cheap tablets and open-sourced learning materials to give their students touchscreen, on-demand textbooks that—and here’s the kicker—can save school districts millions of dollars every year.

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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. Tackling these challenges pays off.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In the greater Chicago area, Township High School District 214 is primed for innovation in teaching and learning. Hoping to bolster connectivity in his schools, Bockwoldt recently led the district broadband network upgrade to 10 Gbps of Internet Access, thereby preventing network bottlenecks from creating disruptions during the school day.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Common Sense Media “The digital divide is shrinking but the need to support that technology is pervasive,” says Gail Lovely, an early learning expert and co-author of “ Using an iPad With Your PreSchooler.” Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones and inexpensive tablets, the mobile device gap has all but disappeared.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Weekly Update.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. Enabling users to combine text with images and narration, the software has the potential to help boost literacy skills and appeal to diverse learning styles.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Although they love their smartphones and devices, they were of the belief that we should “just write stuff” and that the students using iPads “would just play games.” They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. Using technology because it enhances or transforms learning is always a good idea.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That changed when his school district in Fairfield County, South Carolina, switched to online learning during the pandemic. So Woodward was excited to learn that, even after most kids in Fairfield went back to school in person, the district was opening a full-time virtual academy. Credit: Image provided by Patricia Woodward.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Cotton has committed his own community to making sure its students learn how to write effectively; here too technology plays a role. Henry County schools have high-speed broadband access and provide iPads to every student in grades three through nine. Probst, and Linda Rief. New Tech Network.

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eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

In the blended learning community, educational equity is a growing concern in districts that use classroom technology. Many classroom models today require not only that students have high-speed internet and a learning device to use at school, but also that they have these amenities when they leave school for the day.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions.

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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. The COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of emergency remote learning dramatically accelerated the push toward 1:1 computing initiatives that was already underway.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

We have the luxury of becoming choosier, and harsher on ourselves, as progress is made, i.e., let’s first make sure there are free, quality schools everywhere, and that children can all read and write, and then at some point down the line we can concern ourselves with iPads vs Androids, or the broadband access in our poorest communities.

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

EC-Council currently offers professional-level certifications, but the new Associate Series exams validate entry-level knowledge and prepare individuals to continue learning best practices for today’s cybersecurity threat landscape. CLASSWORKS UPGRADES ( www.curriculumadvantage.com ) Classworks by Curriculum Advantage, Inc.,

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