Edsurge
OCTOBER 5, 2021
The guide included a budgeting tool to assist districts in determining their technology needs based on counts of students and teachers and inventory on devices, software, and connectivity. A state-wide district survey was later launched to determine the specifics of device ownership and internet connectivity at the local levels. “We
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 12, 2017
But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.
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EdTech Magazine
MARCH 7, 2018
In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Thankfully, technologies such as virtual reality and collaboration software can assist with the training and recruiting of better teachers.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Now adding to that list is one of the most thorough efforts—a new survey from Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund , a nonprofit that provides grants to education technology and innovation efforts.
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2019
No More Predictions One of the assumptions behind the Gates’ prediction is that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. When I told you about this type of software in previous letters, it was mostly speculative,” Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter this year. K-12 software will reach around $4.5
Edsurge
JANUARY 1, 2020
Technology can be pen and paper, or adaptive software, or whatever is most helpful for the learning task at hand. A survey of schools and libraries done by the FCC in 2010 found that 80% reported that broadband services did not “fully meet their current needs.” Not the other way around. Today, 99% of U.S.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. edtech industry. These financiers include endowments, foundations, family offices, education companies and a sovereign wealth fund.
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