eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J. and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet. and Canada.

Libraries 87

Libraries Digital Divide Broadband Software 87

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What you need to know: As the nation faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, and schools continue to grapple with uncertainty and closures, Verizon is providing additional support and remote learning resources for educators, students and parents. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy.

Training 92

Training Digital Divide Tools Education 92

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Students were excited about learning. In December, the district won a $15,000 grant from Cellcom, a local cellphone company. Teachers were transforming their instruction.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

Kajeet is mission-focused on closing the digital divide, not just in the U.S., nearly one in 10 families (9%) do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at home. To learn more, visit kajeet.com and follow on Twitter at @Kajeet. but worldwide,” said chairman, CEO and founder Daniel J. In the U.K.,

Digital Divide 62

Digital Divide Mobility Software Chromebook 62

ExcelinEd

APRIL 24, 2020

Cross-Sector Partnership to Bridge the Digital Divide in California . To address inequities in student access to computers, technology tools and connectivity, companies, business leaders and philanthropists in California are providing internet access and C hromebooks to hundreds of thousands of households across the state.

Digital Divide 44

Digital Divide Instructional Materials Laptops Tablets 44

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2017

“Education is the foundation for our society to prosper, and the internet is an incredibly powerful tool for learning,” Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said in the company’s announcement Tuesday. Devices available through the project are smartphones, tablets, laptops and hotspots.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Smartphone Laptops Tablets 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Foundation grant will fund educational computer tablets for 1,500 low-income families. The grant will fund a pilot program providing 1,500 tablet computers, preloaded with educational content, to families in Georgia who are enrolling in Cox Communications’ Connect2Compete discounted internet service program. The James M.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Broadband Tablets Education 40

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

For example: These teachers are far more likely than their less-confident counterparts to report daily use of digital curricula, learning management systems, and parent communication tools. . One lesson had students use their tablet computers to find a document on disappearing honeybees. –Eric Risberg/AP-File.

Survey 66

Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The company also announced today availability of the Celly Android App for free download on Google Play. “We Ubiquitous Access – On-boarding is instant, simple, and works from any device, addressing the “digital divide” between those with a smartphone or tablet and those who just have an SMS-enabled mobile phone. ?

Android 170

Android Mobility Smartphone Facebook 170

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

While the authors of the 2017 National Educational Technology Plan recommended that, “every new teacher should be prepared to model how to select and use the most appropriate apps and tools to support learning and evaluate these tools against basic privacy and security standards,” this has not come to fruition.

Digital Divide 217

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities.

Technology 181

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 181

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

Education 122

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 122

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. Moreover, edtech facilitates greater collaboration and communication.

Technology 52

Technology Education LMS Adaptive Learning 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. Universities and colleges are no longer just institutions of learning and teaching. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. These problems are impacting the cost of education.

How To 40

How To Education Secondary E-rate 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech.

EdTech 70

EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For the last few years, the local government — with schools, the telecommunications company EPB of Chattanooga, and nonprofits — has run “HCS EdConnect,” a program through which schools give Chromebooks, tablets and free training on the skills needed to use smart technology and the modern internet system.

Broadband 113

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 113

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

A 2015 Pew Research Center report revealed that the disconnected included 5 million households with school-aged children, who either couldn’t afford home broadband or lived in rural areas avoided by for-profit internet companies. Related: Many low-income families get on the Internet with smartphones or tablets. That matters.

Broadband 88

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 88

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

EdTech 109

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

They have to learn early.”. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. Related: Blue-collar town leads Rhode Island’s tech-assisted learning revolution. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

Education 49

Education MOOC Company Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” Money and data – they’re intertwined for technology companies – are monopolized in a handful of corporate giants. As I wrote in the first article in this series , one of the latter companies, Bridge International Academies, was poised to take over Liberia’s public school system.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

| The Hechinger Report → In three years, no one will be able to explain why it was that colleges and universities continued to hand more than half of their tuition to companies marketing and supporting their online programs – the online program managers. It’s gives fake news a business model. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

| The Hechinger Report → In three years, no one will be able to explain why it was that colleges and universities continued to hand more than half of their tuition to companies marketing and supporting their online programs – the online program managers. It’s gives fake news a business model. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150