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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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. Teacher Training Pathways offers educators a free platform for professional development.

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Training Digital Divide Tools Education 94

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. “The Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 88

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. The data was then sent to Baker’s team at UPenn for analysis. The sudden transition to remote learning likely stretched school resources thin, he notes. Here is the full report.)

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Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 209

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. That Broadband Gap Bar?

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 148

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 8, 2024

Teachers can customize lessons to meet individual student needs using data analytics. Online digital textbook platforms and interactive learning software like KITABOO offer a wide range of educational materials that encourage essential digital skills. Online resources can be personalized to suit different learning styles.

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Blended Learning Software eBook Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Schools that lack resources are less effective and resilient in the face of ordinary challenges, let alone unprecedented catastrophes like the coronavirus pandemic. Doug Ducey announcing that the state would “donate” 200 mobile hotpots to its public schools in an effort to kickstart private hotspot donations.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Report 99

Mark Smithers

MARCH 20, 2024

Privacy design plays a crucial role in ensuring that individuals' personal information is protected and that they have control over how their data is used. Equitable data access is also essential to address disparities in information availability and prevent biases in AI systems.

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Social Media Outcomes Data Digital Divide 41

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

Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For educators, the survey data help us better understand what’s going on at home and can guide our thinking about the role teachers play in shaping students’ media use. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.

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Mobility Digital Divide Digital Citizenship Mobile Learning 40

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. The digital divide has been bridged, and every learner now has access — at school and at home. Ready to Manage.

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Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Mobility 96

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They work closely with content providers to make sure that schools can access their resources as they need them with no waiting. By providing these examples of state leadership to support technology in education, though, states can work towards bridging the digital divide. CEN also has a reputation for reliability.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 42

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). “Without internet, these kids are now disadvantaged two ways, and that opportunity gap grows even more.”.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 89

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

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Classroom devices can streamline differentiation for students, even if a school or district has limited resources to spend on edtech. Keeping it simple.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 52

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Classroom devices can streamline differentiation for students, even if a school or district has limited resources to spend on edtech. Keeping in simple.

EdTech 40

EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 40

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 69

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Please spread the word as well as these critical IF resources with your school communities. Opportunities for authentic digital literacy instruction arise when students access social networking sites in educational settings. While you’re there, take a moment to check out that live data for yourself– it’s fascinating!

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Federal licenses to use spectrum that can carry mobile internet are a hot commodity, coveted by big telecommunications companies with money to spend at the periodic spectrum auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “As

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 84

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. If students bring their own devices to class, schools can’t possibly hold control over things like data security, software licences, malware and viruses, and safe browsing. Myth No 2: BYOD is not safe.

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BYOD Digital Divide Classroom Smartphone 382

Educator Innovator

APRIL 27, 2015

Turning inquiry into action, the student has designed a research project to explore the nation’s digital divide, and advocated for a space for he and other interested students to both learn and implement new skills by working toward building an app and website for the school. But he didn’t stop there.

Digital Divide 38

Digital Divide iPad Data Mobility 38

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

The goal of the partnership is to help transform the future of education by: Connecting the unconnected students and communities with high-quality wireless Internet and Close the Digital Divide once and for all. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S. Kajeet and the Kajeet logo are trademarks of Kajeet Inc.

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Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 82

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. Still, solving the digital divide will not in itself create digital equity. million households remain unconnected.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Laptops 164

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. The digital divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Drawing on Ascend , the Aspen Institute’s two-generation approach toward economic security, CSIU formed a task force which they called “Team ASCENT” (Advancing Social Capital through Enhanced Networks and Training) to take a cross-sector, data- and human-centered approach. Leveraging Existing Resources. Leveraging External Resources.

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Training Data Outcomes Digital Divide 175

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. 1 | FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS EXPOSE DIGITAL INEQUITIES.

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Case Study Study Digital Divide Broadband 52

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. These funds can be used to fund Kajeet’s education solutions.”. Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet.

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Education Digital Divide Software Broadband 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. So a new concept has emerged: “digital equity.” What does this mean for educators and education technologists?

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Digital Divide Broadband Education Accessibility 189

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2018

For our pilot, we delivered remote wireless connectivity and computing devices to families at the Nayeli House Tanner Road Mobile Home Park in our Houston metro district. Step 3: Be creative in finding funds; begin by analyzing free/reduced data. Here are the steps we recommend for getting a similar initiative done in your district.

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Mobility Accessibility Data Elementary 54

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

However, implementing BOYD in schools also presents some challenges such as data security, digital divide, and compatibility issues. Schools can save money and resources that would have otherwise been spent purchasing or leasing computers for each classroom. BYOD poses serious problems with data security.

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BYOD Digital Divide Education Guidelines 100

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Basically, these invisible airwaves transmit bits of data—maybe a little like how Mike Teavee was zapped into pieces and transported from one place to another in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” radio, TV, mobile data, broadband. gyfcat The FCC decides which slices of spectrum can be used for which purposes—e.g.,

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Broadband Policies Company Libraries 102

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 89

MindShift

DECEMBER 14, 2015

As powerful as these stories are, the extensive data collected by MOOCs tell another story. Moreover, the relationship between socioeconomic resources and course success is strongest among teens and college-aged students, exactly the ages where we might hope that online courses could provide a new entry point into higher education.

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Course MOOC Digital Divide Online Learning 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

. “A psychology instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University says he was forced to choose between his principles and the wishes of his publisher as part of a disagreement about the textbook industry and the role of open educational resources,” Inside Higher Ed reports in a story of how Rajiv S. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. Tagged on: April 2, 2017 Exclusive: Pisa data may be 'incomparable' | tes → Falls in Asian high-flyers' math scores could simply be down to switch to computer tests. ."

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. Tagged on: April 2, 2017 Exclusive: Pisa data may be 'incomparable' | tes → Falls in Asian high-flyers' math scores could simply be down to switch to computer tests. ."

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150