SecurEdge

AUGUST 21, 2018

At least among IT professionals, it’s no big secret that public WiFi networks are not safe places.

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SecurEdge

MARCH 29, 2018

If you’re considering partnering with a company that provides managed network services—or you already have—what precisely would they be doing, and what kind of value would it bring to your business?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 3, 2020

However, a good amount of schools were either well-prepared before or purchased devices and WIFI for all students at the onset of the pandemic and, as a result, have been able to leverage technology to meet specified learning goals. In both cases, I can't commend enough the efforts of teachers and administrators for rising to the challenge.

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SecurEdge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Do you find it challenging to cost-effectively provide reliable, secure, high-speed WiFi services to employees and customers? Do you manage IT for a multi-location retail chain? Or is IT just one of many hats that you wear in addition to your real job?

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

In 1985, the Lifeline Program was created to provide a substantial discount on phone service for low-income Americans. At that time, the goal of the program was to “ensure that all Americans had the opportunities and security that phone service brings, including being able to connect to jobs, family and emergency services.”

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When the pandemic struck, the district pivoted to live virtual services, including full group Zoom sessions and one-on-one support for essay writing and unpacking financial aid. The new cohort extends the network’s reach to 125 districts across 34 states, and expands its cumulative impact to 3.8 million students served over time.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Create Community Wifi Maps. Districts such as Spartanburg 7 in South Carolina, under the leadership of Superintendent Russell Booker, have collaborated with the community to create the 7 Ignites Community Wifi Map. Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap (coined in D.C.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Across the country, local networks known as Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are bringing together partners and resources to meet urgent needs and envision a new future for teaching and learning. Many of these efforts are rooted in long-standing partnerships across sectors and institutions. By May, they had deployed more than $1.5

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SecurEdge

MARCH 19, 2019

In a hypercompetitive world where every business is becoming a technology business, network infrastructure is more critical than ever as a competitive necessity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 138

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Projectors, for instance, are quintessential in modern classrooms, transforming traditional lessons into vibrant visual tales that captivate young minds. But with a market overflowing with choices, how does one distinguish the best from the rest? Related: Best Document Cameras for Teachers. Item Weight: 5.5

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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. MCLEAN, VA.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

Participating families are not billed for the service. In-home WiFi to connect all of the WiFi enabled devices in the residence. Charter is partnering with LAUSD officials to help make families aware of the Stay Connected K-12 service and quickly connect students. It’s as simple as that. About Charter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

I published this about a year ago and have updated it to reflect our current teaching environment. Let me know if this fits your experiences: The biggest reason teachers report for NOT liking internet-based cloud accounts has nothing to do with money, security, or privacy. It’s that they aren’t inclusive enough. PDFs can be annotated.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2019

Attach the QR code to Twitter, Facebook, a location, websites, wifi passwords, email, bitcoin and more! Recently I presented a webinar for Simple K12, 10+ QR Code Activities to Inspire Curiosity and Active Learning. Below are the slides with example activities and resources. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

The following Internet Service Providers are offering free or low-cost service, flexible payment plans, and additional offers to support students and families. Offering two months of free service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. $5/mo For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The only issue was that I had to go back to my computer and plug in the pen to get the files uploaded to either Evernote , Google Docs, or other services. Livescribe has just announced it''s Sky WiFi Smartpen. It''s very easy to set up and connect to WiFi. It handles secure WiFi also. That has now changed.

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SecurEdge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

A Valuable Service A WiFi performance assessment is a valuable service for all businesses experiencing WiFi problems. The challenge now is, how much does the service cost? To this day, you still can’t get a price online for this type of service.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2020

Comcast is opening its Xfinity WiFi Network Nationally for Free, Offers Unlimited Data for Free, Confirms Its Commitment to Connecting Low-Income Families. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000 worth of Kajeet Education Broadband Solutions, including unlimited student data plans, access to Kajeet Sentinel ® platform and devices like, WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, routers and LTE-embedded Chromebooks, laptops, and tablets. MCLEAN, VA. Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2020

Some are also becoming de facto internet service providers as they try to provide WiFi accessibility. Student outcomes. Constituent communications. Previously, these were key elements in developing a strategic technology plan.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?” Hotspots and YouTube and WiFi, Oh My! The teacher would send an email to the customer service team asking them to unblock the site.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

To get students connected, the district installed community WiFi access points at each of their schools and their local football stadium. The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 249

Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Dedicated to the education industry, Livescribe is pleased to share special offers on the latest smartpen model, the Sky wifi smartpen , which is the first digital pen to integrate WiFi technology and cloud services to make learning easier anytime, anywhere. I had also used it as a teacher.

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Waterford

MARCH 26, 2021

One of the most important factors in a child’s school success, even more so than economic or social status, is parental or family empowerment. How involved caregivers are with a child’s education is the major factor in academic achievement. Let’s look at what the two-generation approach to learning is and how to put it to work in your classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

It is a physical device connected to the Internet via WiFi that you can talk to, ask questions of, and get help from on particular topics. Although each is a bit different, basically, plug the device in, activate its app on your mobile device and/or tablet, find the school Wifi, and you’re ready. That has changed dramatically.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

You connect it to your home WiFi and all of the configuration is done through an app. Mike Daugherty on episode 245 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The error caused devices to lose “connectivity to passphrase-protected WiFi networks configured through admin policies.” It’s an eye-opening situation because we are trusting the cloud so much for everything, and we rely heavily on Google services,” he says. This was temporarily catastrophic,” Dumont tells EdSurge.

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Google Chromebook Policies Education 101

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With many school districts continuing to look for ways to help students who don’t have robust internet service at home maximize their learning potential, Charter Communications, Inc., Students’ families are not billed for the service. In-home WiFi to connect all of the WiFi enabled devices in the residence.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 30, 2017

There is also change management theory and social engineering mixed with business concepts, in the form of fully interdisciplinary project-based learning – which the kids love because they are practicing real business culture in a sustainable ‘service learning’ and socially innovative context – school is now ‘real’ for them.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

Welcome to a post that has taken be a while to write. As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. This is the reason for my title including the words Online and Offline. Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ).

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LMS Digital Divide Blended Learning Survey 217

Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. Change is happening at a far slower rate across “ordinary” schools. 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide.

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Digital Divide Strategy Laptops Broadband 250

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. Subscribe today!

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Abiding by her wishes not to inconvenience anyone, my parents arranged for friends and family to call an hour prior to the funeral, which was then followed by a short service. Because the funeral was held just days after her death, her two sisters were not able to physically attend the service in NJ.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

These barriers can be good (schools vetting local businesses carefully before choosing them as a partner or service provider), bad (using a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to communicating with families), and understandable (educators aren’t always privy to what’s going on when a student isn’t in class).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2020

And little can prepare our campus for the devastating impacts of the coronavirus, including closing off vital on-campus services and laying off students from campus jobs. Students who don’t have access to reliable wifi or an Internet-enabled device need help as well. Why can’t we provide safe overnight parking in our unused lots?

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SpeechTechie

APRIL 20, 2021

Your district may block Steam over wifi, so while it may be on your machine, you may not be able to activate it in your building. So we need to keep it targeted and focused but find new ways to induce fun and flow. Lately I have found a double-purpose in acquiring some of the Jackbox games. and putting in a code to join the room.

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