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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

Schacht credits the growing availability of broadband internet in schools for helping “get his product into the hands of teachers directly.” Discovery Education was formed in 2003 as a division of its then-parent company Discovery Communications, known for its broadcast television programs.

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One state’s plan to bring better internet to schools and homes

eSchool News

Ohio’s OneCommunity brings broadband to schools and private homes. Since 2003, OneCommunity of Cleveland has been connecting and enabling public benefit organizations across the state like schools, government agencies, healthcare, museums, and libraries with next-generation fiber optics.

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Weekend Reading: Thanksgiving Edition

ProfHacker

It makes sense to construe broadband and wireless providers as common carriers, like telephone companies and utilities. The short answer is that it’s a virtual world that launched in 2003 and was hailed by some as the future of the internet. Here are 5 links to some interesting reads (plus a video). " What is second life?

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. In addition, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) allow each state’s governor to select projects that then receive federal funds.

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The History of the Future of E-rate

Hack Education

The agency issued an order to support affordable access to high-speed broadband in particular (not merely “access to the Internet”) and to boost access and bandwidth of schools’ WiFi networks. The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that CIPA does not violate the Constitution. ” That is, CIPA requires Web filtering.

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

This means lower costs up-front and lower costs overall when compared to the combined costs of cellular and monthly broadband Internet service to the home. ANDERSON, T (2003). The cost of the smartphone is usually spread out over monthly payments within a contract. References: Brooks, D.C. Cochrane, T., Bateman, R.

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Climate change threatens America’s ragged school infrastructure

The Hechinger Report

In October 2003, one year after a flood that forced people to evacuate their homes, residents voted to tax themselves — an action locals here do not take lightly — and create the Seward-Bear Creek Flood Service Area. The compromise does provide for electrifying school buses, lead pipe removal and expanded broadband access.

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