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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

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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A Conversation with Bryan Alexander on Technology and the Liberal Arts

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''ll discuss his focus on "emerging trends in the integration of inquiry, pedagogy, and technology and their potential application to liberal arts contexts," as well as his work on digital storytelling, learning in immersive environments, mobile devices, social reading, and the "rise of digital humanities."

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

Hack Education

Of course, the Horizon Report dates back to 2004, so this is only a partial look back at its own history. These are the trends the Horizon Report has identified this year: One to Two Years. But the graphic still underscores (probably unintentionally) how haphazard the predictions about coming technological developments just might be.