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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

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During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE.

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Udacity Official Declares MOOCs ‘Dead’ (Though the Company Still Offers Them)

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Udacity’s co-founder, Sebastian Thrun, famously announced a “pivot” away from MOOCs back in 2013, and since then the company has focused its energies on paid sequences of courses called “nanodegrees” that it produces in cooperation with large tech employers. As you can see on our site, free content is still available.”

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Once Worth $3B, Online Tutoring Giant VIPKid Will End Flagship Program in China

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The announcement, which first appeared on the company’s online teacher portal on Oct. Started in 2013, VIPKid mostly hosts live, one-on-one language lessons between native English speakers, many of whom are American, and children in China. The e-card templates VIPKid created for teachers to tell their Chinese students goodbye.

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The power of ed-tech in the developing world

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I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. The pilot generated positive results with the average successful pass rate being 86% across topics. One of the challenges, from an African perspective is Internet access, as well as consistent power. Descomplica.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

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District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. The median cost of internet access has gone down dramatically as well, from $22 per Mbps in 2013 to $3.26 He wanted something different, something meaningful.

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Digital Transformation and Innovation in Rural School Districts

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Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully.