The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 10th, 2014 Children want the same things we want. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Digital Passport is available on the web, iOS, and on Google Play. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted. - More details here.

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DECEMBER 9, 2015

However, most of our time, focus, and resources are concentrated on at-school connections -- a sensible strategy when the state of technology at school has been severely lacking (see CoSN's 2014 E-Rate and Infrastructure Survey ). It is clear that an engaged political leader is essential to solving digital inequity. Think Outside the Box.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls. By the time Raveendran formally incorporated Byju’s parent company, Think & Learn, in 2011, 110 million Indians used the internet, only about 9 percent of the country, according to a study from Google and KPMG.

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MAY 19, 2020

One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Now, they are employing creative methods, such as expanding the reach of the school’s broadband so students can do work from the parking lot or in the surrounding area, having off-duty patrol cars become hotspots across the district.

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APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

When students at Woodman School, on the western edge of Montana, are working on research projects in class, they don’t have the option to start their search with Google. Since 2014, a primary goal of the E-rate program has been to ensure affordable access to high-speed broadband in the nation’s schools. Subscribe today!

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet. Tricia is a 2014 NSTA Distinguished Teaching Award winner for her contributions to and demonstrated excellence in science teaching. Limited or no access to the internet has particularly undermined their remote science learning experiences.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

RSCON5 will take place July 11th - 13th, 2014 and will feature 60+ presentations, 2 plenaries, 10 keynotes, student presenters, and much more. Curating the Best Content for Learning , Spending on education technology is now in the tens of billions dollars as schools push for broadband, computer labs, and 1-to-1 tablets.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” “​Chromageddon Comedown: Educators Are Wary,” says Edsurge , “After Thousands of Google Devices Fail.” ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.”

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AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Mystery Science partners with Google to bring eclipse glasse s to elementary school students.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2016

The hackers cut off the entire district’s internet access for four hours at a time and then repeated the process 10 more times over the following six weeks during the fall of 2014. That instantly created problems in the classroom, where teachers relied on Google Apps for Education tools like Google Classroom for instruction.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” That’s after paying £4,327 in UK taxes in 2014. The Guardian has more details. ” Maybe.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Via The Verge : “James Damore sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men.” ” 69% of Google’s employees are men. No Alexa or Google voice assistant. 56% are white. Or something like that.

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APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” There have been several stories recently calling the Google Books project a failure. ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. ” (In Cleveland.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company. I mentioned in the previous article in this series that Palmer Luckey, the founder of the VR company Oculus Rift (acquired by Facebook in 2014), had funded an unofficial pro-Donald Trump group dedicated to “shitposting” and spreading hateful memes about Hillary Clinton.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” ” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” ” Here’s the Department of Education press release. ” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The move away from the Common Core consortia for assessment and towards the (Common Core-aligned) SAT has been a boon for the College Board, no surprise, which reported over $840 million in revenue in 2014 (the last year it’s tax forms are available online).

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