Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) initiative has provided every student and teacher at select middle and high schools with a device equipped with a data plan to support learning in and out of the classroom. “We We’ve been using distance learning tools for years. We were ahead of the game.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In 2014, Starbucks and Arizona State University pioneered a new kind of partnership. These tools can amplify feelings of loneliness and serve as a platform for cyberbullying. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. Through an annual application process, school districts can request funding for the infrastructure and implementation of broadband and Wi-Fi. School Network Structure.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In 2014, AASA played a lead role in modernizing the E-rate program, advocating for key changes such as: A policy update to make the program broadband-centric; and. Stay tuned for more posts with E-rate updates and free resources to ensure all students have access to the broadband needed to take advantage of digital learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. A survey of schools and libraries done by the FCC in 2010 found that 80% reported that broadband services did not “fully meet their current needs.” Stay tuned for other reflections in the coming weeks.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Since its inception, E-rate has been instrumental in making K-12 broadband more affordable and accessible than ever. When this FCC program was amended in 2014 (through the E-rate Modernization Order), it included rules providing additional funding to match any funding the state provided for eligible “special construction charges.”

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

EducationSuperHighway enthusiastically agrees with the Commission’s statement that the E-Rate Category 2 Rules implemented via the 2014 Modernization Orders have resulted in “more equitable and predictable” Category 2 funding, and fully supports the Commission’s intent to make these rules permanent. . FY 2016 – FY 2019).

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

With technology playing a pivotal role in creating incredible learning opportunities for America’s students, it’s vital that every classroom has the bandwidth needed to access media-rich educational tools and implement digital learning. 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. Other blogs in this series.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. For some students who lack access to broadband and digital devices, and for some schools that can’t handle the logistics of a device for every student, print remains the most accessible way to learn. billion to $3.3

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Improving network speed and capacity and increasing competition for broadband services remain significant challenges to districts as well, the survey reveals. Additionally, school systems with high monthly costs (over $50 per Mbps) for internet bandwidth decreased from 32 percent in 2014 to 19 percent in 2015.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Stories Conversations Updates GlobalEdCon 2014 - Call for Proposals Open Until November 1st. More information.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. edtech industry. Another company, Piper, offers a playkit where students can build and learn about computers. All three deals came from Owl’s second fund.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. Not only digital curriculum, but also productivity tools. And in fact, just three years earlier D.C. was a technological no man’s land, with no dedicated central staff?, no vision or coordination, no standardization?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The FCC’s historic E-rate modernization in 2014 paved the way for districts to expand their high-speed broadband and wi-fi and increase digital learning opportunities for students. Could your district do the same? “We were able to do a lot of this because of E-rate funding,” Dickerson said.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Homework Gap refers to the number of school-age children who don’t have broadband access at home and cannot complete their school assignments. Roughly 7-in-10 teachers assign homework requiring broadband access at home; however one-third of those students lack home internet access, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. Here are just a few of their stories.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. After taking steps to update and increase funding for the E-rate program in 2014, this year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. Is it the future of networking?

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. Check out our Fiber Toolkit for free tools and resources including the “Build Vs. Buy” comparison tool and RFP templates aligned with the new E-rate modernization rules.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

With support from former Governor Bev Perdue, North Carolina’s schools got access to broadband internet through a statewide education network that connected public schools, universities and community colleges. Our students need these tools in their hands,” he says. It’s got to be both a top-down and bottom-up” effort.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Since 2015, 83% of school districts nationwide have received federal E-rate Category 2 funding — a dramatic increase from 14% between 2011 and 2014. For example, the Broadband for Montana Schools program contracted with several E-rate consultants and provides grants to help Montana schools successfully apply for the E-rate Program.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

The FCC [Federal Communications Commission] modernized the E-rate program in 2014, paving the way for governors and other state leaders to step up to take meaningful action to upgrade schools. We hope the next administration recognizes how critically important it is to connect all students to high-speed broadband.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In 2015, nearly 80 percent of surveyed elementary students reported using a tablet regularly compared with 66 percent in 2014. Nearly 70 percent of middle school students in the survey used a tablet regularly in 2015 compared to 58 percent in 2014.

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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. Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Are you getting everything you can out of it? Join here !

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

By 2014, when ChiTech applied for its five-year contract renewal, it was a low-performing school, with just 57 percent of students graduating after four years and less than half going to college. From 2014 to 2016, the percentage of ChiTech freshmen on track to graduate in four years rose from 63 to 78 percent.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

PLUS we'll immediately send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 10 websites, 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries. She was a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation Board from 2009-2011.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries.

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edWeb.net

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. About the Host.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Though the amount of bandwidth each district needs depends, among other factors, on its size and location, every district can benefit from planning broadband infrastructure with growing technology demands in mind. Today’s classrooms also need sufficient broadband to support activities such as: Online research and browsing.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Supported by the 2014 modernization of the federal government’s E-Rate program and state funding efforts, a majority of schools now meet the FCC’s short term connectivity goal of 100 Mbps/1000 students. Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Though the rate of low-income students in the district has steadily increased in the last decade, so have graduation rates, to 83 percent in 2014. Del Moro, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, points out that using technology as an instructional tool lets students “really engage at their particular level.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Though the rate of low-income students in the district has steadily increased in the last decade, so have graduation rates, to 83 percent in 2014. Del Moro, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, points out that using technology as an instructional tool lets students “really engage at their particular level.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet. TEI invites learners to use interactive tools, like drag-and-drop answers or examining a scenario or building a graph to tackle science topics in engaging ways. This is far more engaging than sitting at a desk to fill out a bubble chart.

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 10th, 2014 Children want the same things we want. Thursday, June 12th at 1:45pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Discover and Use Great Ed Tech for Learning , How do you discover and use great ed tech tools for learning? To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted. -

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