The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

Broadband 90

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. million students and 2.6

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Report 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices. Some students live off the grid, in homes only reachable by four-wheel drive vehicles. The plan they devised was simple.

Technology 142

Technology Blended Learning Chromebook Education 142

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

In late 2015, Education SuperHighway received a $20 million grant from the Chan-Zuckerberg Foundation, the charitable group of the chief executive of Facebook and his wife, a pediatrician. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Sign up for our newsletter to get a weekly update on blended learning. .

Meeting 40

Meeting E-rate Broadband Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. And EducationSuperHighway brought pricing transparency to school district broadband purchasing.

iPad 79

iPad Broadband Software Company 79

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Sanfelippo is pictured here in 2015 recording a #gocrickets podcast with his daughter Alena, then a third-grader. Since 2015, the district’s teachers have used #mashpee on Twitter to show off student achievement and to post classroom announcements, including homework reminders. Read more about Blended Learning.

Social Media 40

Social Media Broadband Twitter Facebook 40

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 11, 2017 Maine Charter School Moves Away From Online Learning Model | Maine Public → The Snow Pond Arts Academy charter school in Sidney had an ambitious goal — to be the first public school in Maine to use a model called “blended learning,” in which most of student work takes place in an online platform.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150