Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Teachers and students are well on their way to fulfilling the mission of seeing 99 percent of all schools connected to next-generation broadband, according to the “2018 State of States Report” from EducationSuperHighway. According to the agency’s 2018 Broadband Deployment Report , 88 percent of U.S. That’s the good news.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Broadband access still is limited in some rural areas.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Doug Levin

OCTOBER 16, 2017

12 October 2017. Doug Levin, the founder and CEO of consulting firm EdTech Strategies, said that the lack of information raises concerns about effective implementation. As quoted in: Schwartz, Sarah. Questions Linger Over Companies’ $300 Million Computer Science Pledge.” Education Week.

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Doug Levin

OCTOBER 16, 2017

12 October 2017. Doug Levin, the founder and CEO of consulting firm EdTech Strategies, said that the lack of information raises concerns about effective implementation. As quoted in: Schwartz, Sarah. Questions Linger Over Companies’ $300 Million Computer Science Pledge.” Education Week.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

We couldn’t have the bandwidth that we currently provide to students without E-rate,” says Daryl Shelton , information systems director for the California district. “It MORE FROM EDTECH : Find the information you need to prepare for your E-Rate application. The FCC also raised the cap on annual E-rate discounts from $2.4 billion to $3.9

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. Some studies have shown that enabling such households with mobile, rather than broadband, internet creates a more flexible solution, as these types of households tend to relocate more frequently.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson. In working with the RCE Coach team, I have seen schools begin to ask more informed questions like “Will usage of X tool under Y conditions lead to Z outcomes?” education technology agenda.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

It’s imperative to remember that such information is highly-sensitive and confidential, and thus calling down all students who are on free and reduced lunch would be an awful and immoral decision. Districts must remain sensitive to the needs of the families when sharing out this information and understand the legalities of such lists.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

Instead, EducationSuperHighway is sunsetting because, well, that’s what Marwell always intended it to do—once the organization reached its expressed goal of connecting 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed broadband. In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S.

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Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 108

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

However, this lag began to erode when the rise of cloud computing made it possible for edtech startups to flood the market with educational applications, the expansion of broadband internet gave those apps an easy distribution channel into campuses, and an increasing number and variety of mobile devices provided them an in-school abode.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 151

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. In 1999, it merged with the Information Industry Association and took on its current name. Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable.

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 149

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted connectivity goals as part of its modernization of the E-rate program in 2014 with the intention of improving broadband access for K-12 learning and school operations. 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. Other blogs in this series. #1

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission is reconsidering how it regulates the flow of information online, and academic groups are making their case to protect so-called “net neutrality” rules. But now, the Trump administration wants to shift that category back to information service, which is seen as a shift away from net neutrality.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The overall outlook in the 2017 State of the States report appears rosy: 94 percent of school districts meet the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum connectivity standards, and 88 percent of schools self-report that they have sufficient Wi-Fi in their classrooms.

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E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 68

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

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Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 56

Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Is it students of color, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, students without broadband access at home or the devices? Additionally, school staffs should be trained in trauma-informed practices, Dirsmith said. “The voice of those most impacted needs to be at the decision-making tables.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Families who don’t have access to the internet at home, due to a lack of hardware or broadband availability, often use their phones to access websites.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 24, 2019

Property maps, 311 data, school quality information and census statistics - all of these are examples of open data that give people the tools they need to learn and advocate for their causes. At NTIA, she was responsible for the National Broadband Map, the largest open dataset of its kind, and $300M in grants to support the digital economy.

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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. Juliet Chamber of Commerce “Wilsonian of the Year” award in 2017.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2019

We've added information on the accepted sessions for the second Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Open Data," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We already have 2300 registrations, but we're unlimited in size, so we hope you will join us!

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MindShift

DECEMBER 13, 2017

“This allows educators, students, and families access to information, apps, websites, and videos they feel will best support learning, creative thinking, and informed citizenship.” A recent Pew Research study found that 5 million, most low income, school-aged children do not have access to broadband internet connection.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

The results of the connectivity report and survey gave us enough information to provide the tools and resources to help close the school connectivity gap. Led interactive webinars to improve broadband price transparency and discuss opportunities for school districts to increase bandwidth for little to no additional cost.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

billion was spent on devices by K-12 schools in 2015, and the Software and Information Industry Association estimates that nearly $8.4 Although purchasing information is technically public, it is not widely disseminated and is rarely available online. The market research firm IDC estimates that $4.9 billion was spent on software.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

From Apple, Google and Microsoft battling to take over the classroom, to random acts in both K-12 and higher education compromising the private information of millions of vulnerable students, 2017 has been no short of edtech news. Increasingly, that means broadband. districts have to plan and decide what they're going to do.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls. He joined the company in June 2017 at Byju’s Delhi office of about 150 employees, as he recalls. “I The Byju’s sales team is everything,” Rai says. I knew a friend in Byju’s,” says Rai, now 25. “So

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Company Video Broadband Report 89

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. network to be kept informed of future events. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

MindShift

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Families who don’t have access to the internet at home, due to a lack of hardware or broadband availability, often use their phones to access websites.

Data 43

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. network to be kept informed of future events. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What You Need to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions in 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. These 11 Cases Show How.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The agency issued an order to support affordable access to high-speed broadband in particular (not merely “access to the Internet”) and to boost access and bandwidth of schools’ WiFi networks. As part of these modernization efforts , in 2015 the funding cap for E-rate was increased to $3.9 What might this look like?

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The 2017 Tubbs Fire caused evacuations and killed more than 20 people in the county. The close relationships Harmony forged with local government agencies because of wildfires helped it keep families and staff informed as the coronavirus spread, he said. That’s been a reality the last few years.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. She was in the inaugural Knowledge River class at the School of Information Resources and Library Science.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. She was in the inaugural Knowledge River class at the School of Information Resources and Library Science.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41