eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers. patents in mobile technologies.

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Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 94

Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

In this Lifeline Modernization Order , the Commission included broadband as a support service in the Lifeline program for those in need. With the 2017 change in Presidential leadership, and thus change in FCC leadership, some issues and confusion ensued when Lifeline as a Federal program was halted and deemed a state responsibility.

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Accessibility Broadband Future Ready Facebook 239

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

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. billion in 2017.

E-rate 66

E-rate Blackboard Broadband Survey 66

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. The move follows in the footsteps of Content in Context, once a hot stop for education publishers, which held its last event in 2017.

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 165

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

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. In 2017, he left teaching to work in education technology at Clever, a digital platform for schools. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

As edtech leaders and stakeholders work to eliminate the homework gap, solutions such as mobile hotspots, low-cost broadband, private LTE networks and even Wifi on buses have the potential to ensure that students have 24/7 access to their education. Sarah Thomas, Ph.D. Howard, Ph.D.

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Strategy EdTech Professional Learning Accessibility 47

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

This means they know a K-12 where the promise of mobile 1:1 school computing is becoming a reality. The 15-year-old today is more a sibling of cloud computing, of apps that are available from any screen, of mobile devices in many sizes and form factors that go beyond last century’s laptops. By the end of 2017, iOS was below 15 percent.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 162

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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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 78

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

In January 2017, the Department of Education issued guidance informing local education officials about the need to produce public “report cards,” with data about student achievement, graduation rates and other indicators in concise “language that parents can understand.”

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Data Laptops Meeting Report 122

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

In January 2017, the Department of Education issued guidance informing local education officials about the need to produce public “report cards,” with data about student achievement, graduation rates and other indicators in concise “language that parents can understand.” Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

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Data Laptops Report Accessibility 101

MindShift

JUNE 26, 2018

In January 2017, the Department of Education issued guidance informing local education officials about the need to produce public “report cards,” with data about student achievement, graduation rates and other indicators in concise “language that parents can understand.”

Data 43

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 43

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) April 9, 2017. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition). Tagged on: April 9, 2017 California lawmakers want to mandate internet for kids in juvy | CNN → Internet access brings all sorts of benefits: Education, jobs, and connection to friends and family.

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) April 9, 2017. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition). Tagged on: April 9, 2017 California lawmakers want to mandate internet for kids in juvy | CNN → Internet access brings all sorts of benefits: Education, jobs, and connection to friends and family.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Data Android 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

in April 2017, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai criticized the 2015 reclassification from Title I to Title II, saying the FCC imposed “a set of heavy-handed regulations upon the internet” on a party-line vote. “It Speaking at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

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Libraries Policies Broadband Mobility 92

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

In 2017, reality took a massive swipe at the wobbly optimism of technology progressives. Here’s some of what we learned about the challenges and opportunities in mobilizing new technologies to address educational equity. Despite the sobering findings, 2017 offered some notable bright spots.

EdTech 123

EdTech Khan Academy Broadband MOOC 123

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 E-rate OER Coursera 170

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

Broadband 87

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Via Edsurge : “ Salesforce Announces Mobile App for Advising at Dreamforce.” It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. ” Well, maybe they do; maybe they don’t.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2020

If there was ever a time to mobilize and organize to fight for adequate school funding it is now. Financial resources are positively correlated with student outcomes, according to 2017 study by the education think tank the Learning Policy Institute. Most education policy experts recognize that the $13.2

Policies 96

Policies Broadband Laptops Report 96

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 percent from 2017 to 2021.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Eric Holcomb says Indiana ’s low-rated online charter schools need ‘immediate attention and action’ ” Via Motherboard : “Half of West Virginia has Applied for Broadband Assistance.” " [link] — Joel Rubin (@joelrubin) December 7, 2017. link] — Zach Griffen (@runzach) December 5, 2017.

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Students want to be able to enroll quickly, it found; they want access to financial aid and other services immediately; they want to know if their credits will transfer; they want to be able to access course and school information via their mobile phone. broadband privacy rules.” Rural areas continue to be underserved.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

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. Via Edsurge : “ Apple iPad Sales to Schools Jump 32%, Selling 1M Tablets in Fiscal Q3 2017.”

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Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46