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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

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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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. The company is about 60% of the way there, and says it will continue to distribute licenses into 2017.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

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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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.” It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. SRI has released a report on “ maker educators.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” Mark Zuckerberg describes the “ Lessons in Philanthropy in 2017.” Billion in 2017.” Via Motherboard : “ New York City Passes Bill to Study Biases in Algorithms Used by the City.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. ” (Yes, I’m tracking on this sort of thing as part of my 2017 “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” million project to use open educational resources (OER) to create degree programs at 38 community colleges.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

link] pic.twitter.com/XT9iGmcrJs — Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) September 13, 2017. IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. Via Brookings : “Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods.”