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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

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The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. That Broadband Gap Bar? schools had high-speed broadband connections.

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3 Levels of Connectivity K–12 Schools Should Consider

EdTech Magazine

In 2017, the number of students who used their mobile devices for class (58 percent) was nearly equal to the number of students who received a Chromebook from their schools (56 percent) , according to ISTE. Video, Virtual Reality and Other Rich Media Use. Video has proven to be an effective learning tool as well.

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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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Vote for Common Sense Education's SXSWedu Panels

Graphite Blog

Leading education conference SXSWedu 2017 doesn't start until March 6 -- but long before then, the con's Panel Picker will help decide which sessions will be presented there. Equity * Access * Learning: Broadband 2.0. Community voting ends September 2, so please vote today.

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Every student needs summer school this year to combat coronavirus learning loss

The Hechinger Report

A 2017 review of the literature by my Brookings colleagues found “on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning” and that the loss was especially great for math. We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos.

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How Indian Tutoring App Provider Byju’s Got So Big

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In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. Byju’s customers pay for animations, simulations and video lessons for students in grades 4 to 12 and for students preparing for competitive entrance exams to Indian colleges.

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What's Happened in North Carolina With Statewide Support for Digital Learning

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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. DigiLEARN , a nonprofit started by Perdue, has continued to help drive that work. And teachers are remixing just about everything.