Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Funding: Lastly, Texas passed a $25 million state matching fund in 2017. The school district couldn’t cover the cost of non-recurring construction to build fiber to their most rural school with just E-rate. Jim worked with his E-rate consultant at VST Services to release a Form 470 and RFP for lit fiber.

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E-rate Broadband Robotics Data 60

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. Although they aren’t in the classroom together, the students stay connected on their project leveraging tools like G Suite for Education or Blackboard Collaborate.

OER 40

OER Tools E-rate Blackboard 40

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

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E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It started with a push for desktop computers which soon expanded to iPads and the wonderful apps (like art programs) that made tablets essential tools. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK.

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eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 188

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Winners will be notified in early September and announced at OLC Accelerate 2017 , which takes place in Orlando, November 15–17.) Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. NAU’s was one of 106 submissions; in total three institutional and five faculty-led teams each won a $100,000 prize.

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Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 86

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Tuesday, October 10, 2017.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 290

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. million downloads across the globe.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to 2017 data from the Federal Communications Commission: 2 million students and 2.6 In short, our research on 2017 school connectivity reveals that while exceptional progress has been made to close the gap, too many of our students are still using dial-up speeds of the past to learn the skills they’ll need tomorrow.

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. A team from the University of Washington won the 2017 competition , getting $500,000. But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Company E-rate iPad Training 83

Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017 (AASL). 55 Digital Tools for Formative Assessment. 18 Tools for Formative Assessment. I have the e-course you have been waiting for! © Shake Up Learning 2017. .” – Felix Jacomino. Teachers with Apps. iPad Educators.

How To 74

How To E-rate Classroom iPad 74

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Unfortunately, high-speed Internet wasn’t available at Garrison School until 2017. Prior to the 2017-2018 school year, the school received a fixed amount of Internet access every month. Visit our Tools & Resources to explore how to get started. The challenge. Learn more about our work together.

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Khan Academy E-rate Robotics Accessibility 59

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

In demonstration of this theory, one study found that students who receive adaptive testing paired with individualized instruction show significantly better performance than their peers who receive more generalized instruction (Huey-Min, 2017). #3: Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. & Martinez, 1992). Bergan, J.

Learning 52

Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. You can find that comparative district pricing on our free price transparency tool, Compare & Connect. WHY HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION MATTERS.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Tools 63

Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

With technology playing a pivotal role in creating incredible learning opportunities for America’s students, it’s vital that every classroom has the bandwidth needed to access media-rich educational tools and implement digital learning. What are the FCC’s Bandwidth Goals? Size your bandwidth for peaks, not averages.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Digital Learning 55

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Wednesday, October 11, 2017. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools? To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq.

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Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 175

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

On July 13, 2017, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the state had connected Glen Rose School District, the final Arkansas district awaiting high-speed Internet connectivity. In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. at home either. This meeting is open to the public.

Broadband 58

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 58

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. This type of meaningful analysis tools has not ever been available, which is another unique point about the SLIDE project. Lance, Keith Curry and Debra E.

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Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. You can find that comparative district pricing on our free price transparency tool, Compare & Connect. WHY HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION MATTERS.

Broadband 64

Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Accessibility 64

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As a Title 1 district with 98 percent minority enrollment and nationally known for an above-average graduation rate, UCSD leaders credit much of the district’s success to a mission for technology equity. Shmoop will offer feedback on everything: topic, coherence, organization, and even nitpicky things like sentence structure and grammar.

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CMS SchoolDude E-rate Differentiated Instruction 79

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. Appropriations: FY 2017: (in process) (President Obama request: $500,000,000). Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Leveraged E-rate modernization. We are happy to share that Darby students are now connected to digitally-rich classrooms.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Analysis Facebook 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. So teachers together and the students that we serve are literally the largest e-sports organization in the country.

E-rate 362

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 362

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

On July 13, 2017, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the state had connected Glen Rose School District, the final Arkansas district awaiting high-speed Internet connectivity. In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. at home either. This meeting is open to the public.

Broadband 40

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 40

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

And as they revise, they can see how long learners spent looking at that passage and other details about how they moved through the digital tool, since every action leaves breadcrumbs to analyze. As a result, educators have been forced to rethink how they teach using digital instructional tools and practices.

Education 216

Education Learning Software Knewton 216

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

More than a dozen states across the nation , however, have taken steps to intervene and, through bold but sometimes politically controversial policy, turn th e s e dismal academic results around. In fact, in 2017 Mississippi was second in the nation in fourth-grade learning gains in reading. .

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Policies E-rate Study Training 28

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

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EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – 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 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

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. As a result, during the E-rate bid process, he was able to leverage the information to request double the bandwidth to match surrounding school districts.

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Digital Divide E-rate Secondary Classroom 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – 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 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students.

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E-rate Survey Policies Technology Support 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. For the 2017-2018 school year, Theresa trained all the teachers on the basics of digital citizenship. Life Schools started small in the first year. First, they identified their desired goals.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20 percent for over 30 years. The obesity rate for children ages 10 to 17 in Kentucky was 20.8 On a recent visit, a group of girls watched admiringly as she demonstrated how to write the letter E.

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Kaplan E-rate Report Tablets 105

EdTechTeam

MAY 25, 2018

What makes this cool is that they appear at the same rate as your speech – pause and they will appear on a new line. To edit length just tap the scissors tool. Kristin Brooks, ADE 2017, has created a fantastic video how-to that you can use or you can show to your students. This is useful for complicated or long shots.

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iPhone E-rate Libraries Video 67

Learning in Hand

APRIL 5, 2017

I’m spending the day at the 2017 Iowa 1:1 Institute in Des Moines. Big Idea #1 Technology is integrated well when it is used as a tool to enhance teaching and learning. “If Check out the conference website , session resources , and Twitter hashtag #i11i. Jonathan Wylie is a Digital Learning Consultant at Grand Wood AEA.

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Technology E-rate Digital Citizenship Professional Learning 58

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Since 2007 Jane Hart , Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) , has been creating the most wonderful lists of tools based on international survey input from educators, experts, instructional designers, consultants, developers and vendors. Check out her personal list of Favorite Web Tools.

iPad 40

iPad Android E-rate Facebook 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A 2017 study by the Houston Independent School District, for example, found that students participating in AVID in 2015-16 enrolled in higher-level courses and received higher scores on AP exams and on standardized tests than those who did not. The papers — and the orderliness — are essential tools in AVID.

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Report E-rate Study Training 111