Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

But what was once the gold standard for high speed is now barely enough to keep pace with modern learning environments, according to Evan Marwell, CEO of the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which released its annual State of the States report Tuesday. million students who lack internet access, the nonprofit is also looking ahead to the future, when 1 Mbps per student becomes the new broadband benchmark.

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Leadership Lounge

APRIL 9, 2018

While pedagogies, learning tools and technology have evolved over the 20 years I’ve worked in the industry and 14 years as a leader in educational technology, the belief in digital equity has remained a constant for me. Building the Digital Dream.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week, the Washington state legislature appropriated $900,000 to further leverage funding from the federal E-rate program, which will bring greater connectivity to schools across the state and make available K-12 digital learning access grants.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2015

As digital tools play an increasingly larger role in learning, states are targeting school broadband access for all students. In New Mexico, more than 30 percent of state districts lack high-speed school broadband. School broadband affordability is critical.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

Increasingly, users of digital platforms, tools, and networks around the world are learning how important it is that their data is collected and used transparently and ethically. For school districts that lack adequate broadband, transparent, accurate data can be incredibly powerful.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2018

Last month, our Service Provider Partnership Manager Tim Riley and Network Engineer Jason Warchol traveled to the Alaska Telephone Association 2018 Annual Meeting. In addition, there are approximately 123 schools in the state that lack scalable broadband infrastructure.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

Digital learning helps students grasp concepts more fully, and not having access to the wealth of information found in online videos, apps, and curriculum puts these students at an immediate disadvantage to their connected peers.

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Leadership Lounge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Digital Learning Day 2018 is here. Join in with digital learning experts and doers across the country today. The Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education is underway for their Spring 2018 Symposium in Baltimore. Reviews are mixed on Trump Broadband Executive Orders.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

The gap in digital equity must be put under the spotlight if schools are going to be able to redress, and address, the yawning “homework” gap. A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2018

School districts across the country are under pressure to get the biggest bang for the buck, and the federal E-rate program is a way to address internet connectivity needs cost-­effectively, while supporting the growing use of mobile computing devices and digital learning in classrooms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. on Thursday, at the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition conference.

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SETDA Says

AUGUST 6, 2018

Specifically, education leaders can express support for maintaining EBS’s educational nature, especially as a wireless broadband […]. Digital Learning E-Rate Equity of Access FCC Legislation UncategorizedSETDA encourages state agencies, school districts, and other education stakeholders to provide public comments for the FCC, Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Transforming the 2.5 GHz Band by the deadline Wednesday (August 8) or to reply to comments posted by September 7.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

That vision is to create the best conditions that can lead to equitable learning outcomes and to provide all students with the right resources they need to learn, regardless of race, gender, income and other factors. With ongoing collaboration and learning, I have gained a refreshed understanding of what’s needed to achieve our goals, and I remain committed to educational equity. students still lack the broadband capability necessary for digital learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

On the other side of that equation are educators, who often draw from their own learning experiences in K-12 and higher education to inform their instruction. EdSurge recently sat down with Karen Cator, the CEO of Digital Promise, to get her take. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology who has been championing digital learning since long before the term “digital learning” was being thrown around—back when she was still a classroom teacher in Alaska.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices. One unique aspect of Mat-Su’s approach to digital learning is that edtech is housed under the office of instruction. Since implementing Chromebooks and the blended learning strategy in the district, student performance metrics across the board have risen.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades.

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techlearning

JULY 24, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (July 24, 2018) – Education Networks of America® (ENA) announces that CatchOn, Inc. , a software as a service tool that delivers essential data about ed tech usage, was named a winner of Tech & Learning’s ISTE 2018 Best of Show Awards.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Today, we released our fourth annual State of the States report: Expanding Digital Learning to Every Classroom, Every Day and we are proud to announce that 40.7 million students still don’t have access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning, down from 6.5

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The software provides a combination of simple classroom control tools, student safety features and network administration tools to help New York schools deliver effective digital learning environments. Austin, TX, Oct.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In addition, PD leaders can’t possibly provide appropriate professional learning on using tools in the classroom when no two teachers have the same ones. Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress.

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EdTech Broadband Student Data Privacy Libraries 58

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Even as many traditional textbook providers are transitioning to digital formats, paper and ink have proved stubbornly resilient. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. Digital versions are made available for free. “We

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Education Superhighway

JULY 18, 2018

Dr. Haggard knew that updating the broadband infrastructure would help enhance their technology capabilities and greatly improve their ability to offer digital learning, but with the challenges of time, resources, and lack of technical support, he knew he needed assistance.

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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 In a move that enhances its mission of supporting education institutions and libraries, Education Networks of America ® (ENA) today announced that Dallas-based education technology company CatchOn, Inc has joined the ENA family of companies. NASHVILLE, TENN.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 30, 2018

“With the passage of this bill, we will open up digital learning opportunities in classrooms across Oregon.” In total, the upgrade projects this year will catalyze up to $6 million in broadband investment in rural Oregon – a 15:1 return on investment of state funds.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

With a 50% E-rate discount and 10% matching funds through the state’s Digital Connections Partnerships Schools Grant & Loan Program that resulted in an additional 10% from E-rate (for a total of 70% discount), the district moved to a fully self-provisioned fiber network.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

This year, school districts seeking broadband upgrades are contending with the shortest-ever E-rate filing window, which means that there are just a few weeks left for service providers to find and bid on school district network services. Compare & Connect K-12, a free school broadband comparison tool, has helped thousands of school districts prepare for their network upgrades.

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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. Tips for Moving Forward on E-Learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Or just plain online learning. And among those who do have access, not all have a broadband connection. That can make it tough to move to a digital workflow even when classes are meeting as scheduled. Emergency online teaching. Remote delivery of instruction.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Proponents of digital learning, as well as those committed to closing the nation's “homework gap,” rejoiced on Thursday when the U.S. Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Ninety-nine percent of America’s schools now have high-speed broadband connections capable of providing enough bandwidth to enable their students and teachers to use technology in the classroom. million teachers in 83,000 schools have the Internet access they need for digital learning.

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Leadership Lounge

MARCH 21, 2018

Those who receive EIR funds are also required to do a third party evaluation on the learning methods that are being implemented using EIR funds. According to the department, the 60-day public comment period will open in April of 2018 and remain open until late June 2018.

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