The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director. in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Rising fourth graders listen as a teacher reads a book at an elementary school summer program in Silver Spring, MD. According to 2018 study by the U.S. Credit: Photo: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images. More recent studies show that the summer is a pivotal period for student learning.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Fortunately, teachers like April Keck DeGennaro who teaches at Peoples Elementary School in Georgia is. It didn't take long for her to figure that out and then share her powerful story on the ISTE stage in 2018. They need students who are immersed in and knowledgeable about AI on their team. But most teachers aren't doing that.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

An internal program evaluation by Waterford.org found that 78 percent of participants in Mississippi during the 2018-19 school year met or exceeded the program’s target for “kindergarten beginning” skills, meaning they had achieved skills such as letter recognition. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

“In 2018, we were using 1980s technology and [the Internet] was in and out. Rappahannock implemented a 1:1 device initiative across all grade levels and they’ve been keeping their school library open after-hours for students who don’t have broadband connectivity at home. This Internet upgrade] really helps the kids.

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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. 1 at the elementary level.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. Here are just a few of their stories.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

SEATTLE, July 17, 2018 -- RealNetworks, Inc. School safety has become one of the top national issues in the United States in 2018," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks. "We We are proud to give our leading edge SAFR for K-12 technology solution to every elementary, middle, and high school in America and Canada.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians. My big concern is that librarians think this can wait because it is not going to go into effect until the 2017/2018 school year. Essa 3-10-16 from Debra Kachel.

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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. Previously, Elizabeth worked as an elementary teacher in Nevada and a residential counselor in Montana. About the Presenters.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

In the fall of 2009, ChiTech’s first students filed into its squat, 1950s-era building of drab yellow brick, an abandoned elementary school in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. In May 2015, the district extended ChiTech’s reprieve until 2018. Related: A school district is building a DIY broadband network.

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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. Schuler is the 2018 Illinois and National Superintendent of the Year.

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Certiport and EC-Council will launch the EC-Council Associate Series certification exams, practice tests, and curriculum beginning in fall 2018 starting with the Ethical Hacking Associate (EHA) and Cyber Forensics Associate (CFA) exams. released several upgrades for the 2018 - 2019 school year. app, even on the go.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2021

Elementary, fine arts and special education teachers are especially hard to find, according to a Hechinger Report analysis of state education data. The elementary school principal, however, wondered if she’d rather lead her own kindergarten classroom. They hire unlicensed teachers and stop offering specific courses.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. At least one Duke University study suggested that the arrival of broadband service in North Carolina between 2000 and 2005 correlated with a small, but significant dip in reading and math scores for elementary school students.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2021

In 2018, borough residents refused to authorize a loan to build a new school in Kachemak Selo, where kids now sometimes wear their coats to class. Students in Baltimore had to huddle in coats for warmth when outdated heating systems failed in the winter of 2018. It would cost borough taxpayers an average of $27.80 million students.

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