Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2021

Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders’ top concerns, according to CoSN’s annual IT Leadership Survey. Efforts to expand broadband access outside of school have increased dramatically.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As a result many states have reintroduced virtual and hybrid learning options as new COVID-19 cases continue to soar. Internet access might be available to a student but is inadequate for distance learning if they cannot stream video without interruption. We really did feel that this was an equity issue,” said Wright.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Instructional technology is a critical component of teaching and learning in today’s world. Namely, this was the first formal introduction of competency-based professional learning through micro-credentials in Puerto Rico. However, it’s not enough for teachers to simply use technology tools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Today’s students, teachers, and administrative staff are facing unprecedented connectivity challenges as the 2020 school year brings more and more distance learning options. Today, more than 9 million students lack proper access to reliable broadband internet at home, which creates obstacles for both the students and teachers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders’ top concerns, according to CoSN’s annual IT Leadership Survey. Efforts to expand broadband access outside of school have increased dramatically. Concerns about digital equity have increased.

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SETDA Says

JUNE 29, 2020

It is difficult to believe that it has been 13 years since SETDA’s 2008 journey in developing and publishing the Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education. At that time, the critical topics that bubbled to the top were broadband access, […]. This project included a Student Bill of Rights and a series of white papers (below).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In the face of a worldwide pandemic, how do school districts properly balance the well-founded fears of staff and families with the equally well-founded evidence that children need schools to learn and to grow academically, socially and emotionally? Predictive data indicated a detrimental learning loss for our students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent analysis of federal government data by Jeff Seaman of Bayview Analytics shows that enrollment in on-campus courses fell nearly 11 percent in the past decade and almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. or in disadvantaged countries abroad that lack robust broadband options depend on mobile devices to participate online.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

million Americans lack home broadband access. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world in 2020, the digital divide and the critical need for high-speed internet connectivity, especially for learning, became much clearer to many people. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), however, an estimated 14.5

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2021

The report finds that since March 2020, programs to enable distance learning during the pandemic reduced the number of students without access to broadband service by 20 to 40 percent and reduced the number of students without access to an e-learning device by 40 to 60 percent.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

The gray area is large when one-third of our students are learning English and all students receive free breakfast and lunch.”. Sending personal messages to classrooms or individual students with kudos as they meet their goals, makes it evident that we care and are their loudest cheerleaders during distance learning. May 5, 2020.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

New research from the nonprofit NWEA highlights a challenging year in education and notes that most students made lower-than-typical learning gains in math and reading. 2020-21 outcomes were lower relative to historic trends. 2020-21 outcomes were lower relative to historic trends. million U.S. million U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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E-rate Broadband Guidelines Trends 150

Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

As schools all around the country are closing due to COVID-19 and classrooms are moving online, many districts are scrambling to support their educators and students with distance learning. Offering two months of free service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. $5/mo GET IN TOUCH. Home Internet Offers.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Working with local school districts, Polar Communications delivered broadband to North Dakota students in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The next day, Northwood’s class of 2020 was scheduled to begin kindergarten. “The class of 2020 has been through quite a lot,” said Northwood Public School Superintendent Shane Azure.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

As the start of the 2020-21 school year approaches, states and school districts are wrestling with decisions about when, how and whether school will take place inside brick-and-mortar classrooms. No matter the Day One plans in your local area this fall, every school district must be ready for partially or fully remote school days.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over the past eight years, an unprecedented coalition united behind a simple, but important, goal: to improve broadband in America’s K-12 classrooms. As a result of these efforts, 99% of students have been connected to the minimum high-speed Internet needed for digital learning.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

There’s no doubt that education technology or ‘EdTech’ is an important and fast-evolving entity in the digital age, and one that is having a dramatic impact on the quality of students’ learning. The Rise of Hybrid Environments.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

A few weeks ago, I participated in a webinar with K-12 students, parents and teachers about how online learning is going. Here are the things we have learned are actually the most important. First of all, children cannot learn without access to adequate food. Access to technology, we have learned, is also critical.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. In the spring of 2016, the FCC voted to modernize the program to include broadband services for low income families.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

2020 is just around the corner. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 districts are trying to bolster access to broadband in schools! 5G teaching and learning technologies are probably being developed in startups as we speak.”. Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:13. by Erika Gimbel.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. At the very dawn of digital education, Canada introduced one of the very first learning management systems, WebCT, a pivotal application, invented at the University of British Columbia in 1997. I’ve always thought of the U.S. While here in the U.S.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

While E-rate remains a crucial program for schools and libraries to ensure connectivity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to the need for increased flexibility and funds for off-campus learning. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

But first there will be DLAC, the Digital Learning Annual Conference , set for June 14 to 16 in Austin, Texas—with a parallel track running online. It’s what’s known as a “hybrid” conference, blending both live and virtual elements similar to how many schools slowly filtered back to full-time learning last fall. scheduled for Oct.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. For those without fixed broadband internet access at home, this meant immediately dispersing Wi-Fi hotspots. Nominated by : Michael Flood, Kajeet.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 24, 2020

Here are a few ways the E-rate and broadband community is working to help connect your students during the crisis. The FCC took two steps to support schools in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: They extended the E-rate Form 471 deadline to April 29, 2020. They temporarily waived gift rules through September 30, 2020. Learn more.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable. Meanwhile, a trend that began in the 1990s was picking up steam — one-to-one computing.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Learning comes alive for students and the future moves within reach. . MORE FROM EDTECH : Learn how project-based learning fosters skill building and real-world relevance for students. I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . A VR headset reveals pathways for a virtual hike through rainforests. Digital Equity.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support growing digital learning demands on school networks. Related Content: eSchool News Digital & Mobile Learning Guide.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

With the 2020 presidential election now in the books (well, for most people), President-elect Joseph R. Against the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the president has threatened districts with loss of federal funds if they don’t fully reopen for in-person learning, even in areas where the virus is resurgent.

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